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Writer Seth Grahame-Smith explains why Tim Burton's Dark Shadows isn't your ordinary summer movie. Not one but two Beauty and the Beast movies are headed our way. Plus a Game of Thrones actor joins Tom Cruise in Oblivion! More »
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This week on television, Nathan Fillion's Castle joins the CIA, to save America from an international conspiracy. And Ridley Scott explains just how Isaac Asimov changed the world, in Prophets of Science Fiction. Plus Ben Edlund writes a new Supernatural, and there's an especially heartbreaking Adventure Time. More »
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People always accuse The Vampire Diaries of being a Twilight clone — and if you only saw the first few episodes, there might be some justice to that accusation. But anybody who's been watching TVD regularly knows it's grown way, way beyond its Twi-tacular cousin. And last night's episode revealed one vitally important difference: when The Vampire Diaries does a love triangle, you don't get bonus points for being a control freak. More »
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Gary Oldman reveals a hint about the end of The Dark Knight Rises. Marc Webb and Andrew Garfield explain how they approached reinventing Spider-Man. The Hobbit gets a much-needed infusion of Scottish. Plus Game of Thrones, The River, and more! More »
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The Walking Dead comes back this week, and the show's creators are promising the fast-paced action you've been craving. But that's not all television has in store for you — there's also the series premiere of The River, a unique horror series from the creator of Paranormal Activity. Find out why we thought The River's first episode was the best pilot we've seen in ages. More »
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The Vampire Diaries has elevated twisting the knife to an art form. And last night's episode was a non-stop barrage of bitter ironies, in which everybody got tortured for our amusement. Honestly, this show doesn't get enough credit for how clever it is — some of the little reversals in last night's episode were actually quite subtle, and yet steeped in the characters and their lore. More »
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All your favorite TV shows are back this week — including a new Supernatural, in which Aunt Jenna from The Vampire Diaries is getting knocked up. And you might (or might not) be surprised to see who's the father. Also, a whole new pair of alternate selves meet up on Fringe, and Obi-Wan finds himself in strange company, on Clone Wars. All this, plus discover a two million year old boy, and a living 300 million year old relic of the dinosaur age. More »
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Behold: a totally insane sequence where HRG whacks a mostly naked, chained Tyler with an axe and yells at him to wolf out, or die. It's hard to believe that this wasn't automatically the most awesome or insane moment of last night's Vampire Diaries. And yet. More »
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J.J. Abrams brings you another mysterious island and a ton of sinister clues, with his new show Alcatraz. Plus there are two other new shows debuting tonight. Meanwhile, this week also sees the return of several of your favorite shows, including Adventure Time, Being Human and Archer. Plus take a tour of the Lego factory! More »
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The Vampire Diaries looks like a supernatural soap opera, with a deep mythos about the crazy Klaus and his plans for world domination. But really, it's a show about mind control — including the limits of how much you can control someone's mind, and how mind control often backfires and hurts the controller. More »
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In this week's television, Fringe is back — and kicking its universe-spanning storylines into high gear. This week also sees the return of a few of our other favorite shows. Plus the premiere of two brand new shows (to Americans, anyway), including a brand new look at a classic Marvel character. More »
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Here's the moment in last night's Vampire Diaries where I jumped out of my seat and cheered. Finally, somebody got proactive! And it was the character you least expect to be badass. Spoilers ahead... More »
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Most of your favorite TV shows are back this week, as the spring TV season cranks into action. Check out your first look at new episodes of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Supernatural, Vampire Diaries, Once Upon a Time and several others. Plus our favorite nerdy musical icon is finally getting his own Behind The Music special! (No, not MC Frontalot.) More »
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This week sees the launch of two exciting new television shows. Green Lantern gets an animated adventure show from the guy who helped put DC animation on the map. Meanwhile, Sir Ridley Scott explores the history of science fiction. Plus Primeval returns to American TV! And Terra Nova does something unutterably cool with a dinosaur, for real. More »
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We're hip-deep in pictures, videos, and reports from the set of The Dark Knight Returns. Plus the Akira casting rumors continue. And on Fringe, things might get a little rocky for Olivia. More »
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Last night's Vampire Diaries episode was the tale of two dysfunctional families. You have Damon giving his brother Stefan his own screwed up idea of therapy. And the backstory of the Original Vampires, including all the spicy details on how they got their Original Recipe. More »
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It's November sweeps, which means the shocking twists are coming fast and furious on your favorite TV shows — including a terrible decision on The Walking Dead, and some uncanny twists on Fringe. But meanwhile, Battlestar Galactica's Tricia Helfer is guest-starring in the worst piece of television you'll ever see. Ever. More »
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Holy hell, that was another great episode of The Vampire Diaries. I had low expectations for the "ghosts of everybody dead come back and act obnoxious" episode — but this turned out to be one of my favorites. How the hell did this show fit in so many great character moments into one episode? More »
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