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time traveler's wife
Our First Look At The Time-Crossed Romance Of The Time Traveler's Wife
The trailer for the timeslip romance, The Time Traveler's Wife, is finally online, and it shows the attractiveness, and horribleness, of a lover who can't stay. (Plus a nifty "dematerialization" effect.) And click through to see the poster. More »
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Comment by Daveinva: A whole lot of kissing in this movie. I watched it with the sound off, so I'm not sure I've got... 8 Responses | Other threads
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found footage
Most Awesomely Overcomplicated Time Travel Plot Of All Time
Superthief Carmen Sandiego has stolen a time machine, and then nabbed an electromagnet from the year 2101. Now she's impersonating Roman Emperor (and Stoic philosopher) Marcus Aurelius, so she can use Hannibal's elephants and her electromagnet to steal the Colosseum. More »
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Comment by capntim: does anyone think that Carmen Sandiego should be taken away from the kids and be made into an R rated... 9 Responses | Other threads
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star trek
6 Theories Of Time Travel In Star Trek
Star Trek has played with crazy time-travel shenanigans more than any other franchise - yes, even Doctor Who. So it's no surprise there are at least half a dozen ways time travel works in Trek.
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doctor who
Are We Getting More Of David Tennant's Doctor Than We Bargained For?
There are only three episodes of Doctor Who featuring David Tennant's version of the time-traveling weirdo yet to appear... but new reports suggest that those won't be the only doses of Tennant's Doctor we'll get. More »
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Comment by Magicant: Since Tennant's Doctor is the one I started with and the one I'll likely always consider THE Doctor, more is... 4 Responses | Other threads
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doctor who
A Doctor Who Rumor More Terrifying Than A Million Daleks
Russell T. Davies wouldn't really do this, would he? One of those oh-so-reliable British tabloids, the Daily Mail, claims that Charlie Chaplin protegee Claire Bloom, who's in David Tennant's final Doctor Who episode, will be playing the Doctor's mother. I guess he's already had a granddaughter, so it's not out of the question. But still. [Daily Telegraph, thanks Corey!]
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Comment by Jamal Dominic Barr: Back off you lot, Russell though a puff, is the greatest Doctor Who series developer ever, give the man respect... 8 Responses | Other threads
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terminator 5
Terminator 5 Will Shred All Of The Franchise's Most Sacred Rules, McG Promises
We still don't know what Terminator Salvation's controversial ending will be. But it can't possibly be as controversial as McG's batshit-crazy plans for Terminator 5. Spoilers (sort of) below. Plus a few new pics. More »
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Comment by Sockatume: T2 already established that you can send nonbiological material back, uncovered, so I'm not sure what you're talking about here.... 18 Responses | Other threads
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triviagasm
Time Travel: Six Reasons Not to Meet Your Mother
Now, if I could travel through time, I'd head for the future, but for some reason, people just keep heading for the not-so-distant past where they run into their own mothers.
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Comment by tnmnsquare: how about that episode of Futurama when Fry bones his own grandmother, thus making himself his own grandfather. Its... 7 Responses | Other threads
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rant
Why You Should Give Heroes A Second Chance
We can all agree that NBC's Heroes has floundered pretty badly for awhile. But as the third season ends this week, here're some reasons why you should tune in again when it returns this fall.
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triviagasm
Let's Do The Time Loop Again. And Again...
If there's one thing that's constant in science fiction, it's time loops, where everything repeats. If there's one thing that's constant in science fiction, it's time loops, where everything repeats. Here's our list! More » -
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Life On Mars Ending Will Make Science Fiction Fans Happy
The final episode of Life On Mars airs tomorrow night on ABC. Sam Tyler's time-travel from 2008 to 1973 will be explained, and the show's producers say science-fiction fans will like the answers. Spoilers ahead... More »
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Comment by Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.: I'm both looking forward to it and being sad, b/c it sounds like these guys would have gone on to... 4 Responses | Other threads
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found footage
Black Market Body-Switching Tech from New Zealand
You know how time travel flicks can get really, really weird if they're done right? Nothing is weirder than Event 16, a movie about what's happening in Wellington today, tomorrow, and yesterday. More »
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Comment by limber: Ah, the futuristic James Cook tunnel/elevator thingie. I know the shortcut well, though I can't quite figure out what... 2 Responses | Other threads
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octavia butler
Help Send Readers Back In Time With Octavia Butler
Octavia Butler's amazing time-travel novel Kindred will be a graphic novel from Beacon Press - and you can help. More »
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Comment by ♥Anti-Social Socialite♥: if they're looking for abstract art, I'm their girl :: and by abstract, I mean everything I draw resembles a... 5 Responses | Other threads
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life on mars
The Only Moment From Last Night's Life On Mars That Gives Us Hope
Last night's Life On Mars was mostly forgettable tripe, except for this one moment. Our trapped-in-the-1970s cop Sam Tyler gets a weird Russian explanation for those miniature robots he's been seeing. Is this going somewhere?
