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‘Gracepoint’s’ ‘Who killed Danny Solano?’ not quite as fun as ‘Who killed Rosie Larsen?,’ but still fun (TV commentary)

“Gracepoint” (8 p.m. Central Thursdays on Fox) is not in the same league as “The Killing.” But as it invites us to uncover “Who killed Danny

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘X-Wing Rogue Squadron’ special issues (1995-2005) (Comic book reviews)

If you’ve devoured Michael Stackpole’s 35-issue “X-Wing Rogue Squadron” comics series but are a completest who wants to gather up all the ancillary stories, you’ll

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: The top 10 comedic stories in ‘Star Wars Tales’ (1999-2005) (Comic book reviews)

While there were a fair number of good dramatic stories in “Star Wars Tales” (1999-2005), the series’ most notable contribution to the franchise was its comedy stories,

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Can we all agree that locking people in train cars and killing and eating them is wrong? (TV commentary)

Sunday’s episode of “Talking Dead,” which followed the fifth-season premiere of “The Walking Dead” (8 p.m. Central Sundays on AMC), asked viewers if they thought Rick’s gang

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: The top 25 dramatic stories in ‘Star Wars Tales’ (1999-2005) (Comic book reviews)

Earlier this year, Disney announced that its Lucasfilm Story Group would make sure every new story fits with the new Disney timeline. The opposite approach

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Empire’ Issues 29-40 (2005-06) (Comic book reviews)

“Empire” wraps up its run (well, sort of – the storylines will continue in “Rebellion”) with a pair of five-issue epics that take advantage of established

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Empire’ Issues 20-28 (2004) and ‘A Valentine Story’ (2003) (Comic book reviews)

Rather than tread ground already covered by Marvel’s “Star Wars” and Goodwin and Williamson’s “Classic Star Wars,” I suspect part of the aim of “Empire” was to

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Empire’ Issues 10, 11, 13, 14 and 16-19 (2003-04) (Comic book reviews)

The early issues of “Empire” explored old favorites (Vader, Leia and Boba Fett) and a cult favorite (Biggs). Up next, the title puts the spotlight on characters

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First episode impressions: ‘Star Wars Rebels’ (TV review)

“The Clone Wars” it ain’t. But to be fair, “The Clone Wars” wasn’t the great show we now know and love in its formative episodes

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Empire’ Issues 1-9, 12 and 15 (2002-03) (Comic book reviews)

“Star Wars” comic storytellers have repeatedly been drawn back to the time period of the first movie, 1977’s “Episode IV: A New Hope.” Marvel tackled

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