Fringe – Olivia. In the Lab. With the Revolver. April 9, 2010
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So Olivia isn’t going to tell Peter he’s from the other side??
Looks like Dr. Bishop himself will spill the news eventually..but more shocking is Agent Broyles really a Massive Dynamics employee? and we still don’t know the deal with Nina Sharp/ Walter and Peter – is she peter’s real mother?
Overall –Olivia. In the Lab. With the Revolver. was another fine episode – with a freak that can give ppl cancer just by touching them –
FlashForward Janis Hawk is the mole!! WOW wHAT A twist! April 8, 2010
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What an amazing twist!!
Who would have ever thought there were two moles in the FBI – and that Janis was one of them — or is she?
Maybe she’s playing us all – then again maybe not.
She did after all identify suspect zero and many other important parts of the case. She was also shot by the same hit squad that went after the rest of the Mosaic team.
Still it was amazing to see Marcie get nabbed as the mole, but first go nuts shooting up the office – only to be stopped by the double agent.
V Pound of Flesh expands on the Legend of John May – and what’s the deal with Tyler April 7, 2010
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This week’s V episode –Pound of Flesh
How many Fifth Column are aboard the New York mothership? seems like a bunch ..shame Georgie got caught though.
And what will the V baby look like? I bet it’ll be a bit green…
But the big mystery is about Tyler Evans – what are his parents hiding and why is he so special? Is he really some kind of Alien too?
Caprica – End of Line for Season 1, Amanda Greystone and Maybe the Series? April 5, 2010
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The final episode of Caprica Season 1 before its mid-season break was easily one of the best episodes — if not the best episode – of Caprica so far.
Too bad the rest of the season has been sooo slow. It has been so slow that we taped this episode a week ago but only bothered to watch it now.
Big stuff happening all around in this episode – Amanda Greystone commits suicide – that was a shocker.
Joseph Adama’s assistant – the former doctor from Stargate SG-1 – turns out to be his helper in V-world and trick his daughter into killing him off. That was powerful too.
Then there is the Cylon killing poor lab boy – another swift shocker.
All this going on with the backdrop of Greystone loosing the military contract. Great stuff all around, no shortage of drama and action.
Let’s hope that Caprica does come back and SOON. Currently the plan as we understand it is not to have Caprica return until the end of the year. That’s frakking nuts in our opinion. This show has just now started to gain real traction and we want more – alot more.
FlashForward – Better Angels – D Gibbons Message to Dmitri in 1991 April 2, 2010
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Yet another solid episode that once again shows that the future is not set in stone.
The Somali warlord is dead and that’s now how he saw himself in the future is it?
But at the same time Olivia and Mark are drifting apart – much as that FlashForward predicted – strange..
But at least we now know what the D gibbons is a bad man and that leads to Mark Benford’s death – perhaps.
We also know beyond any doubt that D Gibbons is behind the black outs but who is that dude and how does he know so much about the future?
Fringe – The Boy is Important – Finally the full story on how Peter came over from the other side April 1, 2010
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What a fantastic episode ! We finally get the full story of how Peter ended up on this side.
And yes alternate reality mom and walter are missing their boy too – and that sucks.
We know that Walter brought over Peter from the other side because his Peter died but now we’ve seen the whole story. We also get some interesting side bits on Nina sharp too ..is she Peter’s real mother??
I suppose that alternate reality Walter is pretty pissed too – will be neat to see when Peter goes back and what will happen when he finds out.
Happy Birthday Leonard Nimoy ‘Spock’ May you – Live Long & Prosper March 26, 2010
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Today Leonard Nimoy turns 79.
Happy Birthday Mr. Spock!
It was just the other day that Captain/Admiral William ‘ Kirk’ Shatner celebrated his birthday too.
While Nimoy like Shatner has been in other TV/movies beyond Trek – including his new cameo in Fringe — Just like Shatner, for Nimoy the role of Spock is one he will never escape.
He may not be in the next Star Trek – but he’ll always be Spock.
Live Long and Prosper Leonard Nimoy!
Happy 79th Birthday – William Shatner! March 22, 2010
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William Shatner turns 79 today. Happy Birthday Captain/Admiral!!
In recognition today is also talk like William Shatner day…but now we don’t joke about Shatner here..
Shatner is one of the most iconic figures in all of SciFi and he demands our respect.
Sure Kirk is now a caricature of a cartoon character but everyone knows who he is – and that’s not because of J J Abrams Frakin BS version of Star Trek either.
Kirk is Shatner and Shatner will always be Kirk.
Star Wars 501st An Imperial Commandos Novel – Has little to do with the 501st – and no it’s not a good book March 22, 2010
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We’ve reviewed previous Star Wars Republic Commando before – most recently Order 66 -so we should have known what we were getting..
