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Have you ever watched a film or television show where you saw an actor in a role and thought it was so perfectly cast that you couldn't imagine anyone else in the part? Hollywood doesn't care, though, as no one is deemed indispensable in the entertainment industry. If there's money to be made, and the actor plays hardball for a return, they will be replaced -- heck, studios are already trying to figure out the loopholes around using AI for digital likenesses.

There's a rare breed of actors who own pivotal roles, though. It's to the point where they have become intrinsically linked to the characters they play. If they were ever replaced, let's just say that the audience wouldn't react well to the recasting news. This isn't to say that studios and networks won't try, but everyone knows in...

Ryan Seacrest is perhaps the most iconic American host of this generation. Between a stint as a morning talk show co-host, helming his own radio show, and the face of American Idolsince day one, Seacrest has made his mark on American media. But Wheel of Fortune may have been the toughest job yet. Stepping into the iconic hosting role made famous by Pat Sajak, Seacrest may have actually been lined up for the job longer than we thought.

Speaking to the Hollywood Reporter, Seacrest shared, “There were conversations — actually, years ago — about me doing this show, and I expressed interest even back then.” When asked if there was any trepidation about taking over for the host, he said, “When you look at what Pat and Vanna [White] have built over the years … they are your friends. What they’ve established is special. So that’s why I said yes.”

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Ryan Seacrest has taken over for a lot of iconic people — Casey Kasem, Dick Clark, and now Pat Sajak. Wheel of Fortune might have been the easiest transition as he was an avid watcher, and now he has revealed that he was first sounded out about hosting the show “years ago.” Seascrest revealed the somewhat surprise news in a new interview, where he talked about being Wheel of Fortune host, getting thrown around on set, and how he prepared for his new position. “There were conversations — actually, years ago — about me doing this show, and I expressed interest even back then,” he told The Hollywood Reporter. “When you look at what Pat and Vanna [White] have built over the years … they are your friends. What they’ve established is special. So that’s why I said yes.” That response came after the outlet asked him if he felt any trepidation about...

A generation of kids grew up watching Raja Gosnell's 2002 live-action comedy flick "Scooby-Doo," an adaptation of Hanna-Barbera's long-running Scooby-Doo cartoon shows from the 1970s. In the film, Freddy, originally voiced by Frank Welker, was played by Freddie Prinze, Jr., and Shaggy, originally voiced by Casey Kasem, was played by Matthew Lillard. Prinze was squarely in the public eye after starring in hit films like "She's All That" and "I Know What You Did Last Summer," while Lillard was famous for his turns in "Hackers," "Scream," and "Slc Punk!" Lillard, incidentally, was also in "She's All That." Both actors were very much their generation's "It" boys, and the decade proved to be very lucrative for them both. 

Well, "Wing Commander" notwithstanding. 

"Wing Commander" is not well-remembered by too many people. It was based on a series of 1990s "Wing Commander" video games created by Chris Roberts, who also directed the film.

Tonight, we’ve got the latest on everything – the bonus puzzle, all answers and contestants – that you need to know about tonight’s episode of Wheel of Fortune!

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Wheel of Fortune Contestants & Winner – Wednesday, 9 April 2025 WinnerOther Contestants Andrew GoodmanSierra Beck, Jennell Ferguson Wheel of Fortune Prize Puzzle & All Solutions – Wednesday, 9 April 2025 $1,000 Toss Up: Artist Of The Year (Showbiz)

$2,000 Toss Up: Casey Kasem (Proper Name)

Round 1: Every Breath You Take (Top 40 Hits of the '80s)

Round 2: A Case Of Spring Fever (Thing)

Round 3 (Prize): Eating Barbecue And Tex-mex (What Are You Doing?)

Triple Toss Up 1: Ice Cube (On My Playlist)

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While many of the Generation 1 characters in the original Transformers series went on to become fan-favorites, some of them were fairly overlooked. Thankfully, one underrated Autobot is getting a new rendition through a third-party toy company, and it comes in several colors.

The H64 Lincoln is a new transforming action figure for Trailbreaker by Newage Toys, and the main version recreates his classic design. However, different available repaints will also homage other Transformers from the franchise's history. While release details are still scarce, fans will definitely want to get their hands on at least one version of this overlooked G1 Autobot.

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Quick Links Transformers in an 'X-Files' Comic? This Could Be So Much Better Than G.I. Joe

Even though 2023’s Transformers: Rise of the Beasts turned out to be the biggest box office disappointment in the franchise, the single post-credit scene at the end of the movie teased that the iconic robots in disguise could see a crossover with another Hasbro property, G.I. Joe. Not only is there the possibility of actors from previous G.I. Joe movies reprising their roles, but in an interview with Collider, producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura even said, "Transformers will have more emotions and agency than ever before!"

Even with all these reports coming in about this upcoming live-action crossover in the series, fans of both properties are eager to point out that events such as this have happened plenty of times in the Transformers comic continuity. Before Skybound Entertainment took over the license in 2023, Idw Publishing...

