It’s time for a brand new episode of The Flickcast. And because we still don’t keep to a regular schedule these days, let’s say this one (like the last two episodes) arrived right on time. Still cool? Cool.

On this week’s show Chris and Joe continue to discuss the controversy surrounding the new Captain America comic, the 30th anniversary of Top Gun, assholes who boo at the movies, DC Rebirth, The Flash season finale, the end of a great Game of Thrones character and what it means for the show in general, the next James Bond, cans versus bottles and more. Plus, more.

Picks this week include Chris’ pick of the Rodeo Clown Double IPA from Karbach Brewery and Joe’s pick of the Samsung Galaxy Tap S2.

As always, if you have comments, questions, critiques, offers of sponsorship, or whatever, feel free to hit us up in the comments, on Twitter, at Facebook, Google+ or shoot us an email.

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We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again, Helix is a fun show. It’s also quite good and scary. So, you owe it to yourself to watch.

To help get you interested, we’ve got another in a series of previews for the show. This week’s episode is called “Level X” and promises to be just as crazy as the last ones.

In it “the scientists will learn more information about the virus, after discovering a secret lower level within the research facility.” And you just know that can’t be good. . . for anyone.

Check out the preview, and more, after the break. Look for Helix on Friday at 10/9C on Syfy.

If you haven’t been watching Helix on Syfy, you’re missing out. Over the course of its first seven episodes it’s become one of our “must watch” shows of the season.

With a brand new episode dropping tonight, we’ve got previews of it for you to get you ready. This is what it’s about:

It’s Day Eight. As Daniel gets closer to the truth about his past, Sutton wreaks havoc on the base. Yeah, she kinda does. But that’s okay because she looks great doing it.

Oh didn’t we mention who Sutton is played by? None other than Jeri Ryan. That’s her in the pic above.

Check out the previews after the break. Helix airs tonight at 10/9C on Syfy.

Machinima has been blowing up over the past 3 weeks with their new original series with Warner Premiere, Mortal Kombat: Legacy. The first two episodes features an utra-real storyline with Michael Jai White as Jax and Jeri Ryan as Sonya Blade. Now we’re moving onto another universe favorite, with Johnny Cage.

Right off the bat, this episode takes a different turn than the previous two, as Cage’s background is a Hollywood action star, the episode starts off as with an Insider feel, delving into the life of Johnny Cage. Here’s the official synopsis.

After unsuccessfully trying to sell his reality television pilot pitch to a studio exec, Johnny Cage, an American action-hero movie star who has fallen on hard times, is recruited by Shang Tsung, a powerful sorcerer who has the power to suck souls from people, to fight in the upcoming Mortal Kombat tournament.

Not as much star power as the previous two episodes, as Matt Mullins is returning from the original Rebirth short to reprise his role as Johnny Cage. There are a few nice potshots at Steven Seagal’s Lawman, so it’s definitely worth a watch.

Check out the episode after the jump, and stick around till the end to catch links to the previous two, if you haven’t already seen them.

For those of you who missed it, Machinima launched the first episode of Warner Premiere’s brand new web series dedicated to the world of Mortal Kombat last week, titled Mortal Kombat: Legacy.

With just over 5 million views in under a week, the show was a massive success. Director Kevin Tanchoroen’s new view of the classic video game universe has come at the perfect time, as the game has gotten new life this week with a brand new release on both XBox 360 and PlayStation 3.

In the first episode, we were introduced to Jax (Michael Jai White), Sonya Blade (Jeri Ryan) and Stryker (Battlestar Galactica’s Tahmoh Penikett) as they attempt a take-down of terrorist Kano (Darren Shahlavi).

Take a look at episode 2 after the jump, and keep your eye out every week as the web series progresses.

We’ve been following developments on the new, upcoming digital series Mortal Kombat: Legacy for some time now. First, when it was just a really cool short film and later when it was given the green light and turned into a full blow series.

Now, we’re glad to bring you the official word that the new series has a premiere date and where you’ll be able to watch it. According to a press release, the show will premiere on April 12th and be exclusively on the website Machinima.com, one of YouTube’s largest entertainment networks.

The series is directed by Kevin Tancharoen and stars Jeri Ryan as “Sonya Blade,” Michael Jai White as “Major Jackson ‘Jax’ Briggs” and Darren Shahlavi as “Kano,” and will “take gamers deep into the history of the warriors they know and love.”

“With over 500 million monthly video views and 50 million monthly viewers, Machinima has the world’s most highly-engaged gaming audience, which makes this agreement with Warner Bros. such a great fit,” said Allen DeBevoise, Chairman and CEO of Machinima, Inc. “Mortal Kombat is an epic franchise with a rich story and characters, we’re truly excited to bring ‘Mortal Kombat: Legacy’ to our community.

