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Tom Russell-Senior Staff Writer

Tom Russell

Senior Staff Writer

May, 2022
Horror, Sci-Fi, Sitcoms
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About Tom Russell

Tom is an editor and published horror author. He holds a BA in Creative Writing, which is convenient because he doesn’t do much else with his time. He's based in the UK.

Industry Focus

Tom is a Senior Staff Writer for the Classic TV team. He covers articles on the dozens of the best TV shows of the past few decades (though has a particular penchant for sci-fi and horror).

Favorite Media

Tom watches more movies and shows than any person probably should, and his favorites change regularly. Presently he's been getting heavily into rewatches of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, American Dad, and The Office.

Latest

Sonic and Tom from the Sonic the Hedgehog movies sitting in Tom's car
If You Like Live-Action Sonic, Check Out This Sonic TV Show That Must Have Inspired The Movies

The Sonic movies are better than they have any right being, and they have an early 2000s Sonic anime TV show to thank for it.

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Jim talking to the documentary crew and staring at the camera in The Office
The Office Theory Explains The Real Reason The Documentary Was Happening (And I'm Choosing To Believe It)

The Office UK inspired the American version of the show, but one theory suggests the link bleeds into the fictional universes of both.

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Sarah Michelle Gellar in the TV show Ringer
This Underrated Sarah Michelle Gellar Series From 2011 Deserved To Be Just As Popular As Buffy

Sarah Michelle Gellar's next starring role after Buffy needed much more attention than it got.

Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy in the Buffy episode Go Fish, looking up from the pool
I’m A Hardcore Horror Fan, But One Buffy Episode Scares Me More Than Any Movie

Forget demons, vampires, and the hellmouth - the scariest Buffy episode hit much closer to home.

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Robert Patrick as the T-1000 in Terminator 2: Judgment Day
The Most Advanced Terminator Model Is Even More Dangerous Than Terminator 2's T-1000

The Sarah Connor Chronicles gave Terminator its deadliest robotic assassin yet.

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Nava Mau as Teri and Richard Gadd as Donny on a bus in Baby Reindeer
Stephen King Called This 99% RT Netflix Miniseries "One Of The Best Things" He's Ever Seen – & It's Not A Horror Show

The master of horror had high praise for a 2024 Netflix miniseries that fell outside his usual genre focus.

Tom Ellis as Lucifer
One Of Lucifer's Best Characters Only Works If You Ignore A Harsh Reality About Her Story

Having a fan-favorite personality hides the fact a key Lucifer character is absolutely terrible at her job.

Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy in Buffy the Vampire Slayer with tears in her eyes
Buffy’s Most Terrifying Monster Wasn’t A Monster At All — The Season 2 Villain That Still Gives Me Nightmares

The scariest Buffy monster was introduced to her by her mom.

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Hugh Laurie as Gregory House from House looking perturbed
House Would've Been A Completely Different Show Had This Cast Change Never Happened

Of all the character deaths in House, only one completely changed the show.

An image of Sarah and John Connor in Terminator 2: Judgment Day
The Real Sequel To Terminator 2 Is Much Better Than The One James Cameron Came Up With

Terminator: Dark Fate was Jame Cameron bringing the timeline back to T2, but another franchise entry already beat him to it.

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Tom Ellis and Lauren German as Chloe Decker and Lucifer Morningstar holding one another in Lucifer
A Lucifer Revival Would Be Great, But It Risks Undoing The Best Part Of The Series Finale

Bringing back Lucifer seems like a good idea on the surface, but would be gambling with the emotional impact of the show's end.

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TV-Show-Endings-Are-Always-Sad,-But-I-Can't-Get-Through-These-10-Series-Finales-Without-Crying
TV Show Endings Are Always Sad, But I Can't Get Through These 10 Series Finales Without Crying

Tissues are esssential for these 10 tear-jerker TV show finales.

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A custom image of the central characters in Fringe - created by Simone Ashmoore
A Fringe Reboot Would Fix The Worst Thing About The 5-Season Sci-Fi Show

Fringe was ahead of its time, which is why now is the perfect moment for a reboot.

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Steven Strai as James Holden in The Expanse
Three Years After The Expanse Ended, These 12 Sci-Fi TV Shows Are The Best Replacements

These 12 pulse-pounding and nuanced sci-fi shows can fill the void left by The Expanse.

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Malcolm, Zoe, and Wash in a control room looking seriously at something offscreen in Firefly
If You Still Miss Firefly, Check Out This Other Space Opera That Ran For 5 Seasons

The cancelation still stings decades later, but there's another 2000s sci-fi show out there that salves the wound left when Fox axed Firefly in.

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Lisa Emery as Dama and Lauren Cohan as Maggie in Walking Dead Dead City
Dead City Season 1 Ending Explained - Negan's Future & Walking Dead Universe Setup

The Walking Dead: Dead City season 1 ends by raising huge questions over Negan's future, Maggie's regrets, new franchise villains, and much more.

Summer Glau as Cameron with wounds that reveal her Terminator exoskeleton in The Sarah Connor Chronicles
11 Canceled Sci-Fi Shows That Ended On Cliffhangers

These canceled sci-fi shows left their stories on a frustratingly unfinished note.

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Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Negan looking angry while holding Lucille with clocks behind him in The Walking Dead
The Walking Dead: How Negan Became A Fan-Favorite (His Timeline Explained)

Jeffrey Dean Morgan's Negan went from The Walking Dead's worst villain to a total fan favorite with his own TWD spinoff. How did he do it?

Insidious
Insidious Timeline Explained: What Happened In Every Movie, Including The Red Door

The Red Door revives the Insidious horror series, but there is still time to make sense of the Insidious franchise's convoluted timeline so far.

An collage image of Josh and Dalton in Insidious: Red Door
Insidious: The Red Door Ending Explained

Insidious: The Red Door brings the Lambert family's horror full circle, with an ending that gives plenty of thrills as well as closure.