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This post contains spoilers for "Golden Years."

It makes sense that a prolific author like Stephen King has inspired countless adaptations of his work since Brian De Palma's "Carrie" graced everyone's screens in 1976. Since then, King has been personally involved in several adaptation projects, but his relationship with CBS' "Golden Years" is a unique one. For starters, "Golden Years" (Aka "Stephen King's Golden Years") is not based on a book, but is an original miniseries created and written by King in collaboration with Josef Anderson. It wouldn't be surprising if you haven't heard about the show at all; it aired between July and August of 1991 and didn't receive rave reviews or enough sustained viewership to warrant a reputation of any kind. The original plan was for it to lead up to a regular series, but CBS refused, which led to the seven-part miniseries ending on a cliffhanger.

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Long before Denzel Washington played the quietly lethal Robert McCall in the "Equalizer" movies, Edward Woodward portrayed the character on the original CBS TV series. "The Equalizer" aired on the network from 1985 to 1989 and starred Woodward as the retired intelligence agent who uses his skills to help bring justice to those who have been wronged in their day to day lives.

It's a remarkably durable formula that has not only birthed three Denzel-led movies (with fourth and fifth "Equalizer" movies already confirmed), but also a reboot series that stars Queen Latifah and which has run for five full seasons already. Each iteration of this franchise has brought something new to the table, but none of them could have existed without the original series from co-creators Michael Sloan and Richard Lindheim.

There was lots to love about the '80s show, which took a simple premise and, with the help...

Before USA Network became series-focused, the cable channel delivered a steady stream of weekly original movies. Many of which were produced by McA (now NBCUniversal). And during this era — between the late 1980s and early 2000s — USA offered a variety of genres; action and suspense were the most common, but horror also came up from time to time.

Especially around Halloween.

USA Network is no longer in the business of airing these “World Premiere Movies,” horror or otherwise, and there haven’t been great strides to bring all of them to streaming or modern home video. However, the horror entries certainly have their merits as well as fans.

See if you can remember these original movies from USA Network’s horror history.

Trapped (1989)

Image: Kathleen Quinlan in Trapped (1989).

Directed by Fred Walton, Trapped was one of USA’s first World Premiere Movies. Here Kathleen Quinlan starred in what feels like a blueprint for P2.

While plans to further TriStar’s Godzilla franchise on the big screen fell through, the animated sequel turned out to be a great alternative. Godzilla: The Series debuted mere months after the 1998 film was released, and it went on to become a popular part of Fox Kids’ Saturday morning programming. And although this continuation had a limited lifespan of just two seasons, it still managed to do the impossible and redeem Roland Emmerich’s widely disliked adaptation.

Similar to Ultra Q, Godzilla: The Series saw Dr. Niko “Nick” Tatopoulos leading a specialized team — Humanitarian Environmental Analysis Team, or H.E.A.T. for short — in the struggle against the giant and disruptive creatures (often referred to as “mutants”) who have begun to appear all across the globe. Aiding them was the lone, surviving offspring of Godzilla teased at the end of the film. And to ensure the juvenile Godzilla stood...

HBO announced that a special episode of “I’ll Be Gone in the Dark” will premiere on June 21 at 10 p.m. and will also be available to stream on HBO Max.

Based on the book of the same name that published in 2018, “I’ll Be Gone in the Dark” first launched as a docuseries in 2020 and explored writer Michelle McNamara’s investigation into the dark world of the violent predator she dubbed “The Golden State Killer.” Directed by Elizabeth Wolff, the new episode brings shocking new revelations about the 1984 assault and murder of Kathleen Lombardo, which took place in McNamara’s hometown of Oak Park, Ill. and sparked the author’s interest in true crime. It will feature McNamara’s own research into the cold case, which led to her return to the town in 2013 to investigate it on the ground, thereby highlighting the inconsistencies she found in the police’s work...

Look, it’s not exactly a secret that Mass Effect has a little Star Trek in its DNA. It’s a franchise all about assembling a crew comprised of humans and aliens as you explore the furthest reaches of space and try your best to romance a few of those humans and aliens. It’s safe to say someone on the Mass Effect development teams watched an episode or two of Star Trek.

So while Mass Effect is, in some ways, a giant tribute to Star Trek and several other notable sci-fi works, there are a few ways that the Mass Effect games reference Star Trek that you may not have spotted unless you’re a hardcore Star Trek fan who also explored the furthest reaches of Mass Effect‘s galaxy.

From suspicious lines of dialog to familiar voices, these are some of the best Star Trek references and Easter...

