Stephen King Dark Tower : The Long Road Home #3 REVIEW May 13, 2008
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Will Roland ever wake up?
This is yet another solid issue..though most of this series our hero has been stuck in the sphere (maerlyn’s grapefruit) — which is also neat.
but there is no forward motion in the plot. The art is awesome and dark…but Roland and his ka-tet stay put as the bad guys (and wolves) advance.
I’m looking forward to the end of the sphere when the ka-tet finally make their way home.
This is certainly a
LONG ROAD HOME….
Star Wars Legacy of the Force Invincible OUT TODAY!! May 13, 2008
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Finally it’s here!! The final book in the Star Wars Legacy of the Force series is out!
We’ve had some really healthy discussion about this for months on this site and there are heated opinions all around.
For now though I’m personally going to savor every page and take some time to read this final episode in this series.
For better or for worse Legacy of the Force has been a VERY eventful series, splitting the Galaxy, families and fans alike.
Star Wars Clone Wars Movie Trailer ! May 12, 2008
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ooooooh aaaaaaaah!
The New Clone Wars animated movie has had us excited for a while. The new trailer debuted last week and now there is a copy circulating online.
NICE.
TONNES OF ACTION. This is one awesome trailer…so i’ll get out of the way and let you enjoy!
REMEMBER THIS ISN’T on TV…it’s coming to theatres August 15th!
Star Wars Legacy #23 Cade is BACK! May 12, 2008
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Cade Skywalker is back!
Roan Fel is Back!
And yes Legacy is still awesome.
Great to see Cade return to his bounty hunter friends — he is not a Jedi and he’s not a Sith. Cade Skywalker is the Han Solo of Skywalkers..he’s rough and he speaks Huttese.
Nice to see that Darth Talon isn’t dead yet either (she’s the hottest Sith ever) though that was just a one cell image with her in the bacta tank so it’ll take some time till we see her again.
Nice to see Roan Fel and his daughter — that’s a storyline that has been neglected for what…a year at this point?
So much going on in this series it’s hard to even begin to speculate what comes next but just seeing each of the pieces moving around is fun.
And last but not least, Jan Duursema the finest artist in the expanded Star Wars universe is back! hurray.
Battlestar Galactica 4×6 Colonials Take the BaseStar May 11, 2008
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FINALLY! A decent episode.
The resolution aboard the Demetrius was an awesome full circle that worked really well and is what good storytelling is all about.
YES. The colonials now have a base star!
YES. Nana Visitor (Kira Narees from Star Trek) was a great cameo.
YES. This episode had both plot and drama with a proper pacing.
Will Kara Thrace lead the humans to doom? We’ll see. But once the 3’s (lucy lawless’s line) is unboxed will also finally connect the dots with the final five and things will get REALLY interesting.
Star Trek Excelsior : Forged in Fire (Review) May 10, 2008
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Without a doubt Michael A. Martin and Andy Mangels are two of the finest Star Trek authors on Earth.
Forged in Fire is a well written book that starts in the future then jumps back to the past and ends back in the future. It’s a nice lifecycle that works.
The story of how Sulu gets command of the Excelsior is great. The story of the great Curzon Dax…aaaaaaaah it’s ok…but considering how much Jadzia Dax in DS9 played up Curzon I actually expected more of Curzon.
That said, this was a solid page turning epic ‘klingon-hunt’ that captured my imagination the whole time I was reading it. Not so much that there are any incredible plot twists persay, it’s just a solid pursuit kind of story with our ‘heros’ in pursuit of the albino Klingon.
The only problem I have with this book – is the ending…though it is ‘touching’…it’s not complete. For those that haven’t read it I don’t want to offer up a spoiler here. It’s tough to say the ending is disappointing since its such a solid book, but let’s just say the ending didn’t fullfill my own vicarious Klingon sense of honor.
But hey, let’s hope that these fine authors will continue the Excelsior series..and let’s hope that we’ll see more Curzon Dax stories too. It’s an interesting time in the Star Trek timeline and one that really has barely been explored in fiction.
Ensign Crusher (Wil Wheaton) Thinks Star Trek XI will SUCK May 9, 2008
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Sure Wesley Crusher was a bit of a weenie on Star Trek TNG but Wil Wheaton is a cool geek.
He’s also very honest and he’s issued one of the most shocking critiscims of J.J Abrams and his reinvention of Star Trek with Star Trek XI. On his blog Wheaton wrote:
Speaking as a lifelong geek, my knee-jerk reaction when I hear someone talking about “reinventing” something like Trek is that it will be a tower of suck, built out of an endless supply of Jar-Jars and midichlorians.
.. not entirely sure how I feel about the “reinventing.” At least the people who totally fucked Star Trek up aren’t involved, but why does anyone need to “reinvent” Star Trek at all? There’s a good reason it managed to endure through four decades and several generations of Trekkies and casual viewers alike.
Read the full post yourself and let’s all get some money together and get Wil Wheaton to write/direct Star Trek XII : Captain Crusher’s Revenge!
Star Wars Vector #3 Knights of the Old Republic #27 May 9, 2008
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Alright! This is starting to really make sense now.
The Muuir Talisman is a Sith artifact that controls the Rakghouls…
The talisman is the key that I bet will exist throughout the Star Wars timeline and the Sith are the lynchpin.
Neat.
Zayne Carrick is shown to be a real goofball in this issue which is also neat and something that I think we should see more of overall. More humor would be great too.
And the fact that Celeste is working for the Covenant…no surprise but great stuff too.
Vector started off a little slow and the last issue wasn’t great, but I see where it’s going now and I’m excited!
Star Trek XI – NCC-1701 New Enterprise Pic May 8, 2008
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Thanks to cineuruguay who commented about this new pic (click on the image to see full screen!!).
