By Anonymous on Feb 06, 2018 12:23 am
The full trailer for Solo: A Star Wars Story has arrived. Following the short teaser released during the Super Bowl last night, this new promo reveals plot details and some new characters alongside amazing action and snappy dialogue. The trailer opens with a voiceover in which Han explains that he spent his childhood runing scams and getting into trouble, before declaring that he hopes to be "the greatest pilot in the galaxy." We learn that Woody Harrelson's character, Beckett, is putting together a team, which includes Chewie and Lando, and we see a variety of new alien, robot, and human characters. There's an exchange with Emilia Clarke's Qi'Ra, who claims that she knows who Solo "really is," and an exciting final sequence in which Han outruns some TIE Fighters in the Falcon but then encounters something much scarier. Check out above. Solo: A Star Wars Story stars Alden Ehrenreich as Han Solo and Joonas Suotamo as Chewbacca. Woody Harrelson, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, and Emilia Clarke also star. It hits theaters on May 25, 2018. We've also got a full Solo trailer breakdown here. The movie has had a bit of troubled production, with director Ron Howard taking over duties from Chris Miller and Phil Lord in June 2017. There have been rumors that Howard has reshot a lot more of the film than initially expected, and at least one role had to be recast, with Paul Bettany replacing Michael K. Williams. Bettany himself commented in the issue, and said that Howard "reshot a lot more than was originally intended." Donald Glover, who plays Lando in the movie, last month stated that despite the lengthy production, little about the film altered after Howard came on board. "It didn't really [change]," he said. "I think we were never faced with anything like that and [Howard] did a good job of coming in and didn't want us to change what we were doing at all. He wanted us to be comfortable with our vision." You can see more of this year's Super Bowl commercials below.
By Anonymous on Feb 06, 2018 12:07 am
Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson has made a movie career on doing spectacular things and the trailer for his next film, Skyscraper, shows he's not about to stop. In the 45-second video he's shown scaling the outside of a massive crane, standing atop it, and leaping towards a skyscraper. The film casts the wrestler turned movie star as Will Ford, a former FBI hostage rescue team leader and war veteran, who now lives life assessing security for skyscrapers. However, things take a turn for the worst when a building in China catches fire and he's blamed as the culprit. If that wasn't bad enough, his family are also trapped in the building. As you can imagine, he's on a mission to rescue his family and clear his name. Skyscraper is written and directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber (Central Intelligence, We're the Millers) and produced by Beau Flynn (San Andreas, Baywatch). Neve Campbell, Pablo Schreiber, and Kevin Ranking star alongside Johnson in the film, which will hit screens in the summer. The trailer was shown at the Super Bowl, which also provided our first look at the Solo: A Star Wars Story trailer. On top of that, it was also announced that the next film in the Cloverfield series, The Cloverfield Paradox, will be available to stream today. You can see more of this year's Super Bowl commercials below.
By Anonymous on Feb 06, 2018 12:05 am
Super Bowl LII saw the release of a trailer for Fallout--not Bethesda's post-apocalyptic RPG, but the next instalment in the long-running Mission: Impossible franchise. You can watch the trailer above. It opens with the famous lines: "Your mission, should you choose to accept it," as we get slow shots of epic vistas and blood dripping from barbed wire, and continues ominously with "I wonder, did you ever choose not to?" We discover that the narration is being addressed directly to protagonist Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) with a warning that the end he feared is coming, and blood will be on his hands. Alan Hunley (Alec Baldwin) is then heard speaking to Hunt as he sets up the premise: Hunt had previously made a difficult choice that put the world at risk. We're treated to brief glimpses of action, as well as series mainstays Luther Stickell (Ving Rhames), and Benji Dunn (Simon Pegg). We then see Ilsa Faust (Rebecca Ferguson) warning Hunt that he's in way over his head, and cut to a chase scene in the streets of Paris, a watery predicament, and a rock-climbing escapade gone wrong. The Mission: Impossible theme song then kicks in to accompany a bathroom brawl and we get more peeks at the film's over-the-top action scenes. Ving Rhames closes the trailer out by exclaiming "Same old Ethan" as we see Tom Cruise perform wild helicopter stunts, jump between buildings, and get into vehicular accidents. Mission Impossible: Fallout hits theaters on July 27, 2018. We previously got a look at its poster, and a tease of some of the insane stunts we saw in this trailer. Director Christopher McQuarrie already stated that it would be an "emotional journey" for Ethan Hunt, saying " I want an emotional journey for this character, and Tom (Cruise) really embraced it." You can see more of this year's Super Bowl commercials below.
