In a film franchise filled with memorable villains like Darth Vader, Jabba the Hutt, and Boba Fett, Emperor Palpatine stands as one of the most iconic. His calculated malice, unbridled lust for power, and penchant for evil monologues make him a classic villain on par with Satan from Paradise Lost or Iago from Othello, though it’s really the magnetism of character actor Ian McDiarmid that makes him so ghoulishly compelling. Palpatine even manages to provide dramatic heft to some of the franchise’s weaker entries....

Apple Watch Series 3 Cellular hits new all-time low Notable deals at Walmart deliver new all-time lows on Apple Watch Series 3 GPS + Cellular models. That brings the price down to $229, which is as much as $150 off the regular going rate. We’re expecting new Apple Watch models next month, but that doesn’t mean Series 3 isn’t worth a hard look at this price. Features include a swimproof design and cellular connectivity, so you’ll always be able to receive messages and phone calls wherever your travels take you....

The whole joy of Pokémon revolves around the lofty task of trying to catch them all. With each new game in the series, there continues to be a growing tally of new Pokémon that join the staggering Pokédex. With such a high number of creatures out there, it’s easy to catch a lot of the more common Pokémon and build up a respectable collection as a Pokémon trainer. However, there are always going to be a number of Pokémon that people are convinced don’t even exist because they’re never seen one appear in the game....

Given the state of television and movies as of late, the idea that FOX would ever let the 24 series lie dormant for an extended period of time was incredibly unlikely. The series lasted for nearly a decade, providing audiences with a collection of violent day-in-the-life stories from the perspective of hero Jack Bauer. Kiefer Sutherland’s performance in the role played a huge part in the show’s success, proving that even after Jack put in his notice with the CTU, the character could come back and lead a smaller-sized story to another ratings victory....

Of all of the sitcoms to be aired in the past couple of decades, there are not many as iconic and beloved as The Office. When The Office first began, it wasn’t really the most popular show on television. It wasn’t until the show’s true target audience was discovered to be college students and graduates that The Office really started to get moving. The hit series ended up receiving 9 seasons, with 188 hilarious episodes....

If there’s any series that can be pointed to as one of the most iconic, action-packed, and fun-filled party franchises, it certainly has to be Super Smash Brothers. The breakout hit smashed its way onto the scene at the end of the 90’s on the N64, and the rest is history. Since then, his massive conglomeration of major franchises has blown up into the stratosphere in terms of popularity, being one of the biggest cash cows for the Big N ever since....

J-Tech ergonomic vertical USB mouse J-Tech gives you a good deal of control in the most ergonomic design we could find. There are three different DPI options to change the cursor speed. With scroll buttons and comfortable palm rest, it brings excellent levels of relief that you’ll be able to feel immediately. While this is a wired USB mouse and lacks the smoothness of wireless devices, it gets the job done....

Here, is a curated list of top 14 tools which can replace Jenkins. This list compromises of commercial as well as open-source continuos integration tool with popular features and latest download link. Best Jenkins Alternatives: Open Source (Free) & Paid 1) Buddy Buddy is a CI/CD tool which removes the chores of configuring and managing Jenkins with a smart UI/UX that makes it very easy to build, test, and deploy quality software faster – no need for a full-time DevOps engineer to configure and maintain the process!...

The original Nintendo Entertainment System (or NES) was the landmark home video game console that revolutionized the industry and forever changed the landscape of home entertainment. Dozens of all-time classic games were released for the 8-bit system and will be remembered for decades to come. The system, though, had over 670 games released for it in North America. That is a lot of games. For every Super Mario Brothers or Double Dragon, any Nintendo player probably played 10 games whose names have been lost to time for them....

The What If..? animated series brought back Killmonger with devastating consequences for Black Panther and Wakanda. While he’s been the main villain so far for T’Challa in the MCU, many others exist in Marvel Comics and some of them are extremely powerful. These powerful Black Panther villains play a role in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, including Namor. Black Panther’s role as the head of state in Wakanda brings him into conflict at times with the rulers of other fictional Marvel countries, like Doctor Doom....

