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FeatureReview: Latest 'Battlestar' Album Release A Worthy Companion

Bear McCreary puts out what could be his final album based on the acclaimed series

When the soundtrack to the fourth and final season of Battlestart Galactica was released last year, many fans probably thought their BSG musical collection was complete. If so, they were wrong. As of Feb. 23, BSG fanatics can now pick up a yet another album from composer Bear McCreary. However, r ...

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Feature'Smallville' - Persuasion

Uneven and topsy-turvy, it's Valentine's Day in Metropolis

This review may contain spoilers. Coming off the back of "Warrior," an episode that was a fun-filled romp from start to finish, "Persuasion" struggles to find any kind of consistency and unfolds through some very uneven storytelling. Starting with Lois and Clark (Erica Durance and Tom Welling) ...

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FeatureReel World: Percy, Potter And The Fruitless Endeavor

Will lightning ever strike twice for fantasy films, or will Harry Potter forever reign supreme?

Will lightning ever strike twice for fantasy films, or will Harry Potter forever reign supreme? Our tale begins when a young man discovers the truth of his parentage. Although he has remained oblivious of it until now, he is no ordinary boy. He is special, extraordinary and capable of doing amazi ...

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FeatureLost- Lighthouse

Another slow-paced episode in what is shaping up to be a pretty unspectacular final season.

This review may contain spoilers. I have been with Lost since the first episode and I was looking forward to this final season answering some questions and bringing the series to a satisfying conclusion. So far, this season has had just as many lows as it has had highs, and has produced more yawn ...

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FeatureTV Watchtower: Does Sci-fi Allow For Possibility Of A Soul?

... or is it taboo to have a soul in modern TV shows and movies?

With all the avant-garde trends in sci-fi television and movies to allow for cloning and downloading, it poses a mind-bending question: What about a persons soul? Perhaps no two television series have addressed so thoroughly this impossible question than the sci-fi dramas Dollhouse and Caprica. ...

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FeatureCaprica - Gravedancing

Daniel Graystone answers to the public on television while Josephs plan to have Amanda Graystone killed goes into action

Daniel Graystone answers to the public on television while Josephs plan to have Amanda Graystone killed goes into action \This review may contain spoilers. "Caprica" may move at a slightly slower pace than "Battlestar Galactica," but most of the storylines that seemed stagnant in past episodes ...

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FeatureSciFriday: Goodbye, 'Heroes,' Nice Knowing Ya

Unlike other people, Michael Hinman believes the show is properly wrapped up

This column contains spoilers for the season (and maybe series) finale of "Heroes." It has become very painful to watch "Heroes," to the point where I question why I am still doing it. I don't know ... maybe it's just a force of habit that I can't get rid of? The only thing that saved me th ...

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FeatureTerilynn's Trek: Deep Space Nine

Sisko's flawed, but worthy of admiration

Ever since the rebirth of my Trek fandom over two and a half years ago, The Hubby and I have sought escape, solace and entertainment in watching Star Trek episodes that we have never seen. Trust me, thats a lot of television, as the only show I ever really watched consistently when aired was Star Tr ...

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FeatureAdaptation Addict: When Is A Movie As Good As The Book?

A comparison between successful remakes and the new Percy Jackson movie helps answer the question

This column may contain spoilers for "Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief" I like nothing better than taking something like a good book or comic and seeing it well done in another medium. Whether I watch on the television or especially in a movie theater, I sit in absolute anticip ...

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FeatureTV Watchtower: When Sci-Fi TV Shows Fall Beneath The Guillotine

Why some shows are allowed a dignified death and others are killed off without warning

While shows like Dollhouse, Battlestar Galactica, Stargate SG-1, and Stargate: Atlantis and even Lost are given the opportunity to conclude their series with some semblance of a storyline wrap-up, more frequently networks just unceremoniously yank sci-fi shows off the air without the dignity of a pr ...

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Feature'Smallville' - Warrior

Zatanna returns and Warrior Angel finally makes his 'Smallville' debut

This review may contain spoilers. Welcome to Met-Con; the best comic book convention in the whole of Metropolis. There is something odd about a comic book series that features a comic book convention, especially considering "Smallville" went to such lengths in its early years to avoid the comi ...

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FeatureLost- The Substitute

Solid episode, but Lost has yet to hit full stride in its final season.

This review may contain spoilers. The final season of Lost has moved at a pretty plodding, uneven pace so far. "The Substitute"moved the series in the right direction, however. This weeks entry in the "Lost" saga focused on John Locke (Terry O'Quinn), or should I say John Locke and "the smoke ...

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FeatureCaprica - Reins of a Waterfall

Daniel Graystone faces his grief and the fallout of his wifes confession while Zoë continues to find her purpose

This review may contain spoilers. The Winter Olympic opening ceremonies caused a break in running Caprica episodes, but it is worth reviewing the third episode to remind viewers why we should tune in to the shows regular time slot and continue to follow it for the rest of the season. With Reins o ...

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FeatureSciFi On TV: A Comic Geek Has His Moment

Justice Society of America finally comes to 'Smallville'

Everyone here knows me as a sci-fi nerd, having been a fan of the genre since my youngest memories. But I have also been a fan of DC Comics for almost as long. And my favorite comic characters have always been the Justice Society of America. Now being a fan of these characters for decades, you ca ...

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Feature'Lost' - What Kate Does

A Kate episode this early in the season ... are they serious?

This review may contain spoilers. Like many Lost fans, I cringed when I realized that this weeks episode would be focused on Kate (Evangeline Lily). I consider myself to be firmly rooted in the camp of Evangeline Lily fans, but Kate episodes are usually disappointing, if not downright bad. Bu ...

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