Specials

The 2024 movie schedule marks the cinematic return of everyone’s favorite fat orange cat, through the release of The Garfield Movie. However, if you somehow thought that Chris Pratt was the end-all-be-all of bringing Jim Davis’ comic character to life, that would be false. History is the evidence to that fact, as you’ll see in our rundown of all the Garfield movies, specials, and TV shows that have paved the way.Garfield Prime Time TV Specials (1982 - 1991)(Image credit: Mendelson/Melendez Productions)Starting as a…

For Roblox fans, this year’s Super Bowl is coming to Bikini Bottom.Thanks to a collaboration between the NFL and game developer Gamefam, a number of the company’s popular Roblox games, including the newly released SpongeBob Simulator, will be featuring special Super Bowl material from early February through Super Bowl Sunday. SpongeBob Simulator players will be able to help prepare Bikini Bottom—SpongeBob’s hometown—for the big game, fans of Twilight Daycare will be tasked with training babies for a “Baby Bowl” event, and…

On Christmas Day, Ncuti Gatwa made his full debut as Doctor Who in a special episode broadcast on BBC One.A somewhat whimsical new study has found a curious statistical alignment between these Christmas specials and mortality rates across the UK the following year.Since Doctor Who first aired in 1963, a new episode has been broadcast over the festive season (December 24 to January 1) a total of 31 times, including 14 episodes shown on Christmas Day itself.Richard Riley, a biostatistician at the University of Birmingham…

When the BBC announced that it was partnering with Disney to bring Doctor Who to its international streaming audience under the show’s latest era, there was some bristling that the House of Mouse would have an element of creative control, rather than simply financial involvement. But speaking on Disney’s influence on the show so far, returning showrunner Russell T. Davies revealed they were responsible for the addition of one key scene in “The Church on Ruby Road.”Alan Cumming on playing King James in Doctor Who“The…

Ricky Gervais is responding to critics of material in his latest special, which includes a description of young cancer patients as “baldy” as well as a derogatory term for having disabilities, saying in a recent interview that they’re “hecklers” who are “faux” offended. A teaser for the Emmy and BAFTA-winning comedian’s new show Armageddon, which is set to release Christmas Day, previews a section of his special focused on his work with the Make-A-Wish Foundation. In it, he jokes about how he…

To celebrate an impressive 60th anniversary of Doctor Who, the BBC is airing a three-part mini series starring David Tennant. The actor has returned to the show, but not as the tenth Doctor. Instead, he is the fourteenth incarnation of the Time Lord. That’s not the only comeback, as Catherine Tate has returned as fan favourite companion Donna Noble to team up with the Doctor in more timey-wimey shenanigans. The new adventures of the regenerated Time Lord are created by Russell T Davies, beloved showrunner of the…

The Tardis has landed. If you have been following along, you know that Jodie Whittaker‘s Thirteenth Doctor has morphed into David Tennant‘s Fourteenth Doctor, who was also the Tenth Doctor, a re-regeneration unheard of in the annals of the Time Lords. (Someone better informed than I might be aware of a precedent — anyway, it’s rare.) You can’t go home again, wrote Thomas Wolfe, but F. Scott Fitzgerald said you can repeat the past — of course you can.Indeed, the past repeats gloriously in “Doctor Who: The Star Beast,” the…

Image: BBCNews of David Tennant’s return to Doctor Who as a new-ish version of his old self felt like a big hit at the nostalgic feels for longtime fans. As part of the BBC’s 60th anniversary of the longtime series, he and a similarly returning Catherine Tate as Donna Noble will get into some more time travel shenanigans one last time before Ncuti Gatwa takes over as the new Fifteenth Doctor. Spoilers of the Week: July 1stThat special—or the first installment of it, as it’s a three-parter—won’t be appearing until the…

Screenshot: Marvel StudiosSoon, Werewolf by Night won’t be the only monster in the MCU. The animated Ghostbusters movie is taking shape, while the ARK animated series has a gorgeous new trailer and an unbelievably stacked voice cast. Plus, Guillermo del Toro’s back at work, Charlie Cox keeps talking Daredevil: Born Again, and more. Spoilers, ho!Ghostbusters: The Animated MovieIn conversation with The Wrap, director Jennifer Kluska revealed Sony’s animated Ghostbusters film will enjoy a unique visual and tonal style in…

Christmas is here, and you know what that means: good company, good food and great telly. Christmas day soap specials have become a staple of Christmas in the UK over the years, and when you consider the drama that tends to unfold in these extended special episodes, they’re well worth watching. Who else still remembers the explosive reveal of Max and Stacey’s affair in EastEnders back in 2007? Exactly, we all do. That’s especially true in 2022, with plenty of soap action to tide you over after you’ve stuffed your…