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The upcoming episode of “Air Disasters,” titled “Deep Freeze,” promises to be a gripping installment in the series. Airing on Sunday, November 3, 2024, at 9:00 Pm on Smithsonian, this episode delves into the tragic story of American Eagle Flight 41-84. The flight met a devastating fate when a design flaw led to its crash into a cornfield just outside of Chicago, resulting in the loss of all 68 lives on board.

Viewers can expect a detailed exploration of the events leading up to the disaster. The episode will examine the critical moments before the flight took off and the factors that contributed to the accident. Experts will weigh in, providing insights into the technical issues that played a role in the crash. The episode aims to shed light on how such design flaws can have catastrophic consequences.

“Deep Freeze” not only recounts the harrowing details of the incident but also honors the...

Judas Priest are celebrating the 50th anniversary of their debut album Rocka Rolla with a newly remixed and remastered edition.

With fresh mixing work from longtime Priest producer Tom Allom, the reissue is set to release digitally on September 13th and on vinyl and CD on November 22nd.

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Released in 1974, Rocka Rolla pre-dated Judas Priest’s heavy metal sound and saw the young British band playing a brand of bluesy hard rock with elements of psych and prog. It was recorded on a small budget during cheap overnight studio sessions by the group’s then-lineup of singer Rob Halford, guitarist Glenn Tipton, bassist Ian Hill, guitarist Kk Downing, and drummer John Hinch.

As Halford explained in the press release for the new reissue, the members of Priest were mostly satisfied with their work in the studio, but upon receiving the first pressing of Rocka Rolla,...

Nine's 'True Story with Hamish and Andy'..

At the half-way point of the 2017 ratings year, the Seven, Nine and Ten networks all have something to crow about, and Australian-made dramas and reality shows continue to dominate.

Seven.s primary channel has won the prime-time ratings battle for 24 consecutive weeks, ranks at .No. 1 in total viewers and in the 16-39, 18-49s and 25-54 demographics, and has the year's top show, My Kitchen Rules.

Nine.s boast is that it is the only commercial network to grow its 6 pm-midnight share across total people and all demos for weeks 7 to 26, excluding Easter, while Seven and Ten have lost shares on those metrics.

Despite its corporate problems, Ten says it delivered three of the top seven Australian reality shows among 25 to 54s, the top three game/quiz shows and the top four Us drama series.

Moreover, Have You Been Paying Attention?...

Grimm really lives up to its name in the Season 6 premiere, an episode in which the series’ title also can be applied to:

* Nick’s chances of surviving the next 24 hours

* Eve’s potential for getting her hexenbiest powers back

* Adalind’s future, stuck in the mansion with a fuming Renard

* Bud’s ability to experience a siege by Portland Pd without needing Tums and/or a new pair of underwear

Read on to see how the Scoobies fare in “Fugitive.”

PhotosGrimm‘s Final Season: Stunts, Stars and Silliness From Set Visits Past

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As we near the debut of Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Sepia Tones my mind races towards those pure gems of the Dark Knight that already exist in the ether of Animatia. Animatia is, of course, the fictitious country where all cartoons come from. Paul Dini is the dictator there – as he should be – and he rules with a dynamically drawn fist. And here, on this wonderful island, sit the tomes that built a generation of Bat-fans. Some (me) would say these tomes were truly the best generation of adaptations and explorations of Batman. I’d like to pontificate, ruminate, and extrapolate to you those episodes of Batman: The Animated Series (and The New Batman Adventures) that truly defined a cartoon legacy.

1 and 2. Two-Face (Parts 1 and 2)

Of all the designs Bruce Timm would bring to light for the Dark Night, it was Two-Face who took the prize in my mind for the most striking.

Ahead of Batman Day, Mondo has announced it will release a vinyl box set featuring the remastered musical scores from sixteen of the most famous episodes of the classic 1990s "Batman: The Animated Series".

Mondo commissioned Justin Erickson from Phantom City Creative created new artwork for each of the eight vinyl covers that make up the set including art inspired by still iconic episodes like "Heart of Ice," "Two-Face Parts 1 & 2" "Beware the Gray Ghost," "Almost Got 'Im," "Dreams in Darkness," "The Man Who Killed Batman," "Joker's Favor," "If You're So Smart, Why Aren't You Rich?," "On Leather Wings," "Mudslide," "Vendetta," "Fire From Olympus," "Harlequinade," "Terror in the Sky" and "Deep Freeze".

There's also six 4x6-inch screen-printed handbills featuring assorted villains as they appeared in the "Almost Got 'Im" episode.

What's not clear is that Phantom City Creative also did Mondo-commissioned art for a vinyl version of the show's iconic...

The 75th anniversary celebration of Batman continues. Many lovers of the recent grim takes on Batman first took an interest in the DC Comics character via a much more lighthearted look: the campy 1960′s Batman TV series that starred Adam West and Burt Ward. The infectiously fun comic book adaptation is coming to Blu-ray, and fans of the cowled crusader should be excited by the special features and collectibles that range from new interviews to vintage trading cards.

Batman: The Complete Television Series will be available as a limited edition 13-disc box set Blu-ray release beginning November 11th for $269.97, and it can be pre-ordered now on Amazon for $189.99. The show will also come out on DVD and Digital HD on that day, making its debut on all three formats. The entire 120-episode run of the show will be remastered in high-definition, brining West, Ward, and the show’s plethora...

