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If you haven’t seen the show – well go and watch it immediately (and also spoilers) but know that it takes a couple of episodes to really get into it. Once you’re in, you’re in. Though there are many things to celebrate throughout the six seasons of the show – its incredible focus on inclusivity and how it handles its LGBTQ+ storylines, Moira and Johnny’s loving and supportive marriage, Alexis and Ted’s heartbreaking romance, David and Stevie’s friendship, Moira’s wigs and much more – there is one character who is often on the sidelines who very much deserves to be celebrated....

It comes up when we talk about traffic estimators, metatags, site errors, keyword research, and many more aspects of digital marketing, so you might wonder what toolkit has a say in all of those. Therefore, we’ve decided to do a thorough run-through of Semrush, a platform we use day-to-day and something we believe any digital marketer can barely survive without. What is Semrush? Power-packed with 50+ tools that cover every thinkable and unthinkable aspect of online visibility, Semrush is essentially a source of intel on all things online marketing....

Fortunately, there’s a clear winner: Semrush. In both quality and performance, Semrush stands out as the top platform. We took a deep dive into both platforms, gauging their performance in areas like: Subscription levels offered Price points Tool features Integrations offered In addition, below, we have created a side-by-side comparison of these two platforms so you can see for yourself what we discovered. Keep reading to get all of the Semrush vs....

Writer/director Parker Finn seems to have hit upon that very notion with his feature film debut, Smile, which is an expansion of Finn’s 2020 short film, “Laura Hasn’t Slept.” The result is a movie that sustains a remarkably unnerving aura of dread and claustrophobia throughout its nearly two-hour running time and provides some genuinely terrifying sequences, even if it pads itself with a number of jump scares and borrows liberally from several other significant horror outings....

Comedy Central is touting monumental metric accolades from the South Park Pandemic Special, which was the highest-rated episode of the long-running animated staple in the past seven years with 2.06, yielding a total of 4.05 million viewers in the coveted 18-49 demographic for the premiere. The return was up by 168% from last season’s .077, with triple-digit increases across all key demos. Additionally, the network cites an audience upgrade for itself by 2....

Unsurprisingly, not quite. Space Jam: A New Legacy cannot help but be bogged down by corporate mandates and needless CGI excess despite featuring a story that’s both thematically richer and more poignant than the original. The new Jam finds James struggling to connect with his youngest son Dom (Cedric Joe). The father tries to extol the same virtues of hard work and dedication to athletics that he clung to as a kid growing up in a tough situation, but Dom’s passion and gifts differ from his father’s....

A fast-loading site is essential for business success. Not just SEO but user experience. Nobody likes a slow-loading site, and it has a real impact on your business sales and growth. One of the challenging tasks is to choose the right hosting platform for your needs. I see many people complain about their hosting company about the speed, but not necessarily it’s their fault but it’s a bad choice of DC....

Uhura’s station on the bridge of the Enterprise as communications officer was a breakthrough in American television for both women and African-Americans. A woman, let alone a woman of color, had never been situated in such a high-ranking position before, one of several ways in which Star Trek and Nichols broke new ground. When Nichols decided to leave after the first season after getting an offer to do a Broadway play, she was convinced to stay on the show by no less than Dr....

In the very first filmed episode of Star Trek: The Original Series — “The Cage” — Captain Pike drinks itty-bitty martinis with the Enterprise’s chief physician, Dr. Boyce (John Hoyt.) And although it remains to be seen if we’ll be seeing Boyce in Stranger New Worlds, the tradition of the cranky — but wise — Starfleet doctor was started right there. After Boyce and Piper, Star Trek set the standard for cranky, wise-cracking doctors in space with the introduction of Dr....

Jeffrey Combs is Star Trek royalty. There’s just no other way to say it. Prior to 2021, Combs played eight distinct characters across three different series. But now, after his turn in the latest Star Trek: Lower Decks episode — “Where Pleasant Fountains Lie” — Combs has now played nine characters across four shows. If you loved Combs as Shran in Enterprise or Weyoun in DS9, you’re gonna love him as the voice of an evil and hilarious A....

