Selina Wilken
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Selina Wilken got her Bachelor's degree in Film and Television from Aberystwyth University, and is currently studying for her Journalism MA at Cardiff University, as well as working as a news and feature writer for the entertainment website Hypable.com. After more than 10 years' involvement with online fandoms, Selina has seen her fair share of shipper wars, fan campaigns, forum communities, and the rise of new media forms online, and hopes that she can help communicate the importance of sci-fi and fantasy narratives through her writing. Selina hopes to spend her life working with television - either writing it, or writing about it.

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I'm Ready For a Harry Potter Remake!

0 Comments | Posted 30 March 2012 | 10:58

Having been to the Harry Potter Studio Tour at Leavesden, I now know exactly what went in to making the movies (spoiler alert: it's a lot!), and I am incredibly impressed. That said, I'm still all about an eventual remake putting a fresh spin on the story!

While covering the...

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Is It Possible to Dislike The Hunger Games?

2 Comments | Posted 24 March 2012 | 00:00

The Hunger is upon us! You can't go anywhere these days without hearing talk of The Hunger Games premiere, and all the raving about how amazing the books and movie are. Only a few valiant souls still resist the madness, but us who've already caved know that it's only a...

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Harry Potter Fans, Want to Get Married at Hogwarts?

0 Comments | Posted 23 March 2012 | 23:54

Today I took part in a Harry Potter Studios press tour, and one of the things I took away from the day was a bit of a scoop: one staff member indicated to me that they are looking into making it possible for fans to have their wedding ceremonies in...

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The Victims of SOPA: Fans and the Globalised Fandom

0 Comments | Posted 18 January 2012 | 23:00

Fandom is a wonderful thing. For many years now, I have been championing one cause very close to my heart: to bring to light what an important role popular culture has in our lives. Not to entertain us, not to tickle our scandal-bone, but to give us something to talk...

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Why The Hunger Games is nothing like Twilight

0 Comments | Posted 8 January 2012 | 23:01

You have probably seen the trailer for The Hunger Games, which premieres in theatres on 23 March, 2012. You may know that it is the adaptation of the first novel in a Young Adult trilogy by American author Suzanne Collins. But one thing you may not know - and really...

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Accio Oscars! Why 'Harry Potter' Needs to Sweep the 2012 Academy Awards

0 Comments | Posted 8 January 2012 | 23:00

Here's why Harry Potter needs to pull a Lord of the Rings and sweep the Oscars in 2012.

Fact: the Harry Potter movies series has never won an Oscar. Also a fact: the eight movie franchise stands as the highest grossing of all time, with a worldwide box office revenue...

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Geek Girls on TV: Sending a Good or a Bad Message?

0 Comments | Posted 8 January 2012 | 21:19

In a recent article, journalist Ellen Gray argues that geek girls "rule on TV shows," giving examples such as Astrid on Fringe and Angela on Bones. But do they, indeed, rule? And what message does it send about female geeks?

In the Philly.com article Geek girls rule on...

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Will 'Once Upon a Time' Be a Hit With the Brits?

0 Comments | Posted 1 January 2012 | 23:38

The newly premiered American fantasy drama Once Upon a Time is only seven episodes in on ABC, yet it is already a huge hit with viewers and critics. But, assuming that a UK channel with pick it up, would a British audience enjoy the shiny, Disneyfied family fairytale?

I have...

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Why the 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' Remake is a Good Idea

0 Comments | Posted 7 December 2011 | 10:52

Joss Whedon sighs audibly. Fans around the world cringe, cry, and/or feel the need to slay something, like, right now. But me? I'm kind of intrigued.

"How funky is your chicken! How loose is your goose!" That awful, cringe-inducing cheer perfectly sums up the atrocious 90-minute predecessor of one of...

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