With an eye toward the November release of the Ender’s Game adaptation, Anna Pinkert looks at three other great young-adult novels that seem ripe for the big screen.
The recently canceled Happy Endings and Don’t Trust The B—- in Apartment 23 are much better than the networks, or audiences, gave them credit for.
A Boston resident, Spinoff’s Anna Pinkert reflects on the Marathon bombing, the good that people have done in the wake of the tragedy, and why myth matters.
Penny Arcade‘s new online reality series Strip Search won’t appeal to everyone, but it’s a nice change from the polished and predictable television competition shows.
With the increasing popularity of dramas like Game of Thrones, Mad Men and The Walking Dead, self-contained episodes are becoming a thing of the past as networks, and viewers, embrace sprawling multi-season plots.
Spinoff Online’s Anna Pinkert considers why leading men like Tom Cruise, George Clooney and Robert Downey Jr. continue to age on screen while their female co-stars keep getting younger — and why it matters.
Amazon Studios’ Zombieland pilot isn’t what fans might have hoped for, adding another name to the long list of failed move-to-television adaptations. Still, from M*A*S*H to Friday Night Lights, there are plenty of shows that outshine the big-screen originals.
We’re assured Clara Oswin Oswald is “just an ordinary girl,” but her appearances to date — she’s died twice already! — and our familiarity with Doctor Who tell us otherwise: The new companion is anything but ordinary.
As sad as it may seem that Comedy Central is canceling Futurama with the upcoming eighth season, it’s past time for the once-hilarious animated series to say goodbye.
The reaction of The Avengers star Mark Ruffalo to a “Science Bros,” a homoerotic meme featuring Bruce Banner and Tony Stark, perfectly illustrates the changing attitude of actors, movie studios and TV networks to slash fiction.
With the summer movie season kicking off in less than two weeks with the premiere of Iron Man 3, Spinoff’s Anna Pinkert runs down which May releases are must-sees — and which ones you should watch only to escape the heat.
Spinoff’s Anna Pinkert offers four suggestions for how to get your friends, co-workers and loved ones to watch your favorite television shows (or read your favorite comics) without driving them crazy.