Don Kaye Sep 21, 2019

The master of horror is ready for his closeup. Here's a history of Stephen King movie and TV cameos.

Like many people with fertile imaginations, Stephen King loves movies. He loves them so much, in fact, that he’s appeared in quite a few himself, starting in 1981 with a cameo as a rather slovenly redneck in George A. Romero’s jousting bikers drama, Knightriders (he’s billed as “Hoagie Man”).

Over the years, King has broadened his range to include appearances in not just movies, but in TV shows like The Simpsons and Sons of Anarchy.

He even memorably starred in an American Express commercial in 1985:

Video of American Express ad with Stephen King (1983)

For the most part, however, King’s onscreen appearances have been in films and TV series based on his own work, usually in quick, don’t-blink-or-you’ll-miss-him walk-ons but occasionally in a decent-sized supporting role.

Once we’re ready to put 2019 behind us, I’m confident that we’ll be able to say this year was a great time for DC animation. In my view, Reign of the Supermen, Justice League vs. The Fatal Five and Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were each impressive to varying degrees, with Batman: Hush dazzling audiences most recently.

If those weren’t enough, the talented folks behind these flicks have one more ace up their sleeve, that being Wonder Woman: Bloodlines. For those not up to speed, they should know this’ll be an original tale developed for the direct-to-video market, as opposed to an adaptation of any specific comic book. Furthermore, it’ll indeed take place within the New 52-inspired continuity begun by Justice League: War – only it’s set earlier on the timeline.

Before now, there were only unconfirmed reports regarding when Bloodlines will arrive on...

Burbank, CA – Experience an all-new adventure with DC’s most powerful heroine – filled with intrigue, mythology and relentless battles on shores near and far – in Wonder Woman: Bloodlines, the next entry in the popular series of DC Universe Movies. Produced by Warner Bros. Animation and DC, the feature-length animated film arrives – accompanied by the DC Showcase animated short Death, inspired by Neil Gaiman’s “The Sandman” – from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment on Digital starting October 5, 2019, and on 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack, and Blu-ray Combo Pack on October 22, 2019.

Wonder Woman: Bloodlines will be available on 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack (USA $39.99 Srp; Canada $43.99 Srp) and Blu-ray Combo Pack (USA $24.98 Srp; Canada $34.97 Srp) as well as on Digital. The 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack features an Ultra HD Blu-ray disc in 4K with Hdr, a Blu-ray disc featuring the film in hi-definition and a digital version of the movie. The...

Burbank, CA – Warner Bros. Animation and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, in partnership with DC, are currently in production on five new DC Showcase animated shorts for release in 2019-2020.

Inspired by characters and stories from DC’s robust portfolio, the all-new series of shorts will be included on upcoming DC Universe Movies releases, with exception of an innovative Batman: Death in the Family long-form animated short, which will anchor a compilation set for distribution in late 2020.

Each of the five shorts – entitled Sgt. Rock, Adam Strange, Death, The Phantom Stranger and Batman: Death in the Family – opens with a new, live-action branding sequence that features a few Easter Eggs specially added for observant fans.

Sgt. Rock is executive produced and directed by Bruce Timm (Batman: The Animated Series) from a script by award-winning comics writers Louise Simonson & Walter Simonson and Tim Sheridan (Reign of the Supermen). The original tale finds battle-weary Sgt.

Costa-Gavras’ superlative political thriller begins with a skeptical attitude, but soon pulls viewers into the depth and breadth of a monstrous political crime aided and abetted by our own U.S. government. Sissy Spacek and Jack Lemmon headline a strong cast, in a story that our State Department called a pack of lies — until the truth became undeniable.

Missing

Region B Blu-ray

Powerhouse Indicator

1982 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 122 min. / / Street Date August 27, 2018 / available from Powerhouse Films UK / £18.47

Starring: Jack Lemmon, Sissy Spacek, Melanie Mayron, John Shea, Charles Cioffi, David Clennon, Richard Venture, Jerry Hardin, Richard Bradford, Joe Regalbuto.

Cinematography: Ricardo Aronovich

Film Editor: Françoise Bonnot

Original Music: Vangelis

Written by Costa-Gavras, Donald Stewart from a book by Thomas Hauser

Produced by Edward Lewis, Mildred Lewis

Directed by Costa-Gavras

Costa-Gavras’ 1981 Missing has by now topped the Greek-French director’s list of powerful political thrillers: ‘Z’, State of Siege, The Confession. Still considered a highly controversial title,...