The year 2024 saw several licensed Transformers products released, including clothes, shoes and similar gear. Now, fans can roll out wearing customized and artistic footwear fit for a Decepticon with limited-edition shoes from Bull Airs.

Part of a special deal with Bull Airs customer sneakers, the new "DiaKlone Collection" puts the Transformers brand on fans' feet. Based on two iconic Generation 1 designs and color schemes, these shoes are more than meets the eye -- but only for a limited time. With supplies sure to quickly run out, fans need to straighten their laces and order theirs now.

Related Over 30 Transformers Diecast Collectibles Roll Out With Official Protein Powders

A new licensed series of Transformers protein supplements help fans build muscle and feature over 30 exclusive diecast Generation 1 figurines.

Bull Airs Transformers Shoes Are More Than Meets the Feet

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Back in the 1970s, Hanna-Barbera's animated sitcom Wait Till Your Father Gets Home ran for three seasons with 48 total episodes airing during its run. After more than five decades since the show's premiere, Wait Till Your Father Gets Home can be revisited with its resurrection on a modern format.

Early next year, the Warner Archive Collection will release the complete series of Wait Till Your Father Gets Home on Blu-ray on Jan. 28, 2025. The series was previously set for its Blu-ray release in November before getting a delay, but its street date is now revealed. Previously, only the first season of the series was given an official release on physical media, hitting DVD back in 2007. The new release on Blu-ray will mark the first time the complete series will be made available on physical media.

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The year 2024 has been a wild ride for the Transformers franchise, with the brand turning 40 years old and celebrating in several major ways. Now, the festivities are ending with a commemorative collectible based around one of the most iconic Autobots of all time.

Via Agoro, New Zealand Mint is releasing a new 40th-anniversary Transformers coin, with the design recreating the head of Generation 1 Bumblebee. Worth its weight in both energon and silver, its limited mintage reflects the franchise's big milestone. It's also just one of several similar coins that have been released this year, all of which showcase the past and present of the beloved property.

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Matthew Lillard says that he had to readjust his expectations for his career after Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed received negative reviews and underperformed at the box office. Lillard played Shaggy Rogers in both of the theatrical live action movies based on the classic Hanna-Barbera cartoon. After the failure of the second movie, a third film was canceled, and the live-action version of the Scooby-Doo franchise moved to TV movies for Cartoon Network, which starred Nick Palatas as Shaggy.

While speaking with Business Insider, Lillard shared that after starring in the Scooby-Doo films, he thought they would take his career to new heights and that he would become a leading actor. Instead, however, the star acknowledged that the immediate aftermath led to a bit of a rough patch for him:

I thought I'd be No. 1 on the call sheet for the next 10 years of movies. And the reality was the exact opposite happened.

Season Eight of Rick and Morty hasn’t even premiered yet, but word just came that the show has been renewed through through Season 12. Hopefully new episodes of Rick and Morty will come as some comfort to those of us navigating the Mad Max-esque wasteland of 2029.

All of which is to say, Rick and Morty is clearly here to stay. In addition to the TV series, there’s also the anime spin-off, several video game tie-ins and at least one comic book in which Mr. Meeseeks is a hard-boiled private detective for some reason.

News of Rick and Morty’s prolongation dropped in the same week that there’s been a lot of chatter about the end of another beloved animated show: The Simpsons. As we’ve discussed, the 36th season premiere boldly riffed on what a potential Simpsons series finale might look like, prompting further discussions about how,...

A Pup Named Scooby-Doo was a unique and bold new take on the Scooby-Doo story. The show followed the gang as kids, solving hilarious crimes and discovering spooky monsters. While it wasnt a new idea to create a TV show about the younger versions of popular characters, A Pup Named Scooby-Doo absolutely succeeded where others fell short. It delivered a fun Saturday morning cartoon for all ages. The series expanded the formula into new territories, emulating what was some of the best cartoon comedy at the time. Fans still look back at the show as one of the best today. Not to mention, it has the best theme song in the entire franchise.

The show was able to preserve elements that made Scooby-Doo and the gang great, but also bring new ideas to the table that would stick with the franchise for decades to come. The franchise's formula is lovingly...

The Transformers brand is no stranger to nostalgic offerings based on Generation 1, with numerous toys and collectibles based on the original iteration of the franchise still being made today. The Super 7 brand has continued this trend with multiple action figures, with the latest of these being based on the original version of the Decepticon leader.

Recreating his design from 1984's The Transformers, Super7's Megatron figure is an excellent representation of the robot known for ripping out his enemies' optics. Along with the figure itself, the old-school packaging even homages a specific episode of the cartoon. One of multiple releases from Super 7 based on the franchise, the toy is the way to cap off 40 years of Transformers.

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A prototype for an upcoming third-party Transformers figure recreates a complex movie version of Optimus Prime in unexpected levels of detail.

