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Copyright © 2009 by Michael A. Burstein Torchwood: Children of Earth BBC America, Monday through Friday at 9<smallPMET/PT; 8PMCT Created by Russell T. Davies Written by Russell T. Davies, John Fay,...
View ArticleWater, Water, Everywhere, But…—Doctor Who’s “The Waters of Mars
Copyright ©2009 by Michael A. Burstein Doctor Who: The Waters of MarsBBC America, Saturday 19 December 19, 9PMStarring David Tennant and Lindsay DuncanWritten by Russell T. Davies and Phil FordDirected...
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View ArticleDying As No Redshirt Has Died Before—With Laughter
Redshirts by John ScalziTor, $24.99, 317 pp., hc, 9780765316998. Science fiction. A few years ago, I found myself in a quandary when it came to the book The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick....
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