The 501st is the most legendary of all Stormtrooper legions – it is Vader’s Fist – the legion that Anakin/Darth Vader used to destroy the Jedi Temple.
So you’d think that a book called ‘ 501st’ would actually be about the 501st — but no that’s not the case with Karen Traviss’ book.
We get on scene with Vader – and the only part of the 501st in this whole book are two clone that are trying to desert. No big legion activity at all.
This book is just a continuation of the clone commander saga from Order 66 – and if you take it as such it’s not that bad a story. It’s all about how former Republic commandoes try and make a life for themselves on Mandalore while somehow trying to figure out how to reverse the aging process.
Kal ‘buir’ is a great heroic figure and we like him, the various clones – Niner, Darman in particular are great fun. The influx of Jedi in this book with Bardan, Kina Ha, Atis and Scout is also kinda of interesting.
But this is a book without a real ending and without real purpose – it’s just a bunch of ‘scenes’ stitched together – and that’s what makes this book so unsatisfying in the end. You keep reading hoping for something to happen or looking for some big action – but that isn’t what this book delivers.
FlashForward Revelation Zero – Simon is Suspect Zero March 18, 2010
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So much happened in tonight’s FlashForward episode – Revelation Zero – it’s hard to keep track.
We know now that Simon is at the heart of the whole conspiracy around the black out…
Amazing to see the whole suspect zero footage at the baseball stadium and the call from D Gibbons.
Simon’s whole family thing was neat too…and yeah this episode was all about him — wasn’t it?
So where does the show go from here? HOw much longer can they string this out?
FlashForward Recap Reminds Us Why This Show is Awesome March 17, 2010
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Did you catch the FlashForward – the season so far – recap on ABC last night?
Great stuff – in one hour it captured all the major plotlines of the story so far and succinctly summarized them.
We watched the recap along with someone that hadn’t seen a single episode before – and now she can and is likely hooked too.
Probably a good idea for other shows with long breaks and deep plots to take a similiar tact.
No we don’t know who is behind the Black out – other than it’s D Gibbons.
Caprica – Daniel Greystone finally realizes Zoe is a Cylon March 15, 2010
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Man is Caprica a slooooow show. This past week’s episode The Imperfections of Memory
Joseph Adama has finally made it into V-world which is great, but we suspect they’re going to stretch it out until he actually finds Tamra – maybe 6 episodes from now at the current sloooow pacing of this show.
And finally after all this time, Daniel Greystone has finally realized that the Zoe is the cylon — but only thanks to the dog.
Lots of depth to this show, but probably a bit too much complexity to make this show have a decent pacing.
Were it not for the Battlestar Galactica connection, we’d give up on this show – at least as a weekly concern. Watching two or three episodes at a time with the fast forward button ready to go is probably the best way to watch this show now.
TR2N : Tron Legacy Kicks up the Hype with New Trailer March 9, 2010
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Yeaah we’re exciting about TR2N now renamed Tron Legacy.
In every way possible this new movie will the successor to Tron – it will followup on its story and it’s incredible graphics too.
Just watched the lastest trailer and yeah we’re more excited now than we were before — only bad thing is we all have to wait until December 2010 until this movie is out in the theater.
Caprica – Know Thy Enemy – Vergis vs. Graystone who will win? March 8, 2010
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Yeaah Caprica is still a slow and plodding show. But its depth of plot complexity is interesting.
This week’s episode – Know Thy Enemy
Instead we get Vergis — the Tauron businessman that is now out to destroy Greystone — need stuff and kind of fun – though in a very civilized sort of way.
Of course Greystone will sell the Bucks to Vergis – just a matter of time right? But will it ever be tied back to Joseph Adama? we’ll see.
Oh and how about that neat little side trip – with Zoe connecting with Philomon on the holobands? cutesy but fun right?
Star Wars Legacy #45 : Empires Collide and Cade heads back to the Dark Side March 2, 2010
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Sooo much going on in this one issue it’s hard to review, but also ooooooh so enjoyable.
We finally find out who is behind the Vongforms – none other than Darth Maladi who is now trying to take over the sith herself. Even more surprising is that she is trying to turn Cade back to the Dark Side – probably not a good thing for her in the end since he’s likely the most powerful Sith or Jedi in the Universe.
Will Cade save Delilah Blue? I sure hope so – i’d sure miss seeing that Zeltron hanging off Cade.
And what about the big Jedi/Roan Fel /Imperial Sith battle?
WOW – talk about action.
No surprise that the allies get together and we knew the Sith Imperials were coming but still fun to see. How Capt Yag will somehow not shoot down her own mother in the next issue – i don’t know…
Caprica – Is Tamra Adama going to take over Vworld? March 1, 2010
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Caprica is a slow show – but the last two episodes (5&6) especially this week’s episode There Is Another Sky
The Greystone’s are now finally starting to build out the Cylon race – hurrah! since we suspect that Daniel Greystone is one of the final 6 cylons.
