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question of the day: Who should — and should not — direct a new Star Wars movie for Disney?

Wed, Oct 31, 2012
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A few shoulds off the top of my head: Bryan Singer. Brad Bird. Christopher Nolan. Joss Whedon. A few should-nots: Brett Ratner. Michael Bay.

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Doctor Who thing of the day: Russell T. Davies threatening more Torchwood

Mon, Oct 29, 2012
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Well, if it’d be like “Children of Earth,” then it’s not a threat. But if it’s like “Miracle Day”…

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question of the day: Why is Tom Hanks so awesome?

Mon, Oct 29, 2012
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He makes fun of himself on The Colbert Report. He drops an F-bomb on morning TV and everyone thinks it’s adorable. How is this man so cool?

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Doctor Who thing of the day: Grover and Cookie Monster sing Doctor Who!

Tue, Oct 02, 2012
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The Sesame Street stars visited the offices of Entertainment Weekly recently, and regaled the staff with their musical interpretations of some pop-culture phenomena…

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question of the day: Will Seth MacFarlane be a good Oscar host?

Tue, Oct 02, 2012
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Apparently he has successfully pulled off hosting duties before. But it still seems like a surprising choice, going with someone who isn’t essentially a performer…

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Gambit (trailer)

Mon, Oct 01, 2012
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The Coen Brothers have written a new movie, and it stars Alan Rickman and Colin Firth and Cameron Diaz and Stanley Tucci? *cinemagasm*

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Doctor Who thing of the day: Matt Smith wants Peter Jackson to direct an episode, Jackson says Cool!

Thu, Sep 20, 2012
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Look, it’s not happening, but this is what we get when everyone’s a geek and is on Twitter and whatnot.

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question of the day: Does it matter if celebrities endorse politicians?

Wed, Sep 12, 2012
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Have any voters ever decided whom to vote for based upon which celebs candidates hang out with? (On second thought, don’t answer that — I suspect the answer is too depressing. No, okay, go ahead and tell me.)

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question of the day: Which entertainment figure from before the advent of photography would you like to see a photo of?

Tue, Sep 11, 2012
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Would it change our ideas about him or her?

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Doctor Who thing of the day: so the Doctor drives a Delorean now?

Tue, Aug 28, 2012
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What? Is this some sort of faux-fannish corporate dyslexia I had been previously unaware of?

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