The original Teen Titans animated series is headed to Blu-ray! Teen Titans: The Complete First Season will be released Jan. 23, 2018 with all 13 episodes in the best quality that it has ever been.

The episode list goes as followed:

Final Exam

Sisters

Divide and Conquer

Forces of Nature

The Sum of His Parts

Nevermore

Switched

Deep Six

Masks

Mad Mod

Car Trouble

Apprentice: Part 1

Apprentice: Part 2

The animated series first appeared on Cartoon Network in 2003 and ran for five seasons. The cast included Khary Payton (Cyborg), Tara Strong (Raven), Scott Menville (Robin), Greg Cipes (Beast Boy) and Hynden Walch (Starfire) with guest voices like Ron Perlman, Malcolm McDowell, Clancy Brown, Wil Wheaton, Dave Coulier, James Arnold Taylor, Kevin Michael Richardson, Rino Romano, David Sobolov, Dee Bradley Baker, S. Scott Bullock, Quinton Flynn, Tom Kenny, Roger Bumpass, Keith Szarabajka, Tracey Walter and Lauren Tom. The series was a hit with fans of...

Teenage super heroes never looked so good as Warner Archive Collection brings another favorite from the Warner Bros. Animation canon to Blu-ray with the January 23, 2018 release of Teen Titans: The Complete First Season. Pre-orders are now available via wbshop.com and your favorite online retailers.

With awesome super skills and powers galore, these crime-fighting partners kick butt and squash evil like nobody’s business! But as roommates in Titans Tower, it’s every hero for him/herself when it comes to living in peace. Not even super heroes can settle fights over who’s in control of the TV remote.

In these 13 action-packed adventures, the Titans face all your favorite villains – Mad Mod, The Puppet King, Killer Moth and, of course, their arch-nemesis Slade – in one power-packing showdown after another. Some battles even pit the Titans against each other. Featuring bold animation, funky music and fun characters, this complete Season...

Are Sam and Dean Winchester hot-blooded or as cold as ice during the 13th season of the Supernatural TV show on The CW? As we all know, the Nielsen ratings typically play a big role in determining whether the TV show Supernatural is cancelled or renewed for season 14. Unfortunately, most of us do not live in Nielsen households. Because many viewers feel frustration when their viewing habits and opinions aren't considered, we'd like to offer you the chance to rate all the Supernatural season 13 episodes below. A CW paranormal horror drama, Supernatural stars Jared Padaldecki and Jensen Ackles as Sam and Dean Winchester. The cast also includes Misha Collins, Mark Pellegrino, and Alexander Calvert. This year, Samantha Smith, Kim Rhodes, Briana Buckmaster, Kathryn Newton, Katherine Ramdeen, Loretta Devine, Clark Backo, Yadira Guevara-Prip, Christian Keyes, Chelsey Reist, Keith Szarabajka, and Jeffrey...

    The Top 5 Coolest Animated Incarnations of Mr. Freeze!by Matt MacNabb

    Mr. Freeze is one of the most enigmatic and emotional villains in the Batman's rogues gallery.  Orginally dubbed 'Mr. Zero' when he was first introduced to comic book fans back in 1959.  His appearances on the 1966 Batman television show altered his name forever to Mr. Freeze!   The real birth of this once one-dimensional character, however, came in the Batman cartoons.   Legions of Gotham will now countdown the top five animated appearances of the tragic Dr. Victor Fries!

5. Young Justice

    The Young Justice cartoon ended too quickly after just two seasons, but Batman fans were treated to a few appearances by the king of cold before it was done!  Mr. Freeze  appeared in three episodes of the popular series, voiced by Keith Szarabajka.   This beefed up older version of Freeze was captured by Batman and Robin and transported back to Arkham Asylum,...

When Star Wars Rebels kicked off in October with "Spark of Rebellion", the TV movie re-aired on ABC with a Darth Vader scene that wasn't included in the original Disney Channel broadcast. The series, which is set between Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith and Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, is now bringing back yet another Star Wars icon, with the voice of Yoda to appear in an upcoming episode. While fans will only get to hear Yoda's disembodied voice in the episode, Frank Oz, who portrayed Yoda in five of the six previous Star Wars movies, returns to reprise this classic role. Here's what executive producer Dave Filoni had to say about bringing Frank Oz back as Yoda.

"I felt personally to keep Yoda as this disembodied thing it would confuse the audience less. I didn't want you to think Yoda could be teleporting from planet to planet.