The Transformers' 40th-anniversary celebrations in 2024 have mostly looked back at the nostalgic history of the franchise. Optimus Prime is consistently a part of these celebrations, as is the case with the newest retro collectible to portray the iconic Autobot leader.

The new "Super 7 Transformers Deluxe Wave One Optimus Prime" recreates the character's robot mode in a manner highly accurate to the Generation 1 cartoon. This extends to the packaging, which resembles an old-school VHS of an episode of The Transformers. Exclusive to Macy's, the figure is one of many Optimus Prime toys that are now rolling out for fans to collect.

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The classic Generation 1 Transformers cartoon featured many iconic scenes and episodes in its run. One of these included a three-way defection that's now being recreated in a collectible toy set.

The new "Transformers Dramatic Capture Series Dcs-3 Triple Threat Astrotrain, Blitzwing, and Starscream Set" unites three G1 Decepticons for three times the tyrannical ambition. Based on a specific episode from the second season of The Transformers, the collection even features the toys in cartoon-accurate color schemes. It's just one way in which Takara is celebrating the 40th anniversary of the illustrious brand.

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The Transformers and Captain Tsubasa franchises get an unexpected but epic crossover as part of the final home game for an official soccer team.

Transformers' Newest Action Figure Collection Recreates "Triple Takeover"

Part of the new "Dramatic Capture" subline of toys, the "Triple Threat Astrotrain, Blitzwing...

There's good news for Scooby-Doo fans looking to relive some nostalgia from the late '80 and early '90s. A Pup Named Scooby-Doo is now streaming on Max, and the series turns what you know and love about the franchise on its head. Instead of featuring the Mystery Inc. crew in their adulthood, the show ages everyone down to their childhood. Instead of being a fully grown dog, Scooby-Doo is a puppy in this series, as the name suggests.

A Pup Named Scooby-Doo Release Date September 10, 1988Main Genre AnimationCast Don Messick, Casey Kasem, Carl Steven, Kellie Martin, Scott Menville Expand

The show ran for three seasons and had just 27 episodes total, but it became a cult classic that continued to air on channels such as Cartoon Network throughout the 2000s. Sadly, the show was Don Messick's last time voicing Scooby before passing away in 1997.

A Pup Named Scooby-Doo is the eighth iteration of the franchise,...

From 1973-1985, two generations of Saturday morning television were raised on the exploits of DC Comics’ stellar array of heroes on ABC’s Super Friends. While the exact title changed through the years, the Hanna-Barbera series continued to display heroes and heroines as models of truth, justice, and the American Way. There are many who, having grown up on the show, revere it. Others, those of us outgrowing that weekend ritual, found it a pale comparison to the four0-cloro source material.

I admit, I had a disdain for the series, what with its limited animation and prohibition against the good guys subduing the bad guys with their fists. As a result, you must be a fan of a certain age to find the arrival of the Super Friends complete series DVD box set a welcome treat.

There were 93 actual episodes over the dozen years, and it was a launch...

There's no doubt that Batman is DC's most profitable and iconic character. Similarly, it's no coincidence that Detective Comics became the company's name and initials. Batman's popularity transcended the comic book medium, becoming a major part of entertainment for decades and will continue to be so for the foreseeable future.

Batman has also been the star of several animated shows, many of which have touched the hearts of multiple generations. By taking a look at each of the Batman animated series in order of release, viewers can explore the Caped Crusader's dynamic history in chronological form, allowing them to understand the character's gradual evolution.

Updated on August 7, 2024, by Benjamin Vieira: With the release of Batman: The Caped Crusader, it continues the long history of animated shows for one of, if not, the most popular characters in all of comic book history. Batman has had and taken part in numerous shows over the years,...

Greg Berlanti returns to his roots with a new Netflix series, drawing inspiration from his time working with Hanna-Barbera legends. Developing a modern Scooby-Doo project is all about capturing the essence and spirit of the iconic franchise for a new generation. Stay tuned for the upcoming Netflix series, as Berlanti and his team take their time crafting the perfect story for the greatest Dane in cartoon history.

Scooby-Doo is set to make a big return to live-action in a new Netflix series being developed by Arrowverse producer Greg Berlanti. While the producer has plenty of experience dealing with big IPs and iconic characters from his work on the interconnected DC universe, the recent reaction to the Max series Velma has proven that working on a modern Scooby-Doo project can be a tricky thing to navigate. However, in a new interview, Berlanti has laid out why the new series is in good hands,...

Warner Bros. Discovery announced a new Japanese anime series, Go-Go Mystery Machine, featuring Scooby-Doo and the gang in Japan. The new series is part of a push to expand anime production, aiming to reach the elusive 18 to 30-year-old audience. Despite some recent criticism, Scooby-Doo continues to captivate audiences with new adventures and spinoffs on various platforms.

