TV, BBC America, Killing Eve By Lacy Baugher on Mon,10:27 The modern television landscape is filled with intriguing, complex villains. These characters all have many things in common. They’re complicated. They’re messy. They’re strangely appealing in spite of their varied, obvious, and often frightening flaws—and they’re also almost all men. This is part of the reason that BBC America’s latest original series, Killing Eve, feels like such a revelation. AMP Featured, Big on the Internet, LEGO, Millennium Falcon, things we saw today By Chelsea Steiner on Sun,5:53 We need one of these for reasons: Mike Marrocco built this homemade version of the 2007 Ultimate Collectors Series Lego Millennium Falcon from scratch. The Bethesda native started with a parts list he found online, then found the pieces he needed on Bricklink. Marrocco built this back in 2015, but it went viral due to this weekend's release of Solo: A Star Wars Story. To Mike and his technicolor dream falcon: we salute you. AMP Featured, Movies, Muppets, Sesame Street, The Happytime Murders By Chelsea Steiner on Sun,5:03 Apparently, Sesame Street draws the line at silly string jizz. The Sesame Workshop has filed a lawsuit against STX Entertainment, alleging that its marketing campaign for The Happytime Murders, an R-rated raunchy comedy featuring puppets, damages their brand. The film is directed by Brian Henson (son of Muppets creator Jim Henson) with the Jim Henson Company producing. Gaming, Atari, gaming, Gaming history By Chelsea Steiner on Sun,3:37 Atari co-founder and grandfather of video gaming Ted Dabney has passed away at the age of 81. The electronic engineer was one of the co-creators of Pong, and was instrumental in the creation of video arcade game culture. Dabney was diagnosed with esophageal cancer in late 2017, and chose not to undergo treatment. AMP Featured, Books, Firefly, Serenity, Titan Books By Chelsea Steiner on Sun,1:38 Fans of Firefly rejoice: the cult favorite sci-fi show returns with a brand new book series. Titan Books and Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products have teamed up to publish a new series of official titles within the Firefly canon, with Joss Whedon serving as consulting editor. The first book, Firefly: Big Damn Hero, by Nancy Holder hits shelves in October. AMP Featured, Movies, Captain Britain, Orlando Bloom, The MCU By Chelsea Steiner on Sun,12:31 No one knows what's coming next for the Marvel Cinematic Universe after Avengers 4, but Orlando Bloom has thrown his hat into the ring to play one of Marvel's lesser known heroes. In an interview with BBC Radio 2, the man formerly known as Legolas expressed interest in playing Captain Britain. |