This sure look legit and expands on the early NCC-1701 pics that we saw with the first trailer.
The big differences over the classic NCC-1701 are the transparent top covering on the warp nascells as well as the oval covering at the front of the nascells (as opposed to the scoop type from the classic/movie version).
The back part of the main saucer section is also a little different with some kind of groove there for…what? Photon torpedos I guess?
Overall the ship looks a little ‘stubbier’ than the classic or even movie versions of NCC-1701..not sure why they would FRAK with the NCC-1701 that appeared in Star Trek 1-3 but hey…Abrams thinks he’s doing as a favor I guess by redoing the ship and re-writing the Star Trek canon.
Star Wars Clone Wars 2 min trailer on tonight May 8, 2008
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We’re still about four months away from the theatrical debut of Star Wars Clone Wars on August 15th, but Lucas is already pumping the hype.
At 7:58 on Thursday May 7, a special 2 minute Clone Wars trailer will simultaneously be aired on :Cartoon Network, TNT, TBS, CNN, and Boomerang .
“By combining the power of the Turner Networks and the power of the Force, we’re able to create a fantastic event for Star Wars fans of all ages,” said Howard Roffman, vice president of Lucasfilm Ltd in a statement. “We’re incredibly proud of The Clone Wars, and eager to be able to showcase it for the first time in such an exciting way.”
Star Trek : The Experience to Close? May 7, 2008
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I was just at Star Trek The Experience at the Las Vegas Hilton last week. I go each and every time I’m in Las Vegas (about 4 times a year).
The last few times i just go to the store and buy something (more on that in another post) and I always eat at Quarks and always get Klingon Blood Ale (not the wine which sucks).
Klingon Encounter is an experience that now is a bit dated..the screen isn’t great but it’s still fun. Borg 4D is still awesome.
So why would they close it?
Apparently the event operator and the hotel have a contract that expires soon and they haven’t yet renewed it.
Star Trek The Experience is something that MUST NEVER DIE…it should be refreshed from time to time, but it is by far and away my personal salvation in Las Vegas..and I know that i’m not alone. I’ve never been to Quark’s and seen it empty. I always run into fellow fans and always end up in a conversation about an episode that is on the screen.
There is no other place like it on Earth – or even Vegas.
BSG Caprica Gets Deadwood and Jericho Alums May 7, 2008
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Two casting notes for the Battlestar Galactica prequel Caprica. We now know who will play Will Adama’s dad – Joseph Adama. As well we know who will play the wife of the man who creates the Cylon.
Jo Adama will be played by Jericho actor Esai Morales, most recently played Maj. Edward Beck in the CBS series “Jericho.”
Deadwood actress Paula Malcolmson will play Amanda Graystone wif e of the frakin douchbag that creates the Cylon.
Babylon 5 Gets Its Mojo Back … sort of May 6, 2008
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It doesn’t look like likely at this point that they’ll be any new Babylon 5 movies, but that’s to a WordPress blogger we can get a glimpse of stuff we’ve never seen before.
Darth Mojo has a few pics up on his blog of the original set design for B5…apparently he worked on the original set.
Free Comic Book Day 2008 – Fun Wow May 4, 2008
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Free Comic Book Day really should be a national holiday…the local comic book shop had balloons out front and a big sign too…
The store was packed when i got there (usually it isn’t that time of day on a Saturday) and I didn’t recognize any of the people in the store — except for the dude that owns that store that I know.
It’s great to see to new ‘fans’ attracted to the offer of free comic books, i wonder if any of them will be back next week though.
As opposed to last year when there was a Battlestar Galactica title (Season Zero), this years pickings for SciFi fans were a little slimmer. There was a Virgin Comics sampler with Dan Dare (which i’ve already ready and it’s not something i’ll ever read again, way too pulpy and weak art too..). But hey always a good haul of titles for the kiddies…
Battlestar Galactica 4×5 – This Show Keeps Getting Worse May 3, 2008
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I don’t know what Ron Moore is on..but these last few episodes of Battlestar Galactica have not been good. Episode 4×5 was slow and I hate to say it, but it was BORING (except for the final scene).
The show dragged on and on with little action, convoluted extraneous dialogue and long pauses of nothing.
The Demetrius stuff was kinda neat, but it wasn’t worth 45 minutes of my time…the Baltar Tyrol thing was neat but was waaaaay too long and boring.
Battlestar Galactica was a great show because of the solid plot, acting and deep drama. The drama only exists at the far fringes of Season 4 so far.
And so far the first few episodes of Season 4 surely rank as among the worst Battlestar Galactica episodes of all time. True fans will continue to watch (like us)..but newer fans that got caught in the initial Season 4 tidewave are now probably all long gone, waiting for something to happen that never does.
Galaxy Quest — The Comic Book? May 2, 2008
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What a great movie Galaxy Quest is…
It fires on all the right spoofing cylinders … and i’ve often wondered if they would ever do a sequel…that hasn’t happened..but IDW is now coming out with a comic book.
IDW does Star Trek comic book – which are ok, though often thin on pages and plot.
it’s been 20 years since the cast of Galaxy Quest ruled the airwaves. Alas, the intervening decades have involved lots of sci fi conventions and retail store grand openings and precious few acting jobs for our brave band of thespians. Now, on the eve of the re-launch of America’s most beloved science fiction series, Galaxy Quest: The Journey Continues, a world-threatening crisis occurs! Will the Earth survive? Maybe, if Jason Nesmith and his fellow actors-turned-adventurers have anything to say about it! In the immortal words of his alter ego, Commander Peter Quincy Taggart, “Never give up! Never surrender!”
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