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The 4400 definitely comes across as the network’s latest go at bringing aliens/futurism/superhero drama to television. Presumably, it will happily exist alongside things like the Arrowverse and the
Roswell reboot. But since it’s been so long since the original was on air, now seems like the perfect time to revisit.
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When you recall what sort of show
The 4400 was—a story about thousands of people who were abducted throughout the 20th century suddenly returning all at once in the present day—you can see why the CW’s interested in it. But if you go back and actually watch the series, what becomes clear surprisingly fast is how