We run through the week’s biggest sci-fi, comics, gaming, and TV headlines, from AI-licensed Star Wars soundboards to major studio decisions that reshape beloved franchises. We also take time to honor several performers whose work defined generations of fandom, and we share what their careers meant to us as fans.
• a quick reminder to vote for people who give a damn about you
• Kansas Comic-Con recap, including meeting Matt Ryan and why the show felt underwhelming
• Disney licensing Star Wars and Marvel soundboards to VoiceMod and what that signals about AI in entertainment
• DC celebrating Jefferson Pierce with DC Power Black Lightning 50th and the themes behind the anniversary special
• HBO developing a limited series take on The Birds with Sarah Snook and the story hook behind the reimagining
• EA closing BioWare, scrapping the next Mass Effect, and the report that Star Wars Battlefront 3 won the investment fight
• tributes to Richard Riley, Tom Skerritt, Eric Bauza, Walter Koenig, and Sir Patrick Stewart and the roles that made them icons
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