Fringe: A Key Component Revealed

Hey, Fringe fanatics, ready to have your mind blown again?

After the last two tragic, game-changing episodes, it looks like Walter, Peter and Olivia are ready to take the battle to The Observers like never before.  On this Friday's episode, "Through the Looking Glass and What Walter Found There," a new tape is discovered, sending Walter out on his own to search for answers.  A few weeks back, I visited the set of Fringe in Vancouver and talked to stars Anna Torv, Joshua Jackson and John Noble about this particular episode, which they were in the middle of shooting.

"Essentially, we're fighting Observers today," Torv said with a grin, also telling me that a ton of the episode takes place inside one particular building. "We've been in this, like, green hallway for days, and we've been doing it in parts too." 

Jackson -- who, at the time, had to keep quiet about the big change Peter went through in last week's episode -- was able to elaborate a little more on the whole "green hallway" aspect of the shoot.  "We are in the midst of the device that gets introduced in episode 1, about the tapes," he said.  "So that becomes the motivational device - plot device - of every episode mostly this season. That is the direct consequence of one of the pieces of Walter’s plan that he’s hidden. And it takes us into this hallway. He’s hidden a key component that, actually, I think will probably be for all the serious Fringe-heads the coolest reveal of the episode - What it is that’s in there."

Look, if Jackson's even geeking out about this fun reveal, then you know it's going to rock.  "This is one of those things you don’t want to tease too much, because maybe everyone will be like, 'meh,' Jackson shrugged. "The thing that we reveal in the episode that we’re shooting right now - if you geeked out on the mythology of the show - is going to be one of those 'knock-your-socks-off' moments."

Check out these two new clips from Friday's episode...

"We’ve mined our own history well for things going forward," Jackson continued.  "And it’s a smart show that takes things that either weren’t intended or were intended and is sort of engaged by its own mythology, and lets the story spin out of things that we’ve already established. So something that seemed incidental is going to come back to be crucial. And ultimately, it gets one of our characters to his or her natural finishing state in a way that is going to make the original intention -- or that thing that seemed incidental -- seem so f**king cool."

John Noble, whose Walter Bishop has now buried himself in his quest to take down The Observers, talked to me about his path on this particular episode. "In the episode now, I'm sort of going through a few manifestations of just retrieving Walter's lost memories, depending on what memories are coming up at the time," Noble said.  "So, it's an interesting challenge.  His brain is jangled.  Having regained a lot of his skills, now he's had them all shattered again, which creates a problem. Then we have little pieces of it returning at different times, and different manifestations of his character coming back."

"The reason [Walter] had his brain cut out was because he didn't actually like what he was," Noble added, "which was a man of hubris and arrogance. That sort of slips back in every now and again.  Some of the stuff is almost Walternate-like.  Very stern and hard."

"Through the Looking Glass and What Walter Found There" airs Friday, November 9th at 9/8c on FOX.

Matt Fowler is a writer for IGN. Follow him on Twitter at @TheMattFowler and on IGN at mattfowler. No other choice you will ever make will be as easy and render such a great reward.

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Fringe: A Key Component Revealed

Hey, Fringe fanatics, ready to have your mind blown again?

After the last two tragic, game-changing episodes, it looks like Walter, Peter and Olivia are ready to take the battle to The Observers like never before.  On this Friday's episode, "Through the Looking Glass and What Walter Found There," a new tape is discovered, sending Walter out on his own to search for answers.  A few weeks back, I visited the set of Fringe in Vancouver and talked to stars Anna Torv, Joshua Jackson and John Noble about this particular episode, which they were in the middle of shooting.

"Essentially, we're fighting Observers today," Torv said with a grin, also telling me that a ton of the episode takes place inside one particular building. "We've been in this, like, green hallway for days, and we've been doing it in parts too." 

Jackson -- who, at the time, had to keep quiet about the big change Peter went through in last week's episode -- was able to elaborate a little more on the whole "green hallway" aspect of the shoot.  "We are in the midst of the device that gets introduced in episode 1, about the tapes," he said.  "So that becomes the motivational device - plot device - of every episode mostly this season. That is the direct consequence of one of the pieces of Walter’s plan that he’s hidden. And it takes us into this hallway. He’s hidden a key component that, actually, I think will probably be for all the serious Fringe-heads the coolest reveal of the episode - What it is that’s in there."