Since its inception in 1969, the Scooby-Doo franchise has been delighting audiences that have been tuning in for decades to see who will be unmasked as the villain in the gang's latest mystery. While the series has gone through a number of animation changes over the years, theres one style that it has never been rendered in... Japanese anime. All that is about to change with the release of Go-Go Mystery Machine, which was announced on June 12, 2024.

As per ComicBook, Warner Bros. Discovery announced the new series along with the news that Adventure Time, Regular Show,...

Image Source: Amazon After he was replaced for the 2020 film Scoob!, a decision that led to an uproar among Scooby-Doo fans, Matthew Lillard in an interview with Toonado, said he has once again been given the gig as Shaggy’s voice in upcoming Scooby-Doo projects. Lillard, who played Shaggy in the 2002 live-action Scooby-Doo film and was originally given the voiceover job after Casey Kasem’s retirement, will return to the role in a new interactive Scooby-Doo experience currently under development. When we spoke to Lillard when Scooby-Doo was being released, he spoke about his approach to the role, he told us how he put his own stamp on the Shaggy character. (Click on the media bar below to hear Matthew Lillard) https://www.hollywoodoutbreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Matthew-Lillard_Scooyby.mp3 Scooby-Doo is available on DVD, Blu-Ray, and most digital platforms.

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The Price is Right host Drew Carey isn’t worried that Ryan Seacrest will struggle in his role as the host of Wheel of Fortune.

The 65-year-old TV personality recently spoke with Entertainment Tonight’s Kevin Frazier about his own career and offered up some advice for Ryan while he was at it.

When asked what advice he has for Ryan, Drew joked, “Do I have any advice for billionaire Ryan Seacrest? Who hosts everything all the time? No.”

“Bro, I think you got it. I think you know what to do. I think you know how to host things,” the Whose Line Is It Anyway? star continued.

Drew noted that Ryan doesn’t have anything to worry about when he takes the stage at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, California, this fall.

Drew added, “Don’t worry about it. You’re going to be fine.”

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Despite receiving mixed-to-negative reviews, the live-action Scooby-Doo movies remain beloved among fans of the Mystery Inc. gang. A threequel appears to be off the table, but Variety (via Toonado.com) is reporting that a new live-action TV series is in the works and heading to Netflix.

No plot details have been revealed, but the one-hour drama project is nearing a deal at the streamer with a script-to-series commitment. Based on the classic Hanna-Barbera cartoon of the same name, Warner Bros. Television is producing the project with Josh Appelbaum and Scott Rosenberg (Cowboy Bepop) serving as writers and executive producers.

André Nemec and Jeff Pinkner will also executive produce under their Midnight Radio banner, while Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, and Leigh London Redman will take on the same role through Berlanti Productions.

Berlanti is best known for his DC TV work and was behind Netflix's recently released Dead Boy Detectives. He's...

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In 1969, Hanna-Barbera struck TV gold through the success of their latest Saturday-morning cartoon, Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?. Revolving around the weekly adventures of a talking dog and his mystery-solving friends, the series emphasized detective work, intriguing monsters, and skepticism. Successfully blending horror and mysteries with a dose of science fiction, the series helped create one of TV's greatest formulas.

Scooby-Doo was released in 1969 and quickly proved to be a hit, so much so that it became the face of Hanna-Barbera, which was no stranger to Saturday morning cartoons. It wasn't long before the Scooby formula dominated kids' entertainment, with the 1970s and '80s seeing a plethora of copycat shows. However, in the 1990s, the formula...

After decades of working to interest advertisers in the Masters, NCAA March Madness, Sunday NFL games and, most recently, Super Bowl Lviii, John Bogusz has thrown his last pass to Madison Avenue,

The CBS Sports ad-sales chief, who has been at the Paramount Global-backed network for more than 26 years, is expected to leave his role as executive vice president of sports sales following one more NCAA tournament and Masters golf competition, according to an internal memo reviewed by Variety. “Bogie,” as he is commonly known among staffers, buyers and clients, departs at a moment of transition for the sports operations at CBS. Sean McManus, the long-serving chairman of the sports business is also stepping away.

Bogusz’ exit comes after CBS orchestrated a record-setting ad haul for Super Bowl Lviii — more than $600 million, goosed in part by the match between the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs going into overtime.

Matthew Lillard has been voicing Shaggy in Scooby-Doo movies and TV series since the first live-action theatrical film in 2002. After replacing original voice actor Casey Kasem, Lillard has lent his voice to Shaggy in every Scooby-Doo animated TV series since 2010, except in the 2023 HBO spinoff Velma. Warner Bros. produced 25 direct-to-video animated Scooby-Doo movies from 2010-2023, all featuring Lillard as Shaggy.

An upcoming installment in the Scooby-Doo franchise will see Matthew Lillard returning as the voice of Shaggy, a role he's been playing in movies and TV shows for the past 22 years. After starring in films like Hackers, Scream, and She's All That, Matthew Lillard took on the role of the snack-loving and easily spooked Shaggy Rogers in the 2002 live-action Scooby-Doo film. He later reprised this role in the 2004 sequel Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed. Years later, when longtime Shaggy voice actor Casey Kasem announced his retirement due to health problems, Lillard...

