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Alien Day will be here again on April 26, and that means we’re in store for some new merch from the iconic franchise. Reebok started its Alien Stomper shoe line last year, releasing replica versions of the sneakers worn by Ellen Ripley in 1986’s Aliens. This year it’s debuting the Bug Stomper–not a replica, but a fitting homage to some of our favourite Aliens marines.

From afar they may just look like any old camouflage sneaker, but look closer and the design is filled with tiny homages to the Aliens cast of characters. The Weyland-Yutani logo replaces the standard Reebok Union Jack, the right heel features Hudson’s “eyes on your back” graffiti, with the Bug Stomper’s “We Endanger Species” tagline on the heel strap. Partially hidden in the sockliners are more logos from the film–the Weyland-Yutani Corp logo, and the marines’ Death or Glory skull.

Alien Day is on April 26, a reference to moon LV-426 where all the action of Aliens took place. More merch is being released around this year’s Alien Day, including a number of new toys (already available from Walmart), art books, a new comic, and t-shirts from Reebok, but you can bet it’s the sneakers that collectors will be clamoring over.

Reebok’s new Alien range will be available for sale on its website on April 26.

Tiger King is the king of Netflix. Research company Nielsen has reported that the true crime show, Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem, and Madness, has set a new record for Netflix when it comes to streaming minutes, at least in the US.

Nielsen says that the show reached 5.3 billion minutes of streaming over its first seven days (March 23-29), according to The Hollywood Reporter. That’s more than any other show in Netflix’s history. More precisely, Nielsen said the 5.3 billion minutes streamed over its first week is 50 percent more than Ozark’s 3.5 billion minutes.

Additionally, Tiger King had more minutes watched overall than any other program on Netflix or Amazon for its launch week, despite having only seven episodes. An eighth episode, an “aftershow” hosted by Joel McHale called The Tiger King and I, was released on April 12 and it was extremely popular, too. Nielsen’s data showed that this episode beat the best single-day viewership for the entire series in the first 10 days, reaching an average of 4.6 million people on its first day. This eclipses the average of the entire series, 4.06 million, in the week after launch.

Nielsen’s numbers are not necessarily accurate and definitely not a complete representation of the reach of a show. That’s because the figures only count audiences in the United States who watch programming on a connected TV. Still, it’s clear from these numbers–and from all the memes–that Tiger King has broken through to become one of the network’s most popular shows.

On a more serious note, authorities in Florida are seeking new leads in the case of the disappearance of Tiger King subject Carole Baskin’s former husband, Don Lewis, who vanished under mysterious circumstances in 1997.

In other news, a new adaptation of Tiger King is reportedly in development, from Rob Lowe and Glee creator Ryan Murphy. Lowe will play Joe Exotic, while Kate McKinnon is reportedly in talks to play Carole Baskin, according to Deadline. This is on top of the Tiger King follow-up show.

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In a time where we all need a little extra positivity Bob Ross is still coming to the rescue, 25 years after his death. Cinedigm have partnered with Bob Ross Inc to bring around 380 episodes of The Joy Of Painting to a new streaming channel, Variety reported.

The channel will be operating as a free stream supported by ads, and has already launched for Samsung smart TVs, on the Samsung TV Plus service. It’ll soon begin to roll out to other services operating on a similar model, with Roku coming next on May 18.

The Bob Ross Channel will air episodes of The Joy Of Painting back-to-back, giving viewers a chance to experience the beloved artist’s full catalogue.

Bob Ross hosted 31 seasons of The Joy Of Painting between 1984 and 1994, just before his passing from lymphoma in 1995. While the soothing series was popular in its day, Bob Ross has seen a resurgence in popularity in recent years, including a marathon Twitch stream that attracted over 5.6 million viewers. You can still catch Bob Ross episodes on Twitch, where they regularly attract thousands of viewers.

Ross’s soothing manner and low-pressure approach to painting have endeared audiences to him over the years, and thanks to new platforms like the Bob Ross Channel, that legacy can continue on long past his passing.

If by some miracle a Mean Girls sequel with the original characters ever happened, we know Rachel McAdams would be keen for it. While no sequel is officially in the works that we know of, McAdams has expressed interest in the concept of playing Regina in a later stage in her life, Entertainment Weekly reports.

During a COVID-19 charity livestream, the actress answered a question from a fan asking if she would ever reprise the iconic role. “It would be fun to play Regina George later in her life and see where life took her,” McAdams said.

This isn’t the first time Rachel McAdams has mused on a potential Mean Girls sequel. In a 2016 interview she said, “we got to have a reunion at a photoshoot a couple of years ago and it wasn’t enough.” She speculated then that Regina could be a mom who “had a few babies who are plotting your demise in the womb.”