Look, if Jackson's even geeking out about this fun reveal, then you know it's going to rock.  "This is one of those things you don’t want to tease too much, because maybe everyone will be like, 'meh,' Jackson shrugged. "The thing that we reveal in the episode that we’re shooting right now - if you geeked out on the mythology of the show - is going to be one of those 'knock-your-socks-off' moments."

Check out these two new clips from Friday's episode...

"We’ve mined our own history well for things going forward," Jackson continued.  "And it’s a smart show that takes things that either weren’t intended or were intended and is sort of engaged by its own mythology, and lets the story spin out of things that we’ve already established. So something that seemed incidental is going to come back to be crucial. And ultimately, it gets one of our characters to his or her natural finishing state in a way that is going to make the original intention -- or that thing that seemed incidental -- seem so f**king cool."

John Noble, whose Walter Bishop has now buried himself in his quest to take down The Observers, talked to me about his path on this particular episode. "In the episode now, I'm sort of going through a few manifestations of just retrieving Walter's lost memories, depending on what memories are coming up at the time," Noble said.  "So, it's an interesting challenge.  His brain is jangled.  Having regained a lot of his skills, now he's had them all shattered again, which creates a problem. Then we have little pieces of it returning at different times, and different manifestations of his character coming back."

"The reason [Walter] had his brain cut out was because he didn't actually like what he was," Noble added, "which was a man of hubris and arrogance. That sort of slips back in every now and again.  Some of the stuff is almost Walternate-like.  Very stern and hard."

"Through the Looking Glass and What Walter Found There" airs Friday, November 9th at 9/8c on FOX.

Matt Fowler is a writer for IGN. Follow him on Twitter at @TheMattFowler and on IGN at mattfowler. No other choice you will ever make will be as easy and render such a great reward.

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Fringe: A Key Component Revealed

Hey, Fringe fanatics, ready to have your mind blown again?

After the last two tragic, game-changing episodes, it looks like Walter, Peter and Olivia are ready to take the battle to The Observers like never before.  On this Friday's episode, "Through the Looking Glass and What Walter Found There," a new tape is discovered, sending Walter out on his own to search for answers.  A few weeks back, I visited the set of Fringe in Vancouver and talked to stars Anna Torv, Joshua Jackson and John Noble about this particular episode, which they were in the middle of shooting.

"Essentially, we're fighting Observers today," Torv said with a grin, also telling me that a ton of the episode takes place inside one particular building. "We've been in this, like, green hallway for days, and we've been doing it in parts too." 

Jackson -- who, at the time, had to keep quiet about the big change Peter went through in last week's episode -- was able to elaborate a little more on the whole "green hallway" aspect of the shoot.  "We are in the midst of the device that gets introduced in episode 1, about the tapes," he said.  "So that becomes the motivational device - plot device - of every episode mostly this season. That is the direct consequence of one of the pieces of Walter’s plan that he’s hidden. And it takes us into this hallway. He’s hidden a key component that, actually, I think will probably be for all the serious Fringe-heads the coolest reveal of the episode - What it is that’s in there."

Look, if Jackson's even geeking out about this fun reveal, then you know it's going to rock.  "This is one of those things you don’t want to tease too much, because maybe everyone will be like, 'meh,' Jackson shrugged. "The thing that we reveal in the episode that we’re shooting right now - if you geeked out on the mythology of the show - is going to be one of those 'knock-your-socks-off' moments."

Check out these two new clips from Friday's episode...

"We’ve mined our own history well for things going forward," Jackson continued.  "And it’s a smart show that takes things that either weren’t intended or were intended and is sort of engaged by its own mythology, and lets the story spin out of things that we’ve already established. So something that seemed incidental is going to come back to be crucial. And ultimately, it gets one of our characters to his or her natural finishing state in a way that is going to make the original intention -- or that thing that seemed incidental -- seem so f**king cool."

John Noble, whose Walter Bishop has now buried himself in his quest to take down The Observers, talked to me about his path on this particular episode. "In the episode now, I'm sort of going through a few manifestations of just retrieving Walter's lost memories, depending on what memories are coming up at the time," Noble said.  "So, it's an interesting challenge.  His brain is jangled.  Having regained a lot of his skills, now he's had them all shattered again, which creates a problem. Then we have little pieces of it returning at different times, and different manifestations of his character coming back."