Matthew Lillard teases a new Scooby-Doo project that will allow kids to put themselves into a Mystery Inc. adventure, a fun and exciting concept. Despite recent setbacks in the franchise, Lillard's return could draw audiences in for an immersive experience with the beloved characters. The new project will have to navigate the challenges of the streaming age, but hopefully, it will avoid the fate of premature cancellation faced by previous Scooby-Doo releases.

Matthew Lillard gives an exciting update on his return to the Scooby-Doo franchise. Lillard first played Shaggy in the early 2000s live-action theatrical releases, Scooby-Doo and its sequel Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed, alongside Freddie Prinze Jr., Sarah Michelle Gellar, Linda Cardellini, and Frank Welker. He even took over the role from longtime voice actor Casey Kasem in a variety of direct-to-dvd movies and TV shows, though was briefly recast by Will Forte for the 2020 animated reboot movie,...

Matthew Lillard is back to voicing Shaggy after missing out on the Scoob! movie.

In 2002, Matthew Lillard made his debut in the Scooby-Doo franchise with his role as the live-action incarnation of Norville "Shaggy" Rogers. After reprising his role for the 2004 sequel, Lillard would further embody the character by becoming the official voice of Shaggy in animated movies and TV shows after original actor Casey Kasem retired in 2009. He was replaced as the voice of Shaggy for the 2020 film Scoob!, but in a new interview (via Toonado), Lillard confirmed that he's now back to work as Shaggy for an immersive Scooby-Doo project.

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"I’m really excited about [Scooby-Doo]," Lillard said of his next project voicing Shaggy. "I can’t really talk about it yet,...

Batman's animated TV series history is just as successful and diverse as his big-screen ventures. From campy to dark and brooding, there's a Batman animated show for every taste over the decades. With more DC animated shows and movies on the horizon, The Dark Knight's TV legacy continues to thrive.

Batman may be one of DC's most successful and prolific superheroes on the big screen, but the Caped Crusader has an equally - if not more - successful history in animated television series. While the character has been the star of acclaimed films such as The Dark Knight trilogy, many children grew up watching Bruce Wayne take on a wide range of foes one 30-minute segment at a time. Moreover, with Batman animated series running largely without pause since the 1960s, enjoying The Caped Crusader on TV is a multigenerational delight.

More impressive yet is the diversity that Batman's...

Killer Collectibles highlights five of the most exciting new horror products announced each and every week, from toys and apparel to artwork, records, and much more.

Here are the coolest horror collectibles unveiled this week!

Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey Blu-ray from Scream Factory

Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey will be released on Blu-ray on April 9 via Scream Factory. Capitalizing on the public domain status of A.A. Milne’s beloved children’s character, the film grossed $5.2 million worldwide on a budget of less than $100,000.

The British slasher is written and directed by Rhys Frake-Waterfield. Craig David Dowsett, Chris Cordell, Amber Doig-Thorne, Nikolai Leon, Maria Taylor, Natasha Rose Mills, and Danielle Ronald star. A sequel is due out this year.

“Something’s Wrong With Piglet: Making Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey” is included as a special feature along with the theatrical trailer.

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Luther “Uncle Luke” Campbell is getting as docuseries as he wanna be. Deion “Coach Prime” Sanders is among the producers behind “Coach Luke,” which chronicles the one-time 2 Live Crew frontman as he became a entrepreneur and the head coach of the Edison Senior High School football team in Miami. Mandon Lovett directs the docuseries, which is exec produced by Smac Entertainment’s Constance Schwartz-Morini, Michael Strahan and FredAnthony Smith; Swirl Films’ Eric Tomosunas and Nikki Byles; and Brian Sher and Deion “Coach Prime” Sanders. No outlet is yet attached.

Campbell, of course, is remembered for the popular late 1980s/early 1990s rap group 2 Live Crew — which managed to even hit the Billboard charts with song titles that Casey Kasem wouldn’t say out loud on his top 40 countdown. But 2 Live Crew’s lasting impact was its First Amendment fights, via Campbell and the group’s obscenity trials and Supreme Court parody cases.

Thirteen Ghosts, the 2001 supernatural horror from director Steve Beck, has a star-studded cast of household names taking top billing, but many didn't achieve this status until after the film's release. After inheriting a mansion from his uncle, widow Cyrus Kriticos (F. Murray Abraham) moves into it with his children and their nanny, only to find the house is haunted by ghosts. Thirteen Ghosts (2001) was a remake of the original of the same name, which was originally released in 1960.

At the time of release, the film got mostly negative critiques and was not well received by audiences, but over time became an unappreciated classic to many. In August 2023, it was announced that a television series adaptation inspired by the films was in development, but there has been no confirmation whether it will involve the 2001 film cast or not. However, it's clear from their established careers, they may not need to return to the Thirteen Ghosts universe.

