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A Virtual-Reality Racetrack Turns Into A Death Trap For Speed Racer Jr.

This week on TV, ummm... well, maybe we should all Netflix the same things and then discuss them as if they were newly televised. No, wait. Actually, it's not that bad. Among the things that may keep you from killing your TV this week: Batman meets his inspiration, Doctor Who follows Steven Moffat into a weird dreamland, Speed Racer's kid gets trapped on a virtual track... and we learn the terrible truth of the Supergator — is he a tort lawyer who got bitten by a radioactive Writ of Mandamus and got awesome litigation powers as a result? You'll never find out unless you click through. More »

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9:00 AM on Mon Jun 23 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
1,783 views, 10 comments

Latest by Rincewind: @Charlie Jane Anders: Sorry to contradict you, but Charlie Jade is on at 3 o'clock in the bloody morning (East coast) as of tonight and for the foreseeable future, according to Tivo and SciFi.com. Fridays they're going to be more »

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The Awful Wreckage Of Speed Racer Spinoffs

The Wachowskis' Speed Racer movie isn't the first reinvention of the rubber-burning cartoon since its 1960s heyday. There's been a long line of Racer relaunches, sequels and spin-offs, many of them huge disasters. That doesn't stop people from trying to reinvent the wheel for the franchise, including the new animated series Speed Racer: The Next Generation, which premieres Friday on NickToons, and then comes out on DVD next week. More »

1:30 PM on Tue Apr 29 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
4,076 views, 12 comments