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Thanksgiving may have put you knee-deep in family dysfunction, but at least your sister isn't a people-eating fox demon. In the webcomic The Fox Sister, a young girl witnesses the death of her entire family at the paws of a nine-tailed fox and seeks revenge on the demonic killer. The only catch? The fox is now wearing her sister's body. More »
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In the short webcomic Outfoxed, a laundress saves a talking fox from a foxhunt. But then the fox decides that he should become a man and fall in love with the laundress – and she must love him back. More »
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Sad news for those folks who like dinosaur dramas like Fox's new Terra Nova. The studio will only be airing 13 episode of the first season. Same goes for Alcatraz, and NBC's new double life drama Awake. More »
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J.J. Abrams' next TV show features an island and time-spanning mysteries, but it's nothing like Lost. Even the presence of a former Lost writer and Jorge Garcia in a major role don't make it any more Lost-y. More »
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Fox has finally released the first footage from J.J. Abrams' mysterious time-traveling series Alcatraz. It's so Abrams-y, it makes us squeal — quick, to the lens-flare machine! Plus new footage from Terra Nova and NBC's Grimm and Awake.

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In an interview with the New York Times ABC's Paul Lee and NBC's Bob Greenblatt (both new studio presidents) admit that 2010's new TV shows were completely devoid of any fresh ideas. More »
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Time-traveling dinosaur drama Terra Nova just can't seem to get off the ground. It's already been delayed twice, supposedly due to laborious special effects work. But digitizing dinosaurs isn't the real reason this series is stuck in production purgatory. More »
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A burial site recently uncovered in Jordan is the oldest ever discovered in the Middle East, at least 1,500 years older than any other cemetery previously discovered. But it's not just its great age that makes it special - the cemetery also reveals what animals humans kept as pets long before the domestication of dogs. More »
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Rumor has it that Ridley Scott's run into a roadblock on his Alien prequel. Scott and the studio are allegedly battling it out over ratings, creative control and budget. Could this bickering stop the Alien film in its tracks? More »
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A documentary crew follows "working class heroes who exterminate alien threats in deep space." Smokers sounds like a dream TV series, even before you hear it's the brainchild of Brian K. Vaughan, co-produced by Sam Raimi. Too bad it's Fox. More »
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How do you turn a gritty, straight-ahead science fiction drama like Fox's late, lamented Terminator show into a dirty, filthy laugh riot? Easy: Insert bleeped-out profanity. You're welcome, Friday. [Twitter] More »
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Powerhouse writing team Orci and Kurtzman aren't done with Fox's TV line-up just yet. The Fringe duo signed a deal with Fox promising three more years of NEW mind-warping TV. Our pitch: a Walter Bishop origins series, Acid Dreams. [THR] More »
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We know that James Cameron's Avatar has raked in a record-breaking $1.34 billion internationally. But where exactly did Cameron make the most greenbacks off his epic of 10-foot-tall cerulean cat people who make love with their hairdos? More »
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A new year always gives us optimism for what lies ahead over the next 12 months, but that doesn't mean that there's no potential for disaster in there. Here're ten things we're crossing our fingers don't actually happen. More »
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Deciding trailers were simply not enough, Fox infused last night's episode of Bones with a hulking Avatar promotion. It showed fans of the forensic procedural not only that Avatar has amazing effects; liking the movie could also get you laid. More »
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Fox is obviously feeling confident about their adaptation of DC's Human Target; the network isn't just giving the series a high-profile premiere slot, but it's also aiming to make sure American Idol fans stick around to watch it afterwards. More »
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Fox has pulled the plug on Joss Whedon's controversial mind-sponges-for-hire show Dollhouse, although the show will finish the 13 episodes already planned. Update: A show insider tells io9 the airdates of the remaining episodes. More »
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With ratings taking a dramatic tumble last week, is Fringe really in danger of not making it to a third season? J.J. Abrams, one of the show's creators, has addressed the deadly rumors, calling Fox "insanely supportive" of the show. More »
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Joss Whedon's weird-brain-science show Dollhouse may struggle in the live ratings, but enough people are watching it on their DVRs that Fox promises to run all 13 episodes of season two. But season two is unlikely to have 22 episodes. More »