The whole Adama plot line is a bit weak – except for the resurgence of Tamra. We did not see that coming.
She goes from being this meek teenager that can’t feel her heart – to now being an invincible weapon in the holobands. Wow. Yes Joseph Adama will find her and it will be…’interesting’
Eventually Daniel Greystone will have to figure out that the Cylon race is being driven by Zoe’s avatar too – or will he?
And of course — we still need to find out about the soldiers of the one.
Star Wars : Darth Bane Dynasty of Evil – Is Bane Dead? March 1, 2010
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Darth Bane Dynasty of Evil is the third – and final book in the Darth Bane Trilogy. We’ve previously reviewed Darth Bane Path of Destruction (in 2006) and Darth Bane Rule of Two. The first two books were among the best Star Wars books ever written.
Dynasty of Evil is a good book – but it’s not as incredible as the first two. This book does tie in all the great elements of the first two books as we get a little flashback of Bane/Des as a gloomwalker and the big deep core battle with Jedi in the second book.
We already know about Bane and his apprentice – what we get in this book is the build up and the final confrontation between master and apprentice Darth Zannah. That’s what the rule of two is all about – one to have the power the other to crave it.
The plot follows a typical Star Wars mold with multiple subplots that all merge at the end for one big climax. The Bane going to get Darth Addendu holocron plotline was the weak link and was a plodding exercise to read.
In contrast the Zannah subplot was a lot more interesting as she finds a potential apprentice.
The final confrontation though is what this book is all about. Zannah vs Bane. Master vs. Apprentice.
Yes it’s an epic battle that every Star Wars fan should read.
But it leaves us with some questions doesn’t it?
Is Bane actually dead? Or did he somehow manage to transfer some part of himself to Zannah?
It’s clear that Zannah triumphed — but we think that Bane is still in there somewhere…
Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic #50 The Series Finale February 25, 2010
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After 50 issues it’s over.
None of us will be getting Dark Horse Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic new issues ever again.
It’s kind of sad – and it marks the end of an era.
KOTOR never did truly live up to the fantastic plot of the video games and nearly every issue had a letter in it when some reader or the other wondered when the plots would overlap. Sure we saw Malak and Revan, but never for much more than a few cells in an issue.
This final issue kinda/sorta ends off some loose ends.
At long last Zayne and Jarael get a little friendly which is sooo very long overdue.
Will we miss KOTOR – maybe – but reality is this series could have been better, though it did have its highlights. The arc when Zayne confronts the Adascas was awesome as was the final confrontation with Hazen in issue #33- that was the best wasn’t it?
Now the word is that series author John Jackson Miller will be back later this year with Star Wars Jedi another old republic title – and that’s a good thing. The era of the Old Republic is on that demands at least one ongoing Star Wars title at all times.
So long and fair well Zayne Carrick – it was a fun ride while it lasted.
Star Trek Mirror Universe : The Sorrows of Empire – This is the REAL sequel to Mirror Mirror and yes its Awesome! February 17, 2010
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Our favorite Star Trek TOS episode has always been Mirror Mirror – where the Federation doesn’t exist and instead the Terran Empire reigns supreme and humans act more like the Klingons.
At the end of that greatest of all Star Trek episodes (Frak you Tribbles!!!) the Kirk from the ‘regular’ universe’ tell the Spock from the Mirror universe that he can make a difference.
Over the last 40 years we’ve seen small glimpses of that difference that Mirror Spock made — but we never got the full novel length story — until now.
The Sorrows of Empire is a the TRUE sequel to Mirror Mirror (Star Trek: The Original Series – Season Two [Blu-ray]
The end – well we all knew how it would end – with the end of the Terran Empire – but how it got there and what Emperor Spock did – well that’s what this MOST AWESOME book is all about.
The end is a little shorter than i might have liked, but it works with the Klingon/Cardassian alliance smashing Terra and killing Spock and his poor wife — who get a lot of time in this book usually about her angst about not having a baby with Spock.
The weaving of Dr. Carol Marcus and David Marcus as well as Curzon Dax and Saavik is also brilliant. The Mirror Universe version of the Kobyashi Maru training simulation — another brilliant scene.
Did we like this book? HELL YES. And if you’re a fan classic Trek (and Mirror Mirror) so will you.
Fringe’s Olivia Dunham – Anna Torv- like you’ve never seen before (topless wearing mens thermal underwear) February 10, 2010
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I don’t know what’s up with this trend for having women from SciFi shows posing in risque positions for men’s magazines.
The latest actress is Fringe’s Agent Olivia Dunham – played by actress Anna Torv.
In this month’s esquire she got a whole spread of topless pics – while wearing mens thermal underwear.
Why? is it really that cold on the set of Fringe?
We don’t know – but if you’re interested –
Here’s the link at Esquire to see the whole thing.
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