Stargate Atlantis SO5E09 – May The Best Man Win September 20, 2008
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Another great Stargate Atlantis episode – the runner concept has always been a great one in Atlantis and now we see another Runner – hazzah!
The fact that he has a ‘heart’ and is trying to save a little girl is also great but the uber plot – the content of McKay and Ronen for Dr. Keller that’s off the charts.
We know from the version of the future that Shepard saw that Keller ends up with McKay but still we also know that Ronen has a thing for Keller – not usually the kind of social interplay that we’re loooking for in good SciFi but it sure is entertaining isn’t it?
Star Wars Clone Wars -the comic – issue #1 September 16, 2008
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The first of the new Dark Horse comics tie-ins for the new Star Wars Clone Wars animated series is out and it looks pretty darn good.
The cover art is done the director of the Clone Wars animated movie – and the plot is by a writer for the regular series.
The first issue deals with Ashoka’s people and its a great start..reasonable action, decent pacing and solid artwork all complement this issue.
NO It’s not Star Wars Legacy quality – but it is solid Star Wars and at least as good as the actual animated series itself.
Star Wars:Coruscant Nights II: Street of Shadows September 15, 2008
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Michael Reaves is among the best Star Wars Expanded Universe authors working today and Coruscant Nights II: Street of Shadows is among his best. This book is a new adventures – that continues the same character and timeline as the first Coruscant Nights.
Big difference this time around is Jax is trying to solve a murder – as is Captain Typho (remember him from Episodes I, II and III?) – Aurra Sing the most deadly bounty hunter of them all takes a swing a Jax – and we’ve got a sexpot Zeltron in the mix too.
It’s a solid book that moves along well with all plotline converging at the end in typical Star Wars fashion. The only weak link might be the Typho storyline…somehow he figures out that Darth Sidious went to Mustafar and then he assumes that Vader was there too so he needs to go after Vader (which is so ridiculous a stretch..)
The sub-plot with Laranth wanting more from Jax was also kinda weak, though the plot dialoge with Dejah The Zeltron was all really solid.
All in all a fun and at times exciting jaunt through the Coruscant underground with a Jedi that has no lightsaber…
The next (and final book – Patterns of Force (Star Wars: Coruscant Nights III)
Stargate Atlantis 5×08 The Queen September 13, 2008
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Long Live T’eyla Queen of the Wraith!!!
What a great episode from start to finish. First the proposal to wean the Wraith off human feeding is an awesome idea..though similiar to how in SG-1 they weaned the Jaffah off the symbiots..it just makes sense.
The ‘double cross’ making T’eyla Queen of the whole Wraith Alliance though was just a really neat an unexpected twist that just made us go – WOW.
But a question – how did Todd get the respect of his own hive without a Queen ? Sure we know he said he hid the issue from others hives..but on his own ship?
with 12 episodes to go till the series ends – we’re going to make a prediction. T’eyla will re-appear as Queen of the Wraith – the Atlantis plan to get the Wraith onto regular food will work and we’ll end up with three factions – human feeding wraith, food feeding wriath and michael’s hybrids.
Spaceballs The Animated Series : Fishfinger and Watch Your.. September 12, 2008
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Spaceballs the animated series is finally nearing its official broadcast premier on September 21st…but you don’t really have to wait that long …
At least two episodes are currently on YouTube – episode one is called Fishfinger. The second episode is called ‘Watch Your..”
Spaceballs the movie was a great Farce.. and one of our favs.
The animated series – at least what we’ve seen so far…isn’t as good but it’s still pretty darn funny.
Check ’em out below:
Watch Your.. Part 1
Darth Vader Orders a Happy Meal September 12, 2008
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Well friends the McDonalds Star Wars Clone Wars Happy Meal toy promotion is now over …but we’ve still got a few posts that we’re planning about them..
One thing we didn’t get the chance to do was to go to McDonalds in full Star Wars costume – but one smart dude dude – he went drive-thru as Vader.
Surprisingly the McDonald’s staff at the cash and pickup window didn’t say anything and just acted as if nothing was out of the ordinary…
GalaxyQuest Global Warning #2 September 11, 2008
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The second issue of Galaxy Quest from IDW is out and unfortunately it’s not as good as the first one —
This whole issue is about the back story – how we got to the point our heroes were at in the first issue..
To be fair it’s good solid stuff that needs to be told – like what happened immediately after the Protector crashed into the fan convention? How did the show get picked up again?
Still we’re always looking for an advancing plot and that’s likely what the next 2 issues should be all about…we have yet to see the new bad guys but we do know that our heroes will…
NEVER SURRENDER.
ShowMeSciFi named AMC Site of the Week! September 10, 2008
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AMC has named ShowMeSciFi as its SciFi site of the Week for this week!
apparently they like what they see..
We actually did an interview with them too which Carolyn over at AMC did a great on writing up. She asked a few basic questions and a few more advanced ones for a nice balance and somehow she got us to tell her about the back story about the history of showmescifi.com
Ohh and don’t worry we bashed Flash Gordon too. Check out the story for yourself!
