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‘The Walking Dead’ teaches us about the value of life (TV commentary)

Sunday’s episode of “The Walking Dead” featured cinematographically beautiful scenes of Morgan and his mentor, Eastman, practicing the martial art of aikido, along with powerfully acted moments

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‘Star Wars’ flashbabck: ‘Hard Currency’ (2000) and ‘The Third Time Pays for All’ (2011) (Comic book reviews)

The unexpectedly long gestation period between “Crimson Empire II” and “III” featured two short stories, both of which chronicle Kir Kanos in his bounty hunter

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Pre-‘Lost’ Matthew Fox stars in moody ‘Haunted’ (2002)

“Haunted” (2002, UPN) is one of the bevy of shows that aired between the end of “The X-Files” and the start of “Fringe” that tried to

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Invasion’ (2009-11) (Comic book reviews)

Despite the fact that Lucasfilm’s “New Jedi Order” saga was the most massively planned “Star Wars” saga – comprising 19 Del Rey novels from 1999

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First episode impressions: ‘Wicked City’ (TV review)

“Wicked City” (10 p.m. Eastern Tuesdays on ABC) is a mix of one thing I really like (20th century period pieces) and one thing I don’t

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‘Supergirl’ makes a slick but unimaginative debut

“Supergirl” (8 p.m. Eastern Mondays on CBS) is a slickly produced and nicely acted but utterly unnecessary and unimaginative addition to TV’s comic-book superhero boom.

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Loss of ‘Star Wars’ words might be even more tragic than loss of ‘Star Wars’ worlds (Books and comics commentary)

The loss of 37 years’ worth of “Star Wars” Expanded Universe continuity gets talked about a lot as the saddest element of Disney’s takeover for

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘The New Jedi Order: Agents of Chaos II – Jedi Eclipse’ (2000) (Book review)

“Agents of Chaos I: Hero’s Trial” was James Luceno’s salute to Brian Daley, packed with old-school Han Solo adventuring. “Agents of Chaos II: Jedi Eclipse” (2000) –

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘The New Jedi Order: Agents of Chaos I – Hero’s Trial’ (2000) (Book review)

James Luceno seemed like a “Star Wars” author before he actually was a “Star Wars” author, due to his friendship with Brian Daley (with whom

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‘Terminator’ flashback: ‘The Sarah Connor Chronicles’ Season 1 (2008) (TV review)

Watching “The Sarah Connor Chronicles” Season 1 (2008) after reading the post-“T2” comics and novels, it seems certain that producer Josh Friedman is doing a loose adaptation

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