To talk about Peter Cullen's voice acting career is to take a trip through the last five decades of mainstream U.S. animation. The man has lent his voice to so many noteworthy cartoon series that it boggles the mind, including "Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo," "The Smurfs," "Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends," "Voltron: Defender of the Universe," "Alvin and the Chipmunks," "Muppet Babies," "Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers," and "Invincible." But one cannot even begin to do justice to his body of work without touching on the iconic character that he's voiced across multiple animated shows and feature films for nearly 40 years now. Truly, at this point, Cullen is all but synonymous with his onscreen counterpart: Eeyore. 

After debuting as the Autobots' intrepid leader in "The Transformers" in 1984, Cullen took over voicing the most relatable resident of the Hundred Acre Wood from the late Ralph Wright (who voiced...

Frank Welker is one of the highest-grossing actors of all time. He has appeared in some of the biggest blockbusters ever which have, collectively, earned over $17 billion. Children everywhere can likely recognize Welker's voice on the spot, as he played Freddy in the original "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!" TV series, a role he continued to play until the present day. He also eventually took over playing Shaggy when Casey Kasem passed away in 2014. 

Welker has also played DynoMutt, Jabberjaw, Mr. Mxyzptlk, Bogg, Flooky, Spike, Tyke, Droopy, Slick Wolf, Sporticus XI, Hefty Smurf, Clockwork Smurf, Poet Smurf, Chomp Chomp, Morris, Adult Pac-Baby, Brain, Dr. Claw, M.A.D. Cat, Donkey Kong Junior, Q*Mungus, Coilee, Ugg, Wrongway, Sam Slick, Blades, Chromedome, Frenzy, Groove, Mirage, Mixmaster, Ratbat, Ravage, Rumble, Sharkticon, Skywarp, Sludge, Soundwave, Superion, Sweep, Trailbreaker, Wreck-Gar, Orbitty, Richard Rocketeer, Copperhead, Flash, Freedom, Junkyard, Polly, Short-Fuse, Timber, Torch, Wild Bill, Terry, Lunex, Zorg,...

Ryan Seacrest has been a pop culture mainstay for seemingly forever. It was 2002 when he became a household name as one of two hosts for the once-dominant American Idol. But before that, one of his many gigs was hosting a short-lived Merv Griffin game show called Click. Now he has come full circle to take over hosting duties on one of Griffin's flagships: Wheel of Fortune.

Seacrest replacing Pat Sajak as Wheel of Fortune host has been met with skepticism on sites like TVLine, but it actually makes sense for the show and for him. Since Click, he's hosted several game shows. And like Sajak, at least on screen, he exudes a friendliness and charm that is almost guaranteed to eschew drama. Ryan Seacrest might not be the popular choice for Wheel of Fortune, but it's easy to see why producers wanted him -- and why he wanted the gig.

Ryan Seacrest confirmed in an Instagram post on Tuesday that he will take over “Wheel of Fortune” from longtime host Pat Sajak. In June, Sajak announced his plans to retire from hosting the game show after 41 seasons.

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“I’m truly humbled to be stepping into the footsteps of the legendary Pat Sajak,” Seacrest wrote. “I can say, along with the rest of America, that it’s been a privilege and pure joy to watch Pat and Vanna on our television screens for an unprecedented 40 years, making us smile every night and feel right at home with them. Pat, I love the way you’ve always celebrated the contestants and made viewers at home feel at ease. I look forward to learning everything I can from you during this transition.”

During his tenure hosting “Wheel of Fortune” alongside letter turner Vanna White,...

Rosie O’Donnell still isn’t in a great place with Ellen DeGeneres after the latter denied being friends with her.

O’Donnell told The Hollywood Reporter how the pair were among the young entertainers in Hollywood going to parties together all those years ago, so it was weird when DeGeneres said they weren’t pally.

The comedian shared of what the dynamic was like between her and DeGeneres as “two rising comics in the scene,” “It was a good relationship. We were friends. We supported each other. Which is why when she came on my show, I said, ‘Let me not have you standing there by yourself. Let’s get a joke in there.’ And we sat down and came up with that, ‘Oh my God, I love Casey Kasem. Maybe I’m Lebanese.’ It became a big thing.”

DeGeneres had gone on “The Rosie O’Donnell Show” back in 1996, where she...

Bob Rice, who teamed with Journey to release a groundbreaking rock music video game and represented top-notch composers like Steve Ouimette, Sascha Dikiciyan and Inon Zur in the industry, has died. He was 79.

Rice died Wednesday night of Copd at an assisted living facility in Santa Clara, California, publicist Greg O’Connor-Read told The Hollywood Reporter.

