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Second Banana

By Ethan Sacks • September 23rd, 2013

Ethan Sacks looks at the role of the sidekick – from the problematic to the progressive.

A ?-Year Mission…

By Ethan Sacks • May 28th, 2013

With J.J. Abrams warping into the Star Wars universe, Ethan Sacks ponders the future of the rebooted Star Trek franchise.

The Lightbulb

By Ethan Sacks • January 21st, 2013

Ethan Sacks interviews creators – from Guillermo Del Toro to Stan Lee – about the origins of their ideas.

The Many Ends of the World

By Ethan Sacks • December 21st, 2012

How will the world end? Ethan Sacks counts the ways.

Heroes’ Haven

By Ethan Sacks • August 27th, 2012

Need a superhero? Come to New York City. Ethan Sacks explains why the Big Apple is the center of universe for comics.

The Monster and the Critics

By Ethan Sacks • August 6th, 2012

Ethan Sacks tries to make some sense of the Aurora, Colorado, theater massacre and some of the knee-jerk media reactions it inspired.

Nice Villains Finish First

By Ethan Sacks • May 22nd, 2012

The Avengers may have a Hulk, but villains like Loki have style, heart and pathos. So stick it, Stark! Ethan Sacks talks to big-screen supervillains Tom Hiddleston and Mark Strong (Sinestro) about their real lives as nice guys.

A Planet Where Apes are Animated on Men?

By Ethan Sacks • January 20th, 2012

Ethan Sacks demands an Oscar nod for Andy Serkis’ motion-capture performance in Rise of the Planet of the Apes.

Well, Isn’t She Precious?

By Ethan Sacks • November 28th, 2011

Ethan Sacks shares some thoughts on the midseason finale of The Walking Dead.

The Dead Are Walking Again

By Ethan Sacks • October 14th, 2011

Ethan Sacks talks to producer Gale Anne Hurd, writer Robert Kirkman and actor Jon Bernthal about Season Two of The Walking Dead.

Fringe: Looking Forward Through the Time Stream

By Ethan Sacks • September 23rd, 2011

Ethan Sacks interviews Fringe producers Jeff Pinkner and Joel Wyman and star Joshua Jackson about the future of the show.

A San Diego Comic-Con, Part Three: A Drink Best Served Strong

By Ethan Sacks • August 2nd, 2011

The ride comes to an end as red carpets, Syfy sliders and high scores at Centipede punctuate Ethan Sacks’ adventures at Comic-Con.

Walking Dead

A San Diego Comic-Con Memoir, Part Two: Pummeled with Gray Foam Bricks

By Ethan Sacks • August 1st, 2011

Ethan Sacks’ Comic-Con adventure continues as he chats with Jason Momoa, the cast of The Walking Dead, Marvel’s Joe Quesada and more.

A San Diego Comic-Con Memoir, Part One: Lines, Tequila and Frustration

By Ethan Sacks • July 27th, 2011

Unwinnable correspondent Ethan Sacks reports on his experiences at San Diego Comic-Con 2011, both fair (Charlize Theron) and foul (everything else).

His Name Is Sinestro

By Ethan Sacks • June 20th, 2011

Ethan Sacks interviews Mark Strong (Sinestro) and Ryan Reynolds (Hal Jordan) about Green Lantern, Sinestro and a possible sequel.

Thor And Odin

Kenneth Branagh, We Would Have Words With Thee!

By Ethan Sacks • May 6th, 2011

Director Kenneth Branagh tells Unwinnable why Chris Hemsworth is his God of Thunder. Verily, he is Thor!

Game of Thrones is a Call to Arms

By Ethan Sacks • April 18th, 2011

Will HBO series Game of Thrones be the death of genre TV or its rebirth? Show runner David Benioff and series villain Nicolaj Coster-Waldau comment on the show.

The Politics of Dying

By Ethan Sacks • December 1st, 2010

Call it crazy, but Marvel and DC seem to have run very similar stories. Ethan Sacks takes a look at the eerily similar deaths and reincarnations of Captain American and Batman, arguing that even rivals think alike.

Night of the Diary of the Dawn of the Shambling Living Dead

By Ethan Sacks • October 29th, 2010

Ethan Sacks talks to Tom Savini, Robert Kirkman, Stephen Yeun and Steve Niles about the best ways to survive the zombie apocalypse.

Superhero Saturation

The Superhero Cinema Saturation Point

By Ethan Sacks • October 11th, 2010

Ethan Sacks wonders whether the upcoming slate of comic book movies will usher in a Golden Age or a Final Crisis to the box office.

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