munchman: 2013’s Hottest Hit

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Did you know there’s an Anime News Network? Now we all do

The idol group Momoiro Clover Z, publisher Kodansha, and creator Naoko Takeuchiannounced on Friday that a new anime adaptation of Takeuchi’s Sailor Moon manga is being produced. The new anime series is aimed for release next summer, andMomoiro Clover Z will perform a theme song.

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Not a Review of The CW’s ARROW

…because, we assume, there’s an embargo on such things for now.

This Is Not a Review: The CW’s Pilot Arrow
by Tim Surette

Alert! This is not a review. I repeat, this is not a review. Throw a “p” on that, please, ’cause this is a preview of the early version of a pilot, a pilot that will almost certainly undergo some form of change before it airs in its final form. Consider this a first impression of a work-in-progress.

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munchman: My Hero

With the right facial hair, no one can see you dribble

What? You don’t recognize Bruce Helford, creator-writer-producer of ANGER MANAGEMENT? I’d know him anywhere because – and this is a big reason for loving on him – look at that, uh, look. The man’s got style written all over his, uh, chin.

And if that’s not enough, look at this interview he gives at Collider.Com. The man’s a mere creator-writer-producer, for crying out loud, but he’s got balls big enough to speak, in public, about Charlie Sheen. And we know what happened the last time a creator-writer-producer tried that. Oh, wait…

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And the Dullest New Series for 2012 is…

Never fearing to go where both angels and wiseguys wise men fear to tread, here’s our pick of the series most likely to be dumped earliest when the Fall, 2012 TV season begins:

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THR’s Guide to San Diego Comic-Con Parties

…Because we all know what party animals writers are:

Comic-Con 2012: THR’s Full Guide to Parties in San Diego
by Leslie Goldberg

Many in Hollywood trek from Hollywood to Comic-Con not for any panel in Hall H, not to see if there are any comic properties to snap up, but for the thriving party scene that has cropped up over the past decade. read article