I have several issues with this show and I’m going to air them here and then forget them…at least for this week. Related Stuff:
Full Story »Starbucks in Starbucks
by Juliana Weiss-Roessler How does this photo exist since Dirk Benedict is notorious for hating how Ron Moore reimagined (or, as he refered to it, “unimagined”) the original Battlestar Galactica series ? He even derisively referred to Katee Sackhoff’s version of the character as “Stardoe.” Related Stuff:
Full Story »V Review: Concordia
Concordia was great mainly because there is nothing like a good “fancy party” episode. What do I mean by that? If you notice in a lot of mystery, science fiction (unless it takes place in space or what not), and action-based TV programs, there is always at least one episode where something crazy goes down at a gala, benefit, or some lavish shindig at a mansion.
Full Story »No Ordinary Family: No Ordinary Double Standard
Offering a play by play of the episodes has become a tad tedious for a show that plays by the rules (for the most part). I can only say so many times at the end of my reviews “wish they’d done this, why won’t they do that, that was kinda cool”. Also, if you’re reading this, it’s highly likely you’ve seen what happened. So I’m streamlining my recap and reviews. Hopefully, like the new opening, it’ll just get us sooner to the good stuff.
Full Story »The Cape: Goggles and Hicks
The villain du jour in this episode is actually a team. Goggles is a sociopathic paraplegic geeky fellow who gathers intelligence for his brother Hicks, a sociopathic mobile assassin. Together they make quite the serial killer, uploading their information on their targets onto individual flash drives and storing them away in a morbid collection like Dexter Morgan’s blood slides.
Full Story »Supernatural: Like a Virgin
It’s been a while since we last saw Sam and Dean Winchester walking the earth; it’s a wonder Show isn’t more worried about loosing viewers during such a long hiatus. Not only that, but the hiatus was, at the very last moment, increased by a week, causing a hue and cry from fans being denied their weekly helping of Winchester Boys. Then other fans reminded them that people were starving in, so, in comparison, being asked to wait another week for Sam and Dean wasn’t really that hard. Then the first group of fans threw metaphorical shoes at the second group, the second group got butthurt, and on it went. Show probably enjoyed the publicity; even bad press is still press.
Full Story »Smallville Preview: Beacon
Every time I look at the title of this week’s episode of Smallville, I keep reaping it as “Bacon”. Preview clips after the jump.
Full Story »Fringe: Concentrate and Ask Again
Since things are getting epic, I hope this means that Olivia will start wielding a sword of power. And I hope she does it with her awesome dress and retro red lipstick combo she had going in this episode.
Full Story »Videogame Flashback: The Atari 2600 (1977)
During it’s tenure and even after the crash Atari kept selling units until it was finally discontinued in 1992. Not a bad run for videogame console that has left an indelible mark on gaming history and is basically the reason we have a lot of what we take for granted today in gaming.
Full Story »Smallville: Collateral
I can now start “Countdown to Cape 2011” *cue dramatic news story music* Will we see it for longer than thirty seconds of the last episode? Will Tom Welling even look good in the suit?
Full Story »Being Human: Something to Watch Over Me
So how do you feel about the inconsistencies in vampire lore portrayed in Show? In the interest of full disclosure, everything I know about vampires comes from seven seasons of Buffy, five seasons of Angel, and two seasons of True Blood (okay FINE, and three Twilight movies). This totally makes me a vampire expert, so I can say with confidence that vampires are not supposed to be capable of: 1) being exposed to sunlight; and 2) seeing their reflection.
Full Story »V: Unholy Alliance
Chad Decker is the embodiment of the show’s abuse of expository scenes to move the plot along. Despite the huge step forward for his character is the previous episodes, including his introduction to the rest of the Fifth Column, his role this week was diminished to something similar to a Greek chorus, narrating and filling in plot progression through his news reports.
Full Story »Chuck vs The Push Mix
The premise for the title of this episode is creepy and gross. A mix cd to listen to while Ellie pushes out the alien inside her. That’s not something I actually need to think about.
Full Story »Syfy’s Face Off Deserves Your Love
Am I the only one here watching Face Off on Syfy? Not that I’m a reality show junkie or anything, but I’m a sucker for creative competition shows.
Full Story »Game Review: Dead Space 2
I have to admit, I felt the first Dead Space game fell short of being frightening in a lot of ways. The biggest problem was the protagonist, Isaac Clarke, whose face never see (save for the very beginning and end) and never says word throughout the game.
Full Story »The Cape: Dice
I want to like Peter Fleming as a villain. No, really, I do. A well crafted villain is always more interesting than the hero. The main reason is that you don’t know everything about the big bad guy right away — you have to watch and learn, try to wrap your head around their motivations. Think about Magneto, as portrayed by Sir Ian McKellen in X-Men, a character so tangible you could touch him if you weren’t afraid he’d do something painful to you with his mutant powers. Fleming could be a good villain — even a great one — if he didn’t keep relying on the Evil Overlord Handbook.
Full Story »Videogame Flashback: Best Videogames of the Last Decade
We had a good run this past 10 years. There were a lot of good games, new peripherals, and new consoles to look back on as well. We started the decade with a new batch of consoles and ended with three consoles that have motion control. As we edge close to having our own holodecks, and neck microchip implants, let’s look forward to another fine decade of great innovation, amazing technology and most importantly — great games.
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