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I read the other day that the Legion of Superheroes is going to appear on Smallville in the show’s upcoming eighth season.
Let me start by saying two things:
One- I am not, by any means, the world’s biggest Legion fan.
Two- I’ve been a vocal critic of Smallville since the series began.
My issues with Smallville are another [...]

Ugh. Really? This is what you want to promote, Marvel?
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First off, it looks like really bad Flash animation.
Then there’s the question of whether the series is an ethical violation of BET executive Reginald Hudlin, who is the ongoing writer of the Black Panther’s current series.  (My two cents?  YES.)
Plus, the [...]

Okay, so Greg and I just got back from I Want to Believe, and I there’s already a lot of hating going on about the movie. So I thought I’d be a voice of reason among the kerfuffle. I’m not claiming to be objective by any stretch of the imagination, but I think I can [...]

So, since I know you all are as obsessed with this as I am (HA), I decided to share some photos and videos from the US premiere of the new X-Files movie, I Want to Believe. Photos of David, a very pregnant Gillian, Frank, Chris, Mitch, and a super-nerdy surprise guest after the cut.

Here’s Gillian [...]

If you haven’t been watching Dr. Horrible, get on it.
Like now.
It’s funny and bizarre and romantic. It’s also one of the few musicals I enjoy. (The others that I can think of are Monty Python’s Spam-A-Lot and Joss Whedon’s previous musical venture, Once More With Feeling, from Buffy the Vampire Slayer’s infamous sixth [...]

I got a large envelope in the mail the other day.
Inside were a poster for The Dark Knight and two passes to an advance screening.
Sometimes, the world smiles upon me.

Expect a review from Christina and I soon.