Rice created and executive produced what was perhaps the first rock video game, “Journey Escape.” Released by Data Age in 1982 for the Atari 2600 console and narrated by Casey Kasem, it featured band members Steve Perry, Neal Schon, Jonathan Cain, Ross Valory and Steve Smith as primitive digitized avatars.

Gamers were tasked in the instructions with guiding each musician “past hordes of Love-Crazed Groupies, Sneaky Photographers and Shifty-eyed Promoters to the safety of the Journey Escape Vehicle in time to make the next concert. Your mighty manager and loyal roadies are there to help, but the escape is up to you!

"Batman: The Animated Series" is one of the crowning achievements of American animation. To this day, it's remembered for its atmospheric art design (homaging Fleischer Studios' Superman cartoons) and mature storytelling — even if it never forgot its young target audience along the way. The series' star, the late, legendary Kevin Conroy, is the definitive voice of the Dark Knight for a generation, while Harley Quinn, who was created for the series, has become the most successful DC Comics character who didn't originate in the comics.

The series' success meant its creative team shaped Batman in animation for the next decade. In 1993, the series led to the theatrical film, "Mask of the Phantasm," which took everything great about the series and pushed it further. While "Batman: The Animated Series" ended in 1995, it became only the first installment in the DC Animated Universe, which culminated wiith "Justice League Unlimited," which ran from...

Filmation caught lightning in a bottle. In 1965 or so, with no real money or track record, they bamboozled DC Comics into licensing Superman for animated fare. Just as the Man of Steel flew to his Broadway debut and Batmania was sweeping the country, they gave us Superman cartoons, followed by Aqualand and friends. Finally, in 1968, six months after the live-action series left ABC, CBS Saturday Morning welcomed The Batman/Superman Hour, mixing the 1966 super-doings with brand new 12-minute Bat-capades.

All 34 capers are now packaged in remastered form as The Adventures of Batman, a two-disc set from Warner Home Entertainment. At 10, I was delighted by these, even if some of the equipment and villains didn’t look quite on model, and even at that tender age, I recognized how many shots were reused to stretch the animation budget.

They played it straight and in animated form, worked without the camp element...

In 1984, a lot of laws about what was and wasn't allowed in children's TV programming began to loosen. Throughout the decade, more and more companies became incredibly brazen about including advertising content directly into their TV shows, transforming many shows into 30-minute commercials for toys. An '80s child would watch a show, knowing they could soon hound their parents to buy them the toy counterparts of their favorite characters. This branding became deeply insidious, and many children of the 1980s grew up with a deep and abiding nostalgia for their favorite toy ads. Artistry, character, writing, storytelling, and mythology were all distant, tertiary concerns during this era, and the bulk of animated shows from the '80s are deeply, deeply terrible as a result.

The Transformers toy line was launched in 1984 after Hasbro repurposed multiple robot molds from a Japanese toy line. The Transformers were robots who could be...

Orson Welles was just 26 when he wrote, produced, directed, and starred in "Citizen Kane." The 1941 film revolutionized the young industry. It boldly broke from the traditional linear storytelling pattern with a non-linear narrative told from several perspectives. Welles and cinematographer Gregg Toland introduced new cinematography techniques still used in modern filmmaking. Welles perfected the use of the montage, telling the complex life story of protagonist Charles Foster Kane in just under two hours. Welles broke established cinematic rules beginning with the film's opening moments. 

The character Charles Foster Kane is loosely based on media magnate and yellow journalism originator William Randolph Hearst. But "Citizen Kane" might also have been a prophetic story of Orson Welles' own life. After multiple marriages, reclusive periods in his life, and struggles with weight as he aged left many to draw comparisons to his own creation, Charles Foster Kane.

The man that began his film...

When word got out that HBO Max was working on a Velma origin story, fan responses were all over the place. It's not that "Scooby-Doo" fans dislike the four-eyed, orange-clad investigator who's been integral to Mystery Inc. since it first began in 1969. Rather, the hesitant responses to "Velma" were related to other aspects of the Mindy Kaling-led show, including its adult humor and violence, changes in animation style and characterization, and a conspicuous lack of the crime-solving Great Dane himself.

But if you look closely at the history of the long-running franchise, it's clear that for as long as Scooby and the gang have been on the air in some form or another, the shows have been repeatedly reinventing. And while that constant reinvention has often caused cyclical, ahistorical outrage from picky viewers, it's also the key to what makes "Scooby-Doo" so satisfying after all these years.

The 1969 Classic...

With 20 years behind him and the franchise, Freddie Prinze Jr. opens up about why he quit starring in the Scooby-Doo movies. Prinze Jr. starred in the live-action adaptations of the iconic Hanna-Barbera cartoon as Fred, the de facto leader of the central group of mystery solvers Mystery Inc., well-known for his bravado and his devising of plans to capture whatever perpetrator is at the heart of the mystery. Joined by Matthew Lillard, real wife Sarah Michelle Gellar and Linda Cardellini, the Scooby-Doo movies scored generally mixed-to-negative reviews at the time of their releases, but were box office successes.

