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Fight rages for the soul of Gotham

Azrael Montoya

Finale sets up battle between Bruce Wayne, the Joker In the “Gotham” mid-Season 4 finale, “Queen Takes Knight,” Sofia Falcone continues her quest to bring down Oswald Cobblepot (Robin Lord Taylor), aka the Penguin. Bruce Wayne continues in his ignorance, ignoring reason and discipline, and drinks and parties like a young adolescent. Alfred is forced to get into an altercation with Bruce, forcing Bruce to fire him and Alfred to relinquish his duties as legal guardian. Bruce is still reeling from the fact that he killed Ra’s Al Ghul. Elsewhere, Edward Nygma’s double personality, the Riddler, returns again to torment…

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Marvel debuts series ‘Gifted’

Brittany Claramunt

@BrittClaramunt bclaramunt@foghornnews.com Besides breaking box office records, Marvel is making a statement on the small screen. Its new television series, “The Gifted,” debuted Oct. 2 on Fox, and it did not disappoint on upholding Marvel’s cinematic vision. “The Gifted” is an adventure series that follows an ordinary suburban family until their children, Lauren Strucker (Natalie Alyn Lind) and Andy Strucker (Percy Hynes White), discover they have developed mutant powers. Their parents, Reed Strucker (Stephen Moyer) and Kate Strucker (Amy Acker), now must protect them from a hostile government that forces them to run where they later find an underground network…

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Same old zombie story and apocalypse

Azrael Montoya

‘Fear The Walking Dead’ has almost nothing new to offer In the “Fear the Walking Dead” mid-season premiere, patience is tested as Walker and his Nation come to live on the Otto ranch. Jake Otto gives a sharp speech to the people of the ranch, saying they can’t hold grudges and forgive at the same time. They have the opportunity to pave the way for a new and better generation. Troy Otto’s animosity from the past about losing his father is still lingering and lingering hard. This plot point is addressed in the mid-season premiere. Madison Clark is still dealing…

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Classic ’70s film gets remade for television

Bill Eaves

‘Westworld’ proves to be the hottest show on HBO In a TV landscape overpopulated with happy families and cops dramas, HBO delivers a sci-fi drama packed with mysteries, murders and machines. “Westworld” tells the story of a futuristic theme-park (designed to operate like the Wild West) populated with smart robots, acting out stories and role-plays specifically designed to allow visitors to live out any fantasy, regardless of how despicable. Some visitors simply want to visit the local brothel, others want to go on a bounty hunt, or shoot a cowboy in a duel at high noon. However, if you want…

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‘Designated Survivor’ is the hottest new political thriller

Jonathan Garcia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_f1v0Nx5Sw Kiefer Sutherland makes his return to television in ABC’s political thriller “Designated Survivor.” After “24” and the “24: Live Another Day” mini-series, Sutherland has mostly focused his roles on the big screen. When the show was announced, people were curious to see how this would pan out. The show premiered Sept. 21 and has drawn a large audience. The Capitol building gets blown up in the first episode, killing everybody in Congress and the President of the United States. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Tom Kirkman (Sutherland) is sworn in as president because he’s the designated survivor, a…

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‘strain’ returns for third season

Jonathan Garcia

“The Strain” returned to FX for its third season Aug. 28. Based on the series of novels by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan, the show made its mark back in 2014 and has gained a following ever since. Despite having a strong last few episodes, the second season had some inconsistencies, anti-climactic conclusions and a season finale that had many people questioning the writing of that episode. Now on its third season, does this show make up for the sins of last season? With these last couple of episodes, this season is looking to be a very promising one.…