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“Wicked For Good” is causing niche fandom wars over its continuity with original “The Wizard of Oz”

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“It’s insane it took this long”: Never-before-seen episodes of “Friends” spin-off “Joey” are suddenly on YouTube

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“Panem is so back”: Fans react to the first teaser for “The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping”

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