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You can tell that Tim Kring, creator of mega-mutant soap Heroes, was overcompensating in a big way last night. In the exciting two-hour premiere, he proved to the world that he can make his scenes smaller, shorter, and faster than anybody else's scenes. No more of those long, dreary trips to Feudal Japan like last season. This season began with scenes so bursty and brief they made YouTube vids look leisurely. The time-travel freakout plot that causes mutant virus mania was practically incomprehensible (a perennial danger with time travel plots), but still fun in a whacked-out, 1980s DC Comics way. Plus, everybody's getting laid. Spoilers ahead! More »
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News broke today that production company Benderspink - the people behind Charlie Jane favorite Kyle XY - have signed a new development deal with CBS, ending their previous partnership with Fox... and hopefully leaving all their Fox shows in development hell. There's one planned series in particular that we're hoping will sink without a trace: A TV spin-off of Ashton Kutcher vehicle The Butterfly Effect. More »
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