Books
Aaron Sorkin says he thinks about reviving The West Wing every day
Aaron Sorkin’s recent confession settles the will-it-or-won’t-it around The West Wing—now the only question is which way the answer breaks.
October 14, 2026 3:56 pm
‘Absolutely, yeah’: James Mangold’s Swamp Thing gets encouraging update from Peter Safran
There’s fresh movement on James Mangold’s swamp-dwelling horror hero in the DC Universe—just enough to make you wonder what’s finally rising from the muck.
October 14, 2026 3:40 pm
Horror icon R.L. Stine’s the Babysitter adaptation arrives on Tubi in 2027
Heads up: one of R.L. Stine’s books is getting the screen treatment, with the adaptation set to hit Tubi.
October 12, 2026 12:10 pm
Who does Jackie end up with in the My Life with the Walter Boys book? Netflix's showrunner deliberately refused to use that ending
In Ali Novak's books, Jackie Howard ends up with Cole Walter. Three seasons into Netflix's adaptation, she's single and kissing a character who doesn't exist in the novels. Here's what the books say and why the show keeps steering away.
October 10, 2026 5:46 pm
Hurt by it, Christy Carlson Romano claims Mandy Moore mirrored her Princess Diaries bully
Christy Carlson Romano is opening up about a 2000 Princess Diaries party moment that cut deep — and why it still hurts.
October 8, 2026 11:04 am
When does The Witcher season 5 hit Netflix? Release date, new cast, and plot details
The Witcher will end with a fifth and final season on Netflix, and the timeline, cast, and how the story wraps are on the table.
October 7, 2026 5:46 pm
What happened to Lucy Gray Baird? The Capitol erased every record — except a song Katniss's father still sang
Lucy Gray Baird won the 10th Hunger Games and then stopped appearing in Panem's official record entirely. Here's what the books actually establish about her last day on the page, and the piece of her that survived long enough to reach Katniss Everdeen.
October 2, 2026 2:09 pm
Who turned Daniel in Interview with the Vampire: a maker who spent centuries refusing to make anyone
The AMC series spent two seasons circling the question of how a journalist ended up on the other side of his own interview. The answer arrives in the season 2 finale, and it says more about the vampire who did it than about Daniel.
October 1, 2026 5:08 pm
Name-dropping Harry Styles, Chris Olsen wants 'someone humble' in a TV adaptation of his memoir
TikTok celebrity Chris Olsen has a very specific pick to play him in his autobiography—and it’s probably the first name that popped into your head.
September 30, 2026 11:22 am
What's Reacher based on? Not a comic, not a true story — and the original explains why Tom Cruise was the wrong man
Reacher comes from Lee Child's novels, not a comic or a true story — and the author himself explains why Tom Cruise never fit the part.
September 29, 2026 9:37 am
What Reacher book is season 3 based on? The show skipped ahead for season 2 — this time it jumps back
Prime Video's Reacher has never adapted Lee Child's novels in the order he wrote them. Here's the book behind season 3, why the show reached back past nine of them to get it, and where seasons 1, 2 and 4 sit on the shelf.
September 27, 2026 10:19 am
Who killed La Grenouille in NCIS? A confession closed the case — Gibbs never believed it
NCIS spent two seasons building an arms dealer into the show's biggest ongoing threat, then killed him off screen and let somebody volunteer for it. Here's how the case got closed in season 5, and what Gibbs was doing in his basement four episodes later.
September 26, 2026 4:12 pm
Before 'Star Wars': George Lucas' childhood and the dyslexia question
You know the name; the spark came earlier—George Lucas’s childhood was stacked with moments that forged those creative ambitions.
September 21, 2026 12:26 pm
Guy Gardner enters Lanterns episode 6 as John Stewart probes Hal Jordan's death
Lanterns Episode 6 saves its biggest swing for last—a hidden legacy roars back.
September 21, 2026 11:45 am
Amid backlash, Kit Harrington defends the Harry Potter show and why he joined the cast
Kit Harington is laying out what convinced him to join HBO’s Harry Potter reboot—and why the books still matter to him—despite the franchise’s ongoing backlash.
September 20, 2026 12:31 pm
Little House on the Prairie cast: who is still alive? With the Netflix reboot out, a full check on the original Walnut Grove actors
Netflix's reboot landed in July 2026 and sent a whole generation back to the 1974 NBC original. Here's an up-to-date roll call of the Walnut Grove cast as of September 2026, with what the surviving actors are doing now and what they've said about the new version.
September 17, 2026 3:49 pm
Emmy loss to Matthew Rhys sparks a hilarious reaction from Martin Short
Martin Short lost an Emmy to Matthew Rhys — and turned the setback into a bit.
September 17, 2026 11:50 am
How old is Oona in Sterling Point? The show only puts a number on her 12-year-old sister — the rest takes working out
How old is Oona in Sterling Point? Prime Video's hit drama confirms surprisingly few character ages, and Oona's takes actual deduction — here's what the show establishes and what it only implies.
September 17, 2026 10:23 am
Which book is Jack Ryan: Ghost War based on? Krasinski co-wrote the script himself — what it takes from Clancy, and from where
Jack Ryan: Ghost War carries Tom Clancy's name in the title, but tracking down the novel behind it takes some explaining. Here's what John Krasinski's co-written movie actually pulls from the books, where those pieces come from, and which Ryan films did it the traditional way.
September 15, 2026 5:04 pm
Who is Reacher based on? Lee Child's explanation — starting in a supermarket aisle
Lee Child has told the story of Jack Reacher's origins many times, and it involves a lost TV job, a Bible villain he always rooted for, and a joke his wife made in an English supermarket. Here's who the character is actually based on, in the author's own words.
September 15, 2026 9:54 am