Contributor: Bob Hoose

After spending more than two decades touring, directing, writing and producing for Christian theater and radio (most recently for Adventures in Odyssey, which he still contributes to), Bob joined the Plugged In staff to help us focus more heavily on video games. He is also one of our primary movie reviewers.

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

More T2-1/2 than T4, Fox’s weekly extension of the ‘Terminator’ tale trades Schwarzenegger in for a teen girl.

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Chuck

Chuck was toast last May as its second season limped toward home. But fans weren’t finished. And after they initiated a unique revival campaign, Chuck’s not either. We spied on a couple of episodes from version 2.0.

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The Good Guys

Odd Couple cops Colin Hanks and Bradley Whitford are stumblin’ onto the streets of Dallas to “bust some bad dudes.”

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Game of Thrones

UPDATED REVIEW: Is it good to be the king? We don’t even want to be in this kingdom.

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The Hills

Lauren Conrad moves from Laguna Beach to The Hills and she never has to leave the shores of MTV (or its amoral worldview) to do it.

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Sons of Tucson

Dad’s in jail, so what are a parentless trio of brothers supposed to do? Well, in this case, move to Tucson and hire a sluggard liar to be their stand-in father. Let the well-worn gags and the downright bad jokes commence.

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Melissa & Joey

UPDATED REVIEW: Old-school TV veterans Melissa Joan Hart and Joey Lawrence team up and go new-school in this ABC Family sitcom. That means Sabrina and Blossom are nowhere to be found here.

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Dollhouse

‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ creator Joss Whedon is back on Fox with a fresh sci-fi drama about losing your mind. Well, not exactly that. But it’s close.

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Phoenix Point

A new game from the creator of the original X-COM. Does that bode well for the turn-based strategy fan?

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Wattam

This curiosity is less a traditional game and more like the interactive imaginings of an especially creative preschooler.

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The Aeronauts

Apart from some lightning-flashing, balloon-crashing and self-sacrificial peril, the content load here is as light as a feather.

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Darksiders Genesis

This Bible-based battler is played out from a new perspective. But can you really tell Mom it’s more … biblical?

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Arise: A Simple Story

Arise: A Simple Story is an abstract platformer with a warm heart … and all the soothing presence of a scented candle.

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Shenmue III

Eighteen years later, the groundbreaking world of Shenmue returns. But the kicks here aren’t … always a kick.

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The Good Liar

The Good Liar isn’t great. In fact, it has more cutting edges and caustic bits than you would expect, or desire.

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