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'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy' 1×09 Recap: '300th Night' - Pop Heist The cadets face the end of their first year at Starfleet Academy and wrestle with who they’ve since become.

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Jonathan Frakes proves he’s the go-to guy for crafting truly compelling Trek. 🖖
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'Shoresy' is Better Than 'Ted Lasso' 'Shoresy' is one of the best shows airing right now, an emotionally satisfying, uplifting, and singular merging of sports drama and comedy.

New at @popheist.com, I wrote a thing I've been thinking about writing for a long time, because SHORESY Season 5 is great.

Go 'til you can't go no more!

'Shoresy' is Better Than 'Ted Lasso' 'Shoresy' is one of the best shows airing right now, an emotionally satisfying, uplifting, and singular merging of sports drama and comedy.

'Shoresy' is one of the best shows airing right now, an emotionally satisfying, uplifting, and singular merging of sports drama and comedy.

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'Dark' 1x08 Recap: 'As You Sow, So You Shall Reap' - Pop Heist This is the show at its bleakest and most exhilarating. By reaching back to 1953, it makes the labyrinth more suffocating and intricate.

Winden's prosperity is literally built on corpses.

Heist Guide: Transformers - Pop Heist Trust us, there's a LOT to know about Transformers! Movies, comics, toys, and more TV series than you'd think possible!

Trust us, there's a LOT to know about Transformers! Movies, comics, toys, and more TV series than you'd think possible!

'Murder, She Wrote' 2x18 Recap: 'If a Body Meet a Body' - Pop Heist A dead body goes missing and a missing body turns up dead in this case of casket switcheroo involving a widow, a mistress, and blueberries.

Deadlines and dead bodies make for rotten bedfellows.

Queerly Nerdy: Anime Inspired and Very Gay - Pop Heist Classic anime has inspired countless LGBTQ+ themed novels, video games, manga and more. Here are a few hidden gems.

Classic anime has inspired countless LGBTQ+ themed novels, video games, manga and more. Here are a few hidden gems.

'Murder, She Wrote' Season 2 Finale Recap: 'If the Frame Fits' - Pop Heist Not even a swath of stolen paintings or his daughter's murder will keep this guy from bothering Jessica to read his manuscript.

Such is the pull of art thief Binky Holborn ...

Super7's Reaction+ Line Needs These G.I. Joe Figures Super7's Reaction+ line dives deep into G.I. Joe canon, but it can go even deeper. Here are the Sunbow-era figures we want to see in plastic.

Four down, one on the way, five to go!

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'Survivor' 50x02 Recap: 'Therapy Carousel' - Pop Heist Cirie remains the queen of the social game, Aubry catches a break, Joe and Rick butt heads, and Christian ... needs a new pair of pants.

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'Dark' 1x04 Recap: 'Double Lives' Tensions rise in the Doppler house as Charlotte investigates her husband's shady behavior, and Elisabeth gives her mother a shocking gift.

And just like that, another child vanishes.

REVIEW: Mattel's 'Masters of the Universe' Movie Figures The MOTU Core line aims to give kids affordable figures that still pack a punch while the Chronicle line pulls at adult nostalgia.

The MOTU Core line aims to give kids affordable figures that still pack a punch while the Chronicle line pulls at adult nostalgia.

Hannibal 2x05 Recap: She Cuts Like Stone - Pop Heist The cloud of death grows thicker around the characters as Will presses his advantage and Hannibal plays a little defense to keep his secrets.

This episode's casualties hit much closer to home.

10 X-Men That Deserve the Live-Action Treatment - Pop Heist As Marvel Studios finally turns its attention towards Marvel's mutants, we present a list of ten characters who need the spotlight.

As Marvel Studios finally turns its attention towards Marvel's mutants, we present a list of ten characters who need the spotlight.

'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy' 1x08 Recap: 'The Life of the Stars' - Pop Heist A Starfleet stalwart finally gets his due, and a bit of theater helps the shellshocked cadets process their recent trauma.

