Television

All 22 episodes of ‘The X-Files’ Season 7 (1999-2000), ranked

I remembered “The X-Files” Season 7 (1999-2000, Fox) as being a tired, going-through-the-motions year where David Duchovny wanted it all to end. I wasn’t exactly

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Top 10 ‘Clone Wars’ characters: No. 1 — Ziro the Hutt

I’ve heard more than one person compare “The Clone Wars” to “The Empire Strikes Back,” basically saying that this is “Star Wars” at its finest.

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Top 10 ‘Clone Wars’ characters: No. 2 — Cad Bane

Every good show has a villainous character that pops up only rarely — say, two or three times a season — and yet always steals

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John’s top 10 ‘Clone Wars’ characters: No. 3 — Asajj Ventress (TV commentary)

In the “Star Wars” universe, it’s almost impossible for a character to quietly, slowly emerge as a fan favorite. Most characters on this list arrived

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NBC makes the right call: ‘The Cape’ cancelled

I’ve tried to keep this blog positive over the last couple years, and although the title of my 300th post sounds like a mean jab

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John’s top 10 ‘Clone Wars’ characters: No. 4 — Ahsoka Tano (TV commentary)

Because Jar Jar Binks was unpopular among fans and took on a lesser role after Episode I, the next two movies lacked a protagonist whose

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John’s top 10 ‘Clone Wars’ characters: No. 5 — Aurra Sing (TV commentary)

Aurra Sing makes her first “Star Wars” appearance in “The Phantom Menace”; she’s simply observing the podrace through macrobinoculars from a distant plateau. Yet it’s

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John’s top 10 ‘Clone Wars’ characters: No. 6 — Obi-Wan Kenobi (TV commentary)

On “The Clone Wars,” voice actor James Arnold Taylor has created the definitive Obi-Wan Kenobi. Before you react harshly to that statement, let me explain:

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John’s top 10 ‘Clone Wars’ characters: No. 7 — Luminara Unduli (TV commentary)

I have an “Episode II” poster that says “A Jedi shall not know anger. Nor hatred. Nor love.” To that, a cynical fan might add

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Top 10 ‘Clone Wars’ characters: No. 8 — Count Dooku

Count Dooku is arguably the most “Star Warsy” among the pantheon of new prequel characters. In casting Christopher Lee, George Lucas wisely tapped into the

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