In a recent profile piece with Esquire, Freddie Prinze Jr. reflected on his long-standing career in the film and TV industries. When asked about the Scooby-Doo movie franchise, the Fred actor recalled his frustrations working on the live-action projects, namely the changes in scripts, but explained why he quit the series, citing...

Burbank, CA – One of Filmation’s most beloved animated series has been newly remastered in high definition for release on Blu-ray for the first time ever! Warner Bros. Home Entertainment will distribute The Adventures of Batman: The Complete Collection on February 28, 2023, as a two-disc set featuring all 34 episodes of the classic series for 29.98 Srp (USA) and 39.99 Srp (Canada).

The Adventures of Batman was one of the spotlight animated television series to be produced by Filmation, who generated more than 50 animated series, over a dozen television shorts, specials and movies, and eight feature films. The Adventures of Batman was also paired with another famous DC Super Hero to become The Batman/Superman Hour.

Filmation veteran Olan Soule provided the voice of Batman, while American Top 40 co-founder & host Casey Kasem (Scooby-Doo franchise) played Robin. The supporting cast featured two-time Emmy Award winner Ted Knight as Commissioner Gordon, Larry Storch (F Troop) as Joker,...

Scooby-Doo has always walked a wobbly line between kid-friendly antics and grown-up gags. Although one of the many cartoon series Hanna-Barbara produced in the late ’60s and ’70s, complete with bubble-gum pop tunes and recycled animation, Scooby-Doo is fundamentally a horror show starring hippies. It didn’t take too much imagination to see why Scooby and Shaggy were always hungry. Even better, Scooby-Doo ended every episode by revealing that capitalism was the true monster, predating “elevated horror” by several decades.

With such a mixed history, it’s no surprise to learn that when Scooby-Doo got a live action, big-budget adaptation in the early 2000s, filmmakers had wanted to make the subtext text. And who better to help them than James Gunn, who got his big-budget start on the movie? Today, we know Gunn as the guy who made us empathize with an emotionally insecure murder racoon and mourn the tragedy befalling a mind-controlling space starfish.

The comedian and former The Daily Show correspondent talks about his favorite Blaxploitation movies with hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante.

Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode

Casablanca (1942) – John Landis’s trailer commentary

The Castle (1997)

The Spook Who Sat By The Door (1973) – Bill Duke’s trailer commentary

Pressure (1976)

Robinson Crusoe On Mars (1964) – Mick Garris’s trailer commentary

Boss (1975)

Django Unchained (2012) – Brian Trenchard-Smith’s trailer commentary

The Thing With Two Heads (1972) – Stuart Gordon’s trailer commentary

The Incredible 2-Headed Transplant (1971)

The Liberation of L.B. Jones (1970)

Last of the Mobile Hot Shots (1970)

Black Samurai (1977)

Truck Turner (1974)

Schindler’s List (1993)

Black Caesar (1973) – Larry Cohen’s trailer commentary

Hell Up In Harlem (1973) – Larry Cohen’s trailer commentary

Judas And The Black Messiah (2021)

Friday Foster (1975)

That Man Bolt (1973)

Blacula (1972)

Foxy Brown (1974) – Jack Hill’s trailer commentary

Dr. Black, Mr. Hyde (1976)

Willie Dynamite (1973) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review

Billy Jack (1971)

John Wick (2014)

The Matrix (1999)

Cleopatra Jones...

Don Jurwich, a longtime writer-director-producer at Hanna-Barbera and Marvel Productions, died July 13 of natural causes. He was 87.

Starting his career in animation as a layout and background artist, Jurwich worked his way up in storyboarding, eventually becoming a producer and director.

While working at Hanna-Barbera, Jurwich produced and directed “Scooby Doo,” “The Superfriends,” “Captain Caveman, “Richie Rich,” “Fonz and the Happy Days Gang,” along with one hour prime-time special, “Scooby Goes Hollywood.”

At Marvel, Jurwich directed “Spiderman and His Amazing Friends.” He also produced 85 half-hour episodes of “G.I. Joe,” along with the miniseries “G.I. Joe: The Movie,” which was later released as a feature film.

Over the course of his 40-year career, Jurwich contributed to animated series including “Road Runner,” “The Pink Panther,” “Rocky and Bullwinkle,” “The Flintstones,” “George The Jungle,” “Yogi Bear,” “Tom & Jerry” — along with their mini-me successor, the “Tom & Jerry Kids Show.” Jurwich also...

“I’m here to get rid of my dad and charge him with conservatorship abuse,” pop icon Britney Spears told a Los Angeles probate court on July 14th, at the latest hearing in Spears’ escalating 13-year campaign to end the conservatorships that have ruled her life since 2008.

Their relationship has only fractured further in recent years and on Monday, Spears officially filed paperwork tor remove her father Jamie from the conservatorship. But according to experts, whether Spears’ father will be removed and face criminal charges or civil penalties over what...