4+ day, 21+ hour ago (514+ words) While it's difficult to classify any superhero movie as sci-fi, TV shows with capes and masks paint a different picture. The episodic format allows creatives on the small screen to experiment with different ideas, including those that push boundaries. Here are the five best sci-fi episodes of superhero TV shows, including one that's universally disliked. In Season 1, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. serves as the MCU's take on a procedural, following a group of agents as they clean up problems left behind by the characters in the big leagues. Subsequent outings give the show more freedom, but it doesn't get much better than Season 3, which features what might be the most unique story in the MCU's history. While studying an alien artifact in "4,722 Hours," S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Jemma Simmons disappears from her post and ends up on an alien planet. She meets a NASA astronaut…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago (629+ words) A graduate of Truman State University, Nicole Drum has been with ComicBook since 2017, having previously been with PopCulture, Womanista, and The Hudsucker as well as having worked in radio doing Saturday morning news. A lifelong comics fan, she dreamed about being Lois Lane as a kid, which is how she ended up here. A [] Earlier this year, IDW's latest Star Trek series, Star Trek: The Last Starship, gave the franchise a huge fresh start and not only did the new series take some big swings, those swings paid off when the critically acclaimed first issue completely sold out, prompting an unprecedented second printing. The biggest Star Trek comic launch since the original relaunch at IDW, The Last Starship is proving to be a fan favorite and now, ahead of pre-order deadline for that second printing, ComicBook has an exclusive first…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago (305+ words) An experienced journalist in the entertainment sector, Tom Bacon was formerly Head of Star Wars at ScreenRant. He's a lifelong follower of some of the biggest franchises out there, including Doctor Who and Marvel, and absolute adores pretty much any form of transmedia. You can find him on Twitter, LinkedIn, or on Muckrack. Want more [] LEGO's eagerly-anticipated first Star Trek Icons set, the USS Enterprise-D, is officially on sale now. Black Friday is a day for LEGO to boldly go where it has never gone before, launching its new Star Trek range, much to the excitement and delight of collectors. Today, LEGO's USS Enterprise-D set (10356) is officially available for sale on the LEGO site. There's a bonus shuttlecraft available while stocks last, and collectors who pick it up today will also qualify for Black Friday deals. Set-specific gifts tend to…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago (1044+ words) A graduate of The University of Alabama with a degree in Film Production, and over a decade of experience covering entertainment, Spencer has been actively writing about movies, TV shows, comics, and video games for his entire adult life. He's met most of The Avengers (still waiting to meet Thor) and had Hellboy offer to [] For over sixty years, The Twilight Zone has been one of the premier genre brands and a quintessential piece of television history. The Rod Serling-created series premiered back in 1959 and immediately made a name for itself not only as one of the most unique shows of the era but one that would influence live-action storytelling on the big and small screens for decades to come. With its trademark twist endings, stories with a deeper meaning, and surprise character appearances, The Twilight Zone has remained a…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago (332+ words) The LEGO Star Trek U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D is a detailed replica of the starship from TNG that fans can build in 3.600 pieces. Details include a detachable command saucer, secondary hull, warp nacelles, and an opening shuttlebay with two mini shuttlepods. There's also a display stand with an information plaque and a Star Trek: The Next Generation minfigure display tile. Speaking of minifigures, there are 9 in the main set: Captain Jean-Luc Picard, Commander William Riker, Lieutenant Worf, Lieutenant Commander Data, Dr. Beverly Crusher, Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge, Counsellor Deanna Troi, Bartender Guinan, and Wesley Crusher. If you get the Shuttlepod set as a GWP, you'll also get a Ensign Ro Laren minifigure for a total of 10. Each minifigure comes with unique themed accessories, such as a teacup, trombone with stand, phaser, tricorder, engineering case, PADD, bottle, portable tractor beam generator,…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago (930+ words) Kai Young is a Movie & TV Staff Writer at ComicBook and a former Senior Staff Writer and Junior Editor at Screen Rant. Based in sometimes-sunny Brighton, UK, Kai has a BA and MA from London South Bank University in Drama and Performance and Creative Performance Practice, which inspired his passion for the filmmaking process, [] Over the years, many actors have appeared in both the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the long-running British science-fiction series, Doctor Who. Doctor Who premiered back in November 1963, and has become the longest-running sci-fi show on TV and one of the most popular and successful franchises ever in the six decades since. The series was revitalized in 2005 after a 16-year hiatus, and the revival series has released simultaneously to Marvel Studios" theatrical sci-fi stories set in the MCU, allowing several celebrated actors to appear in both franchises....

3+ week, 3+ day ago (290+ words) The LEGO Star Trek U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D is a detailed replica of the starship from TNG that fans can build in 3.600 pieces. Details include a detachable command saucer, secondary hull, warp nacelles, and an opening shuttlebay with two mini shuttlepods. There's also a display stand with an information plaque and a Star Trek: The Next Generation minfigure display tile. Speaking of minifigures, there are 9 in the main set: Captain Jean-Luc Picard, Commander William Riker, Lieutenant Worf, Lieutenant Commander Data, Dr. Beverly Crusher, Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge, Counsellor Deanna Troi, Bartender Guinan, and Wesley Crusher. If you get the Shuttlepod set as a GWP, you'll also get a Ensign Ro Laren minifigure for a total of 10. Each minifigure comes with unique themed accessories, such as a teacup, trombone with stand, phaser, tricorder, engineering case, PADD, bottle, portable tractor beam generator,…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago (304+ words) It's a fun episode poking at the Star Trek fandom in general (and offers a cute look at the cast making fun of themselves), but it's just not nearly as much as fans might have hoped to see from the episode itself. Still, it's worth it to see the Star Trek love. That's unfortunately the extent of the science-fiction elements of the idea, but it's a cool story where Stewie tries to improve his future self's life in any way he can. Science-fiction stories are always fun when these major technologies are treated as a regular facet of life, and this is a great example of that concept. One ends up having more luck than the other side at first, but soon enough the troubles catch up with both of them. Then they reunite in quite the hilarious way and…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago (627+ words) Villains in the MCU always know how to make an entrance. Ultron scares Earth's Mightiest Heroes half to death at their party in Avengers: Age of Ultron, and Loki makes a fool out of a bunch of capable soldiers in The Avengers. However, it's Ebony Maw and Cull Obsidian that take the cake because they arrive on Earth on the Q-Ship. A ring-shaped vessel lands in the middle of New York City, drawing the attention of everyone in Avengers: Infinity War. Its spinning mechanisms and massive size make it an intimidating force that makes the skin crawl on the likes of Iron Man and Doctor Strange. In addition to scale, it's also practical, as it can travel at incredible speeds across the galaxy. Asgard has great chariot-like ships that carry its soldiers wherever they are needed. They don't get much…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago (223+ words) Everyone's FAVORITE wrestler turned actor will be starring in one of the most ICONIC franchises in TV history. Star Trek: Starfleet Academy premieres in January on Paramount+. You can get a sneak peek of just how AMAZING I look here. Small correction Collider, I'm not one of" In a previous interview, Lynch spoke about the experience of being on the set and a part of such an iconic franchise. Lynch told Collider, "I'm on the bridge crew, and filming on the bridge, it was one of the most amazing sets I've ever been on." Lynch then revealed her history with the franchise growing up, saying, "I grew up when Star Trek was one of the two shows that was on TV in Ireland, on whatever four channels we had, so it was always on in the background. I can't say…...