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Comment by Ed Grabianowski: This was my first time watching (and I enjoyed even the non-surreal bits), but I have one question: the show... 5 Responses | Other threads
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doctor who
Doctor Who's New Vehicle Has Already Crashed
We're eagerly awaiting the Easter episode of Doctor Who — Michelle Ryan and all — but now we're hearing the show has run into a major snag, and may not air at Easter. Possible spoilers... More » -
doctor who
Look Who's Bringing Leather Jackets Back To Doctor Who
It's official: Bionic Woman star Michelle Ryan co-stars in Doctor Who's Easter special, "Planet Of The Dead." And she's already begun her journey with David Tennant. Click through for tons of pics, with minor spoilers. More » -
lost
10 Questions We Hope Lost Answers This Season
ABC's Lost may be all about raising questions but, with the start of the penultimate season on Wednesday, we're hoping that answers are just around the corner. Preferably, answers to these ten questions if possible. More »
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Comment by kevanio: Hang on...Jeremy Bentham? Creator of utilitarianism? and including Hume by name as well? Times like this I'm glad I never... 8 Responses | Other threads
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michel gondry
Gondry Tackles Time at the 'Tute
Quirky, inventive, Oscar-winning writer/director Michel Gondry is penning a new film about time travel, set at MIT. And the physicists went wild! More »
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Comment by d_r_e: Oh how I Let it be known! I'm always excited about his films, and am really looking forward to "Master... 2 Responses | Other threads
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lost
Lost's Time Traveling To Flash Further This Year
They might have been playing it cool until now, but apparently the upcoming season premiere of Lost is about to blow everyone's mind with time-travel weirdness. It's more than just flash-forwards and -backs, apparently. Spoilers!
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Comment by lordshaper: Bringing characters back from the dead via time travel is the last thing "Lost" needs and I really hope they... 6 Responses | Other threads
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bollywood
Back To The Future, Bollywood Style
Bollywood is ready to remake the classic Back To The Future, and has cast two incredibly popular stars for the adaptation. But will there be a "Hello McFly" dance sequence?
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Comment by thewriteguy: Here's my guess as to how this could work: The movie takes the basic plot premise of BTTF (guy goes back... 3 Responses | Other threads
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rant
Time Travel Tales Go Mainstream - Sort Of
With Spanish time travel mindbender Timecrimes getting rave reviews, and the arty Primer becoming a new cult classic, it seems that the time travel story has gone from pulp mainstay to high art.
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Comment by Hannah Dusty Froemming: Are you making a joke, or have you never read Catch-22 or Slaughterhouse Five? 5 Responses | Other threads
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triviagasm
Science Fiction Solves the Mystery of Jack the Ripper
The case of Jack the Ripper has never been solved, leaving us to wonder who he was, why he committed his crimes, and why the killings suddenly stopped. Here’s how science fiction solved the case.
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By Lauren DavisComment by R.O.A.C.H. Creates ACyclicUniverse: "Comes the Inquisitioner" is definitely my favorite Babylon 5 ep. to date. Good list. 5 Responses | Other threads
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timecrimes
Your Chance To Unravel Temporal Whodunnit
Curious to see Timecrimes, the Spanish time-travel thriller that's already sparked a U.S. remake (that may involve David Cronenberg?) If you're in San Francisco, your chance could come on Tuesday.
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Comment by Burke: A nice lower budget time travel film that relies more on the story and acting than on overblown special effects.... more » | Other threads
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Time Traveling Hot Tub
Hot Tub Time Machine Movie Actually Going To Get Made
You may remember the frat guy hot tub time machine movie script from Josh Heald. Well looks like it's moving forward - the minds behind this madness are in final negotiations for Heald to direct as well. The story revolves around a group of older guys who get drunk in a hot tub and wake up back in the heyday of their youth. Bring it on, might be a bad in a good way movie. [The Hollywood Reporter] -
sooner or later
Nazi Experiment Gives Prisoner Trippy Time-Travel Powers
In Istvan Masdarasz’s awesome new short film, Sooner or Later, the Nazis, desperate at the end of World War II, test a time travel serum on human subjects, hoping they can still claim a retroactive victory. But when the serum starts to work on one of the subjects, neither the subject nor the guard watching him really knows what to expect. Click through to watch the entire short film.
