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Requels

  For the past several years, the media keeps talking about reboots that are not by my definition a reboot. If it takes place in the same reality as the original, it’s a sequel. A reboot, to me, is the creation of a new universe. A reboot is synonymous with a remake in many ways, but a remake is about a particular story, whereas a reboot is applied to a series or franchise. Adding to the annoyance is when a sequel is made that really wants you to think it’s a reboot by re-titling it with the original title, for example, The Grudge, Halloween or Scream. The new Scream movie at least acknowledges it, as it does, and gives this trend a name… requels. A sequel that pretends to be a reboot. Aside from the annoyance with the media mixing terms, I appreciate the trend. It’s an attempt to satisfy both old and new audiences. Don’t erase continuity, but still bring in a new cast of young characters that have the longevity to keep the universe moving forward. So let’s stop calling sequels reb...

Crisis Update with Spoilers

The Crisis just destroyed the TVCU (Earth-66) and the TVCU-2 (Earth-89).  Well, we're going to have to figure something out going forward.  Looks like the Main TVCU is the Arrowverse now.  Sorry, Lucy, Oliver Queen is the center point now. 

Electra Woman and Dyna Girl

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If you look at our top viewed posts on the right hand side, you'll see our fan base prefers the silly topics.  So keeping on that theme... From Wikipedia:   Electra Woman and Dyna Girl  is a  Sid and Marty Krofft  live action  science fiction   children's television series  from 1976. The series aired 16 episodes in a single season as part of the umbrella series  The Krofft Supershow .  During the second season, it was dropped, along with  Dr. Shrinker . When later syndicated in the package "Krofft Super Stars" and released on home video, the 16 segments, which were each about 12 minutes long, were combined into eight episodes. 1976 to 1977--ELECTRA WOMAN AND DYNA GIRL-- The program followed the crime-fighting exploits of female caped crusader Electra Woman (played by  Deidre Hall ) and her teen sidekick Dyna Girl ( Judy Strangis ), who worked in their off-time as reporters for Newsmaker Magazine (The full real names of...

XENA

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In a time of ancient gods, warlords and kings... A land in turmoil cried out for a hero.  She was Xena, a mighty princess forged in the heat of battle.  The power...the passion...the danger.  Her courage will change the world. How am I going to manage this one?  Xena is demonstrated to exist in the past of the Television Crossover Universe.  But her timeline has so many crosses with historical figures that are so anachronistic that even within the looseness of TVCU stretches to timelines of historical figures, it's stretched to its limits.   Did Xena do a lot of time travelling in her journeys that wasn't clearly seen on screen?  Did she exist in some Once Upon a Time type fairy tale realm?  Let's hope things unfold as I cover this chronology. This may end up to be my least canonical post despite my best attempts to make it strictly canonical.   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------...