Helen A. Lee
School
Wellesley College, Columbia University, Miami University
Expertise
Marvel Cinematic Universe, Doctor Who, Video Games
- In 1996, Helen became the online editor and one of the first female editorial staff members at Electronic Gaming Monthly magazine.
- While working for the Chicago Tribune's syndicated arm, she edited the soap opera listings for The New York Times, began a biweekly animation column published in TV guides across the U.S., visited the sets of numerous Chicago-based television productions, and covered the Television Critics Association press tour.
- Of the many interviews she's done with actors and celebrities, her favorites were with Ernest Borgnine, Joseph Campanella, Leonard Nimoy, Richard Hatch, Lorraine Bracco, and Claudia Christian.
Experience
Helen has been a professional entertainment and lifestyle writer for almost three decades. Her editing and writing credits include online publications like Scripps News, GameSpot, The Mommy Gamers, The Learned Fangirl, and The FreeTV Project. She has also been featured in numerous print magazines and contributed to several books, including The Unofficial Hogwarts for the Holidays cookbook from 2020. She has written for Looper since 2020.
Education
Helen graduated from Wellesley College with a B.A. in political science. She also has one master's degree in journalism from Columbia University and a second one in conservation biology from Miami University.
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Stories By Helen A. Lee
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Fans of the murder mystery series "Magpie Murders" love James Fraser, the dim-witted assistant of famous detective Atticus Pünd. Here's who plays him.
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Ezri Dax was crucial to Star Trek: Deep Space Nine despite fandom-wide complaints. Here is how Ezri singlehandedly changed the course of the entire galaxy.
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In a sense, Young Sheldon and its parent show, The Big Bang Theory, had a crossover moment thanks to a recent post featuring Iain Armitage and Mayim Bialik.
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While Season 3 might be an end for some characters in "Star Trek: Picard" fans think it might not be the last we see of Captain Liam Shaw in the universe.
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In a recent interview, Jess Bush admitted that she didn't want to hit Ethan Peck too hard in a Star Trek: Strange New World scene where Chapel slapped Spock.
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Jon Favreau's kids showed him that Jack Black was posting about the Mandalorian and that Lizzo was really into Grogu, which showed him they were big fans.
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Fans have been openly showing their love for Cho Chang's dress at the Yule Ball in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
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Alan Ritchson has gone on record to explain why shooting Reacher for Amazon was so stressful on him.
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Freddy Carter had to do some extra research to make sure his Kaz character was as close as possible to how he is depicted on the books.
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Actor Gary Oldman is a fixture in the entertainment business - he has been acting since the early 1980s, meaning his career entered its fifth decade in 2023.
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Bruce Willis was recently diagnosed with dementia and his wife has taken to social media to ask the paparazzi, and the media overall, for space.
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Kaley Cuoco's favorite moment filming Season 4 of "The Big Bang Theory" is when she had to convince an older man to grab her butt for a scene.
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Willow creator Jon Kasdan recently explained why the show used Ghostbusters 2 as a reference point on a regular basis. Here's why.
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After 12 years of starring in "The Big Bang Theory," Kaley Cuoco would know best when describing the show's themes - which includes understanding.
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While only in one episode of the long-running sitcom, you may have thought Issabella from "The Big Bang Theory" looked familiar. Here is why.
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Over on Twitter, fans couldn't help but react pretty much instantly to the sight of Dom taking a car down the Hoover Dam in the "Fast X" Super Bowl 2023 spot.
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Cliff Curtis, who plays Tonowari in "Avatar: The Way of Water," opened up about what the filmmaking experience was like for him as an Indigenous person.
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Ally Sheedy's character in The Breakfast Club fell victim to the classic trope of a makeover. But she didn't do so willingly.
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Billy Dee Williams was thrilled to be Lando Calrissian again, so much so that the trailer for "The Rise of Skywalker" made him emotional.
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Some fans were concerned about the way deaths would be portrayed in the series "The Last of Us," thanks to an interview that showrunner Craig Mazin had.
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Many "NCIS" stars have come and gone over the show's history, but no departure has been as surprising as Michael Weatherly, aka Tony DiNozzo's, exit.
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Patrick Rothfuss is the renowned and acclaimed author of the "Kingkiller Chronicle" series and he has some worries regarding any live adaptations of his work.
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Many fans are glad that the particular speech disorder Barry Kripke (John Ross Bowie) had was included in "The Big Bang Theory."
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Black Adam is a very powerful and complicated character in DC comics and fans may be curious to know if the character is a hero or a villain.
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In the films, Colin Creevey disappears without a trace after "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets." However, he's replaced by a similar character.
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The "Harry Potter" films aren't as violent as some other fantasy franchises, but there's still a sizeable death count with these characters racking up kills.
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Battlestar Galactica might be an iconic franchise now, but the original series wasn't a success.