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Rod Lott
Being all of 6 years old during its brief run on the tube, I have only vague memories of “Man from Atlantis,” Patrick Duffy’s pre-“Dallas” TV series that has become a sci-fi cult hit ever since.

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Rod Lott
Most everything PBS imports from the UK for American broadcast on its long-running "Masterpiece Mystery!" showcase is worthwhile viewing, and the long-running "Agatha Christie's Poirot" is no exception.

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Rod Lott
With “Torchwood: Miracle Day” burning up the ratings for cable outlet Starz, you can see where it all began in one high-def package with “Torchwood: The Complete Original UK Series.” The 12-di

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Rod Lott
Since the CW cult hit horror "Supernatural" already had spun off into novels and comics years ago, why not cartoons? It's only natural, and the colorful, creepy Japanimation style makes a suitable fit.

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BBC's procedural mystery "Zen" is so good, it stands right alongside the superlative "Sherlock" and "Luther" in my book. Based on Michael Dibdin's series of 11 novels of Italy's antiheroic Detective Aurelio Zen, the show's first season is comprised of three 90-minute episodes, each at a quality equal to or above most feature films.

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Rod Lott
The Conan on display in the children’s cartoon of the early ’90s isn’t the Conan I know from the Arnold Schwarzenegger movies of the early ’80s or the Robert E. Howard stories of the early ’30s.

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Rod Lott
This collection of "Mystery Science Theater 3000" episodes is special for several reasons:

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Rod Lott
When we last saw egotistical, repulsive, overweight, rude, crude, arrogant, self-centered, self-destructive, alcoholic, weed-smoking, coke-snorting former pro baseball player Kenny Powers, he had left the love of his life on the side of the road and high-tailed it to Mexico, the no-good bum.

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Once upon a time, "Burn Notice" was appointment television for me.

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Strictly guessing here, but there must be some language in the world in which the phrase “Yo Gabba Gabba!” translates to "kids get high." Maybe in Hipsterville. Either way, this is not a complaint.

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Rod Lott
Seeing superheroes used to be a mainstay on the tube before finding their footing on cinema screens, which may explain why NBC’s 2011 midseason entry “The Cape” was met with such indifference. Why bother to tune in for what is done better on a nine-digit budget?

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Rod Lott
Season three of HBO's wildly popular "True Blood" started off fine with a first episode that firmly introduced werewolves into the vampire series.

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Appearing on the cover of the Blu-ray season of "Murdoch Mysteries"' third season is the tagline, "Forensic Sleuthing in the Age of Invention."

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Proof Syfy viewers can have great taste: "Warehouse 13" is the cable channel's most successful original series. And it's not totally geeky.

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After all these years, now I know whose credits “Police Squad!” was making fun of.