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Heroes

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Created by: Tim Kring Executive producers: Tim Kring, Dennis Hammer, and others  Producer: Lori Moyter Kevin Lafferty Starring: Milo Ventimiglia (Peter Petrelli), Adrian Pasdar (Nathan Petrelli), Hayden Panettiere (Claire Bennet), Masi Oka (Hiro Nakamura), Greg Grunberg (Matt Parkman), Sendhil Ramamurthy (Mohinder Suresh) This is going to be a hard one for me to write for one specific reason: it's been ages since I've seen it (and no, I don't rewatch things to write these blogs). But I still feel a significant need to post about it before I leave my "favorites" list behind because it was one of the first shows I ever really, truly followed and emotionally connected to.  I followed this series when it was first airing, back when I was in high school (I think). It caught my attention for a very specific reason, the same reason most shows grab me: it was about people with powers. Not every show that happens to have powers or the s...

The Legend of Korra

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Created by: Bryan Konietzko & Michael Dante DiMartino Directed by: Ki Hyun Ryu, Colin Heck, Ian Graham, Melhior Zwyer, Michael Dante DiMartino Starring: Janet Varney (Korra), Seychelle Gabriel (Asami Sato), David Faustino (Mako), PJ Byrne (Bolin), JK Simmons (Tenzin), Mindy Sterling (Lin Beifong), Dee Bradley Baker (Naga & Pabu) Recurring stars I want to include: Kiernan Shipka (Jinora), Darcy Rose Byrnes (Ikki), Logan Wells (Meelo), Steve Blum (Amon), Adrian LaTourelle (Unalaq), Henry Rollins (Zaheer), Zelda Williams (Kuvira), Anne Heche (Suyin Beifong), Alyson Stoner (Opal), Skyler Brigmann (Kai) Ahhh, the Legend of Korra... the second most beautiful show in the world after Avatar  *laughs*. It's very hard to discuss this wonderful show without comparing it to its predecessor, but I will do my best. After this paragraph. First off, I will forever lament that it's not called Avatar: The Legend of Korra . Second, the thing I hear most often...