The debut season of Don Mancini‘s “Chucky” series comes to an end this Tuesday, November 30, with Chucky’s master plan finally being revealed in “An Affair to Dismember.” In the Season Finale, “Scores old and new will be settled, and sparks will fly, as Chucky’s diabolical plan comes to fruition at a particularly dangerous–and public–venue.” Actress Fiona Dourif told […]
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“Chucky” Again Experienced an Increase in Viewership on the Road to This Week’s Season Finale!
Keeping in mind that live viewership is hardly the be-all, end-all determination of how well a TV series is doing these days, as many people now choose to stream episodes of their favorite shows at their leisure rather than watching them live, it’s still always interesting to keep track of live viewership numbers for new […]
Chucky Kills: SYFY Celebrating Black Friday With an All-Day ‘Child’s Play’ Marathon!
Chucky is taking over SYFY for Black Friday today, with the network airing an all-day marathon of the brand new “Chucky” television series as well as the classic Child’s Play movies. The fun kicked off at 6am EST with four episodes of Don Mancini’s “Chucky,” and it will continue right up until 10pm EST tonight […]
A “Chucky” Army Rises in Video Preview for Next Week’s Season Finale of the ‘Child’s Play’ Series!
The debut season of Don Mancini‘s “Chucky” series comes to an end next Tuesday, November 30, with Chucky’s master plan finally being revealed in “An Affair to Dismember.” In the Season Finale, “Scores old and new will be settled, and sparks will fly, as Chucky’s diabolical plan comes to fruition at a particularly dangerous–and public–venue.” […]
“Chucky” Paid Tribute to Killer Doll Movie ‘Magic’ With This Week’s Bloody Character Death [Spoilers]
Before there was Child’s Play there was Magic, a 1978 killer doll movie starring Anthony Hopkins that was directed by Richard Attenborough and landed Hopkins a Golden Globe nomination. The film centers on a dummy named Fats, which has such an evil influence over Hopkins’s character that he begins killing at the doll’s insistence. Don […]
The Queer Horror of “Chucky”: Episode 7 – “Twice The Grieving, Double The Loss”
Each week Joe Lipsett will highlight a key scene or interaction in Don Mancini’s Chucky series to consider how the show is engaging with and contributing to queer horror. We’re into the homestretch now. This penultimate episode of Chucky’s first season* really kicks the plot into overdrive as everyone descends upon Hackensack and the show […]
Jennifer Tilly and Devon Sawa Share a Kiss in Preview for Tonight’s New Episode of “Chucky” [Video]
Don Mancini’s “Chucky” series just keeps getting wilder on the road to the Season 1 finale, which is fast approaching. Just two more episodes remain in the show’s debut season, with the penultimate episode of the first season coming to SYFY and USA TONIGHT, November 23. Chucky has begun brutally killing off the parents of the […]
[Review] The Penultimate Episode of “Chucky” Slows Down to Set the Final Stage of Madness
If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. The adage thematically sums up the penultimate episode of “Chucky” season one. The last episode offered up a whirlwind of reveals, converging paths, and a meanspirited death to boot. “Twice the Grieving, Double the Loss” slows everything down to meticulously place the players on the game […]
“Chucky” Had a Significant Uptick in SYFY Viewership for This Week’s Episode That Tied into the Original Movies
Keeping in mind that live viewership is hardly the be-all, end-all determination of how well a TV series is doing these days, as many people now choose to stream episodes of their favorite shows at their leisure rather than watching them live, it’s still always interesting to keep track of live viewership numbers for new […]
Preview: Next Week’s Second-to-Last Episode of “Chucky” Attempts to Figure Out the Killer Doll’s Endgame
Don Mancini’s “Chucky” series just keeps getting wilder on the road to the Season 1 finale, which is fast approaching. Just two more episodes remain in the show’s debut season, with the penultimate episode of the first season coming to SYFY and USA on November 23. Next week’s episode is titled “Twice the Grieving, Double […]
The Queer Horror of “Chucky”: Episode 6 – “Cape Queer”
Each week Joe Lipsett will highlight a key scene or interaction in Don Mancini’s Chucky series to consider how the show is engaging with and contributing to queer horror. Chucky continues to be a wild ride from week to week. As Meagan noted in last week’s review, the series does seem to be shifting (alternating?) […]
“Chucky” Actress Fiona Dourif Teases That We’re Not Ready for the Show’s Bonkers Finale [Exclusive]
The back half of “Chucky” season one kicked off with the return of major franchise players Tiffany (Jennifer Tilly) and Nica (Fiona Dourif). Or rather, Chucky inhabiting Nica’s body, thanks to the events of Cult of Chucky. In just two episodes, Dourif established herself to have one of the most complicated roles yet; the actress plays […]
[Review] “Chucky” Packs Episode Six Full of Shocking Moments and Vital Reveals
The last episode marked a dramatic turning point in “Chucky” with major strides in multiple plot threads. Paths started to converge with the arrival of Tiffany (Jennifer Tilly) and Nica (Fiona Dourif), and smaller loose ends sought closure in Jake Wheeler’s world. Flashbacks into Tiffany’s first meet-cute with Charles Lee Ray ran parallel with the […]
Clip from This Week’s Episode of “Chucky” Shows Us How Andy Barclay is Brought into the Series [Video]
“You don’t have to find Chucky. He’ll find you.” In the wake of Tiffany (Jennifer Tilly) and Nica (Fiona Dourif) being brought into the “Chucky” series last week, the brand new episode premiering tonight (September 16th) will bring both Andy Barclay (Alex Vincent) and Kyle (Christine Elise) into the series. Andy is of course the […]
“Chucky”: Andy and Kyle from the Original ‘Child’s Play’ Movies Return in Images from Next Week’s Episode!
Syfy’s ongoing Child’s Play series is jam-packed full of surprises and this past Tuesday’s episode fired on all cylinders. Franchise creator Don Mancini took the reigns with Seed of Chucky and has since carved out a funhouse of horrors that continued through a handful of sequels and now “Chucky”, the new series that’s insanely canon. So much so that nearly […]