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All-time scariest TV episodes
October 11, 2012 – 1:10 PM | 114 Comments
All-time scariest TV episodes

Hey, folks. I’m sourcing a story for Yahoo! about the all-time scariest TV episodes, and I just know I’m forgetting some obvious ones. (I’m also a bit embarrassed that finding clips from Star Trek: TOS‘s “A …

N Candy AA II: Round of 32, Flight 1
November 1, 2010 – 9:33 AM | 35 Comments
N Candy AA II: Round of 32, Flight 1

by Keckler
Updated bracket is here. Confused? Click here. Polls for Flight 1 close 11:59 AM ET on Wednesday.
1 Pez vs. 8 Sugar Daddy/Babies; Slo-Poke. I hold a special place in my heart for Slo-Pokes. They …

Logan’s Run
September 13, 2009 – 6:08 PM | 31 Comments
<I>Logan’s Run</I>

Logan’s Run is a disappointment. It’s disappointing as camp: you’ve seen far more laughable hair and attire in other films of the period, sci-fi and otherwise, and in William F. Nolan’s version of the future, …

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
October 8, 2008 – 1:03 AM | 20 Comments
<I>Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan</I>

It’s a surprisingly boring movie — too long, too many broody discussions about confronting death.It lacks tension, and the campiness that gives the duller episodes of TOS a shot in the arm isn’t consistent here.Yes, …