Fringe : What is the pattern? September 9, 2008
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Just watched the premiere of J.J Abrams Fringe and I’m reasonably impressed. The core group of characters are excellent and this is not just an X-Files remake.
Though Fringe does borrow from other popular SciFi doesn’t it?
Take for example the ‘vulcan mind meld’ in a vat of liquid that looked surprisingly like the hybrid Cylon in Battlestar Galactica.
Having the “john’ boyfriend character be the bad guy – was an awesome twist that I never saw coming. If Fringe can keep up that kind of dynamic plot week in and week out we’re in for a treat.
The big mystery for Fringe – clearly will be – What is the pattern?
Is it an alien lifeform? Is it a cabal? A global conspiracy?
Whatever it is I’m sure that Abrams will stretch this out for the life of the show and we’ll find out little bits as it goes on.
Just a word about the location for Fringe – clearly this show was shot in Toronto – with the Royal Ontario Museum as one key set as was the University of Toronto (with the final scene clearly in front of University College). Just a neat thing to point out…
Terminator Sarah Connor Chronicles Season 2 premiere – this doesn’t look good.. September 8, 2008
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Just finishing watching the season two premiere of Terminator Sarah Connor Chronicles and we’ve got some mixed feelings. The show tried to be all high flying action packed but it fails on many levels that ultimately will make it inaccessible to the consumer masses that Fox is targeting this show at.
The beginning intro with the ‘sampson and deliliah’ soundtrack in the background was too long on the song and too sharp on the scene cutoffs. If you had never seen Sarah Connor Chronicles before you would completely lost. Of course we’re fans here..so there was a little knowledge we had ..most of it from the season one finale from back in March.
Cameron going bad – ok that was neat…but John Connor saving her in the end and letting her live was lame. Magically she repairs the damage? where was the internal conflict?
And the Cromartie thing? COME ON. The FBI would have known that that body they found had been dead for some time and was not killed in the recent action.
Now the only redeaming scene in the whole show was the final scene where our new Terminator (Shirley Manson) reveals herself as a T1000 model that was just about to be urinated on…that was funny.
Stargate Atlantis 5×07 ooooh Scaaaarry! September 6, 2008
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This was a fun scaaaaaaaaaaaaary episode…running through the mists fighting blind demons that emit their own fog.
Really dark – literally..i could hardly see what was going on..which is how it should be. Brilliantly produced and shot from a cinematographic point of view.
Beyond that….we got to see the first all Girl Atlantis away team and no doubt we’ll see more of them in the future…It sucks that Dr. Beckett is gone (again) but we know he’ll just keep coming back and back and back.
And hey no Teyla or Ronon in this episode at all!
Star Trek Phase II : Blood and Fire…30 yrs later… September 5, 2008
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Not far now friends….
More than 30 years after it should have first aired Star Trek Phase 2: Blood and Fire is almost…almost ready for airing..on the web at least.
Blood and Fire is in our opinion the best of the best for Star Trek Phase II. It’s all action and battle against the mortal enemy of the classic crew..the Klingons..
Pursued and damaged by repeated Klingon attacks, the crew of the Enterprise must respond to the distress call from a Federation research ship. In a matter of hours the ship and crew will be consumed by a nearby star and the crew of the Enterprise will be consumed by an mysterious horror that threatens both ships as the Klingons watch and wait.
Yes this is a fan product from the Star Trek New Voyages people but look at the footage from the trailer…it looks fraking amazIng.
Star Wars The Clone Wars – the Series starts on October 3 September 4, 2008
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Sure …Star Wars The Clone Wars movie was ‘ok’..but remember it really was just the pilot for the bigger series..the one that will start on Cartoon Network starting on October 3rd.
The first trailers are now up for the regular series and it sure looks like they’ve got a winning formula….more humor, more Ashoka and more LOTS MORE action.
A weekly star wars show…and not a 10 minute thing like the last time they tried this either….check this out!
Star Wars Legacy #27 Darth Wyyrlok Rocks! September 3, 2008
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Darth Wyyrlok is one mean Sith dude.
We haven’t seen much of him to date but this issue changes that with an entire issue dedicated to him and what an issue it is!
Darth Wyyrlok proves he is more powerful than an Ancient Sith using the Force alone – awesome!!
We also learn of his unwavering loyalty towards Darth Krayt which no doubt will also play a role as the story progresses…Oh and hey Darth Talon (aka The Sith HOttie) isn’t dead and is coming back!!
All this and next issue Vector finally hits its stretch run finding it’s finale in the best Star Wars series ever created…should be a real rush.
Star Wars Rebellion #16 Vector part 8 September 2, 2008
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So Celeste Morne finally gets rid of the Talisman and then…
WHAT WHAT WHAT???
She fights to get it back?
Then she just flies off ..into the galaxy? To be found again in 137 years when next we see her in Legacy??