Last night, ABC released the new promo/spoiler clip (below) for their upcoming "Castle" episode 7 of season 7, and it appears to be quite humorous as Kate and Castle take their honeymoon plans to the wild west as a new murder case requires them to go undercover at a Old West-style resort, and more. The episode is titled, "Once Upon A Time in the West." In the new episode 7 official plotline: "Castle and Beckett are going to find out that a murder victim may have been poisoned at an Old West-style resort, and they are going to end up, visiting the resort, posing as newlyweds to uncover what really happened." Guest stars feature: Sarah Butler as Whitney Williams, Hector Hank as Dr. Neville, Tyler Hilton as Tobias and Keith Szarabajka as James Grady. The episode was written by Terence Winter ,and it was directed by Alrick Riley. Episode 7 is scheduled to air on Monday night,...

Recently, ABC served up the new,official synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "Castle" episode 7 of season 7. The episode is entitled, "Once Upon A Time in the West," and it sounds like things will get quite interesting when Castle and Beckett pretend to be newlyweds to crack their latest case, and more. In the new ,7th episode press release: "When Castle and Beckett learn that a murder victim may have been poisoned at an Old West-style resort, they will visit the resort, posing as newlyweds to uncover the truth. " Guest stars feature: Sarah Butler as Whitney Williams, Hector Hank as Dr. Neville, Tyler Hilton as Tobias and Keith Szarabajka as James Grady. The episode was written by Terence Winter and it was directed by Alrick Riley. Episode 7 is set to air on Monday night, November 17th at 9pm central time on ABC.

Following the Darth Vader photo from Star Wars Rebels that debuted last week, a new trailer has been released for the special airing of Spark of Rebellion on ABC that gives fans a better look at the iconic villain.

Set between the events of Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith and Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, the Star Wars Rebels story unfolds during a dark time when the evil Galactic Empire is tightening its grip of power on the galaxy. Imperial forces have occupied a remote planet and are ruining the lives of its people. The motley but clever crew of the starship Ghost - cowboy Jedi Kanan, ace pilot Hera, street-smart teenager Ezra, the "muscle" Zeb, warrior firebrand Sabine, and grumpy old astromech droid Chopper - will face threatening new villains, embark on thrilling adventures and become heroes with the power to ignite a rebellion.

David Prowse, the actor who physically portrayed Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy, revealed our first look at this iconic villain as he will appear in Star Wars Rebels.

We reported last week that a new Darth Vader scene is being added to the Star Wars Rebels TV movie Spark of Rebellion, which will be shown for the first time during a special airing of the one-hour special Sunday, October 26 at 7 Pm Et on ABC. Take a look at the image below, then read on for more details.

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— Dave Prowse (@isDARTHVADER) October 16, 2014

James Earl Jones is once again providing the voice for the villainous Darth Vader, who will appear at the end of the episode in a scene with the show's primary villain, The Inquisitor, voiced by Jason Isaacs.

The show is set between the events of Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith...

Earlier this month, fans got their first look at Star Wars Rebels with the one-hour special Spark of Rebellion, before the series debuted last night on Disney Xd. The television movie garnered rave reviews at last month's San Diego Comic-Con fan event for its story (set between the events of Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith and Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope) and its look -- akin to the classic Star Wars trilogy, with series designs iluenced by the work of original Star Wars concept artist Ralph McQuarrie.

With the series now under way on Disney Xd, Disney and LucasFilm have released the one-hour TV movie Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion on DVD, which also includes four Star Wars Rebels shorts a Ghost 3D model ship and an exclusive sneak peek at Season 1 of Star Wars Rebels that you can't see anywhere else.

FX has announced that the final season premiere of Sons of Anarchy will air Sept. 9 and be one hour and 45 minutes long. As EW reports in our Comic-Con Preview issue (on newsstands July 18), we’ll pick up 10 days after the tragic events of the season 6 finale. Jax will be behind bars, where he meets Ron Tully (Marilyn Manson), a white supremacist shot-caller whom he uses to expand his power base.

If seeing Jax in prison orange makes you uncomfortable, odds are you’re flashing back to season 5′s “Laying Pipe.” (Yes, the guys were wearing blue scrubs when Opie (Ryan Hurst) was killed,...

A Perfect World is a somewhat forgotten Clint Eastwood film, which is a shame. It may not be quite in league with Eastwood's best work (that's a very tall order), but this unconventional crime film is both a gripping chase movie and a nuanced tale of a relationship between a misunderstood criminal and a young boy.