By Anonymous on Feb 06, 2018 12:03 am
The latest entry in the Cloverfield series made a brief appearance at the Super Bowl, where a short teaser for the flick was shown revealing it's called The Cloverfield Paradox and it will be available to stream on Netflix now. The teaser recalled the event that kicked off the franchise, when a strange being arrived on Earth 10 years ago. The new film promises that viewers will "find out why." The teaser features what looks to be strange futuristic machinery charging some sort of laser, and also shots of people on a spaceship. Both of these things line up with previous reports that the film, before it was part of the Cloverfield universe, was set on an international space station where an experimental particle accelerator makes the Earth disappear. In the teaser a character played by Gugu Mbatha-Raw says, "Whatever you're doing, stop!" just before a space station is shown exploding. There's also some other really weird stuff happening, most notably a dismembered arm crawling towards the crew of the ship, as if possessed. Check out the trailer above, and read more about it in our Cloverfield Paradox review. The Cloverfield Paradox originally started off as a movie called God Particle and was written by Oren Uziel. In 2017, Uziel noted that some work had to be done to refit the movie so it'd work in the Cloverfield universe. "We rewrote during production, but I'm not sure what it means to be part of the expanded Cloverfield universe, other than knowing what kind of quality and feel you're gonna get from something that's coming out of Bad Robot and JJ," he said. After the first Cloverfield movie premiered in 2008, audiences were stunned when a surprise trailer for a new installment--10 Cloverfield Lane--showed up in theaters. That film was met with positive reviews and over $100 million at the box office on a budget of only $15 million. You can see more of this year's Super Bowl commercials below.
By Anonymous on Feb 06, 2018 12:01 am
The first trailer for Solo: A Star Wars Story has been released, giving us a look at the upcoming Han Solo origin movie. The trailer made its debut during the Super Bowl and shows a young Han signing up to be a pilot. In typical Han fashion he confidently proclaims that he's going to be the "best in the galaxy." The trailer clocks in at just under a minute and gives us fleeting glimpses at its star-studded cast, which includes Game of Thrones actress Emilia Clarke, who plays a character called Qira. Also making an appearance is Donald Glover, who plays a young Lando Calrissian and is sporting a rather ostentatious fur coat. Woody Harrelson also pops up to deliver a quick but charming wave. Tying it all together are high-octane shots of soaring ships, exploding trucks,, twisting trains, and a Star Destroyer lurking ominously in some clouds. Perhaps most excitingly though there's a quick glimpse of Han's iconic ship, the Millennium Falcon. Watch it out above, or check out our Solo: A Star Wars Story trailer breakdown. Solo has had a bit of troubled production, with director Ron Howard taking over duties from Chris Miller and Phil Lord in June 2017. There have been rumors that Howard has reshot a lot more of the movie than initially expected, and at least one role had to be recast, with Paul Bettany replacing Michael K. Williams. Bettany himself commented in the issue, and said that Howard "reshot a lot more than was originally intended." Donald Glover, who plays Lando in the movie, last month stated that despite the lengthy production, little about the film altered after Howard came on board. "It didn't really [change]," he said. "I think we were never faced with anything like that and [Howard] did a good job of coming in and didn't want us to change what we were doing at all. He wanted us to be comfortable with our vision." Solo: A Star Wars Story stars Alden Ehrenreich as Han Solo and Joonas Suotamo as Chewbacca. Woody Harrelson, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, and Emilia Clarke also star. It hits theaters on May 25, 2018. You can see more of this year's Super Bowl commercials below.
By Anonymous on Feb 06, 2018 12:00 am
Universal Pictures revealed the second official trailer for Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom as part of Super Bowl LII. The trailer, which you can see above, begins with a haunting rendition of the iconic Jurassic Park theme, accompanied by a sinister claw tapping ominously and creeping up on a terrified child in her bedroom. A voiceover begins to talk about the miracle of seeing dinosaurs for the first time, as we see Chris Pratt's character interact with a baby raptor, a volcano exploding, and Justice Smith's (of The Get Down) character looking up at a bipedal dino getting airlifted off an island. We then see Bryce Dallas Howard (Spider-Man 3, The Twilight Saga) and Smith encounter a Tyrannosaurus, Pratt taming a raptor, and an explosive chase off the edge of a cliff in a gyrosphere. The voiceover goes to explain that Jurassic Park and the island is in the past, and we're now looking towards the future, while we witness shots of Chris Pratt taking care of what is presumably the same raptor as we previously saw, and the crew running away from explosions and dinosaurs. We then get a hint of what's to come as we see a silhouette of an unidentified creature, and the crew's now-loyal friendly raptor pouncing at it. More shots of giant dino teeth follow before we see an antagonistic human get charged while trying to hold Pratt's crew. Back in December we got a few plot details about Fallen Kingdom, discovering that it revolves around Bryce Dallas Howard's character establishing a dinosaur protection group, who enlist the help of Pratt's character to get dinosaurs off the island. Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom will be released on June 22, and is directed by Spanish director J.A. Bayona, while Jurassic Park director Steven Speilberg serves as an executive producer. You can see more of this year's Super Bowl commercials below.