"The reason [Walter] had his brain cut out was because he didn't actually like what he was," Noble added, "which was a man of hubris and arrogance. That sort of slips back in every now and again.  Some of the stuff is almost Walternate-like.  Very stern and hard."

"Through the Looking Glass and What Walter Found There" airs Friday, November 9th at 9/8c on FOX.

Matt Fowler is a writer for IGN. Follow him on Twitter at @TheMattFowler and on IGN at mattfowler. No other choice you will ever make will be as easy and render such a great reward.

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Fringe: A Key Component Revealed

Hey, Fringe fanatics, ready to have your mind blown again?

After the last two tragic, game-changing episodes, it looks like Walter, Peter and Olivia are ready to take the battle to The Observers like never before.  On this Friday's episode, "Through the Looking Glass and What Walter Found There," a new tape is discovered, sending Walter out on his own to search for answers.  A few weeks back, I visited the set of Fringe in Vancouver and talked to stars Anna Torv, Joshua Jackson and John Noble about this particular episode, which they were in the middle of shooting.

"Essentially, we're fighting Observers today," Torv said with a grin, also telling me that a ton of the episode takes place inside one particular building. "We've been in this, like, green hallway for days, and we've been doing it in parts too." 

Jackson was able to elaborate a little more on the whole "green hallway" aspect of the shoot.  "We are in the midst of the device that gets introduced in episode 1, about the tapes," he said.  "So that becomes the motivational device - plot device - of every episode mostly this season. That is the direct consequence of one of the pieces of Walter’s plan that he’s hidden. And it takes us into this hallway. He’s hidden a key component that, actually, I think will probably be for all the serious Fringe-heads the coolest reveal of the episode - What it is that’s in there."

Look, if Jackson's even geeking out about this fun reveal, then you know it's going to rock.  "This is one of those things you don’t want to tease too much, because maybe everyone will be like, 'meh,' Jackson shrugged. "The thing that we reveal in the episode that we’re shooting right now - if you geeked out on the mythology of the show - is going to be one of those 'knock-your-socks-off' moments."

Check out these two new clips from Friday's episode...

"We’ve mined our own history well for things going forward," Jackson continued.  "And it’s a smart show that takes things that either weren’t intended or were intended and is sort of engaged by its own mythology, and sort of lets the story spin out of things that we’ve already established. So something that seemed incidental is going to come back to be crucial. And ultimately, it gets one of our characters to his or her natural finishing state in a way that is going to make the original intention -- or that thing that seemed incidental -- seem so f***ing cool."

John Noble, whose Walter Bishop has now buried himself in his quest to take down The Observers, talked to me about his path on this particular episode. "In the episode now, I'm sort of going through a few manifestations of just retrieving Walter's lost memories, depending on what memories are coming up at the time," Noble said.  "So, it's an interesting challenge.  His brain is jangled.  Having regained a lot of his skills, now he's had them all shattered again, which creates a problem. Then we have little pieces of it returning at different times, and different manifestations of his character coming back."

"The reason [Walter] had his brain cut out was because he didn't actually like what he was," Noble added, "which was a man of hubris and arrogance. That sort of slips back in every now and again.  Some of the stuff is almost Walternate-like.  Very stern and hard."

"Through the Looking Glass and What Walter Found There" airs Friday, November 9th at 9/8c on FOX.

Matt Fowler is a writer for IGN. Follow him on Twitter at @TheMattFowler and on IGN at mattfowler. No other choice you will ever make will be as easy and render such a great reward.

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Arrow Exclusive: Farscape and Stargate SG-1's Ben Browder to Play DC Comics Character Ted Gaynor

The producers of Arrow are not being shy when it comes to bringing in characters from DC Comics, with several slated to appear in upcoming episodes – some known for their appearances in Green Arrow comics, some pulled from other DC sources.

IGN has learned that we’ll be meeting another new DC character in the show’s 11th episode, as Ted Gaynor is introduced, played by Ben Browder.