With The Mandalorian exploring an armor-clad bounty hunter with a quick trigger finger, the original Mandalorian is ready to rocket back into the public consciousness. Pedro Pascal’s Mandalorian isn’t the same character as Boba Fett, though: in fact, Fett’s lineage is rather unusual compared to the rest of the armored humans who bear that moniker. But both are lone warriors, and their helmet and armor still signify Mandalorian in a recognizable way....

I know. No one really wants to consider the edgiest villain in the galaxy touching a hair on Grogu’s head with malice. But The Mandalorian takes place at a time when the events of the Sequel Trilogy are already being seeded. All this, the lawless Outer Rim and the ineffective New Republic police, will be swallowed up by the First Order eventually. And Grogu has a long enough lifespan to see this and many other governments rise and fall....

It’s the reunion of a lifetime. Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker clash again as Darth Vader stalks onto the small screen. This episode also gestures at the fates of some famous Prequel and Legends Jedi, illustrating exactly how much trouble they’re in (and how at this point, 10 years after Revenge of the Sith, the Empire is still struggling to hunt them down). Here are all the Star Wars references, easter eggs, and cameos we spotted in episode 3:...

While the Star Wars Original Trilogy has been explored thoroughly for more than 40 years, the period between the Prequels and the Originals is less well-trodden. Following in The Clone Wars and Rebels‘ footsteps, The Bad Batch takes a deep dive into the rise of the Empire. This means we get to see familiar characters, planets, ships, and technology in a moment of transition, as a Republic becomes something more twisted and sinister in the hands of the Sith....

Star Wars: The Bad Batch Episode 2 It’s still too early to tell what exactly Omega, the newest member of the Bad Batch, is thinking. But her presence in the squad powers the stakes of an effective, low-key second episode. In “Cut and Run,” we return to characters from a single The Clone Wars episode (deserter clone Cut, his wife Suu, and their children). While the A-plot about helping the family leave the planet is neat enough, the episode’s real strength is the way it shows the quick transition to Imperial rule....

With “The Sin,” The Mandalorian is in full swing. Mando is an orphan trying to help another orphan, but as he discovers late in the episode, he can also can rely on his adopted family, the prickly but staunchly loyal Mandalorians. In episode 3, he decides to do the right thing, but this decision is easier said than done. With crowded scenes and a surprising wealth of exposition from this often dialogue-light show, there are plenty of Star Wars hints to unpack....

In the meantime, we finally have our first real look at this series. The action-packed first trailer dropped during the Lucasfilm Studio Showcase at Star Wars Celebration Anaheim. Check it out below: Okay, now that you’ve watched it, here are a few things we spotted in the trailer… Cassian Andor, Five Years Before Rogue One For a show starring Cassian Andor, there’s very little actual Cassian in the first trailer....

We’ve got a range of top tips that can improve your piloting ability, from best maneuvers and strategies for Squadrons’ multiplayer to some of the best loadouts to take with you. Here are a few things you should know before jumping into the game as well as some tips that have worked for us so far: General Flight Tips & Tricks Excelling in Star Wars: Squadrons is much like the Force in that it’s all about balance....

About a year after the Nihil raiders nearly destroyed a solar system in Light of the Jedi, the Republic is putting on a show. The Republic Fair — imagine a World’s Fair or Great Exhibition, not a county fair — will show off the glory of the unified systems. In particular, the chancellor hopes to convince the Togruta queen (that’s Ahsoka’s species) to join or form a closer alliance. When the Nihil attack the Fair, the Republic is outgunned....

While the book sold modestly in hardcover, it was the sale of the paperback rights (for $400,000) and the novel’s subsequent success in that format which enabled King to become a full-time writer and launch the historic career that is still going strong 48 years later and has made him one of the most successful and well-known writers of all time. It was in paperback that I first encountered the work of Stephen King as well, although it wasn’t Carrie....