By Anonymous on Feb 05, 2018 11:53 pm
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By Anonymous on Feb 05, 2018 11:52 pm
It came as a massive surprise in the middle of the Super Bowl. The first trailer for a brand new Cloverfield movie played during a commercial break early in the Super Bowl, only for the movie to drop on Netflix as soon as the game came to an end. The Cloverfield Paradox is the third entry in the franchise, following Cloverfield and 10 Cloverfield Lane, and attempts to answer some of the questions about how the original monster movie happened. As it turns out, though, the results are a bit of a mixed bag. The reviews are a bit less mixed. While there are a few critics that seemed to legitimately enjoy the movie, regardless of its flaws, the vast majority of those that took in the movie after the big game seem to view it as a miss. With an average score of 40 on GameSpot sister site Metacritic, The Cloverfield Paradox is tracking far lower than both Cloverfield (64) and 10 Cloverfield Lane (76). Take a look at a sampling of reviews below to get an idea of the movie's critical reception. - Movie: The Cloverfield Paradox
- Studio: Paramount and Netflix
- Where you can watch: Netflix
- Release: February 5
GameSpot "The Cloverfield Paradox starts out riffing on the early structure of movies like Alien and The Thing, with some cursory efforts to establish personalities and relationships for its half dozen or so characters. They're all basically interchangeable by the end, and you'll be hard pressed to remember most of their names by the time the credits roll." -- Michael Rougeau [Full review] IGN "Some of the more absurd moments would play better if the film never left Paradox's space station. 10 Cloverfield Lane maintained tension by not leaving its core setting, but Paradox occasionally heads back to Earth. There, the world is under siege by something that will look quite familiar to Cloverfield fans. These scenes, told from the point of view of one of the space station member's significant others, distract more than add to the story. They feel included to offer winks and nods to Cloverfield fans but not to tell a compelling, concurrent story." -- Jonathon Dornbush [Full review] Nerdist "At its best, The Cloverfield Paradox is a fantastically tense locked room mystery in space, playing off complex concepts like quantum entanglement theory. In its weaker moments, it's a solid sci-fi that leans heavily into the giants who've walked before it, whether it's the suspicion and paranoia of The Thing or the brutal industrial body horror of Tetsuo the Iron Man. The film's true strength comes from its vision and incredibly strong cast." -- Rosie Knight [Full review] Collider "After the initial excitement dies down, you'll see that Julius Onah's The Cloverfield Paradox is a tepid, predictable, and largely uninteresting sci-fi film where dumb characters do dumb things and bad things happen because the script needs them to. It's a movie that's not particularly scary, interesting, or deep, but it does have good actors performing admirably." -- Matt Goldberg [Full review] The Hollywood Reporter "A trainwreck of a sci-fi flick bent on extending a franchise that should have died a peaceful death almost exactly one decade ago, Julius Onah's The Cloverfield Paradox follows the lead of the far-superior 10 Cloverfield Lane in imagining a Cloverfield spinoff whose genre ingredients have little to do with the original found-footage, giant-monster flick." -- John DeFore [Full review] Paste Magazine "[When] The Cloverfield Paradox is firing on all cylinders, especially in its second act, it's not quite like anything else I've ever seen. Gory and harrowing, but simultaneously propped up by a streak of deadpan gallows humor (especially from Chris O'Dowd), it revels in its freedom to do whatever it wants without ever stopping to consider the need for an explanation." -- Jim Vorel [Full review] Slashfilm "There's something to be celebrated here: keeping The Cloverfield Paradox top-secret and making it suddenly available on Netflix is a way to ensure that everyone has a chance to view the film on the same level playing field. There's no early buzz, no early hype, no early negative word. Everyone goes in fresh. That's the positive way of looking at things. The negative way would be to say that the producers behind The Cloverfield Paradox, including J.J. Abrams, realized the film was such a colossal dud that they knew they'd be better off dumping it onto a streaming platform instead of going through the trouble of a wide theatrical release." -- Chris Evangelista [Full review]
By Anonymous on Feb 05, 2018 11:38 pm
A new teaser trailer for Avengers: Infinity War aired during Super Bowl LII, giving us a few new glimpses at what the biggest Marvel movie yet has in store. The trailer shows the Avengers assembling to fight Thanos, a fan favorite villain from the Marvel comics, and one whose arrival the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies have been teasing for years. Watch it above. Characters including Iron Man, Spider-Man, Doctor Strange, Vision, Scarlet Witch, the Guardians of the Galaxy, Hulk, Thor, Loki, Captain American, Black Widow, Black Panther, the Winter Soldier, and more will come together to battle the Mad Titan (as Thanos has sometimes been called). "So this is it," Tony Stark says. "It's all been leading up to this." The prospect of seeing all the characters from the disparate MCU movies fighting alongside one another is enough to get most Marvel fans excited, even though this will be only part one of a two-part film event (preceding the still-unnamed fourth Avengers movie expected out in 2019). Avengers: Infinity War is out May 4, 2018. Check out GameSpot's breakdown of the last Infinity War trailer, read our theories on the movie's rumored plot, and take a gander at the giant Thanos cake the directors enjoyed after wrapping production earlier this year. You can see more of this year's Super Bowl commercials below.
