Peter Jackson STOLE a Mug from the Colbert Show – and other Revelations from the Desolation of Smaug April 1, 2013
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The hype cycle for part 2 of Peter Jackson’s Hobbit trilogy is now gearing up.
The new film has the title, “The Desolation of Smaug”
As part of the PR push, Jackson has pushed out a video talking about the film, which has a whole lot of amazing insights. One of the best segments for us was a video question from Stephen Colbert who asked if there would be proper differentiation to show the different groups of Elves. Jackson’s answer — Yes.
Jackson also revealed that he ‘walked out of Colbert’s studio’ with a mug that might not have been his..
Star Wars Dark Times Fire Carrier #2 – Where are the Refugees? March 27, 2013
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Dark Times has always been a ‘dark’ comic.
how could we ever forget that very first story arc back in 2007 – that was so…’unappetizing’
Fire Carrier continues that tradition –
Refugees ferried to a safe location…
only to…. be …
well…
..it’s not pretty.
Dark Times..
indeed…
Star Wars Legacy Volume 2 Issue #1 – is Terrible – Why did you Screw up Legacy Dark Horse??? Why???! March 26, 2013
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Star Wars Legacy is our favorite Star Wars storyline of the expanded universe. In a real sense, it’s the title that got us back into comics after a 20 year absence.
That was for the first Star Wars Legacy – the one about Cade Skywalker. The one written by the awesome John Ostrander with art by incomparable Jane Duursema.
The new Legacy is an insult to that first series.
Sure it takes place in the same time period – actually just after the Legacy War series ended. But this is not the same Legacy.
For one, the artwork is terrible.
Yeaah i know the cover is sweet — the interior art however is the worst we’ve seen in a Dark Horse title in years.
The story is slow and our new Solo heroine – isn’t the same kind of engaging character like Cade was – in fact she’s boring (so far).
In contrast that first Legacy series so totally blew our socks off – so perhaps we just have extremely high expectations – but that’s Dark Horse’s fault. They created the greatest Star Wars comic of all time with the first Star Wars Legacy – the new Legacy so far doesn’t live up to that legacy.
Star Trek Into Darkness SUCKS cause there are no Klingons March 26, 2013
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No we’re not too excited about the new Star Trek into Darkness movie.
For one simple reason.
NO KLINGONS.
AGAIN.
No we don’t need to see Klingons in every movie, but we haven’t seen any in the Star Trek reboot yet. In classic Trek, Klingons are the definition of the bad guys and so much can be done with them.
But instead of Klingons we get some rogue Starfleet agent gone bad.
WTF is up with that?
Are you listening J J Abrams? What’s next? Are you going to make Star Wars Episode VII all about Jar Jar Binks?
The Hydrogen Sonata – REVIEW – great read but …. January 11, 2013
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The Hydrogen Sonata is a brilliant tour de force that is one of the best Culture books yet and at the same time one of the least satisfying. Banks’ best books tend to have some kind of amazing ending or awesome plot twist — there are a few amazing twists in the Hydrogen Sonata – but the ending…well we didn’t care for it.
The whole book is essentially about unravelling a mystery that people are willing to kill for to protect and yet it’s a mystery that we never truly learn and it never really does matter either.
“So I became the man who lived forever, more or less, because I’d once held a secret I didn’t care about any more.”
That somewhat unsatisfying ending aside – this is a book that gripped our attention with amazing concepts, characters, setting and event from beginning to end. The whole deeper discussion around the organization of the Culture and how the minds collectively make decisions was amazing.
The contrast of the Gzilit to the Culture also interesting and the whole scavenger species idea also neat. Vyr Cosson – typical awesome strong female character that Banks writes so well. The ship Mistake Not is pure brilliance especially it’s precision and the language that Banks uses when the ship is facing adversaries.
There really is no other science fiction author alive today that we’d rather read than Banks.
**UPDATE** WE recently had an ‘elevator’ conversation with a person about this book which made us think a bit more about it. While there was no mega twist in this book, there were a few….perversions … of the type that only Bain can contrive.
For example, ximenyr the dude with how many penises? and how did vyr cosson and Berdle get into the ship again? (oh yeah they transported/displaced into a cesspool of shit…kinda reminded up of the first chapter of consider phelbas…(
FRINGE: Donald is an Observer!!! Biological Reversion January 11, 2013
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Why donald? because of Donald O’Connor in Singing in the Rain.
And Donald is the ORIGINAL observer that helped Walter in the beginning…NOW HTAT MAKES SENSE!! His name is really September??
Now we all know about the Observers – emotion is the flaw. The observer child Michael is Donald’s son…another wow.
AND the way to save human is to send the boy from the future that was sent back to the past forward to the point in the future where humans decide to eliminate emotion…ok that’s cool too.
