The Pretender

Jarod and Miss Parker reunite again...well, sort of. The Hallmark Channel is showing re-runs of one of my favorite shows: The Pretender. It's the story of a genius who was kidnapped and exploited by The Centre for less than creditable purposes because...

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A lesson from the X-Men

Wolverine: Sometimes we need to heal fast and follow our instincts.Storm: God gave us dominion over the Earth, we're its keepers so we should use its resources for good and respect its power.Rogue: Sometimes our touch can hurt people. Even our best attentions...

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Smallville's Justice League

There are big episodes and then there are BIG episodes. Tonight's Smallville is one of the latter. The Justice League makes their grand entrance...Clark Kent, The Green Arrow, Flash, Aquaman and Cyborg are teaming up to save the cheerleader--wait, that's...

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What happened to R.L. Stine?

Back in middle school, R.L. Stine books used to be hot property. His Fear Street series were the talk of the classroom. My friends and I would trade books and desperately wait for the newest edition. Then there was the rise of his Goosebumps series...

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NBC's Heroes the best thing for comics

According to Joe Quesada at Marvel Comics, Heroes was the best thing for comics in 2006. My response: umm...duh. In an interview with Newsarama.com Quesada said:Believe it or not, I think the best thing that happened to the industry was the TV show...

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Blood and Chocolate

The producers of Underworld are at it again...Blood and Chocolate is a romantic thriller that includes forbidden love, werewolves, and Oliver Martinez. Ooh la la! If this movie is even close to as good as Underworld was then I'll leave the theater satisfied....

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James Cameron is back!

He's the man behind Titanic, Terminator and Dark Angel. He's the king of high-concept big budget Sci-Fi movies and he's ready to push the limits with two new movies slated for 2009.Yahoo News posted this exciting bit of news yesterday: Cameron is teaming...

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Children of Men

This movie looks really good and it opens for wide release on Friday. Here's the plot courtesy of IMDb.com: In 2027, in a chaotic world in which humans can no longer procreate, a former activist agrees to help transport a miraculously pregnant woman...

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