The X-Men have been a huge part of Marvel lore since their introduction in the 1960s, yet Black Panther: Wakanda Forever has just made their original origin story impossible in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Famously conceived as "children of the atom" by visionary writer Stan Lee, the concept of mutation has a storied comic book history, tapping into society's hesitancy towards the minority and the dangerous consequences of discrimination. While any MCU adaptation could still explore these same themes, the origins of mutants themselves could be very different, potentially leading to a different style of storytelling.
One of CBS' newest sitcoms, Ghosts , features a cast full of spectral characters that each hail from a distinct time period and come with their own unique backstory and death. Though each of the eight ghosts has a wildly different perspective based on their different experiences throughout history, they nonetheless form a sort of family, which is one of the show's greatest charms. After all, being stuck with the same people for all of eternity allows for plenty of time to get to know each other. Ghosts , which is an adaptation of a BBC show of the same name, stars Utkarsh Ambudkar and Rose McIver (who played Liv Moore on five seasons of iZombie ) as Jay and Sam, a young couple who inherit a mansion in upstate New York. To their surprise, however, the house also comes with several ghostly inhabitants, who Sam is able to see after a near-death experience. These are Thorfinn (Devan Long), Sasappis (Román Zaragoza), Isaac (Brandon Scott Jones), Hetty (Rebecca Wisocky...
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