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7 Wild Cartoons You Forgot Were Adapted From R-Rated Movies
Hollywood’s strangest gold rush hit in the 1980s, when a kids’ cartoon boom sent networks scrambling for IP — and suddenly everything from toy aisles to R-rated blockbusters was fair game for Saturday morning. It was a business plan only that era could have hatched.
May 27, 2026 2:40 pm
Netflix’s New 10-Part Animated Epic Is Taking Over Streaming Right Now
Netflix is doubling down on animation, expanding from North American projects to bold anime originals—and earlier this month handed a proven creative team the keys to build its next animated universe.
May 27, 2026 12:36 pm
Ahsoka Season 2 Just Fixed the One Star Wars Problem Fans Couldn't Ignore
Star Wars may be set in a galaxy far, far away, but its real-world price tag is sky-high, with Lucasfilm and Disney pouring hundreds of millions into films and series—and sparking fresh scrutiny over runaway budgets.
May 27, 2026 12:07 pm
The Mandalorian & Grogu Blasts to $100M U.S. Debut Amid Fierce Debate Over Its Big-Screen Leap
The Mandalorian & Grogu blasts off with a $100 million U.S. debut and $163 million worldwide, igniting fierce debate over Disney’s streaming-to-theater Star Wars strategy.
May 26, 2026 6:40 pm
Canada’s Plan to Triple Taxes on U.S. Streamers Is Already Backfiring at Home
Canada moves to triple the Netflix tax on U.S. streaming giants, igniting a backlash at home over higher bills, cultural policy, and Ottawa’s reach.
May 26, 2026 5:03 pm
The 5 Sci-Fi Miniseries That Defined the 1990s, Ranked
The 1980s boom in sci-fi miniseries was a budget hack to dodge punishing per-episode VFX costs. By 1990, cable had muscled into more than half of American homes, rewriting TV economics and priming the genre for a bolder, weekly future.
May 26, 2026 1:19 pm
One Piece Seasons Quietly Vanish From Hulu — Here’s the Official Reason
Hulu suddenly yanked nearly every episode of One Piece, blindsiding fans and stoking questions about expiring rights and the latest twist in the streaming wars.
May 26, 2026 9:27 am
Iconic ’90s Disney Cartoon Announces Long-Awaited Comeback After 30 Years
From multiplexes to the after-school slot, Disney owned the 90s—Renaissance hits in theaters and a Disney Channel lineup that became instant classics.
May 25, 2026 2:16 pm
Binge It Now: HBO’s Perfect-Score Sci-Fi Gem Leaves Netflix Next Week
Clock’s ticking: Netflix axes a widely acclaimed animated sci‑fi series in one week. Celebrated by critics and fans for its dark, hypnotic storytelling and singular, striking visuals, this eerie beauty won’t be around much longer. Stream it before it vanishes.
May 25, 2026 1:12 pm
Invincible and The Boys Had a Secret Crossover — Here’s How a TV Showdown Could Play Out
Forget Marvel and DC — the most talked-about capes right now are coming from elsewhere. Invincible and The Boys have rocketed from breakout comics to Prime Video smash hits, delivering a bloodier, bolder spin on superheroes — one as hard-hitting animation, the other as a live-action shockwave.
May 25, 2026 12:52 pm
Iman Vellani Says Marvel Is Shortchanging Ironheart — Comic Fans Agree
Iman Vellani calls Ironheart underused, sparking a rediscovery of Riri Williams’ overlooked comics among Marvel fans.
May 24, 2026 4:31 pm
Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2026: Dark Horse Nominees Poised to Upend the Favorites
Dark-horse newcomers are crashing the Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2026, threatening to topple fan favorites—meet the nominees primed for the year’s biggest upsets.
May 23, 2026 4:17 pm
Tom Hardy Reportedly Out of MobLand Season 3 After Creative Rift
Shock shake-up: Tom Hardy has reportedly been axed from hit series MobLand after fierce behind-the-scenes clashes.
May 23, 2026 3:58 pm
Batman’s Weirdest Cartoon Is Back — And It’s Better Than Ever
From his 1968 animated debut on CBS’s The Adventures of Batman to the brooding heights of Batman: The Animated Series and Batman Beyond, the Dark Knight keeps reinventing TV’s most enduring vigilante — and he’s about to do it again.
May 23, 2026 3:04 pm
After The Mandalorian And Grogu: 4 Confirmed Star Wars Releases Fans Can’t Miss
Seven years since its last theatrical outing, Star Wars storms back as Pedro Pascal leads The Mandalorian and Grogu onto the big screen. It plays it safe, but the franchise-sized budget turns comfort-food Star Wars into a full-blown event.
May 23, 2026 1:01 pm
31 Years Ago, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Capped Its Season With a Game-Changing Ranger Upgrade
He brought the party to every fight—and the grit when it mattered. Across three seasons of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Zack’s switch-flip heroics proved he was far more than the team’s life of the party.
May 21, 2026 8:56 pm
From South Korea Boycott to Binge: Bong Joon-ho’s Okja Returns to Netflix After Nine Years
Okja stampedes back onto Netflix as Bong Joon-ho ventures into animation with Ally, extending his signature blend of audacity, heart, and razor-sharp satire.
May 21, 2026 4:24 pm
The 10/10 Animated Sci-Fi Epic That’s the Blueprint for a Firefly Comeback
Fox axed Firefly in 2002 after airing only 11 of its 14 episodes—but Malcolm Reynolds, Nathan Fillion, and the scrappy crew of Serenity turned a premature cancellation into a cult-fueled sci-fi legend.
May 21, 2026 1:25 pm
Family Guy Season 24 Ranked: Every Episode from Skip-Worthy to Must-Watch
Family Guy just closed the book on Season 24—now comes the real fun: crowning the episodes that ruled Quahog. With Fox shake-ups still rippling through the series, we break down the year’s can’t-miss standouts.
May 21, 2026 12:46 pm
