The internet tells me that someone is filming a TV adaptation of George R.R. Martin’s “A Game of Thrones”. You who know more about these things: is it really going to happen or is this old news; does this make you excited or just disappointed that it’s not Erikson?
I would love to see someone make this into a controller. Nintendo, I’m looking at you.
You need to turn this mutha up real real loud…by which I mean watch Human Target.
I wasn’t planning on watching Caprica, since these kinds of spin-offs are almost always very contrived and/or watered-down. People were making noises though, so I gave it a go. Caprica doesn’t particularly suck. Some things about it are very good. It is definitely not a show, as I think Rhad can attest, that one will want to jump in on mid-stream. This is partly because the show doesn’t spend sufficient time explaining everything that’s going on; it feels like it really wants to have 60 minute episodes. The acting and production are good, and the plot is potentially very William Gibson, which I obviously find appealing, though I have my doubts as to the show’s ability to follow through on this. For a science fiction fan, Caprica is probably worth following, for now.
As for Japanland, I haven’t been watching much anime of note in the past while, except for some good remakes. I caught the first to episodes of Sora No Woto. I don’t know about the story yet (interesting world at least: post-apocalyptic, kind of Haibane Renmei esque but less opaque), however this show is gorgeous in HD. Absolutely gorgeous.
Some spoilery critiques of Caprica below…
It is ten dollars on Steam. I just bought it.
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Dollhoose is officially canned, and no surprise. It was a show that had some great moments, but also had some serious flaws.
However, the CW is taking a second crack at Warren Ellis’s Global Frequency (confirmed by Ellis here), which is pretty cool. The first pilot, made back in 2005, was fantastic. There will be a new pilot by a new writer, so we’ll see how it goes.
Dollhouse ekes out another lease on life, as Fox confirms that they will air all 13 episodes already ordered. That’s roughly approximate to saying “We’re not going to shoot your dog… at least not while you’re looking.”
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Apparently its broadcast ratings suck hideously, but it’s doing very strong on non-broadcast channels like Hulu and DVR viewings.
It’s sort of surprisingly nice to see a TV exec giving it a chance.
If only he weren’t the same puppy-kicking, kitten-eating bastard that canceled Terminator. Jerk.
Many of you enjoyed the movie Boondock Saints.
How many of you would enjoy another one?
This could be awesome. Or terrible. Or terribly awesome. I think I’ll have to get back you all on this in early November.
Futurama is coming back for 26 episodes on Comedy Central in 2010. Once again DVD sales resurrect a loved TV show.
I finally got around to listening to The Decemberists’ “The Hazards of Love”. Short review: If the composition, lyrics, and performance weren’t all spot-on, it would be the kind of pretentious, overproduced, melodramatic rock opera you expect from hair metal bands towards the ends of their lifespans.
But since it is, in fact, awesome, you should listen to it. I liked it considerably more than “The Crane Wife”. In fact, taken as an album, it may be their best to date.
Star Trek: Imperfect, but compellingly watchable. I continue my daily prayers that one day, some paleo-cinematographer will rediscover the ancient, lost technique of Steadycam. As with The Fool, I put all credit for this movie at the feet of the casting and acting, since I can’t stand J. J. Abrams. Worth watching.
Wolverine: Low-end of the “meh, popcorn” scale. I wouldn’t recommend paying movie theater price for it, but you won’t wake up at night screaming, caught in a flashback of a movie that won’t end and a pain that won’t go away if you happen to accidentally walk into a room where this is playing and it inadvertently enters your eyeballs. Which is more than I can say for Ultraviolet.
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles: Officially dead and buried. I blame you. YES YOU. Solid show that deserved better, but at least last season went out on a high note. Godspeed, John Henry. See you at the crossroads.
GI Joe: Resolute: 11 five-minute episodes, written by Warren Ellis. It’s on the internet. It rocks.
Terminator: Salvation: Let me see if I get this straight: Yet another movie? Fine. The best show on television? Can it. I fucking hate showbiz logic. Whatever, the trailers look interesting and I’ll go see it, if I can get over my screaming bitterness vis a vis SCC.
