Spinning out of the popular Marvel movie, the Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy cartoon series will air on Disney XD starting September 26, 2015. But there’s a sneak peek debut of the first episode tomorrow, September 5, at 9 PM Eastern/8 PM Central, in which “the newly-christened Guardians of the Galaxy come into possession of a dangerous artifact that has Thanos’ new second-in-charge, Korath, after them.” Here’s a teaser of “Road to Knowhere” that’s heavy on the action:

Most of the superhero TV show marketing revolves around expected ideas: Gotham pushes a dark, mythic world, while the CW superhero shows, like Arrow, have a strong dash of relationship angst. Supergirl, coming this fall to CBS, aims to be different, which I welcome. I’d also expect as much — CBS viewers skew older than the “newer” networks, and they likely have higher expectations for their first superhero show. Their idea of a promo event goes like this: invite 400 […]

CW Seed is an online streaming network focused on “animation, game shows, comedy, and digital personalities”. The main advertising point is that they have every episode ever of Whose Line Is It Anyway? (the American version). They’re also airing Almost Human (the scifi show with Michael Ealy as a robot and Karl Urban as his grumpy cop partner), Hellcats (a cheerleader soap opera that was surprisingly good), The (1990) Flash, the Veronica Mars spinoff Play It Again, Dick, and season […]

I don’t watch much wrestling, but since we had friends over for SummerSlam, I paid attention to one match in particular. Stephen Amell, star of Arrow, actually got in the ring as part of a tag team with Neville. There was some typically jumped-up plotine about Amell and Stardust (who looks and acts like a comic-book crazy), and yes, the fight was likely well-choreographed ahead of time, but I was just impressed that a TV lead was willing to do […]

DC and NBC are teaming up for what Deadline.com calls “The Office, but with superheroes.” It’s a half-hour single-camera comedy by Ben Queen, who previously created the short-lived A to Z (which had strong casting but boring writing) and wrote Cars 2. The show is planned for pilot, without a series commitment yet, and here’s the description: Powerless is a workplace comedy set at one of the worst insurance companies in America — with the twist being that it also […]

The same way that the Disney Infinity video game allows you to match up characters across properties — including Mickey Mouse, Captain Jack Sparrow, Marvel superheroes including Iron Man, and Star Wars characters — the upcoming Lego Dimensions (out next month) does it for Warner Bros. brands, as well as others. The character families for the game include: The Lego Movie (duh) DC Comics (including Wonder Woman, Cyborg, and Aquaman) The Lord of the Rings The Wizard of Oz Scooby-Doo […]

Although The Flash, with its superhero action and humor, is a fun watch, Agent Carter has a special place in my heart among the comic book TV shows. It’s got that charming retro period setting, for one thing, and for another, it directly addresses sexism, as the men around her ignore Carter’s competence and skills in spite of her achievements. Plus, it’s well-acted, and the short run allowed it to keep adrenaline high without lots of filler. In case you […]

Warner Home Video has announced that The Flash: The Complete First Season will be available on Blu-ray (list price $60.10, 4 discs) and DVD (list price $59.98, 5 discs) on September 22. The series premiere of The Flash was the most-watched in The CW’s history. The show stars Grant Gustin as the title hero, supported by Jesse L. Martin, Candice Patton, Tom Cavanagh, Danielle Panabaker, and Carlos Valdes. The sets will include the 23 episodes of season 1, plus these […]