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This Week's Comics Spoil Indy, Moviegoers

Look, let's be honest — you don't care about this week's comics. Sure, you might want to, you may even go to your local store and pick a few up, leaf through them. But your mind will be elsewhere: at that multiplex waiting for Doctor Henry Walton Jones Jr. and his son, who likes to hang out with Transformers. But that's okay: The comics guessed that you'd be thinking that, and they planned appropriately. More »

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9:00 AM on Tue May 20 2008
By Graeme McMillan
3,272 views, 12 comments

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Scientologists' Home Planet Revealed

We all know about the obvious science fiction connections to Scientology - thanks for that career choice, L. Ron Hubbard - but who knew that all of America's third-favorite religion could be explained away by an old Superman character's homeworld? That's the claim made by the PseudoScientology blog, which reaches back to one of Clark Kent's more confused foes to illustrate his point. More »

7:20 AM on Thu Feb 28 2008
By Graeme McMillan
3,967 views, 21 comments

bionic woman

Where Did Bionic Woman Go Wrong? Fans Weigh In

Optimism is a wonderful thing, but too much of it begins to look like, well, like this:
Bionic Woman fell victim to sub-standard writing, but remains a show littered with potential, especially in terms of the caliber of actors on board and the premise - which I still believe is awesome.
Yes, Bionic Woman fans are beginning to come to terms with what was wrong with the show, only a couple of months after it's been off the air. I say "beginning," because defending the caliber of acting? Come on, people. More »

4:00 PM on Mon Jan 28 2008
By grae
2,768 views, 28 comments

Latest by blackeyedgurl: @humperdinck: But Humperdink, didn't you catch that Somers was some sort of genius who gave up a promising education to take care of brat sister and become a lousy bartender? can anyone look at her and think "genius?" Cos I more »

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Why Smallville Needs to Die

Last weeks's mid-season finale of Smallville just helped underscore everything that's been going wrong with the show over the slow trainwreck of the last few seasons. Smallville won't be dying a painful death due to the writer's strike, because there are six more episodes completed and ready to air, but last week's finale does make us wonder if the show should go on. Here's why. More »

11:30 AM on Mon Dec 17 2007
By Kevin Kelly
581 views, Comment