The Doctor steps into the spotlight.

Fantastic Plastic: The Best Toys of February 2026 - Pop Heist New items from Mezco, Blokees, Lone Coconut and more populate the this list of best toy releases for February 2026.

Consider your timbers shivered by our top-ranking toy.

'RuPaul's Drag Race' 18x09 Recap: Splitting Heirs - Pop Heist The queens show out in "Fannie: The Hard Knock Ball," strut the runway in beige eleganza, and then deliver a tearjerker of a lip sync.

This is truly the season of chess vs. checkers

'The Traitors' Season 4 Finale Recap: 'Leap of Faith' - Pop Heist Even less good seasons of 'The Traitors' have Alan Cumming in camp outfits, a bunch of Housewives yelling at each other, and lots of murder.

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10 X-Men That Deserve the Live-Action Treatment - Pop Heist As Marvel Studios finally turns its attention towards Marvel's mutants, we present a list of ten characters who need the spotlight.

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For my @popheist.com debut, I did a write-up of ten X-Men who've yet to be brought onto the silver screen that deserve the live-action treatment in the eventual MCU reboot. Take a look!

'Twin Peaks' 2x08 Recap: Song and Dance - Pop Heist With the show’s central mystery solved, you can feel the force of storytelling gravity tugging towards resolution.

When no one’s looking — that’s when you can see who’s really smiling, and what they're really smiling about. Read a new TWIN PEAKS recap --

Hannibal 2x05 Recap: She Cuts Like Stone - Pop Heist The cloud of death grows thicker around the characters as Will presses his advantage and Hannibal plays a little defense to keep his secrets.

It's a new HANNIBAL recap at @popheist.com! This week, Jack, Will, and the rest of the team grapple with losing one of their own, we get one of the most beautiful crime scenes on the show, and Will decides to make a very grim move.

Hannibal 2x05 Recap: She Cuts Like Stone - Pop Heist The cloud of death grows thicker around the characters as Will presses his advantage and Hannibal plays a little defense to keep his secrets.

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I Choose You! The 10 Best Episodes of 'Pokémon: Indigo League' - Pop Heist From run-ins with Team Rocket to the debut of Mewtwo, these stories made Satoshi Tajiri’s Pocket Monsters the biggest franchise on Earth.

From run-ins with Team Rocket to the debut of Mewtwo, these stories made Satoshi Tajiri’s Pocket Monsters the biggest franchise on Earth.

Paramount Pits McBride Against Landis for 'G.I. Joe' Movie There are no two people who so perfectly embody everything wrong and everything right with this franchise.

Danny McBride is A Righteous American Hero

Not even going to lie: Brett and working for Pop Heist for almost a year (?) definitely saved my brain.

'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy' 1x08 Recap: "The Life of the Stars" - Pop Heist A Starfleet stalwart finally gets his due, and a bit of theater helps the shellshocked cadets process their recent trauma.

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A Starfleet stalwart finally gets his due, and a bit of theater helps the shellshocked cadets process their recent trauma. 🖖
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Fantastic Plastic: The Best Toys of February 2026 - Pop Heist New items from Mezco, Blokees, Lone Coconut and more populate the this list of best toy releases for February 2026.

Consider your timbers shivered by our top-ranking toy of February

'Twin Peaks' 2x02 Recap: Have You Seen This Man - Pop Heist With all of Season 1's cliffhangers resolved, the second episode of Season 2 has a little time to introduce some new wrinkles to the plot.

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A Final Farewell to Udo Kier - Pop Heist 'By Design,' 'The Secret Agent,' and 'My Neighbor Adolf' showcase the late character actor's signature charm and minacity.

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Alright. I have indeed done some writing lately. Here's a little bit of it! Starting with contributions to @popheist.com, and my ode slash final farewell to slash appreciation of the great Udo Kier on the occasions of two of his final film roles:
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