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A journalist of both print and broadcast, Billie Rae Bates has a long career as a professional writer and editor that includes 10 years in the daily newspaper industry in Detroit; Saginaw, Mich.; and Wausau, Wis. She's written three novels, two of which are set in Detroit, as well as the BRBTV series of fact books and reports, which cover the primetime soaps "Dynasty" and "Dallas," the action-adventure hits "Wonder Woman," "The Dukes of Hazzard" and "The Green Hornet," and a host of animated and kids' series. Since 2006, she's kept up a news blog focusing on these classic TV shows, and she's also blogged for other sites. BRB reviews books for Foreword Reviews. She's the creator, writer and photographer of two yearlong photo essays, the much ...more

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	Destination: Dallas: A Guide to TV's Dallas 3.53 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2007 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Them Dukes! Them Dukes!: A Guide to TV's The Dukes Of Hazzard 4.27 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2006 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dynasty High: A Guide to TV's Dynasty 3.83 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2004 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Secrets of Isis: A BRBTV Report 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Superchicks: A Guide to TV's Wonder Woman and Isis (BRBTV Fact Book Series, Book 4) 3.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The New Batman Adventures: A BRBTV Report 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2006	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Terrific non-TV Toys: Batgirl of Gotham Knights, Funko Pop!, 2022

We don't play video games much here at BRBTV -- the games this author plays are limited to Pokemon Go, Bubble Witch and merge games (LOVE those merge games). But if I did do regular "gaming," it would definitely be the Gotham Knights game, and I'm sure that would mean that I would love this month's Terrific non-TV Toys item even more. This is Batgirl as she appears in the Gotham Knights game, with

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Star Trek: First Contact (Star Trek: The Next Generation Movie Novelization #2)

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