HUh?
Vector has been decent thus far but this recent issue just doesn’t make sense.
It’s just – ok lets throw Luke Skywalker in there for an issue and then move on. It’s really kinda lame and frankly we the readers deserve more.
Let’s hope that somehow the Star Wars Legacy writers can set things straight and really provide us with a real BANG for the finale of Vector.
Battlestar Galactica Season Five coming January 2009 September 2, 2008
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From the “don’t believe what you read on blogs” files:
SciFi channel has confirmed that Season 5 of Battlestar Galactica will air in January of 2009 and not April of 2009.
Several blogs (not this one) claimed that Sci Fi Channel was going to frak over the fans and push back the final season.
The reports are erroneous, the channel confirmed to SCI FI Wire. “It is still slated to return January 2009,” a spokesman for the channel said.
**UPDATE** Technically speaking the January start is being called Season 4 by NBC Universal – i expect when they do their box sets they’ll call it 4.5. But it’s really Season 5. How do you have a show in the same season more than 8 months apart? that’s nuts it’s season 5 and Sci Fi is just playing around with numbers for some unknown reason.
**if you haven’t seen the new episodes you can pick them up on Amazon now too Battlestar Galactica season 5 aka season 4.5
Galaxy Quest Returns in Global Warning #1 September 1, 2008
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Galaxy Quest (the movie) is now ‘classic’ SciFi movie stuff..but though the movie did well in the theater it never got a sequel (or even a prequel). That changes now thanks to comic book publisher IDW and the new Galaxy Quest Global Warning series.
First off this is great stuff and if you’re a fan of the movie you must buy this comic.
The storyline is simple enough, the series (after the events of the movie) is getting picked up again by the networks, but just as that’s about to happen a ship appears over Earth…
The pacing and dialogue of this comic match the movie perfectly. The artwork is the weak link but it’s easily forgivable once you get past the first few pages. A thoroughly enjoyable romp and one that we’ll be eagerly waiting for the next issue on..
Don’t remember Galaxy Quest (the movie)…the trailer has some of the best parts…
Buckaroo Banzai : The Prequel #1 August 30, 2008
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It’s been years since last I heard the name Buckaroo Banzai (remember the 80’s flic with Peter Weller?) and now he’s back…well at least as a comic book hero.
Moonstone which is a publisher i’ve never heard of before has picked up Buckaroo Banzai for this 2 issue micro series prequel. The art is very weak in this book and the first issue ends abruptly without even an ..To Be Continued.. when we’re at the final frame.
The basics of the story are alright giving us insight into the man that Buckaroo is (prior to the movie) and his time challenge to figure out how to enter the eighth dimension while still being a rock star.
If this publisher picked up some real art talent this comic would likely be far more appealing. As it is, I’ll likely buy the second issue just because but it is extremely unlikely that we will ever review another Moonstone title, the artwork is just that bad.
Then again the original movie was really campy cheesy stuff too..check out the trailer below for a reminder…aaaaaaaaaaaah the 80’s…
Asimovs Sep 2008: Horse Racing by Mary Rosenblum REVIEW August 28, 2008
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Some months there are few (if any) really innovative stories in an issue of Asimovs, the September 2008 issue isn’t such a case.
In particular short story called Horse Racing by author Mary Rosenblum is worth the price of the issue. The basic premise is that human lives are controlled by corporations who big on children and then help to shape their lives with silent/unseen guiding hands.
It’s an innovative concept and one that is sparse on hard details – leaving lots to the imagination. As is typical with Asimovs the story focusses on character and not the speculative science. If this story were expanded to novel length I suspect that would change.
The idea that an unseen guiding hand guides destiny isn’t new but the concept of trading ‘Futures’ isn’t something that i’ve seen done in as elegant a fashion as Rosenblum has done with Horse Racing.
Star Wars Clone Wars – Better the second time around August 26, 2008
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Star Wars The Clone Wars is a better movie the second time around…
The first time we watched Clone Wars to be honest we were underwhelmed (for alot of reasons). Clone Wars is not the best Star Wars movie but that doesn’t mean it’s that bad either.
The battle scenes are all awesome. The basic story – is simple enough but it works.
The animation is of course what set this apart from all other Star Wars movies. The second time around it was only the ‘human’ character’s hair (which doesn’t move) that kinda/sorta bothered me. The animating actors total lack of real emotion is also somewhat of a problem..
Except for Ahsoka Tano…who is the light and life of this movie. Asoka is awesome and wouldn’t have worked as well as a real actress. Little things like Sky-boy and R2-oey..she’s just so cutesy..but not in a Jar Jar Binks (must die) sorta way.
No, I’m not likely to pay to see Clone Wars in the theatre for a third time (which will be the first Star Wars movie ever that I haven’t paid to see at least 5 times). But I’m glad i saw it at least twice.
As a TV show, this concept/series will work and I’m looking forward to seeing on my small screen soon.
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