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By Lauren DavisComment by ThisDudeRufus: I do have a question, about short films in general. I can't imagine they're sold for a profit, except in... 10 Responses | Other threads
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found footage
At Last, A Time-Travel Reset Button We Can All Get Behind
If you had a time machine, what would you use it for? Fixing history? Getting rich? Nah. You'd use it to go back in time and rescue your nerdy friends from petty social embarrassments. At least, the awesome Disney Channel movie Minutemen makes that argument, and it's hard to argue with the heroism of rescuing a kid named Eugene from a fast-food tragedy, as in this clip. At least they're not just helping their friend cheat at a DJ contest. More »
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Comment by Doctor Who?: You know, no one ever seems to use time travel in a creative way. It's always either petty uses like... 9 Responses | Other threads
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triviagasm
Why You Can’t Travel Back in Time and Kill Hitler
Next month sees the release of Valkyrie, a film about Claus von Stauffenberg, the man who tried to assassinate Adolph Hitler. Plenty of time travelers have had the same idea, although their plan was to kill Hitler before he enacted mass genocide. Their intentions may be noble, but the plans always seem to go awry, leaving history unchanged or even worse than when they left. We list all the ways their attempts go wrong, so you can plan your time travel accordingly.
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By Lauren DavisComment by twDarkflame: Its very simple; You cant go back and do anything that would stop you going back to start with. If your intention... 16 Responses | Other threads
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heroes
Heroes' Kring Avoids Time Travel To Return To The Show's Roots
Hope is just around the corner for those of us burned out on time travel plots in NBC's Heroes, according to the show's creator Tim Kring. Talking to an audience of screenwriters and press at last weekend's Screenwriters Expo in LA, Kring explained why the show won't have that plot crutch to rely on for much longer, and also talked about why there are so many damn heroes anyway. More »
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Comment by LarsMusquash: Speaking of time travel, WTF happened to Peter's Irish girlfriend. He left her in a future that doesn't even exist...and... 7 Responses | Other threads
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architecture
Trains Erupt with Flowers: Past and Future New York City
A marvel of industrial efficiency when it was built in the 1930s, New York City's High Line was an elevated train line that chugged up through the lower west side of Manhattan and along the Hudson River. But in the 1980s, the trains stopped running and the tracks returned to nature, sprouting unexpectedly lush gardens of local flora. Now a years-long project to convert a stretch of the tracks into a park is nearing its end, and we've got a timeline of the train's strange life in images, below. More »
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Comment by corpore-metal: So why was this line shut down? Was there another frieght line that served better? If it carried passengers, did... 3 Responses | Other threads
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Life On Mars recap
Sam Tyler, Futuristic Dance Instructor
The American remake of Life On Mars continues to find its own, slightly silly, groove. And it's hit on a new schtick: Sam Tyler, the cop from 2008, teaches the people of 1972 about future pop trends. Here he is, teaching the everybody the Moonwalk and other "futuristic dance moves," courtesy of Michael Jackson. Click through to see a clip of him teaching the Black Panthers to "freestyle," courtesy of Vanilla Ice. Hey, it can't be worse than the "football hooligans" episode of the British original. More »
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Comment by Dormouse: Corporate Tool: "Hey, it can't be worse than the "football hooligans" episode of the British original." Wait, what? That was a good episode. I... 6 Responses | Other threads
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doctor who
Doctor Who Gets All Seven Doctors — Plus A Prince?
The next time we see the TARDIS, the impossibly capacious time machine in the BBC's Doctor Who, it'll once again be crammed to the rafters. But this time, the crowd scene will be all actors who have played the Doctor, the show's enigmatic alien time traveler. The Telegraph and various other news sources are reporting that all of the surviving Doctors will return for a special mini-episode for the Children In Need charity night, along the lines of last year's "Time Crash" featuring 1980s Doctor Peter Davison. And meanwhile, news sources are reporting that star David Tennant will stay until 2011, and an even more impressive guest star could be joining the series soon. More »
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Comment by Elizabeth Weinbloom: I'm still bitter that the Hand didn't make 10 de-generate into 9 at the start of Journey's End. (he would have... 3 Responses | Other threads
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Alternate American History
The Alternate History of the Discovery of America
We all know that Leif Ericson beat Christopher Columbus to the New World, but Chris gets his own holiday because his voyage marks the beginning of Europe's influence in the New World. But what if someone had beaten the Europeans to the punch? What if no culture ever developed the technology or drive to find the continent? What if the Americas’ indigenous peoples formed a federation and dealt with Europe on an equal footing? Fortunately, alternate historians have cooked up plenty of speculative American discovery narratives to keep you busy for Columbus Day. More »
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By Lauren DavisComment by Purple Dave: I used to be mildly interested by well-done alternate-history novels (not counting crap like the one I read that involved... 7 Responses | Other threads
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found footage
It's Ninjas Vs. Helicopters in Sonny Chiba's G.I. Samurai
