Star Wars Holiday Special Turns 30 November 18, 2008
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As a kid i remember watching the Star Wars Holiday special and thinking it was great – no one else did though and it has been erased from the Star Wars canon – but not YouTube.
Sure the songs are cheesy.
Sure the little Boba Fett cartoon looks like it was made from trash
Yes it’s grainy and the acting is pathetic
Ok the wookies look like walking carpets (hey! that’s Leia’s line)
But its kitchy and fun in a 70’s disco kind a way…but it sure is more palatable in just a five minute segment – so here ya go if you haven’t seen this editted 5 min version yet. And happy 30th anniversary Star Wars special!!
Terminator Sarah Connor Chronicles – Maybe Cromartie Isn’t Dead Yet November 18, 2008
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Last week Cromartie got shot up and buried. But he didn’t get burned to a crisp.
So he’s BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACCCK.
(yeah i know – some of you told me so – ok you’re right).
Agent Ellison has unwittingly become the architect for the rise of the machines now that Cromartie’s remains have been retrieved. Just like how the hand in Terminator 2 led to skynet – now it’s Cromartie’s turn.
The whole time paradox thing with Fischer was also really quite neat, albeit a little confusing. We haven’t heard or seen the ‘greys’ before have we?
Star Trek XI Trailer 2 – What’s with the Corvette? November 17, 2008
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The second teaser trailer is out now for Star Trek XI – and it’s the first real views that we get of the action, characters and sets of the new movie.
The trailer starts off with a young Kirk racing along a dirt highway in what looks to be a vintage Corvette Stingray – a little cliched and chessy.
Vulcan is shown as a sort of Superman Fortress of Solitude – what’s up with that?
The NCC-1701 being built looks cool, as does the interior of the ship which kinda sorta looks like a hybrid between the first Star Trek Movie and something out of Minority Report.
Teasers are always supposed to show the coolest stuff – but there is little here in terms of dialogue that really grabs me. No money line as it were – well maybe the ‘buckle up’ or ‘this ship is exciting’ – but we’ve got another six months to go till this thing hits the theatres.
Star Wars The Clone Wars S01E07 – R2 vs. R3 November 15, 2008
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R3 a spy? I didn’t see that one coming.
Ashoka taking on General Grievous and surviving? Didn’t figure that one either.
But the best part of this episode hands down – and one of the best R2D2 scenes ever – is the droid on droid battle between R2 and R3.
Sure we’ve seen R2 flame BattleDroids before but we’ve never seen two similiarly sized astromech droids fight each other — AWESOME.
Stargate Atlantis S05E16 – Kolyaaa! November 15, 2008
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Wow what a neat episode – especially that final little twist at the end – that was fantastic.
McKay is so smug and yet he too was fooled by the AI.
And that whole thing with Kolya coming back and chopping off Sheppard’s arm? that was brutal – and great TV.
How about Woolsey? At first a mega wimp and now a really great character in this show. He really has developed in the last few episodes into a fantastic asset to the show.
With only a few episodes to go, it’s great to see there are still some great plots that Stargate Atlantis has left in it – makes it a real shame that there won’t be a Season Six. This show isn’t as worn out at SG-1 and really still have a whole lot of life left.
Life on Mars – OK Sam is in a Coma November 14, 2008
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The big ‘hook’ in the Life on Mars show is – what the frak is going on with this dude?
Is he alive? Dead? Parallel Universe or just dreaming in a coma?
Well this week’s episode – he saves hostages in a hospital – gives us the clearest picture yet that Sam Tyler indeed is in a coma.
Or maybe not.
Guess we’ll just have to ride this show out to see what the deal is.
In the meantime the show continues to be a great 70’s cop show with 2008 sensibilities. It’s one of our favorite shows of the week to watch.
The real Ashoka Tano – Ashley Eckstein November 13, 2008
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Without a doubt Ashoka Tano is the breakout character in the new Clone Wars animated series.
She’s fun, she’s spunky and she’s ‘snips’.
Ever wonder what the voice behind Tano really looks like? WELL here ya go. It’s blonde knockout Ashley Eckstein.
Eckstein gave an interview to StarWars.com the other day and in it she note how she sees Ashoka as a positive role model for young girls.
I don’t think there are enough positive roles for young girls out there. I try to seek out positive roles for not only girls, but kids and teens in general. When I found who she was and what her role would be, and how positive and kick-butt she was, it was like a dream come true.
Fringe – Where does the gentleman live? November 11, 2008
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So we get another dead guy that Walter wants to mind read. Wait a sec didn’t we do that in the first episode of this show too? Was’t there another method?
Also this show is great – but starting to get a little too predictable at this point.
Here’s a Pattern for you.
If someone is dying of a strange ailment – they’re part of the pattern (Agent Scott or otherwise) and somehow are conspiring against the FBI to get the G-men to do their dirty work for them.
Terminator Sarah Connor Chronicles Cromartie is Dead November 10, 2008
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That was idiotic.
Well let’s recap – the various stories (Sarah’s, John’s Cameron’s etc) in this episode were well crafted and a nice plot vehicle
The way Cromartie died was lame.
You mean to tell me that the FBI with more gunners couldn’t take him out but two people in a mexican Church crossfire could?
That’s just dumb. Sure you have to suspend belief for a show like this – but PAAALEASE have it someone logical.
Cromartie was the first Terminator of this series and now he’s gone. Does that mean there are no more terminators hunting the connors in the current era? Not likely. But it does take out the big threat.
NASA Mars Phoenix Lander Dead and a Failure November 10, 2008
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So poor little NASA Mars Phoenix lander has sent it’s last Tweet. The space probe no longer has enough power to remain operational.
NASA is branding the mission a success – but it’s really a failure.
