Kes (Jennifer Lien) could have been an awesomeStar Trek: Voyagercharacter if Jennifer Lien hadn’t left the show in season 4. True, Kes has a reputation as an underwhelming character whose 9-year lifespan trappedVoyagerwriters in a narrative corner, but there are hints inVoyager’s early seasons that there was more to Kes than what we saw. And what we saw wasn’t all bad, either: Kes was kind, curious, and eager to spend her short life exploring the galaxy with theUSS Voyager crew....

The Riflemanmay be Chuck Connors' claim to fame and his greatest contribution to the genre, but it’s not the only Western show he made that’s worth watching. In addition to his very successful, five-season stint as Lucas McCain in the hit ABC series, Connors starred in a different Western show titledBranded. Of course, it never achieved the reputation ofThe Rifleman. Though Chuck Connors appeared in somememorable Western movieslikeThe Big Country, he was never recognized as an A-list actor or a headline attraction in feature films....

On October 31, players ofThe Sims 4will be able to enjoy the highly anticipated new expansion pack in the franchise:Life & Death. The announcement of the release came shortly after EA shared thatThe Sims 4would remain the core game in the franchisefor the foreseeable future, with many players expressing disappointment at the decision. Players ofThe Sims 4over the last decade have described the game as lackluster, with the base game lacking features that made previous installments in the franchise more exciting....

Warning: Spoilers ahead for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice!Despite being a critical factor inBeetlejuice 2, Michael Keaton’s villainous Betelgeuse character wasn’t given any special treatment in Tim Burton’s sequel. Betelgeuse, who is often referred to by the name “Beetlejuice,” was one of the corereturning characters inBeetlejuice 2, alongside Winona Ryder’s Lydia and Catherine O’Hara’s Delia. Keaton’s Betelgeuse was sent back to the afterlife during the originalBeetlejuice’s ending, but he was reunited withmembers of the Deetz familyafter the sudden death of Charles brought them back to Winter River....

One ofSuperman’soldest villains is eschewing their friendship to return to their old criminal ways just months before the Man of Steel’s DCU debut. Clark Kent has spent the last two years forging a surprising friendship with an unexpected enemy, but this foe is throwing that alliance away to seize Metropolis by any means. DC Comics just unveiled the first peek atthe Summer of Superman, a new publishing initiative dedicated to iconic hero....

Though best known for hiszombie masterpieceTrain to Busan, Korean filmmaker Yeon Sang-ho is depicting a more realistic terror in his new Netflix movieRevelations. The psychological thriller kicks off when ex-convict Kwon Yang-rae (Shin Min-jae) enters Pastor Sung Min-chan’s (Reply 1988’s Ryu Jun-yeol) fledgling church shortly before becoming the prime suspect in the disappearance of a church member’s child. Detective Lee Yeon-hui (Shin Hyun-been,Hospital Playlist) is certain of Yang-rae’s guilt due to his kidnapping of her sister years earlier, but she starts to suspect the pastor is hiding something sinister as well....

There are reasons that BD Wong’s George Huang is no longer part ofLaw & Order: SVU. Huang is a soft-spoken, gentle psychiatrist who used to be called in regularly to assess suspects' mental states, predict the behavior of violent perps who had not been caught yet, and offer support to the rest of the team. Many ofLaw & Order: SVU’s best episodesinclude the psychiatric angle of heinous crimes. Huang was the third psychiatrist to work with the team, and he often provided support to the detectives....

Elves may be immortal, but plenty of their kind still die throughout theLord of the Ringsfranchise, especiallyThe Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power—so what happens to them? During the Third Age of Middle-earth, when Frodo’s story is set, there aren’t many Elves left on the continent, so there aren’t many involved in battles to die. However, Middle-earth is still heavily populated by Elves in the Second Age. This means that all the fighting inRings of Powerresults in countless Elf deaths, making the need for answers regarding their unique afterlife all the more pressing....

Alongside these frustrations,frequent price hikeshave compounded the dissatisfaction, with many users feeling that Netflix no longer provides the value it once did. These pricing changes, combined with unpopular decisions regarding content and policies, have led to an increase in social media campaigns encouraging users to cancel their subscriptions. These factors have significantly influenced the narrative that Netflix is becoming less customer-friendly, prompting many to reconsider their relationship with the platform....

This article mentions suicide. Though her return was a surprise, Rachel Dipillo’s Sarah Reese had a good reason for leavingChicago Medat the beginning of season 4 and returning in season 10. Reese was originally a medical intern who had a difficult time finding her footing. She almost quit medicine after deciding Pathology was not for her, but Dr. Charles (Oliver Platt) convinced her to work for him instead. Thus, Reese was part of the original cast of theOne Chicagouniverse’s medical drama, though she disappeared for six years after her exit....

The following contains spoilers for Wolf Man, now playing in theatersWolf Manoffers a new take on the classic werewolf archetype, with some unique tweaks to the legendary monster. Across many stories throughout the history of film, the popular conception of werewolves has been shaped by some typically standard tropes. Some of these elements are seen inWolf Man, which focuses on a man struggling with a werewolf infection that steadily transforms him from his family’s protector to the greatest threat to them....

Terminator: Dark Fatereceived mediocre reviews, but it is now attracting positive attention as theTerminatorfranchise’s most underrated movie.Terminator: Dark Fateis the sixth and most recent movie intheTerminatorfranchise, and it had the potential to be extremely successful.Dark Fatebrought back some oftheTerminatormovies' best characters, introduced the most dangerous Terminator model yet, and was even set up to undo many of the mistakes that the previous sequels had made. That said,Dark Fatedid not achieve the critical success that it should have....

One of Obi-Wan Kenobi’s most iconic lines inStar Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sithis also one of the Jedi’s most contradictory statements – and it explains why so many Jedi became Inquisitors. One of the overarching themes in theStar Warsprequel trilogy andStar Wars: The Clone Warsisthe flaws of the Jedi: how they failed to foresee the rise of the dark side, their pride, why they became embroiled in an unwinnable war, and their political connection to the Republic....