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TheHarry Pottermovies skipped one book detail to create a massive Weasley family plot hole, but the upcoming HBO show can easily avoid the same mistake. Given their limited runtimes, theHarry Pottermovieshad to carefully navigate several crucial plot developments from the original novels. While at it, the movies were also forced to gloss over several story beats from the books to ensure they had enough room for most major narrative developments. Despite the movies' careful approach, however, they often ended up omitting important details that ultimately led to narrative inconsistencies....

Warning: This article contains SPOILERS for The Simpsons season 36, episode 17, “Full Heart, Empty Pool” WhileThe Simpsonsseason 36, episode 17’s gags feature some questionable puns, the show is at least self-aware enough to call out its own writing shortcuts. With over 780 episodes to its name,The Simpsonsis now the longest-running scripted primetime American TV show in history. It is hardly shocking that, in that time, the show’s writing has been accused of laziness on more than a few occasions....

Netflix’s crime docuseries,Cold Case: The Tylenol Murders, explores one of the most unusual unsolved murder cases in the history of the United States and those who were affected by the crimes. The newest entry in theCold Caseseries, theNetflix streaming showexamines how Chicago was impacted by a string of shocking murders through Tylenol capsules that were found to have been tampered with cyanide poison. Produced by Joe Berlinger, the three-part docuseries explores the investigation into the poisonings, those who died, and the changes that were made regarding the packaging of over-the-counter medications and the establishment of anti-tampering laws....

The recommendation algorithms in social media apps can be frighteningly good at finding your interests. If your recommendations went rogue, though, you can now reset it on Instagram. Instagram is rolling out new features to give users, especially teens, greater control over their content and recommendations. Perhaps the biggest improvement here is the ability to “reset” recommendations across Explore, Reels, and Feed. This allows users to clear their current content and start fresh, with recommendations gradually personalizing based on future interactions....

WithKraven The Hunterhaving one of the lower worldwide box offices in the superhero genre, it may come as a surprise that the film grossed more than one Fox X-Men movie by more than $10 million. While superhero movies have historically netted some of the most impressive box office takings of all time, the genre is also capable of providing some less grandiose results as well. Though this has been proved by some more recentMarveland DC movies, it’s certainly not a new concept, especially beforethe MCU timelinebrought the superhero genre to new heights....

It won’t be too much longer before gamers looking forward to theResident Evil 2remake will be able to sink their teeth into the forthcoming title, and Capcom is starting to ramp up promotion in order to further excite fans. Just today, for instance, the publisher and developer put out some fresh video featuringClaire fighting Tyrant, and now the company has released another gameplay showcase involving both Ada Wong and Leon S....

With July’s first Research Breakthrough opportunity just a few days away, thePokemon GOcommunity has been anxiously waiting to find out who the next special reward would be. Although there were theories of theLegendary beasts and Lugia, it seems like another Gen 1 pokemon will be coming back with a twist instead. Atweet featuring a photo of Snorlaxwas posted byPokemon GOearlier this week and hinted that the July Research tasks and Breakthrough would be Kanto-focused....

ThePokémonfranchise has endured for a very long time, and that’s largely thanks to the impressive efforts of The Pokémon Company and, of course, the anime. No matter what the franchise gets wrong, no matter how many mistakes it makes, people continue to flock to it, and that is incredibly admirable. However, that could change if The Pokémon Company continues not to address the franchise’s biggest problem, something that could end up seriously hurting the brand....

Signalis held to an extremely high standard when it comes to security and end-to-end encryption, with its messaging app being especially secure and its encryption protocol being used by the likes of WhatsApp. It was especially concerning, then, when news started making the rounds about Signal possibly having a zero-day vulnerability. Those rumors have now been put to rest, however, and Signal really wants you to feel secure while using the app....

Warning! This article mentions suicide. Squid Gamehas no shortage of tragic deaths, but several have had a long-lasting impact on viewers. Created by Hwang Dong-hyuk, the series explores a tournament where players enter to earn a life-changing amount of money.Allthree seasons ofSquid Gamecenter on Lee Jung-jae’s Seong Gi-hun. Squid Gamefeatures twisted children’s gamesthat often have a fatal twist. All the while,the game is watched by wealthy VIP viewers, hoping to see desperate people do whatever they can to survive....

While she’s not an official addition toStreet Fighter 5’s roster, a fan of both Capcom’s fighting game and of Nintendo’sMetroidfranchise has now created a new mod that adds Samus Aran in her Zero Suit to the PC version of the former title’s cast of brawlers. The creation comes courtesy of the modder Khaledantar666, who usedStreet Fighter 5’s Cammy as the base model, and the results are quite impressive. As seen in the video forStreet Fighter 5’s unofficial new fighter below, Zero Suit Samus retains all of the same combos and abilities in Cammy’s move-set, including her super moves....

Of the many surprises and reveals atSuper Mario Odyssey’sE3 2017 showcase, perhaps the biggest surprise was the unveiling of the game’s main theme “I’ll Be Your 1-Up Girl”, a jazzy song that features vocals, a first for aMariogame. While the game is still a few months away from release, fans have taken a shine to the toe-tapping tune and this has resulted in a beautiful acoustic guitar treatment of the song from musical duo, The Team Players....

This month marks ten years sinceSuperman’s son, Jonathan Kent, was introduced to the DC Universe, and what a wild decade it’s been. In just ten years, Jon has managed to rack up more shocking storylines, bold reinventions, and headline-making controversy than most legacy characters do in a lifetime. Jon has had an exceptionally eventful run in the DC Universe, especially considering he has only officially been part of its stories for ten years....