On Arrow, Gaynor is Diggle’s commanding officer from his first tour in Afghanistan, who now works as a bodyguard for Blackhawk Squad Protection Group in Starling City. As a series of armored truck robberies strike the city, Gaynor proves to be a polarizing figure between Oliver (Stephen Amell) and Diggle (David Ramsey).

Ben Browder (during his Stargate days) and the DC version of Ted Gaynor.

Ted Gaynor first appeared in DC Comics in Blackhawk #266 in 1984, while a story arc a couple of years ago in Batman Confidential involved the former member of the Blackhawk Squadron taking on Batman, Blackhawk and Lady Blackhawk. While it doesn’t look like Arrow will be involving the Blackhawk character himself (at least not yet), there is still a big nod to Gaynor’s comic book history via the inclusion of the Blackhawk Squad name.

Browder is well known to sci-fi fans for his roles on both Farscape and Stargate SG-1, and recently, he’s guest starred on series like Chuck and Doctor Who. This will be Browder’s second time playing a DC Comics character – he previously voiced Bartholomew Lash on an episode of the animated Justice League series.

Browder will be seen on Arrow as Ted Gaynor in the episode “Trust But Verify”, airing in early 2013.

Arrow airs Wednesday nights at 8pm on The CW, with a new episode, “Damaged” (featuring Deathstroke), debuting tonight.

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New Young Justice, Green Lantern Episodes Abruptly Pushed to 2013

Fans looking for new episodes of Young Justice and Green Lantern: The Animated Series on Cartoon Network's DC Nation block this past Saturday were sorely disappointed when they tuned in to find nothing of the kind (instead episodes of Dragons: Riders of Berk aired in their stead).

What at first seemed like a mix-up on the network's part soon became much more bizarre when it was revealed that CN had abruptly pulled the entire DC Nation block of programming (which also includes those great little Superhero Shorts) from their schedule until January, 2013. This move comes only three weeks after Young Justice and Green Lantern had returned from an almost four-month-long hiatus. So this means only two new episodes of each show will have aired in more than six months by the time we get to the new year. Huh?

Cartoon Network and Warner Bros. have been mum on the situation, offering no explanation for the sudden move aside from this strangely cheery tweet from CN: "Hey #DCNation fans! Have you heard?? DC Nation will return in January with all new episodes!" No, we had certainly not heard that… (The DC Comics Facebook page offered a similarly brief message about a January return, and when we reached out to our sources all we got were similarly one-sentenced responses.)

Some have speculated that Cartoon Network wants to hold the new episodes for the station's 20th anniversary or perhaps for the launch of the upcoming Beware The Batman. As IGN TV's Executive Editor Eric Goldman points out, the huge success of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on Nick has sucked viewers away from CN -- though TMNT airs at 11, which is when DC Nation ends, so are kids just suddenly watching Nick all morning? Seems unlikely.

It must be said that Cartoon Network, DC and Warner Bros. are all corporate siblings, so it doesn't make sense to think that CN would not care about or have a reason to be dismissive of Young Justice and Green Lantern. The abruptness of the movie is just very strange, and it certainly doesn't help the programs themselves -- especially Young Justice which is very arc-heavy and dense with scores of characters to follow. When the show takes these long hiatuses (which it unfortunately has done on several occasions now), it becomes that much more difficult for fans to jump back in.

Interestingly, a teaser for the remainder of Young Justice Season 2 could be spotted at the DC booth at New York Comic-Con this weekend. That video has now found its way online and can be seen right here:

But wait! For now, anyway, you can (legally) download via iTunes what should've been this week's episode of Young Justice ("Before the Dawn"). The Green Lantern: TAS episode ("Steam Lantern") is harder to find, though one of the show's producers, Giancarlo Volpe, has provided some details via his Twitter (@giancarlo_volpe) on how to locate it. Why these episodes were made available this way is unclear, unless Cartoon Network's pulling them from airing was so abrupt that they simply slipped through the cracks.

Also, a petition has shown up here that seeks to get the episodes on the air before January.

So expect IGN's reviews on those iTunes episodes soon, but beyond that… well, I guess we all know what we're doing in 2013.

IGN Movies Editor Scott Collura made a Kid-Flash costume for his son last year. Follow him on Twitter at @ScottIGN, on IGN at scottcollura and on Facebook.

