Tag: Television

1950-2009

Kim Manners, who directed 52 episodes of The X-Files and also served as a producer on the show, has passed away at the age of 59 after a battle with lung cancer. Manners was always famous on the X-Files set for his good-natured love of cursing. There’s a great article about him here. Check out …

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Zatanna is coming to Smallville

One of my favorite comic book characters is Zatanna. Magician. Black hair. Bright blue eyes. What’s not to like? She’s the subject of one of my favorite episodes of Batman: The Animated Series. (Thanks again, Kareem.) Every time she appears (or disappears) in an issue of Detective Comics, it immediately makes my favorite issues list. …

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Lauren Helen Graham update #1 of 2009

Remember when I told you that Lauren Graham was going to be in Guys and Dolls on Broadway? We now have photographic evidence stolen from Entertainment Weekly: Thanks to Courtney for the tip. And thanks to Lauren Helen Graham for that. And here’s another one. WHAMMY! And while we’re on the subject, thanks also to …

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