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Three Great Young-Adult Novels <br />That Should Become Films  

Three Great Young-Adult Novels
That Should Become Films

With an eye toward the November release of the Ender’s Game adaptation, Anna Pinkert looks at three other great young-adult novels that seem ripe for the big screen.

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Requiem For <i>Happy Endings</i> and <br /><i>Don’t Trust the B– in Apartment 23</i>  

Requiem For Happy Endings and
Don’t Trust the B– in Apartment 23

The recently canceled Happy Endings and Don’t Trust The B—- in Apartment 23 are much better than the networks, or audiences, gave them credit for.

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In Times of Crisis, We Need Heroes

A Boston resident, Spinoff’s Anna Pinkert reflects on the Marathon bombing, the good that people have done in the wake of the tragedy, and why myth matters.

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<i>Strip Search</i> Delivers Low-Budget Reality TV With a Big Punch  

Strip Search Delivers Low-Budget Reality TV With a Big Punch

Penny Arcade‘s new online reality series Strip Search won’t appeal to everyone, but it’s a nice change from the polished and predictable television competition shows.

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To Be Continued: Where Did All <br />the Stand-Alone Episodes Go?  

To Be Continued: Where Did All
the Stand-Alone Episodes Go?

With the increasing popularity of dramas like Game of Thrones, Mad Men and The Walking Dead, self-contained episodes are becoming a thing of the past as networks, and viewers, embrace sprawling multi-season plots.

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Why the Hollywood Age Gap Matters  

Why the Hollywood Age Gap Matters

Spinoff Online’s Anna Pinkert considers why leading men like Tom Cruise, George Clooney and Robert Downey Jr. continue to age on screen while their female co-stars keep getting younger — and why it matters.

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Movies Turned TV Shows: They’re <br />Not All as Awful as <i>Zombieland</i>  

Movies Turned TV Shows: They’re
Not All as Awful as Zombieland

Amazon Studios’ Zombieland pilot isn’t what fans might have hoped for, adding another name to the long list of failed move-to-television adaptations. Still, from M*A*S*H to Friday Night Lights, there are plenty of shows that outshine the big-screen originals.

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<i>Doctor Who’s</i> Clara Oswald: <br />What We Know So Far  

Doctor Who’s Clara Oswald:
What We Know So Far

We’re assured Clara Oswin Oswald is “just an ordinary girl,” but her appearances to date — she’s died twice already! — and our familiarity with Doctor Who tell us otherwise: The new companion is anything but ordinary.

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<i>Futurama</i> Had Lost Its Spark  

Futurama Had Lost Its Spark

As sad as it may seem that Comedy Central is canceling Futurama with the upcoming eighth season, it’s past time for the once-hilarious animated series to say goodbye.

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Why Embracing Slash <br />is Good for Everybody  

Why Embracing Slash
is Good for Everybody

The reaction of The Avengers star Mark Ruffalo to a “Science Bros,” a homoerotic meme featuring Bruce Banner and Tony Stark, perfectly illustrates the changing attitude of actors, movie studios and TV networks to slash fiction.

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May Movie Preview: <i>Iron Man 3</i> and <i>Iceman</i> Kick Off Long, Hot Summer  

May Movie Preview: Iron Man 3 and Iceman Kick Off Long, Hot Summer

With the summer movie season kicking off in less than two weeks with the premiere of Iron Man 3, Spinoff’s Anna Pinkert runs down which May releases are must-sees — and which ones you should watch only to escape the heat.

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Make Friends, Influence People and <br />Get Them to Watch Your Favorites  

Make Friends, Influence People and
Get Them to Watch Your Favorites

Spinoff’s Anna Pinkert offers four suggestions for how to get your friends, co-workers and loved ones to watch your favorite television shows (or read your favorite comics) without driving them crazy.

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