Caprica – Unvanquished – so is Amanda Graystone dead or not? October 9, 2010
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So Caprica is finally back – with –Unvanquished
First of all, it feels like we’re missing something ..in between the final episode of season one – before the 1.5 start – greystone still controlled his own company and Amanda Greystone jumped off a bridge.
Now Daniel lost his company – ok we see that..but how? and now whats the deal with the Tauron mafia?
Amanda Greystone is dead right? Sister Clarice is just visiting her in holobands…she must be right??
Overall, this was a boring episode with little to no action (blowing up the Caprica stadium was kinda neat) and the drama was disconnected.
Die-hard fans like will stick it out, but after such a weak premiere for season 1.5, we doubt this show will gain any new converts.
Stargate Universe S2E02 – Aftermath – The Mercy Kill October 8, 2010
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Aftermath
HURRAY Rush finally unlocked the code to the Destiny’s control room….but are those visions he sees or is Destiny actually trying to speak to him?
We think it’s a bit of both.
All issues about the ability of the ship to fall out of warp aside, what about the food replicator type capabilities of the ship? Shouldn’t he have been focusing on fixing that too?
By far the most disturbing part of the show was the mercy kill – yes it was understandable, but no that’s not what we want to see. It could have just been a cutaway shot of some kind we didn’t actually have to see the suffocation, that was unnecessarily graphic.
So what is the other ship? clearly another ancient ship, but what is its purpose?
Fringe – The Aruba War – aka the Pen is mightier than the … October 7, 2010
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A simple item like a pen can set off a chain reaction that ends up with three (or more) people dead?
Astounding.
Fringe has a neat- super plot – but the minor episode plots are still amazing. The whole concept of a human being able to calculate all the permutations and combinations was a great concept.
We also learned more about the mirror Earth.
Apparently there was an – Aruba War – (remember the homeless guy on the street? he had a sign that said Aruba War veteran — guess the battle was over who had the best beach..)
And we know that they’ve got some serious air quality issues too.
Olivia is falling apart in the mirror universe and she will crack soon….
The Big Bang Theory — Shamy Lives!! October 7, 2010
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Just when we thought the Amy Sheldon – Shamy – relationship was done….
they get right back together again.
Amy is a great character though and we wonder how long it will be under they tackle the issue of the ‘coitus’
IAIN M. BANKS – MATTER – The Shellworld Review — yeah it’s long but it’s another awesome Culture novel October 7, 2010
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We just finished reading Ian M. Banks massive tome Matter
As we’ve experienced before with Banks, there are some amazing SciFi constructs – in this book we’re introduced to the concept of a Shellworld, with layers of diff civilizations living on each and are introduced to the Mothanveld, an Optimae species nearly on par with the Culture.
At the beginning until nearly the end, we thought this would be a book about revenge – and even thought that was Ferbin and Djan’s goal – that didn’t quite happen did it?
But the ending was entirely satisfying and typically Banks. No, there wasn’t a major revelation at the end of this massive book, but it did makes sense and did leave us with the same sense we get whenever we get to the end of a Culture book.
AMAZING.
The deeper level of meaning in this book – about Matter – that there are levels within levels and it’s never clear who is being played by whom, is weaved so brilliantly into this book – it’s the very fabric of the multiple plots and subplots.
Sure, we ran into some sections that were over-written and sure we skipped over graphs here and there, that just went on and on and on. But the story, the characters, the new tech and the intense drama of wanting to know what would happen next makes Matter an awesome read.
Our fav Culture book still remains the first – Consider Phelbas, the ending of Use of Weapons still remains the greatest twist, the Special Circumstances sub-plot in Look to Windward is still better as is SC’s devious game playing in The Player of Games.
Matter fits well into the Culture canon – giving us a new look into the larger Galaxy, SC and a new type of world view.
Banks is the greatest SciFi writer of this generation and he continues to deliver with Matter. Yes the size of the book might look intimidating, but it’s worth the effort.
Caprica – Cylons will join the Tauron Mafia October 6, 2010
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Caprica is back and this half season – technically season 1.5 – will see the Cylons join the mob.
In an interview with press, Sasha Roiz, the fine actor that plays Sam Adama gave up the details:
“I think you’ll see a lot of people interacting with Cylons,” Roiz said. “I think it’s
basically what we’re driving towards is the introduction of the Cylons into this world. And so it’s going to definitely cross paths with just about everybody’s storylines.”
ShowMeSciFi.com was also on the call with Roiz and we picked out the best bits in the clip below:
Smallville S10E02 Hawkman (Michael Shanks) makes his move on Lois Lane October 5, 2010
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Episode 2 of the final season of Smallville was another solid episode – officially titled Shield
saw the return of Michael Shanks aka Daniel Jackson aka Hawkman – and that was reason enough to watch this show.
The whole discussion of Nietche’s Ubermench — the Superman – was awesome and show the depth that this show truly has.
Cat Grant was interesting and Deadshot is one sharpshooting villain.
Great stuff (and if you missed it Amazon has it on demand)
Stargate Universe Aftermath – Finally gives us the chair October 5, 2010
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The second episode of the second season of Stargate Universe is on tonight. Titled Aftermath – this episode promises us a view of Destiny’s bridge…
Stargate Universe (SGU) Season 2 – Incursion – TJs Baby October 1, 2010
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Intervention
was a fine way to start the new season of SGU.
Tonnes of action.
Lots of drama
Great Acting
Haunting music.
What more can we ask for?
TJ’s baby being safe on the outcast planet is a great subplot storyline that will yield some interesting results. The Aliens that saved her baby (that live in the nebula like cloud?) are likely some kind of ascended beings…likely Ancients (or Atlantians?)
Having the ex-Leutian alliance ppl on boards as kinda/sorta friendlies is also a great twist that will further heighten the drama. So we’ve got Earther’s, Leutians, civilians and military. Nice.
The Stargate franchise has lasted as long as it has for only one reason – the writers keeping find ways to keep the show fresh. With SGU season 2, they’re off to a great start.
Tron Legacy Goes Threadless October 1, 2010
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T-Shirt vendor Threadless has partnered with Disney Consumer Products to launch the Threadless Loves TRON: Legacy design challenge.
The challenge asks artists to create their best interpretation of Tron before the film hits the silver screen December 17.
The grand prize winner will be awarded a pair of TRON: Legacy-inspired Oakley sunglasses, a $500 gift certificate to Threadless, Monster headphones, $3,000 from Threadless, and most importantly, a custom Tron motorcycle suit from UD Replicas. Runner-ups will also have the chance to have their designs printed on other super secret opportunities coming up.
Submissions are being accepted now through October 17.
So far there are some pretty sweeeeet looking shirts here’s our fav called Crash – and yes we’d buy it if we could (and/or actually had any $$)
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