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This is the end of Babylon 5.

First thought: “Hey, this is great!”

By all rights, this two-parter (which I’ll just shorten to “The Fall Of Centauri Prime” because it’s quite…

With just a handful of episodes left in its second season, Defiance is hurtling toward resolution of its season-long…

Defiance went through a mini-reboot between the first season and the second. It was, by-and-large, a positive thing.…

In the end, Wilfred has an answer. It’s not an ambiguous answer, it’s not a half-assed answer, it’s not a…

The fifth season of Babylon 5 has a poor reputation. I know of many fans who say that they never even finished it,…

I must admit that I’ve become a little disappointed with Defiance over the course of this season. It started off…

Wilfred’s endgame became apparent tonight, or at least it seemed to. For an entire episode, the focus was on Jenna…

They say that when people show you who they are, believe them. Here are 22 bands who hide nothing.

Cultural appropriation is a difficult topic, and one that science fiction is well-poised to deal with. If a bunch of…

Last week’s Wilfred struggled with a recasting of a major recurring character, when it switched Bruce from Dwight…

This is the end of Babyron 5.

One of the tipping points between pretty good and great science fiction is how well it utilizes its setting. On…

Finally, Bruce! As Wilfred heads toward completion, it’s checking off the big character boxes that it needs to check…

The MacGuffin is a time-honored pop-culture device, the object of desire driving countless films, TV episodes, …

Due to unforeseen circumstances, The A.V. Club’s review of “Put The Damage On” will post later than usual. Until…

Last week’s revelations that the Cult Of The Grey Shepherd worshiped a good dog-god, Matdamon, and an evil trickster…

There may not be the fountain of youth, but these eight actors found a way to stay teens well past their younger…

Season five of Babylon 5 was an accident. At the time it seemed like a happy accident: cult show receives surprising…