By Anonymous on Feb 05, 2018 11:36 pm
Even if you're not a football fan, you can appreciate a good Super Bowl commercial. Companies pay upwards of $5 million dollars for a 30-second spot, so they try to do something special every year. Luckily, most of these companies have a good sense of humor, so people watching the final football game of the season were treated to some pretty hilarious commercials. We've collected some of the funniest and most entertaining commercials from the evening and gathered them for your amusement here. One of the most bizarre commercials of the night came Dundee (seen above), which put together what was seemingly an ad for a new Crocodile Dundee movie. The commercial, starring Danny McBride and Chris Hemsworth, slowly reveals it's not a spot for a new movie but simply an ad to visit Australia. The spot even featured a quick cameo from Crocodile Dundee himself, Paul Hogan. GuacWorldPaul Hogan wasn't the only cameo in a commercial from the evening. Chris Elliot, who you may remember from It's Something About Mary and Cabin Boy, plays himself in a Biodome-esque situation where the inhabitants of a domed paradise riot when they learn they have no chips for their avocados. Bud Light KnightIn 2017, Bud Light debuted a new string of commercials taking place in the Medieval era and launching the new catchphrase "dilly dilly." During this year's Super Bowl, the company debuted the Bud Knight. It's as ridiculous as you think it is. M&M Danny DeVitoFor years, the animated M&M characters have been avoiding their doom via being eaten by humans. During the Super Bowl spot, Red M&M finds a lucky penny and wishes he was human. He morphs into Danny Devito, which helps put the horrifying M&M ads from earlier in the evening into perspective, which featured Devito swimming in chocolate. Doritos vs Mountain DewDoritos and Mountain Dew have delivered some bizarre commercials in the past, and surprisingly, this year's entries aren't the weirdest. The dual features Peter Dinklage lip-syncing to Busta Rhymes and Morgan Freeman lip-syncing to Missy Elliot. NFL Dirty DancingFor some bizarre reason, the NFL had ads during the Super Bowl. The best of the bunch featured wide receiver Odel Beckham Jr and Eli Manning recreating the iconic dance from the movie Dirty Dancing. Alexa Loses Her VoiceOne of the few standout commercials from the second half of the game was an Amazon commercial. In it, Alexa loses her voice and is replaced by the likes of Gordon Ramsay, Rebel Wilson, and more. It's a Tide adThe best commercials from this year's Super Bowl came from Tide (please don't eat the company's pods). It featured David Harbour (Stranger Things) spoofing Super Bowl commercials that we've all seen in the past and saying, "It's a Tide ad." Spots randomly popped up again throughout the evening, and it became increasingly tough to spot a real ad over a Tide ad. You can see more of this year's Super Bowl commercials below.
By Anonymous on Feb 05, 2018 11:31 pm
A new trailer for Westworld Season 2 aired during Super Bowl LII. Along with providing us with a look at the upcoming season, it also revealed the new season's release date: April 22. We also get to see Dolores on the warpath against her makers. "Look at this world. This beautiful world. We built this world together. A world where dreams come true. A world where you can be free. But this world is a lie," Dolores (Evan Rachel Wood) says over a rousing piano version of Kanye West's "Runaway." "This world deserves to die. Because this is your world. We've lived by your rules long enough. We can save this world. We can burn it to the ground, and from the ashes build a new world. Our world." Anyone who watched Westworld Season 1 knows how exciting that is to hear. The Season 2 trailer is full of gorgeous shots of open plains, horses, cowboys, and Native Americans, but in expected Westworld fashion, those beautiful sights quickly begin to fall apart. The mechanical bulls goring a room full of soldiers is the perfect encapsulation of what this show is all about. There are plenty of other intriguing glimpses in the trailer, including a group of mysterious black-clad strangers accompanied by Jeffrey Wright's Bernard, shots of Maeve and Clementine, what looks like it may be Louis Herthum's Peter Abernathy being tortured in a chair, the Man in Black looking sad in the rain, and what appears to be the aftermath of the Season 1 finale's violent party. That's not even mentioning all the quick shots at the end. Westworld Season 2 will premiere on HBO April 22. You can see more of this year's Super Bowl commercials below.
