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FeatureReview: 'Moonlight' - There's No Such Thing As Vampires

The following contains MAJOR SPOILERS for the premiere episode of the CBS show, "Moonlight." Joel Silver was right when he said "Moonlight" will not be "Angel." Unless there is a serious improvement in the writing, the new CBS vampire detective drama will never get out from under the shadow of its p ...

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FeatureReview: 'Stargate: Atlantis' - 'Adrift'

This story contains MAJOR SPOILERS for the "Stargate: Atlantis" episode "Adrift." The toughest sell for a series is the first episode of a new season, or sometimes even the first episode of a series. That's why I'm not always a fan of using the pilot as a first episode, unless absolutely necessary, ...

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FeatureReview: 'Smallville' - Bizarro

The following contains MAJOR SPOILERS for "Bizarro," the seventh-season opener for The CW's "Smallville." The Superman legend continues to captivate as Bizarro and a lost daughter of Krypton emerge to shake up "Smallville's" seventh season. Is this a TV show or feature film goodness? The chaos and m ...

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Feature'Stargate: Atlantis' A Must-See Tonight

This story contains MINOR SPOILERS for the fourth season premiere of "Stargate: Atlantis." I am not sure if it's because producers are no longer tied between two shows, or what. But the new season of "Stargate: Atlantis" isn't just exciting ... it is head-and-shoulders above what any of us have seen ...

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FeatureSciFriday: Happy Birthday, Star Trek: TNG!

I don't exactly agree with this date, but apparently today is the day that "Star Trek: The Next Generation" first hit the airwaves. Of course, the actual first day simply depends on where you live, because TNG would go on to redefine first-run syndication (and prove that from a scripted drama standp ...

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FeatureReview: 'Bionic Woman' - Pilot

This story contains MAJOR SPOILERS for the pilot of "Bionic Woman." I never thought I would be a fan of "Bionic Woman," especially after remembering the original series as a young kid, and not really liking it. It's not that I had anything against a major female character. In fact, that was the only ...

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FeatureReview: 'Heroes' -- Four Months Later

This review contains MAJOR SPOILERS for the second season premiere of "Heroes." How do you go back to being "normal" after learning you have superpowers? How do you go on knowing you have saved the world while nobody else was looking? Is it possible to live an ordinary life after youve done and witn ...

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FeatureReview: 'Journeyman' -- A Love Of A Lifetime

This review contains MAJOR SPOILERS for the series premiere of "Journeyman." "Journeyman" is a new time-travel series from NBC. Time travel is a tricky beast for television. On one hand, you have a success like "Quantum Leap," but you also have the recent failure of "Day Break." So, will this new ad ...

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FeatureGenre Television ... A Renaissance

Ah, fall TV premiere season, you're back again. When I was a kid, the new fall season was as big a deal to me as Halloween or Christmas. From letting the anticipation grow all summer as the networks would reveal tidbits through their commercials, to my eagerly poring over the TV Guide Fall Preview i ...

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FeatureNow That Summer Is Over ...

It's back to school time, and I want to tell you what I did on my summer vacation. OK, I didn't really have the summer off, but it's such a popular topic this time of year. I do want to take some time to talk about the genre shows that came and went while we should have been out playing in the sun ...

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FeatureIt's A New Age Of Genre Television

Its that time of year again when the new television season it upon us. Networks are busy hyping their latest new ideas, unveiling plots of the most popular returning shows and trying to persuade viewers that their programming is head and shoulders above the rest. Amongst all of these there are a few ...

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FeatureSciFriday: What Does God Need With A Starship?

Sundown begins one of the more important Jewish holidays of the year, Yom Kippur. For those of you not familiar with Jewish beliefs, Yom Kippur is basically the Day of Atonement. Jews fast for 24 hours, and it's their time to face God and be absolved of sin. Judaism, of course, is part of the roots ...

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Feature Don't Give Up On 'Torchwood'

If the 21st century is when it all changes for science-fiction entertainment, then the BBC is most definitely ready. Focusing on the roguish character of Capt. Jack Harkness (John Barrowman), "Torchwood" tells the story of a unique group of alien catchers set in present-day Cardiff, Wales. Making us ...

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FeatureSciFriday: It's A New Season, So Let's Talk Spoilers

Before you turn from this story and run, I am talking about spoilers -- but believe it or not, there are no spoilers in this column. So if you're worried about being spoiled, don't. There's nothing here to spoil you. In fact, what I want to talk about is why spoilers exist online, and what is this w ...

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FeatureAs If Life In One Universe Wasn't Complicated Enough

It is often all too easy to go through life and not really pay attention to the little things, to how truly intricate and complicated every single moment is. It really is true that every single thing you do can potentially change the course of your life forever. It isn't just the big things like cho ...

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