Obi-Wan Kenobi

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{4.5/5} “You’ve made mistakes, we all did. The past. Move on, be done with it. You couldn’t save Anakin. But you can save her.” Obi-Wan Kenobi, aired in 2022 Obi-Wan Kenobi lives on Tatooine, keeping an eye on young Luke Skywalker and his family. Jedis are still being hunted by inquisitors — a Jedi asks […]

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

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{4.5/5} “Adeline looks out the window at the sinking sun, and doesn’t listen to the words, but she can hear the light in her mother’s voice, the vindication in it. Even in her father’s eyes, there is a measure of relief. Their daughter tried to carve her own road, but now things are being set […]

Moving Mars

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{4.5/5} “I go to Earth hat in hand, to avoid disaster. We are only five millions. Earth is thirty thousand millions. Earth wants access to our resources. She wants to control our resources. The only way for us to maintain our freedom is to put our house in order, concede to Earth enough to put […]

Prehistoric Planet (season 1)

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{5/5} “His great size and his battle scars are evidence that he is a survivor, and that perhaps in her eyes makes him an attractive partner.” Prehistoric Planet (season 1), aired in 2022 Using the latest scientific information, this show brings to life new information about dinosaurs: Tyrannosaurus rex could swim, although their young would […]

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (season 1)

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{4/5} “Yes, yes, yes. Now, where are the games?” Star Trek: Deep Space Nine season 1, aired in 1993 Commander Benjamin Sisko is ordered to take over Deep Space Nine after the Cardassians leave. Major Kira, his liaison to the Bajorans, is skeptical that the Federation will be any better than the Cardassians. Sisko convinces […]

Jane the Virgin (season 1)

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{5/5} “In fact, we’re not going to refer to it as a baby. We’re going to call it something else. We are going to call it… a milkshake.” Jane the Virgin season 1, aired in 2014-15 Jane works at a hotel, where she does such dignified things as wear a mermaid costume while pouring drinks […]

Whose Line is it Anyway? (season 18)

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{4.5/5} “We’ll be right back to our documentary on bloodsucking cows… ‘The Vampire Dairies’…” — Colin Whose Line is it Anyway? season 18, aired in 2021-22 Wayne, Colin, Ryan, and Jeff sing the “Prom” hoedown. Ryan and Colin are Dr. Frankenstein and Igor in “Sound Effects.” Wayne sings songs from the albums “The Mall,” and […]

Jade City

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{4.5/5} “Shae had never intended to move back. She’d been full of anger and optimism, determined to forge a new life and identity for herself in the great wide, modern world beyond Kekon, away from anachronistic clans and the outsized male egos of her family. Once in Espenia, she found it harder than she’d expected […]

Zack Snyder’s Justice League

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{4/5} “Maybe a man who broods in a cave for a living isn’t cut out to be a recruiter, hmm?” Zack Snyder’s Justice League, released in 2021 Superman is dead. Bruce Wayne is trying to put together a group of metahumans to battle the next great foe, but Arthur Currie says no. Meanwhile, Steppenwolf has […]

Sing 2

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{4.5/5} “Release the piglets.” Sing 2, released in 2021 Buster Moon thought the scout would love his “Alice in Wonderland” show, which is sold out every night, and invite him to perform in the big city. But she didn’t — she said he wasn’t good enough. Moon then convinces everyone to go the big city […]