“Heroes” Season 1 (2006-07, NBC), episodes 1-6 – Remote-control voters have already made a winner out of this globe-spanning drama about novice superheroes (and supervillains and massive conspiracies). The best characters are the cheerleader (Hayden […]
“Mutant X” Season 1 (2001-02, syndication), episodes 1-5 — “Mutant X,” the first branch of the “X-Men” tree to become a live-action show, is as guilty of theft as “Smallville” and “Alias.” The syndicated show is […]
“Smallville” Season 1 (2001-02, WB), episodes 1-3 — The most blatant example of trying to steal an audience comes from the WB’s “Smallville.” Last season, the WB canceled the Fox-produced “Roswell,” which deals with aliens with […]
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