Welcome back to our weekly look at the new podcasts available at our “partners in podcast crime” the GeekCast Radio Network. As usual here’s our weekly look at the podcasts from Gcrn, This Week in Geek and the latest toy review videos from Baltmatrix, with descriptions and links to each and every podcast for your audio/visual pleasure!

Attf v2.0 – Episode 29 – Tf Prime’s Speculation

Steve, Mike and PecanCT Michael sit down and talk Transformers Prime and All Things Transformers in this Hour long discussion. Stay tuned for the next episode coming soon. Transform and Roll Out!

Legends of the Dark Knight – Episode 17

We return once more to Gotham for the Legends of the Dark Knight! In this Episode Steve and Mike glide the skies of Gotham City to delve into The Adventures of Batman and Robin! This time they discuss, “Second Chance”, “Harley’s Holiday”, “Lock-Up”, “Make ’em...

On Wednesday (April 4), the winners of the 71st annual Peabody Awards were announced by the University of Georgia. The awards honor excellence in electronic media. While the honorees usually skew to the newsy end of the spectrum, a handful of TV shows were also cited this year.

"Homeland," "The Colbert Report," "Portlandia," "Game of Thrones," "Parks and Recreation" and "Jeopardy!" were all included for their contributions to pop culture.

The full winners' list:

CNN's Reporting of the Arab Springike wildfire across the region.

Ted.com

"American Experience" (PBS)

"Native Foster Care: Lost Children, Shattered Families" (NPR member stations)

"Pov: My Perestroika" (PBS)

"The Colbert Report" - Super Pac Segments (Comedy Central)

"CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute" (CNN, CNN International, CNN Espanol)

"StoryCorps 9/11" (NPR Morning Edition)

BBC.com

"Who Killed Chea Vichea?" (Kbdi Denver and other Neta stations)

"News Magazine: People's Republic of Cheating and Misjudged Cases" (Tvb Jade Channel)

"Homeland...

The winners of the George Foster Peabody Awards were announced this morning, and among the entertainment winners are "Game of Thrones," "Parks and Recreation," "Portlandia," "The Colbert Report" and "Treme."

In the television news and documentary categories, Al Jazeera English, NPR and CNN all won Peabodys for their coverage of the Arab Spring, and two Japanese networks won for their coverage of the tsunami and nuclear crisis in Japan.

The Peabody Awards honor excellence in all electronic media, and in the program's 71st year, 38 awards were handed out. Those winners range from Web sites such as Ted.com and Human Rights Watch to ongoing programs like American Masters to the radio series StoryCorps to long-running shows like "Austin City Limits" and "Jeopardy!" A full list of winners is below.

I am fortunate enough to be one of the 16 Peabody board members, and it's been an honor and a great pleasure...

The winners of the George Foster Peabody Awards were announced this morning, and among the entertainment winners are "Game of Thrones," "Parks and Recreation," "Homeland," "Portlandia," "The Colbert Report" and "Treme."

In the television news and documentary categories, Al Jazeera English, NPR and CNN all won Peabodys for their coverage of the Arab Spring, and two Japanese networks won for their coverage of the tsunami and nuclear crisis in Japan.

The Peabody Awards honor excellence in all electronic media, and in the program's 71st year, 38 awards were handed out. Those winners range from Web sites such as Ted.com and Human Rights Watch to ongoing programs like American Masters to the radio series StoryCorps to long-running shows like "Austin City Limits" and "Jeopardy!" A full list of winners is below.

I am fortunate enough to be one of the 16 Peabody board members, and it's been an honor and a great...

You know those incredible looking nature documentaries Best Buy, or any other generic electronics and appliance store, has playing on those huge overpriced HDTVs it's trying to sell? Chances are they're from the BBCs increasingly large selection of superbly filmed series (like Planet Earth or Life) that highlights one aspect or another of the amazing planet we live on. Planet Earth was epic in its undertaking and Life was utterly breathtaking, and now they've gone and done it again with their series Human Planet, which started on April 17th and is running just three more nights on the Discovery Channel at 7pm (until the 24th). If you miss it now, you can buy (or rent) it on DVD and Blu-ray as of the 26th (just two days later), but if you can watch it right now just by turning on the TV...

Before we move on, here's the trailer, just to give you a taste.

What if the popular time travelers of cinema and television history existed on the same timeline? David McCandless created this crazy visualization as part of his upcoming book The Visual Miscellaneum ($18 preorder on Amazon). The chart tracks all the action between 800 Ad and 4000 Ad, and the tracking is color-coded by method of time travel: Alien Technology, Force of Nature, Time Machine, Deep Freeze, or Unknown. McCandless also imagines what possible paradoxes might occur when multiple time travelers converge on the same date. Check out the full chart after the jump. Thanks to /Film reader Jack Q for the tip. Found on informationisbeautiful via io9 via reddit. Cool Stuff is a daily feature of slashfilm.com. Know of any geekarific creations or cool products which should be featured on Cool Stuff? E-Mail us at orfilms@gmail.com.

Michael Jackson has not been buried, multiple family sources tell us. We're told he's above ground at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills and is being kept in a freezer.We're told Katherine has frequently visited the temporary resting place. As for where the ...

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