Eastwood directed and starred in this 1993 drama set in 1963 Texas, in which he plays Texas Ranger Red Garrett, a seasoned lawman in pursuit of prison escapees Butch Haynes (Kevin Costner) and Terry Pugh (Keith Szarabajka). Shortly after their escape, Butch and Terry break into a house and kidnap 9-year-old Phillip Perry (T.J. Lowther), son of a devout Jehovah's Witness mother.

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When a mysterious event from Earth’s past erupts into the present day it threatens to bring a war to Earth so big that the Transformers alone will not be able to save us. The movie stars Shia Labeouf, John Turturro, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Patrick Dempsey, Kevin Dunn, with John Malkovich and Frances McDormand. Transformers: Dark of the Moon - directed by Michael Bay and executive produced by Steven Spielberg. The script was written by Ehren Kruger. The live-action cast included: Shia Labeouf, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, John Turturro, Patrick Dempsey, John Malkovich, Ken Jeong, Frances McDormand, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Kevin Dunn and Julie White. While the voice cast included: Peter Cullen, Hugo Weaving, Keith Szarabajka, Ron Bottitta, John Dimaggio, George Coe, Francesco Quinn, James Remar, Greg Berg, and Leonard Nimoy. It's the sixth highest-grossing film of all time, pulling in a total of $1,123,746,996 at the worldwide box office.

Troy Baker will be playing Booker while Courtnee Draper takes on the role of Elizabeth as Irrational lays out the "Mass Effect," "Kingdom Hearts II," and "Sealab 2021" vets among the cast portraying the heroes and villains of "Bioshock Infinite."

You can find the full cast list after the jump.

The coolest thing about this cast list is that it's populated by veteran voice actors and not simply sprinkled liberally with television and film actors putting in a couple of hours in the booth. "Dishonored" had a great cast of performers turning in one of the more uninspired collection of voice overs in recent memory.

Troy Baker

(Final Fantasy Xiii, Catherine, Red Faction: Guerilla, Brothers In Arms, Batman: Arkham City)

as Booker DeWitt

Courtnee Draper

(Surf’s Up, Ponyo, and Kingdom Hearts II)

as Elizabeth

Jennifer Hale

(Mass Effect, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic)

as Rosalind Lutece

Oliver Vaquer

(Dexter,...

Drive director Nicolas Winding Refn may likely helm Sony Pictures and Escape Artists’ The Equalizer, starring Denzel Washington in the lead as a justice-seeking covert ops officer.

Refn’s agents confirm to EW that he’s in early talks to direct the movie based on the TV series, which ran from the mid to late 1980s, starring Edward Woodward and Keith Szarabajka.

Production on the film, scripted by Richard Wenk, is slated to begin in late spring 2013, with Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal, Steve Tisch, Alex Siskin, Mace Neufeld, Tony Eldridge, Michael Sloan (the show’s original co-creator), and Washington himself producing,...

If you know anything about video games you’ll know by now that La Noire is a detective thriller, set in 1940s Los Angeles and made by Rockstar – the same guys behind Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption. You just might have heard that it was the first video game to bag a slot at the Robert De Nero’s Tribeca Film Festival, back in April. But what you most certainly know is that it boasts fantastic, hitherto unprecedented, motion capture for a video game. This development has enabled Rockstar’s Team Bondi to focus the bulk of the game around gauging the facial expressions of crime suspects.

This gameplay mechanic wouldn’t have been possible without the technology backing it up, as La Noire boasts frighteningly realistic and often incredibly subtle facial expressions. Yet Rockstar needed more than just technology if they were to create dozens of distinct...

A quick casting update on The Dark Knight Rises courtesy of Variety.

Nestor Carbonell has secured a return to the Batman franchise. He will reprise his role as the Mayor of Gotham in Christopher Nolan’s third and final Gotham movie.

I really enjoyed the few scenes Carbonell featured in the last movie and just like he did on Lost, he crafted a memorable character just by doing so little. Can’t wait to see what schemes he has to bring down Batman, the vigilante on the run and we also hope Chris Nolan has the idea to bring back more of The Dark Knight cast including the characters Det. Stephens (Keith Szarabajka) and Det. Ramirez (Monique Gabriela Curnen).

When I think back to the season 3 finale of Sons of Anarchy, I’ll remember three things:

1. The moment that Jax’s face turned to a smile in the paddy wagon as he got word that the plan none of us saw coming had worked: Turns out the club knew, probably all along, about him turning rat with Agent Stahl to clear Gemma and get their sentence reduced to three years (14 months with good behavior). With Unser having no hope of saving the Charming Pd after Salazar’s death last episode (is that why Jax really did it?), he was...