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The biggest superhero cliche is the origin-story. Watchmen flouts that convention, by starting in the middle, then provides the origin-story of an alternate world. We asked Zack Snyder and Dave Gibbons about world-building via superhero origins. More »
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The horrific visions that open the final chapter of Alan Moore's Watchmen haunt you long afterwards. But Zack Snyder's movie tones down that imagery, and screenwriter David Hayter says it's because of 9/11. Spoilers below. More »
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After weeks of rumors and creative guesses, the real details of the return of Brit sitcom Red Dwarf have finally been revealed... kind of. We now know how many new episodes (Yes, there's more than one), how many clip shows and where everything is going to be broadcast, but certain other details are still being kept under wraps for fear of ideas being stolen, which is more than a little intriguing. Most importantly, also currently a secret is what must be the burning question about the comeback: will all of the skutters join the human cast in this reunion? More »
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It only seems like last week that we were being told that classic UK SF sitcom Red Dwarf would be returning for a special one-off hour-long episode to be filmed next month (oh wait: it was last week). But now that plan seems to have been replaced by four half-hour episodes of new and old material. This doesn't necessarily sound like a good thing. More »
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