While there was a Mean Girls 2 released in 2011, it was a sequel only in name, with all new characters and only one of the original cast members (Tim Meadows, who played Principal Duvall) returning.

The original movie was written by Tina Fey, who’s since taken the franchise in directions that don’t seem to involve plans for a direct sequel. In 2018 Fey adapted it into a musical that premiered on Broadway, and earlier this year announced that she would be adapting the musical back into a film.

If nothing else, hopefully the new movie will have room for cameos from the original cast.

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The cult comedy Super Troopers debuted in 2001, and it took 17 years for the sequel to arrive back in April 2018. A third installment is on the way, and now one of the writers has given an update on how the project is coming along.

Replying to a comment on Instagram, writer Erik Stolhanske said, “We’re ✍️ it … 🐇”

Deciphering this internet speak, we can deduce that the team at comedy troupe Broken Lizard–which produced the first two movies–are writing the third entry fast.

Super Troopers 2 was partially funded on Indiegogo, where it raised $4.6 million USD. Fox Searchlight distributed the movie, which would go on to make $31 million USD worldwide.

Broken Lizard member Jay Chandrasekhar, who directed Super Troopers 1 and 2, revealed the third movie at San Diego Comic-Con 2018. It’s called Super Troopers 3: Winter Soldiers, and Chandrasekhar said it won’t be crowdfunded this time around. “We needed a favor from our fans on the last one. They delivered. I don’t know that we need to make them pay for the next one,” he explained during Comic-Con that year, as reported by Vulture.

There is no word yet on the plot for the third Super Troopers movie, but it’ll surely be absurd. Another lingering question is who will distribute the film. Disney now owns Fox Searchlight, which has been rebranded as Searchlight Pictures, and Super Troopers is definitely not family friendly content. Disney will continue to release R-rated Deadpool movies, too, so perhaps Super Troopers can live on at the House of Mouse.

Broken Lizard consists of Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme, Erik Stolhanske, and Paul Sotor, all of whom starred in the Super Troopers films. The comedy troupe also made the comedies Club Dread (2004), Beerfest (2006), and The Slammin’ Salmon (2009), among others.

New Releases highlights the top new game releases coming soon, and two of this week’s picks were only just announced: Picross S4 and XCOM: Chimera Squad. Meanwhile, ’80s movie buffs can get their nostalgia fix with Predator: Hunting Grounds, and ’90s RPG players can revisit Trials of Mana. Nintendo Switch also gets its own port of Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 – Road to Boruto.

Picross S4 — April 23

Available on: Switch

The latest in the nonogram series has nearly 500 puzzles to solve across standard, Mega, Color, and Clip Modes. What’s more, you can unlock giant bonus puzzles if you link your saves from Picross S, S2, or S3–one for each game, to be exact. Sadly, the series still doesn’t offer touchscreen controls, though.

XCOM: Chimera Squad — April 24

Available on: PC

Chimera Squad is a spin-off of XCOM 2, and it changes up the formula in several ways. For one, your squad includes human and alien soldiers thanks to a new alliance. Those squad members are discrete characters with unique abilities, and they each get their own turn in combat, rather than a macro-phase for you and the enemy’s full team. Perhaps the biggest change, however, is the removal of permadeath: if a soldier bleeds out, you can simply restart a mission. It’ll cost just $10 / £9 on launch day, but beware that the price jumps up on May 1.

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Predator: Hunting Grounds — April 24

Available on: PS4, PC

XCOM isn’t the only alien adventure coming this week. Hunting Grounds pits four player-controlled soldiers against a lone Predator player. They can choose to hunt the fireteam as a Scout, Hunter, or Berserker Predator, each with their own abilities and alien weapons. The soldiers also have their own classes and loadouts, which they’ll need if they hope to complete their objectives and survive in the jungle.

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Trials of Mana — April 24

Available on: PS4, PC, Switch

The original Trials of Mana first launched in 1995, but it never came to the West until recently. While the action-RPG has been fully recreated in 3D, you’ll still carry out battles in real time in the field. Trials features six characters, each with their own stories that weave together. You form a party of three at the start, so you’ll have to replay the adventure to see all parts of the story.

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Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 – Road to Boruto — April 24

Available on: Switch

As the name implies, this arena fighter stars Naruto’s son and a new generation of ninjas. On top of all those new characters, Road to Boruto also includes all the previously released DLC packs. Switch is getting the complete package that previously launched for other consoles.

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Unfortunately, this episode of New Releases doesn’t have anything for Xbox One owners, but that won’t be the case next week. We’ll be digging into the Xbox One and PC launch of Modern Warfare 2 Campaign Remastered, plus the return of the COG soldiers with Gears Tactics.