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Watchlist — Week of September 20, 2026 (opens the original)
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Here are three titles worth your valueable time to watch this week: an Arthurian fantasy series, a documentary about one of comics’ most influential artists, and a tense wartime drama.“The Pendragon Cycle: Rise of Merlin”Based on Stephen R. Lawhead’s Pendragon Cycle novels, this seven-part fantasy series explores Merlin’s origins in the turmoil following the collapse of Roman Britain. The story combines Arthurian legend, political conflict, faith, prophecy, and the threat of invading forces.<div
STARCRAFT Shooter - Trailer (opens the original)
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I have vivid memories of playing “StarCraft’s” individual campaigns and the networked games with colleagues at work back in the day when I worked at a Web startup. I loved playing as the Protoss and the soundbites the units made, their designs and animations were so amazing for that time. I even put the Protoss sounds in my computer haptics. The unit development and strategy were fantastic and when the full-on battles occurred on ground and air, that was brilliant! While I also played Blizzard’s
Watchlist — September 05, 2026 (opens the original)
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Spend your values time on these shows and film amidst the swamp of the mediocre:“Furious”, Season 1 (Hulu) — Emmy Rossum of “Shameless” fame is FBI agent Alice Black who is tracking down an unusual female serial killer with a complicated past. Think “Black Widow” meets “Silence of the Lambs”. Gritty, psychologically intense with obvious themes of toxic masculinity and female empowerment. The season finale was top notch. The final showdown takes p
Watchlist — August 30, 2026 (opens the original)
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These shows are actually worth your valuable time to watch this week:“Lanterns”, Season Premiere (HBO MAX) - I’m two episodes in and quite liking the series so far. It is supposed to be “True Detective” meets Green Lantern and it feels like it. I like Aaron Pierre as Hal Jordon and Kyle Chandler as John Stewart. And seeing Ulrich Thomsen as Sinestro in the second episode was wicked brilliant! <span style="colo
What is Alan Ritchson’s workout for his role in “Reacher”? (opens the original)
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Alan Ritchson looks like a real life Hulk for his role in “Reacher”. The guy is massively muscled. Here’s how he does it. <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="608" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GlEA!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto
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