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by RABID DOLL STAFF
May-24-2013 -
Syfy runs its 'Battle Of Los Angeles' on 'Battle: Los Angeles' opening weekend
It is said that imitation is the highest form of flattery. If I were the producers of the movie, “Battle: Los Angeles,” I don't know if I would take it that way. On Saturday night, the evening after the premiere of that film, Syfy premiered their own vision of an alien invasion in Los Angele ...
Read MoreLots of genre in Super Bowl broadcast
Super Bowl XLV is now history, with the fans of the winners now rejoicing and rubbing the noses of the fans of the losers in the results. However, there is one contest from Super Sunday that is still being talked about as much as the game itself, specifically the annual battle of the Super Bowl ...
Read MoreTwo Strips of Latinum: DC Comics' hero comes to the big screen in a good film
I have returned from going from the brightest day outdoors to the darkness night of a movie theater to see the much-anticipated Warner Bros./DC Comics live action film featuring the Emerald Warrior who has graced DC Comics in various incarnations for years. With Hollywood's history of taking gre ...
Read MoreThe new fall schedule is not as light on scifi/fantasy as was once feared
The 2010-11 Fall television season is history. The numbers have been tallied up, added up, written up, fussed, cussed and discussed. The winners are working on their next seasons, the canceled shows' producers are licking their wounds, working on new ideas, and the viewing public is asking the q ...
Read MoreA look at the end results of science-fiction/fantasy programing for the season now concluded
It was long predicted that the science-fiction/fantasy genre was going to take a beating when the cancellations began to be announced. And those predictions were right on target. Several shows, some of which were heavily pushed at first by their respective networks, came to a bitter end at th ...
Read MoreMove wrestling to another night and give Fridays back to scripted drama
Before I say a single word in this column, I want it firmly understood that I am a fan of professional wrestling and have been so since my childhood. I am also one of the lucky ones who got to live his dream and be a part of that incredible world for a bit over a year till I got hurt and had to ...
Read MoreTwo Strips of Latinum: The pursuit of the 2011 awards is on
While the Oscars are behind us, the awards season is never truly over. For science-fiction fans, attention is turned to the Hugo Awards, presented every year at the World Science Fiction Society, whose convention is being held this year in Reno, Nevada beginning Aug. 17. The Hugo Awards, giv ...
Read MoreTwo Strips of Latinum: A new season is started by breaking records, freaking out fans
This column contains major spoilers for the Season 6 premiere of "Doctor Who." The return of “Doctor Who” broke records for BBC America, becoming the highest-rated program in the channel's history. It broke the record that the Season 5 premiere had set. The start in the newest chapter ...
Read MoreRemembering the actress who brought Sarah Jane Smith to life
The news has gone through the Whoivan Universe like a thunderbolt. Discussion, remembrances and mourning can be found all over the Internet. At the time this was written, her name was the second most searched item on Yahoo. One truly has to wonder if even she understood all of the lives she ...
Read MoreThey're 20 years apart, but we still remember them both
April 12 was a very special day in the history of space exploration. On that date, two very separate events occurred that were major milestones in man's journey to the stars. The first was the flight that started man's journey, and the other was the first flight of the world's first reusable spa ...
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