By Anonymous on Feb 05, 2018 11:25 pm
Valve recently released its Steam hardware and software survey for the month of January 2018. As a part of our new, regularly monthly feature, we're going to break down and analyze the latest hardware trends among Steam users. It's important to note that Steam's hardware survey is voluntary, and as a result, it is not completely indicative of real-world numbers. Table of contents - Most popular GPUs - Most popular CPUs - Most popular RAM allotments - Most popular gaming resolutions - Most popular storage amounts - Most popular VR headset - Most popular version of Windows - Most popular Mac hardware and software - Conclusion
GPUs
Nvidia owns 86.4 percent of the GPU market share according to Valve's survey. This figure actually represents a 1.6% increase from the previous month. AMD trails in a distant second with 8.1%, followed by Intel's integrated graphics solutions at 5.2%. 90.9 percent of users reported owning DirectX 12 GPUs, which indicate that most users are equipped with modern graphics cards. The most popular GPU is Nvidia's 2016-released GTX 1060 with 14.2% of the pie. The mid-range GeForce GPU is a great choice for maxing out most games at 1080p with smooth frame rates. It's followed in second place by its 2015-released predecessor, the GTX 960, which has 10.5 percent of the market share. Most users reported having graphics cards with 2GB of video memory, which is what the GTX 960 has.
CPUs
Intel dominated the CPU landscape with 91.9 percent of the market last month. This is up .7 percent despite recent news early in the month that Intel's processors are vulnerable to major security risks. 70.2% of users reported owning a quad-core CPU, which is what we recommend for most gamers. Second place went to dual-core processors with 25.1% of the pie. 30 percent of users reported having CPUs with clock speeds that fall between 3GHz and 3.29GHz. In second place with 23% are users with CPU frequencies between 3.3GHz and 3.69GHz.
RAM
Like last month, the most popular RAM allotment is 8GB, which is the minimum amount of memory we recommend to gamers. It is losing some ground to users with 12GB of RAM or more, however, which is in second place with 39.1%. 16GB is what we recommend for gamers who also like to run memory-intensive applications like Google Chrome.
Resolution
71.1 percent of Steam users reported that they use 1920x1080-resolution monitors. This is up 1.4% compared to last month. In second place at 10% is 1366x768, which is an old, popular laptop standard. In third at 3.5% is 2560x1440, which is the resolution we recommend for most gamers with a GTX 1070/RX Vega 56 or greater GPU. What about 4K? It only has .66 percent of the resolution pie, though it did gain .2 percent market share over the past month. While 1920x1080 is the most popular gaming resolution, 34.8% of Steam users reported using two 1080p panels.
Storage
63.7 percent of Steam users own a hard drive that offers at least 1TB of storage. This represents a 2.3 percent growth in this tier compared to the previous month. 26.5% of users reported having between 100 to 249GB of free space, which represents the largest piece of the available storage pie. It's important to highlight that Steam does not differentiate between SSD and HDD storage.
VR Headset
After barely taking the VR lead for the first time last month, the Oculus Rift falls back to a close second place in January. The Vive leads with 46.9 percent of the VR market, which is only .9% higher than the Rift's share. The more recently released Windows Mixed Reality VR headsets are are slowly beginning to take market share from the Rift and the Vive with 5.1%, which represents a .8% growth from the previous month. While VR is slowly growing, only .4 percent of Steam users reported owning a VR headset.
Windows
While Windows 10 used to be the most popular operating system among Steam users, it has since fallen to second place and now has a 35.4 percent handle on the OS market. The 64-bit version of Windows 7 leads with 56.6%. The rising popularity of Windows 7 most likely has to do with the large influx of Chinese users playing PUBG, which has become the most played game on Steam in recent months.
Mac
OSX only makes up 1.8 percent of the overall OS pie, but that's up .1 percent compared to last month. Among Mac users, 51.7 percent of them use a Macbook Pro. Apple's MacBook Air follows in second place with 23.6 percent.
Conclusion
If you take the most common components from the Steam survey to spec out a build, how would it look? As you'll see in the spec chart below, it represents a fairly balanced mid-range gaming PC. How does your PC stack up to the average Steam user? Let us know in the comments below! GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 CPU: Intel quad-core clocked between 3GHz to 3.29GHz System RAM: 8GB Storage space: 1TB+ OS: Windows 7 64-bit
By Anonymous on Feb 05, 2018 11:19 pm
Super Bowl 52 turned out to be a terrific game, coming down to the final seconds before the Eagles emerged victorious over the Patriots. But while the actual on-field action was great (and record-setting, in terms of offense), it was a brief moment during halftime that has had many people talking. During his halftime performance, Justin Timberlake went up into the stands to cap things off by singing and dancing in the stairway. At one point, he gets a young boy involved who could seemingly not be less interested in what's going on. The kid (who does seem excited about his newfound fame) ultimately takes a picture with Timberlake using his phone. He also glances at his phone to do something, and hence, a meme was born.
As is to be expected from such a moment, social media sites like Twitter have been flooded with everyone's spin on it. Among those to get in on the action are a variety of game developers and publishers. These range from joking about the kid's reaction to what he was looking at on his phone to other moments from the half-time show, like some of Timberlake's attire.
Twitter accounts for those outside of the games industry also had their own jokes to make. Those included The Walking Dead's tweet about the bizarre, low-fidelity representations of players on-screen at certain points in the game.
