Common Side Effects (season 1)
{5/5} “The system isn’t broken. It’s working exactly how it was designed. You’re just the glitch.” Common Side Effects season 1, aired in 2025 Marshall, who has a pet turtle named Socrates, found a mushroom in Peru that has astonishing healing properties. He wants to give it away for free to everyone. His old lab […]
Cardboard Wars
{5/5} “You think she looked like Padme? Who’s Padme? What do you mean you’ll tell me later?” — C3-PO, to R2-D2 Cardboard Wars, released in 2026 C3-PO and R2-D2 are on a rebel ship that gets attacked but they manage to escape to Tatooine. When Luke buys these droids from the Jawas who have captured […]
Black Bag
{5/5} “It’s been a while since we had a traitor to dinner.” Black Bag, released in 2025 George is a spy and he gets a list of five names including his wife — one of them is a traitor and he has to find out which one. He invites them all to dinner, and of […]
Summer Time Machine Blues
{4/5} “Who took my Vidal Sassoon?” Summer Time Machine Blues, released in 2005 Members of a Sci-Fi Club play baseball, only to get some pictures of themselves playing it. They don’t actually read sci-fi, of course. It’s really hot but an accident causes Coke to spill on the remote for their air conditioner — which […]
Predator: Badlands
{5/5} “‘Sister. I guess she is. I have a sister. What a lovely thought. I need to find her.’ ‘And legs.’ ‘Excuse me?’ ‘Find your sister. And legs.’ ‘Was that a joke?’” — Thia & Dek Predator: Badlands, released in 2025 In Dek’s clan you have to make a kill to be considered a man. […]
Prey
{5/5} “You’re ready to hunt something that’s hunting you.” Prey, released in 2022 In 1719 Naru is a Comanche girl who knows about herbs for healing but she also wants to hunt. She’s very skilled with axe throwing, and has a faithful dog, Sarii. She even invents a new technique, tying a rope to an […]
Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
{5/5} “I have a feeling that right off the bat they’re going to ask for an encore.” Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie, released in 2025 Matt and Jay have a band that they call Nirvanna the Band. They particularly would like to play at the Rivoli, so they make some flyers that say […]
Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight — Duel
{4/5} “Embrace the destiny. Enter deeply into it. Go further than you have ever gone before until you find what lies at its heart.” Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight — Duel (Annual #1) by Denny O’Neil, published in 1991 Batman returns to the monastery high in the mountains in Korea where he learned many […]
Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight — Faith
{4.5/5} “‘Organizing teams of vigilantes, terrorizing citizens, undermining public trust in the police. We have laws against that sort of thing.’ ‘And do they apply to the Batman as well, captain?’” Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight — Faith by Mike W. Barr, published in 1991 A junkie named John is rescued by Batman and […]
Hoppers
{4.5/5} “I think your pond rules are inconsistent.” Hoppers, released in 2026 When Mabel decides to free the turtle in her classroom, as well as all the other animals in the school, she gets in trouble. Her mom drops her off at her grandma’s place. Initially she’s annoyed but her grandma introduces her to the […]