The boy is important he must live – you were referring to your son and not mine – Donald.
NOW how will this all end? only a pair of episodes left and somehow donald/september and Michael will come together, walter will die and the world will be free
Dying to see Star Trek Into Darkness January 10, 2013
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a truly sad tale…but shows that J J Abrams does have a heart…
A terminally ill child had a request posted on reddit – http://www.reddit.com/r/startrek/comments/15f7rf/please_come_to_the_rescue_of_a_star_trek_fan/ – that he wanted to see Into Darkness before he died.
J J Abrams delivered.
“The next day, one of the film’s producers showed up at the door of their apartment with a DVD containing a very rough cut of Star Trek: Into Darkness in his hands. Paige had made popcorn, Dan had spent the previous day resting so he could sit through the movie, and after signing about 200 non-disclosure agreements they watched the film and had a blast.
The Hobbit An Unexpected Journey – One Word Review: AWESOME December 25, 2012
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Got the chance to see The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey the other day and it was awesome.
Don’t listen to the naysayers that say this movie starts off slow – it doesn’t
Don’t listen to the naysayers that say the 78 fps video will make you sick – it won’t
From the first frame to the last, this movie fully engage the entire ShowMeScifi team ranging in ages from 8 to 84. The visuals are amazing, the acting is superb, the score is mesmerizing and the story is..well we already knew the story was second to none.
Yeaah we were also concerned that breaking the Hobbit up into three movies would make each individual segment drag on…but that’s not the case.
This movie has a logical beginning, middle and end.
FRINGE: Nina Sharp is DEAD. December 21, 2012
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Instead of running Nina Sharp stays put and holds here ground. We never really thought all that much of Nina either way but after tonight’s episode, we have a different view.
and now we know that ‘Michael’ was just an anomaly .. a boy that went missing.
‘Why are you not frightened?’ Windmark
In reality you’re the animal – nina sharp.
Wow – what an amazing last stand for a core character… seems a whole lot more heroic than poor Etta
Star Wars Riptide – REVIEW – this isn’t a full story and it sucks. December 21, 2012
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the Tl;dr version is don’t bother – this book sucks.
We were really looking forward to this book, especially after the first one in this story arc : Crosscurrent which we reviewed back in May of 2010.
This book plods along as we kinda see what happens to Jedi Jaden and the escaped clones…we get a very brief glimpse of the One Sith too.
But overall the book lacks content and true drama. The final chapter makes little sense and leaves us hanging. We kept reading, hoping this book would get better but it never does.
FRINGE: The Password is Black Umbrella December 14, 2012
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That was one crazy – TRIPPY – episode.
Yes we know that Walter dropped acid, but what a crazy trip,
and who is Donald? we still don’t know. Why did the radio just started working now? If they activate every 5 days why didn’t they hear it before..
And what about the boy? he is the key but how?
Only a few more episodes and we’ll finally find out
MAN OF STEEL 2013 : Will Superman Kneel Before ZOD?! December 13, 2012
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Superman Returns SUCKED. we all know that. We all also know it sucked even though the initial trailer was pretty solid.
The problem with Superman Returns is that it was about Superman/Lois/his son triangle and that just didn’t work.
Man of Steel – set for release in 2013 now has an awesome trailer out. While trailers are usually good – this one give us lots of hope that the movie will be awesome too. This is more aligned with the current Action Comics/Superman approach where Superman is not univerally welcomed to Earth, there is fear about him (he’s an alien after all).
That makes a lot of sense and it sure has worked really well in the comics.
Then of course, while Lex Luthor is always good for a laugh, no Superman villian is better than Zod for movie lovers. Superman II was one of the best superhero movies of all time because of the bad guys – Zod and his cohorts from the phantom zone.
In Man of Steel – ZOD returns.
The other thing that is different is instead of simply paying homage to the original Superman movies – Marlon Brandon will not be back from the dead to play Jor-EL. Instead Russel Crowe will play Jor-EL (and Kevin Costner as Clark’s Earth dad). What an awesome combo.
No this doesn’t look like Smallville either – this is Superman and finally the Man of Steel has returned.
Battlestar Galactica Blood and Chrome – Series REview – Tricia Helfer lends her voice to the finale December 8, 2012
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We’ve now (hopefully) all see the final episode of Battlestar Galactica Blood and Chrome.
WHAT A FRAKKING AWESOME SHOW.
From beginning to end we had action, drama and were completely engaged. No we did not see the double cross coming with Bekka – that was a neat thing.
We also didn’t think Cocker would live. We were sure he was dead – so seeing him at the very end was really cool thing and gave this show a really nice happy ending.
It was also cool to hear the voice of Number six herself – Tricia Helfner – as the cylon hybrid snapping Bekka’s neck.
And oh yeah Husker’s got his own viper!!