“Phoenix not only met the tremendous challenge of landing safely, it accomplished scientific investigations on 149 of its 152 Martian days as a result of dedicated work by a talented team,” said Phoenix Project Manager Barry Goldstein at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif in a statement.
That’s total BS isn’t it?
The probe has only been on the surface of Mars since May and now it doesn’t have enough power? That’s nuts. Couldn’t they have put a power efficient mechanism that could last for a while? What a collossal waste of US taxpayer dollars.
Voyager is more than 30 years old and it still is operational sending back signals from beyond the Solar system. Don’t tell me the Mars Phoenix didn’t cost more.
Chad Vader Meets the Retarded Policeman November 9, 2008
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We love Chad Vader yes we do
But this training vid well it’s a little lame
You big poop head.
Star Wars The Clone Wars S01E06 Where’s R2? November 8, 2008
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We all know and have always known that R2D2 is the greatest Astromech of all time – and one of the most beloved of all robots ever.
But I’ve never seen a droid as stooopid as the R3 in this episode.
Still as to be expected, Anakin can fight off an entire seperatist fleet on his own with a bad robot in tow too.
Another decent episode – this one obviously starting off a new story arc – so far so good.
Stargate Atlantis S05E14 Ronon’s Report November 8, 2008
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Is that it? Is Michael Dead?
Well we never saw the body – so the answer has to be No. Also the dude clones everything so there is likely a Michael clone out there somewhere.
So how did Michael get control of Atlantis so easily? Yeaah the stun bubble..
Easily the best part of this episode was the ending when Ronon surprised Mr. Woolsey by giving him his audio filed report. Michael attacked atlantis. We fought him off. End of report.
Classic.
But what about that other gate room woman Emelia? ? She was kick ass! I don’t recall seeing her before and i was a little disappointed that we didn’t see more of her – and what’s her T’eyla relegating her to baby holding duty?
Doctor Who 4×8: Silence in the Library November 7, 2008
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All right better late than never – but we’re officially IN for Doctor Who series 4. We’ve been watching this for the last few weeks (haven’t blogged on it) but this is one show that just keeps on delivering great episodes week after week.
The Library planet – great idea – the link with the little girl? Awesome. the link with the other Time Lord..-What another Time Lord?? my goodness i feel the need for a JellyBelly.
The ending of this cliffhanger episode was fantastic – you’ve got the zombie guy walking around with his ghost message – then the face of Donna on the library interface…classic.
Life on Mars – Is he in a Coma? November 7, 2008
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Life on Mars is a great show – this week’s episode Sam stops a race war in NYC and comes face to face with his mentor ‘Clams’ – as a younger man.
Beyond the really great 70’s cop story here – we get our first real glimpses into what is going on with Sam and how he might be still connected to 2008.
The final scene with him at the funeral for ‘clams’ well what was that? Is he in Coma? Is he already dead and just seeing all this in in heaven?
My personal bet is for a coma – but hard to say it’s all very real to Sam – but hey isn’t that what it’s supposed to be like in a coma state?
Star Trek XI Toys Coming to Burger King November 6, 2008
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Burger King is going to have Star Trek XI toys in 2009. Burger King snuck the announcement in as part of its recent earnings call for 1Q09.
Woohoo!
No word yet on what toys we should expect but here’s the ShowMeSciFi.com wish list.
1) NCC-1701 – duhh! that’s the most obvious one
2) Kirk, Spock and Nero figures
3) Phaser
4) USS Kelvin
5) Vulcan Ears
What do you want to see as a toy?
And here’s a little refresher for ya from the first STar Trek Movie tie it at McDonalds – 30 years ago!
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Star Wars Legacy #29 Vector part 10 Poor Delilah Blue November 5, 2008
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Let’s be frank here – Vector was just ok till it hit Legacy.
Legacy has made Vector great and this issue is proof of that fact. Celeste Morne is still the central figure but Cade’s new love interest makes things interesting as does Cade’s own relationship with the Force.
And what about Emperor Roan Fel? This is the first we’ve seen of him in months – and he’s just as evil as Krayt isn’t he?
Will the Muir Talisman take over Cade at some point? I think so. Will Cade kill Darth Krayt? That i don’t think so – but perhaps Krayt will end the Vector and the Muir Talisman forever
Fringe – The Wonderful World of Walter November 4, 2008
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No Fringe tonight – just talking heads and OBAMA!!
But the good people at FOX are giving us a little gift – a YouTube clip about the Wonderful World of Walter.
Enjoy! (We did!!).
Terminator Sarah Connor Chronicles : Brothers of Nablus What a Razor!! November 3, 2008
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Finally Cromartie narrows in on John..but hey WHAT KIND OF MASSIVE WIMP!!
Cromartie comes to the door and John sends Riley out to deal with him – while he hides behind the door. Riley easily could have been killed without a second thought while john was wimping out.
And what about the RAZOR – killing poor Moishe? And will she stay with the show for awhile (i hope so..)
Then what’s the deal with Agent Ellisons’s T-777 clone?
I dunno – but the show is getting more intricate as the week’s go on. Finally next week we’ll see another Terminator showdown…the teaser says someone will die – let’s hope it’s John Connor and that another John Connor twin/clone T-777 or otherwise takes his place.
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic #34–Vindication part 3 November 1, 2008
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It’s coming to a close soon..this wasn’t the massive issue like #34 with Darth Hazen but pretty darn close.
We keep finding out more about how it was all Hazen and how Lucien Dray was a total dope all along. No surprise to Zayne but the after 34 issues it’s great to see this whole thing unravelling.
The hardest part about this story arc is because its sooo good waiting a month for the next little bit is painful.
Will the Covenant finally be destroyed at the end of this arc? I don’t see how it won’t. But the big question remains where are the Mandalorians during all of this?
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