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Noir #1

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Noir #1Written by Victor Gischler, whose run on The Shadow I quite enjoyed, the new five-issue mini-series from Dynamite Comics stars the Black Sparrow (a character introduced by Gischler in his run) and Miss Fury (who only appears in the final panels of this first issue).

Noir #1 sets up the storyline of the mini-series (a lost Templar treasure many are willing to kill to find) and we’ll as offering the reunion between The Shadow and the Black Sparrow who pick-up right where they left off with threats, innuendos, flirting, double-crosses, and danger.

After having a precious Moonstone stolen from her (which she rightly stole all on her own for a client she then decided to double-cross), the Black Sparrow shows up in Lamont Cranston’s home with an unusual proposition. Although he knows he can’t trust her, The Shadow agrees as the pair delve into the mystery of the stone and how it is linked to a small tower in Newport which some believe was constructed by the Knights Templar.

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Glee – Movin’ Out

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  • Title: Glee – Movin’ Out
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“In the words of civil rights leader Genghis Khan, everyone deserves a shot at their dreams.”

Glee - Movin' Out

As Blaine (Darren Criss) and Sam (Chord Overstreet) travel to New York for opportunities after graduation , Mr. Shue (Matthew Morrison) responds to the lack on representation of careers in the art at Sue‘s (Jane Lynch) hastily arranged McKinley High career fair to offer his students a lesson the the music and unlikely success story of Billy Joel. Of the single artist episodes Glee has done, “Movin’ Out” offers several strong musical performances as character in both Lima and New York belt out hits by the Piano Man.

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Elementary – On the Line

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  • Title: Elementary – On the Line
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Elementary - On the Line

Sherlock Holmes (Jonny Lee Miller) and Watson (Lucy Liu) investigate a skillfully managed suicide by a young woman attempting to frame the man (Troy Garity) she believes mutilated and killed her sister (but who never seriously considered a suspect in the case) for her own staged murder. Although Holmes’ quick deductions at the scene prove the man’s innocence for the previous night’s killing, the consulting detective suspects that the suspect may have indeed killed the young woman’s sister (and possibly several others).

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Covert Affairs – Trompe Le Monde

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  • Title: Covert Affairs – Trompe Le Monde
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Covert Affairs - Trompe Le Monde

Annie‘s (Piper Perabo) season-long hunt ends in the Fourth Season finale as all the sacrifices she’s made over the course of the year, including going dark and faking her own death, lead her face-to-face with Henry Wilcox (Gregory Itzin). The episode may begin with Annie as Wilcox’s prisoner, but, after quite a few twists and turns, the episode (and season) comes to a close with Ms. Walker finishing her mission and returning home with hopes of slowly putting her life back together.

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Once Upon a Time in Wonderland – Who’s Alice

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  • Title: Once Upon a Time in Wonderland – Who’s Alice
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Once Upon a Time in Wonderland - Who's Alice

While Jafar (Naveen Andrews) travels to London with the White Rabbit (John Lithgow) to find out more about Alice (Sophie Lowe) and her stay in Bethlem Asylum from Dr. Lydgate (Jonny Coyne), Alice journeys into the Dark Forest where she meets the Carpenter (John Prowse) while loosing her bearings and memory in the Boro Grove unaware that both Cyrus (Peter Gadiot) is free of Jafar’s dungeon or that the Red Queen (Emma Rigby) used the hard-won magic dust to restore the Knave (Michael Socha) back to the land of the living.

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