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Syfy Picks up Primeval Spinoff

Syfy has just acquired Primeval: New World, the next generation of Primeval, from Entertainment One. The network will air 13 episodes in total.

New World will star Niall Matter (Eureka), Sara Canning (The Vampire Diaries) and Danny Rahim (Young James Herriot) as a team of animal experts and scientists investigating paranormal events, while battling both prehistoric and futuristic creatures. Sanctuary's Amanda Tapping is set to direct several of the episodes.

"This fast-paced entertaining and smart series will delight fans of the original program as well as introduce new viewers to this fascinating world," said Chris Regina, Syfy's senior vice president of programming.

Primeval: New World joins the network's slate of other original shows, which include Lost Girl, Merlin and the upcoming Sinbad. The series is scheduled to air in 2013.

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Boardwalk Empire: "Bone for Tuna" Review

Warning: Full spoilers for the episode follow...

So after three episodes, this has really become Bobby Cannavale's season. And let's face it, in "Bone for Tuna," we all knew there was no way Rosetti was leaving Atlantic City, for the second time, as anything other than bitter and angry. No matter how much Nucky tried to repair their working relationship. As Nucky put it so well, Rosetti could find an "insult in a bouquet of roses." And Cannavale is just crushing it. The way Rosetti not only gets offended when tells him something he doesn't know, but also when people who state the obvious is terrifying. And it was fun to see the fat corrupt cop get incinerated at the end since we all probably had him marked for death when he spoke out of turn in the diner at the top of the episode. Well, as fun as seeing someone burned alive can be. "You think you have friends. They're all dogs with bones."

"Everyone's a person though, right? How else are they supposed to take it?" Rosetti has a point, although taken to a psychotic extreme. Nucky's finding out the hard way that you can't remain cold and detached from a business that takes people's lives. Killing is personal, and now Nucky's repressed anxiety is manifesting itself in dreams. Now, I'm not a huge fan of dream sequences. Often they're a cheap way to show us what a character is thinking. In fact, I usually just deem most of them to be time fillers. And your enjoyment of this season will have a lot to do with how invested you are in Nucky's loneliness. Which is not an easy thing to care about when we're presented with people of great power. Nucky's obsession with Billie Kent is helping us empathize a little here since he's mistakenly fallen for a woman who simply can't give him what he needs. So he's actually making things worse for himself.

I do enjoy how much Nucky has Rosetti pegged though. "Are we starting with this now?," Nucky says right at the moment when Rosetti might be spiraling into one of his fits over a monkey comment...that Nucky actually said to diffuse a possible misunderstanding. So for Nucky nothing's personal and for Rosetti everything's a slight. And I have a feeling that, when all is said and done, Nucky's going to start to creep down to Rosetti's level, possibly even entering a state of rage. Of course, knowing how Rosetti is, Nucky should have known that him not being there to see Rosetti off would cause trouble. But, like I mentioned, he's distracted these days. Nucky's numbers might not come close to Harrow's "63," but he's still feeling the ill effects of an increased body count.

Harrow's scene with Nucky was great; telling Nucky that he blew out Manny's left eye for Angie, not Jimmy the soldier. I was also reminded of Eli's "How the f*** are you still alive?" from last week concerning Micky's hair-brained idea to start spreading the rumor that he killed Manny. Over in Chicago, Van Alden was having a harder time than usual bonding with the "Brotherhood of Bulls*** and Blarney." It was easy to tell that a raid was going to go down, as soon as the other salesbullies mentioned the speak easy, but I thought Van Alden was actually going to be the one to call it in, as payback on them for the ink prank. But no, he got caught in the raid himself. Actually taking more offense to the corrupt booze officer who asked for a bribe to let him scram. It's funny to watch for when and where Van Alden's "morality" rears up. Especially considering that he's now living a fake life and taken a new bride in Sigrid.

I don't particularly like not liking Margaret, so I was happy to see that she didn't make a giant scene in front of the Bishop regarding prenatal care. I expected a haughty lecture in front of unappreciative bores, but instead she actually acted a bit devious and played Dr. Landau for a fool. In the end, she just needed to present her case in front of someone who outranks Landau, and give the credit to Landau so no one thinks they're being upstaged by a woman. So I was happy to be able to leave this episode without being frustrated with her. Plus, she and Nucky were able to act nice and be civil with one another during the award ceremony. With even a slight undercurrent of caring.

