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Lazy writers (we’re looking at you, Law and Order franchise) have been using true crimes that were “ripped from the headlines” as entertainment fodder for years. Sometimes, however, the process goes the other way…

The Lord of the Rings will go down as one of the greatest movie trilogies in history, and this year Peter Jackson’s follow-up trilogy The Hobbit will be coming to a close as well. The movies are tremendously detailed and, at least with the Lord of the Rings trilogy, incredibly faithful to the books. Obviously, there are some omissions and additions, but particularly with the extended editions, the

People love to be outraged; it’s a simple fact of life. Outrage makes us feel powerful, like we actually have something important to say, as opposed to what

The list of weird song covers is nearly bottomless. For every tune, there’s a musician who should never perform it under any circumstances. And thanks to an

The quality of the hero is what makes a movie good. The quality of the villain is what makes it great. But what makes it really, truly, awesome? Sidekicks, of course.

Let’s not kid ourselves; there really is a lot of pressure that comes with being in the public eye. Every move you make is watched by fans and the paparazzi,

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

As a society, we all love us some celebrities, even though we might not always admit it. Popular culture is so ingrained in our everyday lives that we often

The time honored tradition of the comic book crossover has a long and rich history of not making any damn sense whatsoever. Characters who are popular at the

As a lifelong fantasy fans, we have devoured dozens of fantasy novels in our time and even written a few as well. Most of them are quite enjoyable, but that