Waypoint editor-in-chief Austin Walker pointed out how Timberlake's clothing at one point looked like something out of the upcoming Far Cry 5. Ubisoft, the company behind the series, had a retort of its own.
You can check out a sampling of other comments on the Super Bowl below.
By Anonymous on Feb 05, 2018 10:50 pm
Star Trek: Discovery: All The Easter Eggs So Far
While Star Trek found a new lease of life on the big screen in 2009, it had been more than a decade since the last TV show in the long-running sci-fi franchise when Star Trek: Discovery premiered last September. The show's producers faced the difficult task of making a show that appealed to modern audiences and new fans, as well as satisfying die-hard, long-term Trek devotees. But while Discovery has taken the story and characters in some surprising directions, it's also very aware of its past. Every episode to date has contained at least one reference or call-back to something from the grand 52-year history of Star Trek. Sometimes these are sly jokes that only the most dedicated fan will spot, and sometimes they are crucial plot-points. So here's a look at all the Discovery Easter Eggs so far…
1. Klingon Houses (Episode 1)
A number of Klingon Houses from previous Star Trek shows are mentioned in Episode 1, including House D'Ghor (from the Deep Space Nine episode 'The House of Quark') and House Mo'Kai (Voyager's 'The Killing Game').
2. Vulcan Learning Center (Episode 1)
There are a number of flashbacks across the first two episodes to Burnham's time at the Vulcan Learning Center, which also featured in the 2009 movie Star Trek.
3. Bat'leth (Episode 1)
When Burnham encounters the Klingon warrior in deep space, he is holding a bladed weapon known as a Bat'leth, which Worf often wielded in The Next Generation.
4. Starfleet General Order 1 (Episode 2)
There is a reference to "Starfleet General Order 1", more commonly known as the Prime Directive, which prohibits interference with the internal development of alien civilizations.
5. Federation Ships (Episode 2)
A host of Federation ships arrive to help in the standoff with the Klingons. Many of them are named after elements of Star Trek canon, such as USS Nebula (from the video game Star Trek: Armada II), USS T'Plana-Hath (a Vulcan ship in Star Trek: First Contact), USS Yeager (ships in both Deep Space Nine and First Contact), and USS Clarke, which featured in the Star Trek novel The Wounded Sky.
6. Georgiou's office (Episode 2)
Captain Georgiou's office on the Shenzou contains a couple of Easter Eggs. There's a bottle of wine from Chateau Picard, which is presumably owned by the family of Next Generation's Jean-Luc Picard. And the titles of the books on the shelf are all taken from episodes of the original series, including "Mirror, Mirror," "The Deadly Years," "The City on the Edge of Forever," "The Omega Glory," and "Whom Gods Destroy."
7. Tellun (Episode 3)
Burnham and the other criminals are being transferred to the Tellun system, which appeared in original series episode 'Elaan of Troyius.'
8. Suus Mahna (Episode 3)
Burnham is forced to defend herself against the criminals using Suus Mahna, the Vulcan martial art also practised by T'Pol in Enterprise.
9. Tribble! (Episode 3)
There's a tribble sitting on Captain Lorca's desk. This furry creature appeared in the classic original series episode 'The Trouble with Tribbles.'
10. Zee-Magnees Prize (Episode 3)
Straal speculates that he and Stamets will win a Zee-Magnees Prize for their research into the mycelial network. This prize was also awarded to Dr. Daystrom for his development of Duotronics in the original series episode 'The Ultimate Computer.'
11. Lorca's secret chamber (Episode 3)
Lorca keeps a variety of alien species in his secret laboratory, including the skeleton of a Gorn, which featured in the original series, as well as a mirror universe episode of Enterprise. There's also the bodies of Cardassian voles, which once caused an infestation on an episode of Deep Space Nine.
12. Spore Visions (Episode 3)
When Lorca exposes Burnham to spores to demonstrate their power to move around the galaxy, she experiences a series of visions. Among the familiar locations are Romulus, the moons of Andoria, Starbase 11, Janus VI, and a Preserver Obilisk, all of which featured in the original series.
13. Corvan II (Episode 4)
Much of Episode 4's plot revolves around the planet Corvan II, which was first mentioned in the Next Generation episode 'New Ground.'
14. Zefram Cochrane (Episode 4)
To inspire Stamets to work harder on developing the spore drive, Lorca mentions three pioneers. Two are real (Wright Brothers and Elon Musk) , but one-- Zefram Cochrane--was the man who first encountered Vulcans in the movie Star Trek: First Contact.
15. Harry Mudd (Episode 5)
Episode 5's big Easter Egg is the return of a fan favourite--Harry Mudd. This intergalactic scoundrel and conman first appeared in the original series, played by Roger C. Carmel. In Discovery, Office star Rainn Wilson takes on the role.
16. Benzar (Episode 5)
Lorca lists the Discovery's accomplishments during a briefing, including breaking Klingon supply lines at Benzar. This planet was mentioned in both Deep Space Nine and Next Generation, the latter of which also featured a Benzite character called Mordock.