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With ratings hitting an all-new low on Friday, rumors are already circulating that Joss Whedon's perpetually-troubled Dollhouse is in real danger of being canceled very early into its second season. But would that be the right choice for the network? More »
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You no longer need to worry that your favorite cast members will be missing from the revival of cult cartoon Futurama - A compromise has been reached that will see everyone returning to the show when it returns next year. More »
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Fox have pushed the start of Dollhouse's second season back by one week, but is this really a sign of more trouble for the show, or are people just too ready to jump to bad conclusions? More »
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A pair of detectives tackle old unsolved crimes by talking to the reincarnated victims. It sounds like a totally off-kilter premise for a TV show, but Fox's Past Life actually made me question the future of genre television. Spoilers ahead. More »
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Yes, Dollhouse may have lowered the bar for "success" for Fox's Sci-Fi shows, but even with that in mind, the audience for last night's Virtuality airing suggests that the show will never make it to series. More »
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Ronald D. Moore's TV movie Virtuality is a deep-space odyssey, a fake reality TV show, and, yes, a virtual-reality nightmare. But it's also an intense theater piece, full of improv. We talked to stars Siena Guillory and Clea DuVall. Spoilers! More »
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Has new comic book adaptation Human Target already been dumbed down beyond recognition by Fox? The first review of the much-buzzed-about pilot for the series suggests so - and points the finger at Dollhouse as the reason why. More »
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What does Dollhouse's second season have to do with Firefly? According to TV By The Numbers, more than you may expect. And, if you follow their logic, it may even mean that we could see new Firefly on our screens. More »
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Fox's publicity department have told a Dollhouse fansite to stop reporting rumors, because doing so harms the show. Which, of course, made said site go public with the request. Result? Bad publicity for Fox. Oops. More »
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Feeling angry and frustrated at Fox for canceling Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles? One man wants you to fight that feeling, and you might want to listen to him; he's the guy behind the show. More »
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Fox rolled out trailers for its Spring 2010 genre shows... and they look like warmed-over copies of existing stuff. Check out the terrible translation of Human Target along with Medium 2, no wait Past Life. More »
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Whooping and jubilation! The Hollywood Reporter says Dollhouse is officially getting a second season. Creator Joss Whedon showed the suits his unaired thirteenth episode to prove he could do it on a lower budget. More »
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Fox is taking another shot at its canceled film Used Guys, which would have starred Jim Carrey and Ben Stiller as two outdated pleasure clones. But only Stiller is back for the more "romantic" redo. More »
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Despite last Friday's episode getting an all-time low in terms of ratings, it's still possible that Joss Whedon's mindwipe drama Dollhouse will make it to a second season, if rumors are to be believed. More »
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Over a million people have downloaded the leaked print of Wolverine. Now people are selling DVDs of it on the streets of San Francisco and New York City. Who pays for this crime, and how? More »
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As Battlestar Galactica hurtles towards next week's two-hour finale, it's time for showrunner Ronald D. Moore to look back at the legacy of the show, and how it's changed science fiction... well, kind of. More »
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Want to see a preview of X-Men Origins: Wolverine before it gets released in May? All you have to do is force yourself to sit through American Idol next week. Oh, and another couple shows. More »
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Fox became the first TV network to announce their slate of new pilots for fall yesterday, and worryingly, only one of them is science fiction. Has the honeymoon come to an end for the network? More »
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Fox and Warners have reached a settlement in their lawsuit over the rights to the Watchmen movie, but exactly what that settlement actually is is remaining a secret... for now, at least. More »
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Is Ron Moore's new show Virtuality going to take the "Most Troubled SF Show On Fox" crown away from Joss Whedon's Dollhouse? Listening to Fox network president Kevin Reilly, you'd be forgiven for thinking so. More »
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