9: A Tim Burton-produced CGI film based on a short that won a bunch of awards. I love me some post-apocalyptica, so may as well check it out.
Dollhouse: Hang on. I have to confirm this yet again. Yes. Yes, FOX has renewed a Joss Whedon series (reportedly, after he agreed to quit spending so much damn money every episode). But they still passed on SCC. The network giveth, and the network taketh away. Started weak, but got pretty solid after episode 6, so I’m willing to see where it goes.
Supernatural: Picked up for its fifth and reportedly final season. Good show. Worth watching.
GI Joe: The Movie: Ha ha ha ha. We’ll see.
Transformers: Something Something Giant Robots: (May not be the actual subtitle.) From the trailer, appears to have more giant fighting robots, something the first movie was depressingly short on. There’s a lesson here in giving the viewers what they want: fewer whining humans, more robot-on-robot violence.
Ha. You thought I was going to make a “watching the Watchmen” joke. I am not that predictable!
Seriously, other than the unnecessarily long orgy scene after the fire rescue (which did, at least, have a truly hilarious moment with a flame thrower), I was reasonably impressed with the movie. I do want to give bonus points to whoever assembled the soundtrack for really committing to some of those choices. Basically every scene has the single most archetypal song possible, and that does include an appearance by “Ride of the Valkyries”.
Lot of Bob Dylan, too. And by the way, whoever let My Chemical Romance cover Desolation Row needs to die in a fire.
Go see it once. I don’t feel any particular need to see it again, but it was better than I expected and about as good as I hoped for.
I know that the Heiro in particular enjoyed the “All along the Watchtower” scene in BSG, and I stumbled across a link today on how they did it, so I thought I would share.
Notably the blog author indicates “I have to admit that my first thought was that Ron [Director Ron Moore] might be going crazy.” I think he was probably right.
Let’s talk television.
I haven’t watched any Heroes since early season 2 was so terrible, but looking over the episode recaps for season three, it has gone completely, insanely bad. Last I checked, Mohinder (whose unique contribution to evolved humanity was Super-Bad Decision-Making) is Spider-Man now, right down to wrapping people in cocoons, and that’s the least incredibly stupid thing I’ve heard about. So, pass.
People keep telling me to watch Chuck. Someone want to back them up on this?
Terminator: SCC. I’m a week behind on the Tivo, but it is still some bloody fantastic television.
Supernatural. I’m still not 100% sure I’m on board with this season, but the first few seasons were so improbably good that they’ve earned a certain amount of patience from me. I think a lot of people missed out on this show because it was on WB or CW or whatever, and they can be forgiven — it is a routinely terrible station. But go back and give it a watch.
I gave Fringe two episodes and got exactly what I expected. JJ Abrams doesn’t know what a story bible is, but he knows he doesn’t want one. I gave Alias and Lost their chances - a season and a half each, same as anything else, and look where that got me. (Hint: Bored and slightly bitter.) So, not watching that.
Anything decent I’m missing out on, particularly in sf?
Oh, the Terry Goodkind TV series apparently starts in a few weeks. This can only end in alcohol and comedy.
This is supposed to be showing in theaters starting this weekend. Gee, I wonder why. As I said before, I’m a total terminator fanboi sometimes, and I’m becoming a Bale fanboi. I’m starting to get irrationally excited.
EA confirms what many have suspected: Bioware is working on a Knights of the Old Republic MMORPG.
I think it could be a fantastic game, provided they avoid some basic pitfalls. First, don’t try to be World of Warcraft (in! SPAAAAACE!) — there are plenty of WoW clones on the market, and most of them are not good, and even the ones that don’t suck are such obvious imitations that I feel bad for them.
Second, thinking that a Star Wars MMO cannot possibly go wrong brought us Star Wars Galaxies. So I look forward to it, but I am wary.
On the other hand, if they don’t blow it, it could be brilliant.
There’s this video game series some of you may have heard of. Lots of games, starts with an “F”, rhymes with “Minal Mantasy”?
Remember how it was practically the only meaningful exclusive left on the PS3?
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