On the less interesting side of "Bone for Tuna," Lucky and Lansky are still beefing with Joe Masseria. Not a lot of time was given to this story, and when you add to that the fact that viewers will have to remember back to last season in order to place the lesser Masseria storyline, it doesn't add up to anything interesting. On a more intriguing note, having to do with Rosetti naturally, Rosetti's infatuation with Gillian was nice touch. As gentle as he is around her though, I don't see this ending well. I just don't think anything can end well when Gyp wants something. Because that just means there's a possibility he can't have it. And then watch out!

Matt Fowler is a writer for IGN. Follow him on Twitter at @TheMattFowler and IGN. WARNING: No Nudity!

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2012 Fall TV Premiere Review Round Up

We are right in the thick of the fall TV season debuts, with the premiere episodes coming at us day after day. For that reason, we're collecting all of our premiere reviews -- whether for new or returning series -- in one handy place. Check 'em out below, and bookmark this page, as more will be added in the days to come!

The Big Bang Theory: Season 6 Premiere Review

South Park: Midseason Premiere Review

Elementary: Series Premiere Review

Brickleberry: Series Premiere Review

How I Met Your Mother: Season 9 Premiere Review

The Neighbors: Series Premiere Review

Vegas: Series Premiere Review

Last Resort: Series Premiere Review

The Office: Season 9 Premiere Review

Parks and Recreation: Season 5 Premiere Review

Sons of Anarchy: Season 5 Premiere Review

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Boardwalk Empire: Season 3 Premiere Review

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Revolution: Series Premiere Review

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Doctor Who: Season 7 Premiere Review

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Guys with Kids: Series Premiere Review

The New Normal: Series Premiere Review

Go On: Series Premiere Review

Ben and Kate: Series Premiere Review

The Mindy Project: Series Premiere Review

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The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes - "Emperor Stark" Review

Note: Full spoilers for the episode follow.

After sitting out several episodes of Earth's Mightiest Heroes following his conversion in "Ultron Unlimited," Vision came back in a big way with "Emperor Stark." The episode kicked off with a great premise, as Vision awoke after a 30-day repair process to discover that Tony Stark had inexplicably chosen to take over the world. If superhero movies have taught us anything, it's that any device promising free, unlimited energy will eventually be harnessed for nefarious purposes.

The episode was certainly a strong showing for Vision, whose inorganic mind suddenly became a major asset in a world where Purple Man ruled all. His interaction with his new teammates was very enjoyable, particularly when Hawkeye scolded Vision for calling the battle "easy." Hawkeye had his own solid moments throughout. It was amusing to see Cap trick him out of being brainwashed by reminding Hawkeye that he doesn't like to do what other people tell him to. Hawkeye's trick shot in space also stood out as a memorable moment. Buit nothing topped the brawl between Thor and Vision. Seeing the latter take on 500 tons of mass and dive-bomb Thor from orbit had to be one of the top moments in the show's two-year history.

What was interesting about Christopher Yost's script for "Emperor Stark" is that it showed a bit less less direct influence from the Avengers comics than usual. Technically this episode could be said to be inspired by the Emperor Doom graphic novel, but the cast of characters, their motivations, and Purple Man's role in the story were heavily modified. Purple Man is known for committing some heinous acts against Marvel's heroes. And while his misdeeds in this episode certainly didn't outclass those in Brian Michael Bendis' Alias comic, he still managed to hit Tony closer to home than any other villain in the series. The fact that it was all merely revenge for being made to look foolish in public was a nice extra touch. Star Trek: The Next Generation's Brent Spiner made a welcome guest appearance as the voice of Purple Man. Spiner seemed poorly suited for the Joker on Young Justice, but here Purple Man had just the right blend of shrillness and subtle malice.

My only complaint with "Emperor Stark" was that it could have been drawn out longer. The ending in particular could have used a bit more attention. Stark noted his own culpability in Purple Man's world domination scheme, but Cap seemed content to brush away his concerns and deliver a typically heart-warming, sappy speech. The extended brawl between the two brought to mind the conflict in Mark Millar's Civil War comic. For a time it seemed as though the series was moving towards a full-on adaptation of that conflict, but with EMH ending in a few months, clearly that won't be the case. Even so, it would have been nice to see the episode end on a slightly more ambiguous note in terms of the Cap/Iron Man dynamic.