Released back in 1979, the Japanese movie G.I. Samurai kicks a ton of ass: in it, a squad of Japan's Self-Defense Forces on maneuvers are thrown through a time rift to 16th Century Japan and have to face warlords, calvary, and, of course, ninjas. Led by Second Lieutenant Yoshiaki Iba (Sonny Chiba), the group of hapless soldiers decide their best bet to re-open the time rift and get home is create a paradox by conquering Japan for themselves. (Well, of course. Duh!) Below the jump, the awesome (and long!) Dutch trailer for this great B movie, info about its troubled production, and news of a recent American re-release on DVD. More »
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By Jeff LesterComment by MOP88: The Watcho-what-the-fuck-their-names-are-ski... brothers are bound to make a remake! With giant mechas and sake dances. And lesbian werewolves. 1 Responses | Other threads
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life on mars
Gretchen Mol Will Whip "Life On Mars" Into Shape
One of the most frustrating things about the original American pilot for the remake of British time-travel show Life On Mars was the character of detective Annie Cartwright. As played by Rachelle Lefevre, Annie had none of the nervous energy of her British counterpart, a woman trying to prove herself as a police officer in the early 1970s. But she also wasn't believable as a "women's libber." So it's probably a good move that Lefevre has been replaced by Notorious Bettie Page star Gretchen Mol, who joins Harvey Keitel and Michael Imperioli in an increasingly star-studded cast. (With original star Jason O'Mara looking increasingly out of his league.) [Sci Fi Wire]
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Comment by bonniegrrl: Speaking of Bettie Page and sci-fi... or at least Yoda. Oh, and you're all welcome. [flickr.com] more » | Other threads
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alternate history
Was World War I The Result Of Science Gone Wrong?
A few days ago, we asked what would've happened if we had had advanced technology during the Second World War, but a new graphic novel from San Francisco publisher AiT/PlanetLar is going one step further and asking, what if advanced technology was accidentally responsible for World War I happening in the first place? More »
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Comment by kwizhader: i had trouble writing a response. you have valid points, but in short, i wish people would let imaginary histories... more » | Other threads
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time travel
Time Travel Agency Posters for Your Favorite Eras
If you're a time traveler who likes literate kids, we've got a deal for you. For a limited time, Echo Park Time Travel Mart will send you to the historical (or future) destination of your dreams, for the low price of $19.99 — with all proceeds going to a nonprofit that helps kids learn to write. What's that, you say? More posters and details below. More » -
time travel
Terminator And Star Trek Are The Yin And Yang Of Time Travel
Star Trek and Terminator often feature the same time-travel story: someone journeys back in time from the future. The only difference is, in Trek, our heroes are usually arriving from a shining paradise, while the Terminator franchise always shows people fleeing the shattered ruins of Earth. Whether they come from a dystopia or a utopia determines how our heroes view the past they arrive at. And, of course, both Terminator and Star Trek have big tentpole movies coming out next summer. Spoilers and speculation ahead.
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time travel
Spike Lee Will Uncover The Mysteries Of Time Travel
A University of Connecticut professor's obsession with realizing time travel will be made into Spike Lee film, with no mention of a DeLorean or a phone booth. The Girl 6 director has bought the movie rights to the memoirs of Ronald Mallett, called Time Traveler: A Scientist's Personal Mission to Make Time Travel a Reality, and he plans to co-write and direct the film version. Click through for more on the Mallett's studies and video of the professor explaining time travel. More »
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Comment by fluf: @jdroepel: Hello, future person? Yeah! I'm going to kill your own grandfather as a baby now, tell me what happens... more » | Other threads
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poll
What Happens When You Kill Your Own Grandfather As A Baby?
The moment we learn how to time travel, the first thing we're all going to want to do is go back in time and kill our own grandparents as children. It's like picking at a scab, you can't resist. A big part of the temptation comes from the fact that we don't know what'll happen when you do that — it's the great unknown, mocking us with its unknowability. What do you think will happen? More »
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Comment by xenobyte72: I went back in time and killed both my gramps! It worked out just fine because mum and dad had... more » | Other threads
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time travel
A Few Tips for People Who Accidentally Time Travel Back to 1000 AD
I know you are wondering: "What would happen to me if I accidentally traveled backwards in time 1000 years?" We all wonder that sometimes, and it's perfectly normal. Luckily, the good folks at Marginal Revolution have an answer, and it involves lots of gold and keeping your mouth shut. [Marginal Revolution]
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Comment by russdanger: @Bob_of_Mars: Then I would be killed very quickly by the descendant strains of the virus that I brought back, having... more » | Other threads
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declared!
The Smash-Hit Summer Movie of 2009 Is Declared!
Anytime you come across a Craigslist.org casting call for a movie that declares itself "the sciebce fiction sensation of 2009, look out mATRIX," you know that you're in the presence of genius. Thankfully, the makers of said soon-to-be-sensation have shared the plot of their movie in the ad to let people know just what kind of sensation will be rocking their world next year. Move over, Star Trek and Wolverine; Declared! is about to change the world. More »
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