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#chuckrecap

Chuck Vs. The Easy Way Out

Well, if last week's Chuck clearly marked the darker direction for the rest of the season, last night's episode apparently didn't get the memo. Paranoia subplot: Over after going nowhere! Chuck selfloathing: Over after going nowhere! Spoilers and WTFs ahead. More »

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#stargate

Has The Next Stargate SG-1 Movie Been Cancelled?

Has the classic Stargate been shuttered forever? You'd think MGM and NBC/Universal would welcome another Stargate direct-to-DVD movie after fans greeted the first two with open wallets. But sadly, Michael Shanks says another SG-1 film might be DOA. More »

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#heroesrecap

Goodbye, Heroes, Goodbye

Tonight is the last episode of Heroes. Ever. I have nothing to drink but mint tea. I'm joined by two tea-drinking friends, and my cat Space, who is now out of her TV writing job. Will all the heroes die? More »

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#starwars

Live-Action Star Wars Series Is Leaking Details

George Lucas' live-action Star Wars TV series is still moving forward in Australia, and little clues are slowly popping up here and there as to which characters will turn up, and which Star Wars film will it most emulate. More »

02/08/10

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#whattowatch

The End Of Heroes And Humanity In This Week's Television

Click here to read The End Of Heroes <em>And</em> Humanity In This Week's Television

Television may be clearing decks in preparation for the Olympics (which start Friday), but that doesn't mean we're missing out entirely, with new Lost, the US debut of Survivors and maybe the final ever episode of Heroes. More »

02/08/10

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#lost

Does Lost's New Code Spell Out The End?

Love Lost but bored by the numbers? A new code has been released online that claims to explain the end of the series . . . if you make the right choices. Potential spoilers! More »

02/08/10

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#superbowl

The Best And Weirdest Moments From Last Night's Superbowl Ads

The best part of the Superbowl are the commercials, so did last nights super expensive, robot-heavy glamor ads impress? Watch the Lost cameos, monster benders, and sneak first look at the rides on Harry Potter's theme park. More »

02/08/10

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#capricarecap

On Caprica, Everybody Has A Dysfunctional Family - Even Robots

On Friday's episode of Caprica, called "Reins of a Waterfall," we went deeper into the conspiracies that form the deep structure of the show. Plus we got an even darker look at interplanetary family dysfunction. More »

02/08/10

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#tronlegacy

Tron Legacy May Be Only The Beginning

If rumors are to be believed, Disney are so proud of what they've achieved with the upcoming Tron Legacy that they're already working on the next installment in the series... Except that the next installment won't necessarily be a movie. More »

02/07/10

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#hero108

Political Folktale Loses Politics, Gains Multimedia In New Cartoon

Get ready for the next big kids' TV show-turned-phenomenon... Or, at least, that's what Cartoon Network are hoping for from Hero: 108, a new cartoon arriving next month complete with multimedia spin-offs. Be very afraid. More »

02/07/10

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#flashforward

Do FlashForward's Showrunner Troubles Leave The Show Without A Vision?

With a month to go before it's return to television screens, ABC's FlashForward has hit yet another bump in an already rough creative journey: Co-creator David Goyer is no longer in charge of the series. More »

02/07/10

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#doctorwho

Neil Gaiman Confirms That He's Written An Upcoming Episode Of Doctor Who

At last addressing the long-bubbling rumor that he would be writing for Doctor Who, award-winning author Neil Gaiman has confirmed that he's penned an episode for the second season with new Doctor Matt Smith. He even shared the working title. More »

02/06/10

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#smallvillerecap

Absolute Justice Entertains Absolutely... Well, Almost

If Smallville: Absolute Justice was a stealth pilot for a Justice Society show, we're in... But not until someone works out a way to make Hawkman look less ridiculous with those giant wings of his. Spoilers! More »

02/06/10

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#iii

Does III Mean An End To Heroes?

Production Weekly is reporting that Tim Kring is working on a new series for NBC, whose working title is III, about alternate world war. Does this mean that Heroes has gone to the great cathode ray tube in the sky? More »

02/06/10

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#fringerecap

We Learn What Separates Our Dimension From Theirs, On Fringe

Last night's Fringe, called "Jacksonville," was a frustrating blend of hair-raising freakery, revelatory moments, and repetitive emotional woo-woo. Regardless of whether you liked the woo-woo, you had to love all that solid information about the alternate timeline on Earth-1. More »

02/05/10

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#io9backgrounder

Everything You Wanted To Know About Smallville's Justice Society

Tonight's Smallville: Absolute Justice brings DC Comics' Justice Society of America to television, as written by comic fan-favorite Geoff Johns. But if you're wondering why you should care, here's a quick introduction to the superteam. More »

02/05/10

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#dollhouse

Dollhouse Started With Desire, But Ended With Paranoia

It's been a week since Joss Whedon's Dollhouse closed up its rent-a-slave operation, and we're still grieving, for the stories that will never be told now. Dollhouse kept exceeding its limitations — but never reached its potential. Spoilers rising... More »

02/05/10

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#supernaturalrecap

"Team Free Will" Wishes They'd Never Been Born

Last night's Supernatural confirmed, once and for all, that Dean is one of the great philosopher-heroes of our time. Meanwhile, Sam really is just a whiny bitch who can't get past his daddy issues. Spoilers ahead... More »

02/05/10

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#haven

Syfy's Haven Finds Its Leading Lady

Good news for the inhabitants of Haven, the town at the center of the upcoming Syfy fantasy series based on a novella by Stephen King: A former doctor will be taking a lead role in the community. More »

02/05/10

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#lost

Split-Screen Lets You Compare Lost's Two Premieres

Just how similar were the opening sequences of seasons one and six on Lost? Creepily similar, it turns out, judging from a split-screen run down of each intro. More »

02/05/10

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#fridaycatblogging

Star Trek LOLCats. Just Cuz.

Is there anything more awesome than a cat with a bat'leth? If so, we don't want to know. The two biggest non-porn components of the Internet are Star Trek and cats. Combine the two, and it's like matter and cattymatter! More »

02/05/10

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