That aside, this was easily one of the better installments of Earth's Mightiest Heroes this season. Next week brings the long-awaited return of Hulk and the resolution of the Red Hulk mystery.

Jesse is a writer for IGN Comics and IGN Movies. He can't wait until he's old enough to feel ways about stuff. Follow Jesse on Twitter, or find him on IGN.

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Arrested Development Creator Talks Season 4

Arrested Development's highly anticipated fourth season went into production earlier last month, with Netflix set to premiere the new episodes next spring.

In a recent interview with Vulture, show creator Mitchell Hurwitz offered an update on the revival, which is set to focus on a specific character for each episode. Explained Hurwitz, "It's almost an anthology version of the show with each episode focusing on a particular character and where they've been since the family fell apart six years ago." The creator added that didn't mean you'd only see one Bluth per episode, as some other folks would be popping up in other people's stories as well.

As for the possibility of additional AD content, Hurwitz continued, "Our initial order is for ten [episodes], but the beauty of Netflix is that we theoretically have an opportunity to provide more material for them..."

For years, Hurwitz was trying to get an Arrested Development movie off the ground and he noted that was still what he hoped would happen. "The [new] episodes are an outgrowth of the design of what we hope will be the movie. They precede it. They function as an act one of a movie that we all want to do, but haven't 'sold' yet."

While Netflix originally announced that it would be releasing all ten episodes at once, Hurwitz said that may not necessarily be the case. "I actually think the strategy for release is up in the air," he noted. "I know Netflix at one point was talking about streaming them all at once, because that's how they've done it with other shows, and it's their choice."

Perhaps we'll be getting weekly installments of Arrested Development after all? Let us hear what you think in the comments below!

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Doctor Who Series 7 Posters To Feast Your Eyes On

Ahead of this Saturday's Series 7 premiere - Asylum of the Daleks - the BBC has unveiled five posters to commemorate the first five shows of the season. The episodes are due to air over the coming weeks before a slight break leading up to the Christmas special which will introduce the new companion played by Jenna-Louise Coleman.

The second half of the season will air in 2013, with eight more episodes already filmed to be shown during the show's 60th anniversary. Check out the posters for Asylum of the Daleks, Dinosaurs on a Spaceship, A Town Called Mercy, The Power of Three and The Angels Take Manhattan below and click to enlarge.

Exterminate!

I ride a triceratops now. Triceratops are cool.

Sonic Screwdrivers At Dawn.

It's the magic number.

No peeking.

Roll on Saturday!

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FX Orders New Cold War-Era Spy Drama

FX announced today that they've ordered up 13 episodes of The Americans - a period drama about the complex marriage of two KGB spies posing as Americans in suburban Washington DC shortly after Ronald Reagan is elected President.

The Americans was created by Joe Weisberg and stars Keri Russell (Felicity), Matthew Rhys (Brothers & Sisters) and Noah Emmerich (Super 8). The series will revolve around the arranged marriage of Phillip (Rhys) and Elizabeth Jennings (Russell), who have two children who know nothing about their parents true identity. As the marriage grows more passionate and genuine by the day, it is still constantly tested by the escalation of the Cold War and the intimate, dangerous and darkly funny relationships they must maintain with a network of spies and informants under their control. Complicating their relationship further is Phillip’s growing sense of affinity for America’s values and way of life. Tensions also heighten upon the arrival of a new neighbor, Stan (Emmerich), an FBI agent working in counter intelligence.

Keri Russell in FOX's Running Wilde.

“We’re proud to welcome The Americans, a taught series that crackles with incredible performances rooted in character perspectives never explored on a U.S. television series, to FX’s line up of quality dramas,” said John Landgraf, President and General Manager, FX Networks. “We’re equally excited to welcome Graham Yost’s talented young Padawan Joe Weisberg as Creator/Showrunner. He joins a long line of gifted writer/producers who have taken their first shot at greatness on FX.”

Weisberg is Executive Producer/Showrunner, alongside Executive Producer Graham Yost (Justified). The series begins production in October and is scheduled to premiere in early 2013.

Source : ign[dot]com