17. Rura Penthe (Episode 5)
While trying to locate the captured Lorca, the Discovery crew narrow his possible location to three planets. One of these is Rura Penthe, a penal colony on which Kirk and McCoy found themselves in Star Trek V: The Undiscovered Country.
18. Captains (Episode 5)
Saru requests a list of Starfleet's most decorated captains, all of whom have appeared or been referenced in previous shows. There's Robert April (The Animated Series), Jonathan Archer (Enterprise), Matthew Decker (the original series), Philippa Georgiou (Discovery), and Christopher Pike (the original series).
19. Daystrom Institute (Episode 5)
Tilly mentions the Daystrom Institute, a Starfleet science institute mentioned in an original series episode titled 'The Ultimate Computer.'
20. Zaldan (Episode 5)
Stamets compares the DNA of the Tardigrade to that of a Zaldan. These web-handed humanoid aliens appeared in the Next Generation episode 'Coming of Age.'
21. Enterprise! (Episode 6)
Star Trek's most famous ship is mentioned by Burnham as she tells Tilly about the steps to becoming an officer.
22. Grazer (Episode 6)
Tyler tells Lorca that his mother died while travelling to the moons of Grazer. Although Grazer has never been mentioned in a Star Trek movie or show, it does feature in the Deep Space Nine novel 'Articles of Confederation.'
23. Star Map (Episode 7)
The star map in Episode 7 is packed with interplanetary locations mentioned elsewhere in the franchise. There's Rura Penthe (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country and Voyager), Beta Thoridor, Mempa, H'atoria, the Hromi Cluster, Ramatis III, Starbase 24, Khitomer (The Next Generation), and Narendra III, Paulson Nebula, Starbase 343, and Xaratine (Enterprise).
24. "Adieu mon capitaine!" (Episode 7)
At one point Harry Mudd yells the line made famous by Picard's omnipotent nemesis Q in The Next Generation.
25. Stella Mudd (Episode 7)
Harry Mudd's wife Stella appears at the end of Episode 7. By the original series, Stella has left Mudd, leading him to construct an older android version to keep him company. But in Discovery, she's a much younger woman, who stills has affection for her troublesome husband.
26. "The needs of the many" (Episode 8)
In Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Spock delivers one of the most famous lines in the whole franchise: "The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few." This quote forms the basis of a discussion between Tyler and Burnham about what their lives hold for them once the war is over.
27. Legion of Honor (Episode 9)
Lorca is offered the Legion of Honor by Starfleet for destroying the Klingon Sarcophagus ship and saving Pahvo. This was previously awarded to Dr. McCoy in the original series and Data in Next Generation.
28. The Mirror Universe (Episode 10)
The second half of Season 1 kicks off with a classic Star Trek concept--the mirror universe. This alternative reality first appeared in the original series, and subsequently featured in five episodes of Deep Space Nine and a two-part episode of Enterprise.
29.
"Isik for your thoughts?" (Episode 10)
Burnham asks Tyler how he is, using this Vulcan proverb. An Isik is part of Vlugtan currency, first mentioned in Deep Space Nine episode "Rivals."
30. USS Defiant (Episode 10)
This classic Star Trek ship featured in both Deep Space Nine and First Contact. In Discovery it is revealed that it has also passed through to the mirror universe and holds the key to the Discovery's return to prime.
31. Lorca the Scot (Episode 10)
In order to disguise his voice, Lorca adopts an amusing Scottish accent, very similar to that of a certain Mr Scott, chief engineer from the original series.
32. Agonizer Booth (Episode 10)
The Terran torture booth has previously appeared in two mirror universe episodes--the original series' 'Mirror, Mirror' and Enterprise's 'In a Mirror, Darkly.'
33. Vulcan Beard (Episode 11)
When Burnham and Tyler encounter the mirror universe Sarek, he is sporting a little goatee beard--much as mirror Spock did in the original series.
34. Andorians and Tellarites (Episode 11)
There are a couple of classic Star Trek aliens sitting with mirror universe Voq around the table of rebellion leaders. Both Andorians and Tellarites have featured in episodes of the original series and of Enterprise.
35. Defiant Data (Episode 12)
Burnham and Lorca look over Saru's decryption of the data taken from the Defiant in an attempt to learn how that ship crossed into the mirror universe. While much of the text is redacted (and tiny!), close examination reveals that it is essentially a synopsis of the plot of the two-part Enterprise episode 'In a Mirror Darkly' from 2005.
36. No-Win Scenario (Episode 13)
When Saru gives his speech to the crew of the Discovery about the chances of survival in the upcoming fight against the Terrans, he uses the phrase "no-win scenario." This is the central concept behind the Kobayashi Maru, the famous training exercise featured in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan and the 2009 reboot movie.
