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On Franchise Zombies—cf., Terminator and Star Wars

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Would anyone think less of the Terminator franchise if Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) were its final film? The Terminator (1984) and T2 function well as a duology. The franchise has only been able to proceed from Judgment Day by undermining it. Since T2, every Terminator film except Terminator: Salvation (2009) has tried and failed to recapture the same magic. Rise of the Machines (2003)...

On the Impotence of Spoilers

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Many people, myself included, will go to great lengths to avoid spoilers for upcoming media that they anticipate. When a film that I want to see is released and I cannot see it on its opening weekend, I will often limit my use of the internet until I have seen the film, so that I do not accidentally encounter a spoiler. I have even avoided certain friends for a while because they saw a film...

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