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    The Twilight Zone: Nightmare at 30,000 Feet

    The second episode of the new Twilight Zone, “Nightmare at 30,000 Feet,” takes a much different approach than its premiere “The Comedian” did. Not only is it 18 minutes shorter, but it’s also the first episode of this current Twilight Zone run to directly reference a seminal entry in the original series: the William Shatner […] More

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    The Twilight Zone: “The Comedian”

    Everyone knows what The Twilight Zone is, even if some have never even seen an episode of the seminal television show. As with pop-cultural landmarks such as Star Trek, Star Wars, or Seinfeld (just to name a few), the familiar tones of “do dee doo doo, do dee doo doo, do dee doo doo” are […] More

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    You Can’t Handle the Truth (Or is it?): The X-Files Season 11, The Lost Art of Forehead Sweat

    Last evening’s search for the truth was more on the nose than usual. “The Lost Art of Forehead Sweat” was Darin Morgan’s traditionally satirical episode. Classics like “Clyde Bruckman’s Final Repose” (my all time favourite of Morgan’s) and “Jose Chung’s ‘From Outer Space’” (not high on my list of favourites…) to Season 10’s “Mulder and […] More