37. Ion Storm Malfunction (Episode 13)
Lorca reveals that he first entered the prime universe via a transporter malfunction in an ion storm. These magnetic space storms have occurred throughout Star Trek, but more specifically it was an identical transporter problem that first sent the crew of the Enterprise into the mirror universe in the classic original series episode 'Mirror Mirror.'
By Anonymous on Feb 05, 2018 10:34 pm
During Super Bowl LII, a teaser for Solo: A Star Wars Story dropped, and it gave us a look into the next Star Wars film, which takes place years before A New Hope. The solo Han Solo film has been on a rough journey the past year. The original directors, Phil Lord and Chris Miller, were fired and then replaced by Ron Howard. It's been a roller coaster of a ride for the cast and crew. This morning, during Good Morning America, a full trailer for the upcoming spring film was released. The extended trailer had a few Easter eggs as well as a few new characters that every Star Wars fan will be able to purchase a toy of in the upcoming months. More importantly, we also learned a lot about the new film; here are the main takeaways.
The trailer kicks off with Han starting up the Millennium Falcon. Everything looks shiny and new. Afterwards Han, played by Alden Ehrenreich, says, "I've been running scams on the street since I was 10."
Han Solo and Qi'Ra, played by Emilia Clarke, are on the run in a landspeeder. If you look towards the top of the image, you can see Han's gold dice, which will eventually find a home in the Falcon.
Han and Qi'Ra are being chased by a trooper on a boxy landspeeder. Han says, "I was kicked out of the flight academy." He's referring to his time in the Imperial Naval Academy's flight school, which was brief. Han continues, "For having a mind of my own." The trooper chasing Han runs into something and his bike explodes.
Han's speeder is still on the run and slides across the ground on a watery planet. This could be Corellia, the birthplace of Han Solo. During this shot, Han is being chased by Moloch and Rebolt, which have Lego sets coming out soon. Because Moloch is played by stuntman Harley Durst, he's probably not a big part of this movie.
Han stands in the mountains, on what could also be Corellia, and says, "I'm going to be a pilot." It's possible that this movie starts with Han leaving his home planet for the first time.
Han continues, "Best in the galaxy." We see an interior shot of the Falcon, and it is brand new, not a scratch on it.
There is a quick shot of Han standing in front of the Falcon, during a dust storm, and at the top of the screen are two suns. Could this be taking place on Tatooine?
Tobia Beckett, played by Woody Harrelson, says, "Hey kid. I'm putting together a crew." Again this scene could be taking place on Corellia. Harrelson's character will be a mentor to Han, the person who teaches Han everything he knows about smuggling and being a scoundrel in the Star Wars Universe.
Qi'Ra and a droid exit the Falcon. The droid, whose name has not surfaced yet, will be voiced by Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Crashing, Broadchurch). It's very apparent from the trailer that this droid will be the C-3PO of the team, but hopefully a bit more useful.
It's the first shot of Lando, played by Donald Glover. He looks pretty awesome.
Thandie Newton, who you probably know as Maeve on Westworld, was rumored to be appearing in the film, and here's our confirmation. However, we're not sure who she is playing. There is a lot of speculation she's Sana Starros, and she claimed to be Han's wife when she appeared in Marvel's Star Wars comic series.
We have a brand-new alien, and in addition to the cool goggles, he has four arms. He's piloting a ship that has a bit of wear and tear on it.
Han stands facing a room which seems a bit seedy-looking. This could possibly be Stenness, where he first began gambling before the Galactic Civil War. This is where Han and Sana got illegitimately married.
There is a shot of a seemingly high-class bar, which Qi'Ra appears in as well. Inside the bar is a singer in a gold outfit accompanied by a head floating in a jar. It may be a throwaway moment, as the focus quickly went to Qi'Ra afterwards. Maybe she's there for a heist?
Of course, Han will be shooting people across the galaxy. We get a quick look at a shootout that's about to take place. Han is facing these guys.
We get a closer look at the person in the center of the group. His helmet has writing all over it. Do these gang members have any affiliation to the unnamed crime lord of Stenness?
There's a quick shot of someone shooting a blaster, and the outfit, while hard to make out, looks familiar.
From what we can make out, it looks similar to the outfit Lando wore in Return of the Jedi while in Jabba's palace.
In the only other shot with decent lighting, you can see the ridges on the top of the helmet, as well as the shape of it, which covers the side of the face, much like Lando's RotJ helmet.
Back on what seems like Corellia, there'a a large explosion, and the trailer leads us to believe Han is flying the ship.
TIE Fighters chase the Falcon on a gaseous planet, with an Imperial-Class Destroyer in the background.
After escaping the Empire, the crew on the Falcon finds themselves avoiding some sort of Cthulhu-type creature. Could this be a Purrgil, a giant space-whale that can travel through hyper-space? Regardless, this looks like the biggest creature we've seen in the Star Wars cinematic universe, even bigger than the Exogoth from Empire Strikes Back. We'll learn more when Solo: A Star Wars Story comes to theaters on May 25.
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