With our global scale and reach, we can now drive greater engagement and viewership than anyone for entertainment properties that fit our young, male-centric demo. Kevin’s new incarnation of the Mortal Kombat franchise is precisely the type of world-class, high-octane action content that our audience will love.”

Sounds cool. We’ll be there on April 12th. In the meantime, check out a preview scene for the series after the break.

A few weeks back, we announced that Warner Bros. independent production company, Warner Premiere, was taking Kevin Tancharoen’s Mortal Kombat: Rebirth fan short and extending it into a full web series.

Now, as production continues, 3 players from the original short have been cast in the new series. So fans of Jeri Ryan as Sonya Blade, Michael Jai White as Jax, and now Darren Shahlavi as Kano now have plenty to get excited about. Here’s the official press release.

Warner Premiere today announced initial casting for their upcoming live-action digital new media series “Mortal Kombat” which is based on the iconic gaming franchise. Jeri Ryan, (“Star Trek: Voyager”) will reprise her role as the headstrong “Lieutenant Sonya Blade” from the unofficial fan short. She is joined by Michael Jai White (“The Dark Knight”) as “Major Jackson ‘Jax’ Briggs” and Darren Shahlavi (“300”) as the sly and cunning “Kano.”

Kevin Tancharoen who directed and produced the popular, unofficial “Mortal Kombat: Rebirth” fan short that garnered over 10 million views worldwide, is bringing the same immersive directing style to this live-action digital new media series. Fans will be able to delve deep into the history of the warriors they know and love including “Sub-Zero” and “Scorpion.” Shooting for “Mortal Kombat” is currently underway in Vancouver.

The web series is expected to premiere later this Spring.

We’re all pretty big fans of Bridget Wilson, so we can’t say the original Mortal Kombat film was a complete waste, but it still wasn’t all that good. There seems to be a light at the end of the tunnel, though, as a new video surfaced online. Yesterday, Kotaku was the first to get a brand new video which is being posed as a live action short for the new Mortal Kombat game.

It hasn’t been officially confirmed , so whether it’s for a new M-Rated game they are planning, or the new Warner Bros. reboot which has been talked about for a few months, your guess is as good as ours.

The video is far too high-end to be a fan film, and has some impressive names attached, such as Michael Jai White as Jackson “Jax” Briggs and Jeri Ryan as Sonja Blade. If this turns out to be for either the game or a film, it would be a completely different take on the Mortal Kombat mythology, as they’re modernizing many of the characters, and taking an interesting Saw-like serial killer take, where characters like Reptile and Barakka are insane killers, and not magic.

With E3 only days away, and none of us hearing about casting for an upcoming film, this could very well be a live-action scene for the game, which we’re also completely OK with. We’re sure to have a legitimate answer within the next week or so.

Check out the video after the jump, and let us know what you think and see for yourself that Mortal Kombat is definitely not for kids anymore.

This week many of the networks have announced their new Fall schedules so now we know which of our favorite shows are coming back, which aren’t and what new ones are coming along to tray to capture our interest. ABC has several new shows coming out next Fall and we’ve got some previews for those new shows for you today.

First off is Body of Proof which features Dana Delany as a neurosurgeon-turned-medical examiner whose expertise helps solve murder cases. It also features Jery Ryan, who you might remember from Star Trek: Voyager. Next up is Off the Map, the new medical drama from Grey’s Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes which features Caroline Dhavernas as the idealistic Dr. Lily Brenner working at an understaffed medical clinic in the South American jungle that needs to treat patients with whatever they have at hand.

Our next preview is for the new Matthew Perry comedy Mr. Sunshine which centers on Perry’s character Ben Donovan, the self-involved manager of a second-rate San Diego sports arena, who begins to re-evaluate his life on his 40th birthday. Finally, we’ve got a preview of the new cop drama Detroit 1-8-7. It stars Michael Imperioli and is described as a fictional documentary that follows Detroit homicide police.

So, a new comedy, a new cop show and a new medical show. Somehow, these all seem vaguely familiar. Curious. Check out all the previews after the jump. Look for these new shows debut later this year or, in the case of Mr. Sunshine, at midseason.

Having never watched TNT’s Leverage before, I didn’t really know quite what to expect. On the surface, and from the promos I’ve seen, it looked to be a somewhat interesting story of a group of con artists, hackers, muscle men and a smarmy, intelligent leader who plan and execute elaborate cons to extract revenge for wrongdoings done to helpless individuals. Sort of like Mission Impossible meets Robin Hood or The A-Team.

Put that premise together with a cast which features some pretty good actors, including Angel alum Christian Kane and Academy Award winner Timothy Hutton, and you should have the makings of a pretty great hour of TV. With Leverage, you mostly do, with a few notable exceptions.

In the third season opener “The Runway Job,” Nathan Ford (Hutton) and his team are back in action. This time around they are taking down some ruthless evil people in the seedy world of fashion. The world of fashion, much like other facets of entertainment, serves up a host of despicable characters ripe for revenge.