Barely Related: Damn good coffee and House of Cards

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Welcome to Barely Related, a conversational Friday column that presents the non-gaming news stories that we, the Joystiq staff, have been talking about over the past week. And no, we're not stopping our focus on industry and gaming news. Think of this as your casual weekly recap of interesting (and mostly geeky) news, presented just in time to fill your brain with things to discuss at all of those weekend shindigs.

Grab a fresh drink, lean back in your armchair, and get ready to talk nerdy with us.

Twin Peaks snags a familiar face

And some damn good coffee.

Actor Kyle MacLachlan is on board for Showtime's new Twin Peaks run. Twin Peaks is scheduled to air in 2016, courtesy of show creators David Lynch and Mark Frost. "I'm very excited to return to the strange and wonderful world of Twin Peaks," MacLachlan said on-stage during a TCA presentation. "May the forest be with you."

House of Cards trailer has us all hot and bothered

House of Cards season three premieres on Netflix on February 27.

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert premiere date

Stephen Colbert's debut as host of The Late Show is scheduled for Tuesday, September 8 at 11:35PM ET. Colbert will act as himself, rather than the extreme, humorously narrow-minded conservative character he played on Comedy Central's The Colbert Report.

"I have nine months to make a show, just like a baby," Colbert said in a press release. "So first, I should find out how you make a baby."

Avengers: Age of Ultron trailer, round two

So dramatic. If you need some laughs after that, check out this lovely meme of silly reasons Steve Rogers and Tony Stark will start the Civil War arc.

Ghost in the Shell hits theaters in 2017

Ghost in the Shell, starring Scarlett Johansson as Major Motoko Kusanagi, will hit theaters on April 14, 2017. Prepare yourself accordingly.

A film trilogy about Edgar Allen Poe, produced by Idris Elba

Like peanut butter and jelly, baby.

Idris Elba is producing a trilogy of movies based on the novel Poe Must Die, a historical thriller set in 1840s New York City. It contains demons, emotional issues, marital problems, a sorcerer and, of course, Poe. Mmm.

Parks and Recreation's tabletop RPG might be a real game some day

There's a Kickstarter for a real-life commercial version of The Cones of Dunshire, an intricate board game created by fictional government employee Ben Wyatt in Parks and Recreation. The project is seeking $300,000 by March 15 and has this week raised $20,000.

Suicide Squad loses a cast member

Tom Hardy, previously locked down to play Rick Flag in Suicide Squad, has dropped out of the role following some scheduling issues, THR reports. Flag is the leader of the Suicide Squad, and rumor has it that Warner Bros. is looking to Jake Gyllenhaal to take over for Hardy.

Suicide Squad is due out on August 5, 2016.

[Image: Mark Frost, Superhero Feed, NBC]