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First episode impressions: ‘Super Fun Night’ (TV review)

While it doesn’t serve up groundbreaking (no fat joke intended) humor, “Super Fun Night” (8:30 p.m. Central Wednesdays on ABC) does have a sweet, somewhat understated vibe

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘The Bounty Hunter Wars Book 1: The Mandalorian Armor’ (1998) (Book review)

No doubt the “Bounty Hunter Wars” trilogy drew a lot of readers simply because of its subject matter: Finally, a chance to learn more about Boba Fett

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Classic Star Wars’ Issues 15-20 (Goodwin/Williamson newspaper strips, 1983-84) (Comic book reviews)

Because he didn’t know that “The Empire Strikes Back” was going to start with the Rebels on their new base on Hoth, Archie Goodwin didn’t get to

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The top 20 people responsible for the success of the ‘Star Wars’ saga (Commentary)

A great debate recently popped up at my office: Who deserves credit for the success of “Star Wars?” Well, George Lucas, of course, because he

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Classic Star Wars’ Issues 8-14 (Goodwin/Williamson newspaper strips, 1982-83) (Comic book reviews)

Don’t get me wrong; I adore the Archie Goodwin/Al Williamson newspaper strips that were repackaged as the “Classic Star Wars” comics. But I wonder if we never

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Whedon helps bring MCU to TV with ‘Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’

Joss Whedon’s first four TV series are about underdogs who are victimized or marginalized by a corrupt government or system, which they heroically battle against:

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First episode impressions: ‘The Goldbergs’ (TV review)

“The Goldbergs” (8 p.m. Central Tuesdays on ABC) starts with a montage of 1980s images like “ALF,” “The Karate Kid” and a Rubik’s Cube as the

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Classic Star Wars’ Issues 1-7 (Goodwin/Williamson newspaper strips, 1981-82) (Comic book reviews)

Dark Horse’s new series simply titled “Star Wars” got a lot of hype earlier this year, but it’s just the latest in a long line of

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First episode impressions: ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ (TV review)

“Brooklyn Nine-Nine” (7:30 p.m. Central Tuesdays on Fox) has an all-crazy all-the-time vibe that makes it a nice companion to the similarly off-the-wall “New Girl” and

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘The Jedi Academy Trilogy Volume 3: Champions of the Force’ (1994)

I tried to be an apologist for some aspects of the first two books of Kevin J. Anderson’s “Jedi Academy Trilogy,” but that becomes harder to do

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