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Luke Wilson, "Stargirl" (Photo: CW)

‘Stargirl’: In defense of Stripesy

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There’s a moment that haunts from the premiere of the new DC Universe/CW series “Stargirl.”

Stripesy – Pat Dugan (Luke Wilson) – has just rescued his partner/mentor/presumed pal Starman (Joel McHale) from a massacre at the Justice Society headquarters at the hands of the Injustice Society.

Starman, alas, is dying and begs Stripesy to protect his cosmic staff.

“The Justice Society must live on. Its legacy must survive. Someone with honor, strength, must carry the torch.”

“I’ll try,” Pat says.

“Not you.

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Ruby Rose as Batwoman (Photo: CW)

What is ‘Batwoman’ without Ruby Rose? How six shows survived losing their stars

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The Arrowverse has been rocked by Ruby Rose’s decision to exit CW’s “Batwoman” after the show’s first season.

Both Rose and CW paint it as an amicable split, even if the reasons for her exit are unclear.

The network will recast, and producer Greg Berlanti has promised that the ground-breaking role of the lesbian crimefighter will go to another member of the LGBTQ community.

Still, it’s a huge loss and risk for the network. “Batwoman” is CW’s third most-watched series, behind “The Flash” and the final season of “Arrow.”

Here’s how six other shows have dealt with losing their leads:
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Dee Wallace, Jackie Zeman and Tony Geary in "General Hospital" (Photo: ABC)

Dive into the best of the soaps

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ABC and People present a two-hour celebration of daytime serials in “The Story of Soaps” tonight at 9.

Soaps rarely get any attention in prime time, so this special is definitely worth checking out.

The documentary features such celebrities as Carol Burnett, Bryan Cranston (who got his break on “Loving”) and Jon Hamm dishing on the genre.

The network promises the special will explore how female creators shifted from radio to television and how their work changed pop culture.

You can also probably expect to see a fair share of catfights, crying, catfights, people dying, catfights, people coming back from the dead, and catfights.

There’s so much more to daytime than its excesses.

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Queen Latifah will star in CBS' "Equalizer"

CBS announces ‘Equalizer’ reboot with a royal twist

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CBS is bringing back “The Equalizer” – with an intriguing twist.

The ’80s hit starred Edward Woodward as an ex-spy weary of all the cloak-and-dagger games.

Yet he was more committed than ever to helping people who had no other options find justice.

CBS is bringing back the show this fall – and starring Queen Latifah as the new champion of the little guy.

That will get a lot of attention.

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John Krasinski, "SomeGoodNews"

John Krasinski reunites ‘The Office’ cast for the most romantic reason ever

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John Krasinski remains the gift who keeps on giving – and last night, he gave us “The Office” reunion we’ve been clamoring for.

On his YouTube series “SomeGoodNews,” or SGN, as he calls it, Krasinski surprised a couple, Susan and John, who re-enacted his character Jim’s proposal to Pam (Jenna Fischer).

“You now have proved that proposal works a hundred percent of the time now,” he told them.

Then he told the “Office” superfans that he had gotten ordained as a minister just for them, and they had to get married right now.

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