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Steve Smith

Steve Smith

Former Digital Trends Contributor

Steve doesn’t really like to write about himself in the third person. He’s not The Rock. He is, however, a writer who has written about a variety of interesting and somewhat insane subjects and has been doing it since 2010. He hopes you can smell what he’s cooking.

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First Trailer For Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials trades stone walls for burning sand

Check out the first trailer for Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials, the sequel to last year's teen-dystopian blockbuster The Maze Runner.
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Check out the first trailer for DC’s Legends of Tomorrow series

DC's Legends of Tomorrow bring together notable heroes and villains from the DC Universe to save the world from a threat that doesn't even exist yet.

Simpsons faithful can now visit Springfield (sort of) thanks to Universal Studios

We know now where the home of the Simpsons is: Universal Studios Hollywood. A replica town has been built around the pre-exisitng Simpsons Ride.
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Avengers: Age of Ultron gets hysterical Chinese translations, moves filmgoers to tears

Some things are lost in translation. That's the case with Avengers: Age of Ultron, as Chinese filmgoers get some unexpected changes in Marvel's latest.
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Supergirl breaks out the cape in an extended first look at the new CBS series

CBS' unveiled the first trailer of Supergirl, which will debut on Mondays this fall, going head-to-head with Fox's Gotham.
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Fox announces X-Men spinoff The New Mutants with The Fault in Our Stars director attached

Josh Boone, director of The Fault in Our Stars, has been tabbed to helm an X-Men spinoff, tentatively titled The New Mutants.
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Case closed: Original stars will return for CSI’s two-hour finale this Fall

One of the most popular crime procedurals of all time is going to end as a TV move, with previous stars William Petersen and Marg Helgenberger returning.
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MasterClass offers online lessons from the best of the best

MasterClass is a brand-new online course that offers lessons from Dustin Hoffman, Serena Williams, James Patterson and more, all streaming over the Internet
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Pay TV takes its first net subscriber hit, with Dish Network leading the pack

Pay-TV has suffered its first ever net loss of subscribers. Numbers are down in the first quarter of 2015 for the first time in history.
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This is the End: First Trailer for Final Season of Strike Back

The first trailer for Cinemax's explosive action series Strike Back has been released. Stonebridge and Scott are back, taking on terrorists in Bangkok.
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Creator Nic Pizzolatto dishes the dirt on True Detective season 2

True Detective creator and showrunner Nic Pizzolatto has answered some important questions regarding the second season of the hit show in a Q&A with HBO.
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Stan Lee Wants Superhero Stories on YouTube

Stan Lee and YouTube have teamed up to bring original, superhero-related content to the web. Creators will make use of YouTube Spaces' superhero sets.
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Playstation Network doubles down on Powers, orders second season

Playstation's series Powers has been given a second season. Starring Sharlto Copley, the show deals with how cops handle superheroes
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Roku has found another TV partner in Sharp

Roku and Sharp have revealed two TVs that have Roku built directly into them. A 43 in and 50 inch model are available, exclusively at Best Buy.
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Comcast set to release a 4K UHD cable box later this year

Comcast has announced the plan to release a 4K UHD cable box later this year, called the Xi4.
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Sling TV adds Spanish language sports and movie channel packs to the fold

Sling TV has announced two new packages that add Spanish-language sports, movies and telenovelas to its $20 per month core package.
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Watch the intriguing new trailer for Woody Allen’s Irrational Man

Check out the trailer for Woody Allen's new film Irrational Man, starring Joaquin Phoenix, Emma Stone, Parker Posey, Ben Rosenfield and Jamie Blackley.
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Calm down fanboys! The Joker might look different in ‘Suicide Squad’

The Joker everyone has been in an uproar about may be different from the one we see in Suicide Squad.
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Jurassic World brings back the original T-Rex from Jurassic Park

Jurassic World director Colin Trevorrow has stated that his upcoming film will see the return of the original T-Rex from 1993's Jurassic Park.
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This could be what Batman will look like in Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice

Pictures have surfaced of what may be Ben Affleck in the cape and cowl as Batman in Batman V. Superman: Dawn of Justice.
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Jump Street franchise set to expand with female-led spinoff, Men In Black crossover

Sony preps 21 Jump Street franchise sequels, including a crossover into the Men In Black alien universe, as well as a spinoff with an all female lead cast.
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Hulu scores another win, grabs exclusive rights to AMC’s Fear the Walking Dead

Hulu has announced today that they have acquired the exclusive rights to The Walking Dead spinoff, Fear the Walking Dead
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Cablevision goes bold, offers Hulu content on demand

Cord cutters should find Cablevision more appealing, as the company has announced that a move to bring content from streaming platform Hulu to its cable boxes.
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YouTube stars as movie stars: YouTube to make full-length feature films this year

YouTube is trying to turn its most popular personalities into movie stars. They've reached an agreement with AwesomenessTV that will see them release films.
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Frank Miller is writing another sequel to The Dark Knight Returns

Frank Miller is writing another sequel to 1986's graphic novel masterpiece The Dark Knight Returns, titled The Dark Knight III: The Master Race.
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Charlie Cox Wants Villains, Vigilantes and Vixens for Daredevil Season 2

Daredevil himself has stated that he wants The Punisher, Elektra, Bullseye and more to show up in the second season of the Netflix streaming hit, Daredevil.
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Super Troopers 2 scores $4.4 Million on Indiegogo

After the second most-funded campaign for a film ever, it looks like the cult-classic movie Super Troopers is getting a sequel.
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Avengers: Age of Ultron may get extended cut, alternate ending for home release

Avengers: Age of Ultron is getting an extended cut and an alternate ending, if a pre-order from Amazon is to be believed.
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ESPN sues Verizon over FiOS custom TV plans

ESPN has decided to back its word from last week and sue Verizon over the latter's FiOS custom TV plan, which allows customers to pick and choose channels.
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Furious 7 races to fifth highest-grossing film ever

Furious 7 has passed Frozen for fifth place on the list of highest-grossing films ever. Vin Diesel and his crew have grossed more than $1.32 billion.