So will this show – get picked up? WE SURE HOPE SO. No doubt this Machinima Prime thing was a test case..no idea if NBC Universal made the money they need…we sure hope they did and will continue to watch this show.
SO SAY WE ALL!!
FRINGE – The Invaders are Just Better at Math Than We Are December 7, 2012
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The Invaders are just better at Math than we are – Olivia – what a great line…from a Tier 1 fugitive on RewardWire no less.
What is a Truth Church?
Shifting futures with Windmark is amazingly complex, though the pacing of this episode was also painfully slow unitl of course – the awesome ending.
at 5:14 Windmark will draw his last breath.. or will he?
We didnt think we’d see Peter actually cut the tech out his neck, but he did it.
ONLY 5 episodes left…..
Battlestar Galactica Blood and Chrome ENDS Here with Episodes 9 and 10 – What’s Next? December 7, 2012
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Wow that seems to have gone faster than we would have liked. After what seems like an eternity of expectations, we’re not at the end, the finale of Battlestar Galactica Blood and Chrome with the final two episodes.
YES this has been an awesome ride.
YES we want more.
Episode 9:
In the aftermath of the deadly Cylon ambush, Coker threatens Becca, forcing Adama to a heated standoff.
Episode 10:
Becca discovers a startling new development that will affect the future of the human race. Meanwhile, Coker’s life hangs in the balance as the team holds out hope for a rescue, and Adama has a disheartening realization about the war effort and his place in it.
Star Trek Into Darkness Teaser Trailer!!! No Khan!!! No KLINGONS either!! December 6, 2012
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It’s here!
The first trailer for Star Trek Into Darkness is out and it is a battle for Earth..ok we knew that was coming..
we’ve got a Kirk nemesis – ok we know it’s not Khaaaaaaaaaaaaaan!!
But our teaser shows lots of Earth – little of space and our beloved NCC1701. We also only see HUMANS!! Where are the aliens!!
WHERE ARE THE FRAKING KLINGONS JJ!!
Star Wars Purge: The Tyrant’s Fist – Is this the next great Star Wars comic series? December 5, 2012
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Star Wars Purge: Tyrant’s Fist #1 Looks like a lot of fun. It’s a series that since that beginning has been about Darth Vader being..
BAD.
Yeaah it’s not about redemption, It’s about Purging Jedi scum from the new Imperial Order.
The first Star Wars Purge came out two and half years ago as a one shot issue and it was awesome – because Vader failed.
It was a ‘human’ failing for a dude that at this point is more evil than anything else.
While the cover art and the story for this new series looks cool, the interior pages remind us of the crap that we used to see from Dark Horse and not the more modern glorious artwork that we crave.
Star Trek Into Darkness – first poster revealed…looks like something from an Enterprise Episode…:( December 3, 2012
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The first Star Trek Into Darkness poster is here and we’re already worried.
Sure this is just a teaser..but the post apocalyptic vision of the Federation has been done – remember that Enterprise episode where Archer is taken into the far future where Earth is destroyed? yeaah that’s what we thought too.
Still it’s early.
There is still hope
KLINGONS!!! WE WANT KLINGONS.
Battlestar Galactica Blood and Chrome Episode 7 and 8 – What is Becca’s Mission? November 30, 2012
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Ok nuggets, Episodes 7 and 8 of Battlestar Galactica are now LIVE!!
What the frak is Becca’s mission? we’ll finally find out ….or will we?
Episode 7:
Waylaid by a ferocious storm, Adama, Coker and Becca reluctantly follow their eccentric savior, marine recon sergeant Xander Toth (John Pyper Ferguson), to shelter in an abandoned ski lodge. Adama and Coker finally find some common ground and secrets about Becca’s mysterious mission are revealed.
Episode 8:
The tentative safety of the ski lodge is abruptly shattered as Cylons breach Toth’s defenses. With Becca and Toth nowhere to be found, Adama and Coker face off against their deadly robotic pursuers. Becca makes a horrifying discovery about the Cylons’ agenda on Djerba.
Star Wars Agent of the Empire Hard Targets – PURE AWESOMENESS November 29, 2012
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Star Wars Agent of the Empire Hard Targets #2
We really enjoyed the first Agent of the Empire series – Iron Eclipse. What was not to like?
A new super agent that has awesome skills like a James Bond, he’s ‘friends’ with Han Solo and he is loyal to the Empire kinda/sorta…
Now Jahan Cross is back and this time he starts off by killing the Count of Serreno (yeaah the same place Count Dooku is from). Then he goes to help those poor SOBS find a new count…great Imperial duplicity.
AND oh yeah.
We meet Jahan’s dad too – who apparently is a legitimate good guy.
So far we’re two issues into this story and it has been one of the most enjoyable Star Wars titles we’ve read all year.
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