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With last night's premiere of Voltron Force, the world was introduced to three new cadets who are going to be trained to eventually become pilots. Unfortunately, the three are a psychopath, a speed freak, and a nerd. More »
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Tonight, Voltron returns to the small screen, after an 11-year hiatus, with Voltron Force. But what do we really know about the giant machine made-up of lion-bots? We lifted the lid on Voltron, and here's what we discovered. More »
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In the 1980s, science fiction ruled over everything. Most of the biggest movies and books of the decade were scifi, and cyberpunk became the era's pop aesthetic. Here's how the 1980s changed the genre forever. More »
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The 1980s wasn't just the golden age of Star Trek movies — it was also the heydey of teen comedies, from Porkys to Molly Ringwald. And what could be better than teenage hijinks with scientific craziness or bizarre supernatural powers? More »
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Since G.I. Joe and Transformers became big goofy movies, author Jeremy Robinson has developed mixed feelings about loving the 1980s. He explains why below. More »
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If Twilight had been made in the 1980s, there would have been Brat Packers and teen heartthrobs aplenty to step into Robert Pattinson's sparkly shoes. MTV imagines Twilight's alternate 80s cast, complete with Kiefer Sutherland and werewolf Johnny Depp. [MTV] More »
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When did I first realize that Generation-X nostalgia was a driving the entertainment industry off a cliff? First all the toys I'd broken were suddenly on the big screen, thrashing each other and cursing loudly. Then the cartoons I learned to masturbate while watching were being acted out — with gravitas — by real actors. Now it turns out Sir John Gielgud is being dug up, resurrected and having frog DNA injected, so he can play Baron Silas Greenback in the new Danger Mouse movie. When will it stop? More »
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Hollywood is deep into pre-production on a new Knight Rider series, due to the success of theTransformers movie. This 1980s show about sentient supercar K.I.T.T. who was equipped with artificial intelligence and fought "those outside the law" alongside his driver Michael Knight enjoyed a brief period of popularity in the 1980s, but there has been overwhelming evidence stacking up that proves we don't need a sequel or a remake. Let's take a look at the growing list of reasons not to make this show: More »
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