Musical movies have come back into vogue the past couple of decades, and with this renaissance have also come a reappraisal of the genre as a whole. In the days before music videos, MTV and remixes, musicals satisfied the needs of viewers to enjoy pop hits along with a story thanks to the medium of film. Unlike music videos, however, performers in musical film need to sustain a performance over a much longer runtime....

The name Nintendo will forever be a part of the pop culture pantheon, and with good reason. Their video games and consoles have been lighting up living rooms and imaginations for more than thirty years, bringing elation to countless gamers while constantly innovating and redefining what gaming can be. To this day, the company still produces games that keep veteran fans coming back for more and enticing a whole new generation of young minds....

It may seem hard to believe now, but when Bryan Singer’s X-Men first appeared in cinemas back in 2000, the prospect of superhero films was still a risky bet. Sure, some made money and they’d been around here and there for decades, but there were very few that met with acclaim from both critics, general audiences, and diehard fans. The first two X-Men and Spider-Man films helped to change that, paving the way for the Marvel Cinematic Universe and Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy....

Let’s face it, dragons in general are really cool, some of the most fierce, fascinating and majestic of all the mythological creatures. In the world of Pokémon, Dragon-types are some of the coolest-looking creatures around. Many have vicious-looking fangs, swooping wings, nasty claws, and razor-sharp spikes. There was a time when they were the rarest of Pokémon. They’re a key part of any team, with resistances to many types, like Electric, Water, Grass and Fire....

The biggest Marvel Studios production featuring the biggest roster of Avengers ever seen on screen together doesn’t let moviegoers down in also delivering the appropriate amount of biggest and best scenes and sequences. Building off of the events and relationships established and developed over the dozen films forming Phases 1 and 2 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Captain America: Civil War brings it all together, adds a few more elements, and launches the next chapter....

There’s no doubt about it. Red Dead Redemption 2 is a blockbuster commercial success. Its early wins are impressive. According to Take Two Interactive, it’s earned the record for having the “biggest opening weekend in retail sell-through across all entertainment releases” at more than $725 million. This statistic is not just comparing itself to other video games, but music and movie releases as well. It’s also the most pre-ordered full game ever on the PlayStation Network, as well as the biggest one-day and three-day sales on the PlayStation Network....

Characters need goals to become sympathetic. Those goals reach the viewer and help them align with the character on an emotional level. From here, the character will progress and regress over some time. Some characters grow episode to episode. Some characters take seasons to develop, and others take an entire series. Part of what makes Naruto so unique is its ability to juggle so many characters with different goals and keep the fans invested....

We were the first to report that iOS7 notifies users that they were using non-certified 3rd party Lightning cables in iPhones and likely iPads and iPods as well. Apple currently still allows these cables to charge and sync data with iOS devices but if Apple can detect these cables, that means they could also disable iOS 7 from using these cables in a future version of iOS. One third party company called iPhone5mod (coincidentally, the company that made the cable used to demonstrate iOS7 warnings in the images here) says it has a way around Apple’s warnings and theoretically around detection at all…...

It wasn’t too long ago that comic book fans were celebrating the milestone 75th anniversaries for Batman and Superman. But with the number of superheroes who made their debuts during the Golden Age of Comics, fans shouldn’t be too surprised to learn that there are many more anniversaries coming up (or that have already passed). Shortly after the advent of the comic book superhero, comic book publishers across the country began creating their own heroes....

Ra’s al Ghul occupies an interesting place in the DC villains vault. Primarily a Batman villain, he was far from the best-known of the Gotham bad guys until 2005, when Liam Neeson brought him to life for Batman Begins. Casual fans could be forgiven for not connecting him with Batman, though, after the CW made the interesting decision to include the leader of the League of Assassins in their TV series Arrow....