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Television spinoffs are always hit or miss, and more often than not are big misses. There have been a lot of terrible spinoffs over the years, and even the most successful spinoffs are so great because they bear such a strong connection to the original show that, at least to an extent, a sentimental connection convinces fans to watch from the jump. However, some spinoffs are hardly recognizable as

One of the hardest things about writing fiction is coming up with interesting, fully developed side characters. After all, you can’t spend too much time on them because you don’t want to take the focus off of your primary protagonists and antagonists. Yet sometimes writers come up with supporting characters that are so rich and intriguing that, no matter how good the main characters are, we can’t

Ever since Roger Ebert—the world’s most renowned authority on interactive digital entertainment and part-time movie fan from what we understand—declared

Lego's have got to be the most adaptable toy on the planet. In the hands of a child they are a choking hazard. In the hands of an adult they're a multi-thousand

The Guinness Book of World Records was created to end arguments in pubs. Internet lists ranking characters from TV shows were created to start them. Dexter fans: discuss.

It’s hard to say why we care so much about celebrities. It’s also ridiculous how much stock we put in the act of marriage. Combine the two, throw in a dash of shame, and you can pretty much print money instead of articles.

It's not exactly a well kept secret that most musicians have a touch of egomania. But what happens when one of their contemporaries steps up and says “Hey,

It’s nice to have a hobby. Otherwise, your life would turn toward perpetual tedium and there’s a solid chance you’d wind up a serial killer, or at the

Being a child star is not easy. You’re almost never afforded a real, legitimate childhood, and in far too many cases it’s later discovered you’ve been forced into a job you hate by overbearing parents who just want to make as much money off of you as possible. Just ask Macauley Culkin about that one. And then, as soon as you start to grow up and you’re no longer cute, people just toss you aside an

As long as there have been superheroes, there have been superhero teams. And as long as there have been superhero teams, there have been really bad ideas for