Jun 17, 2009 09:38 PM ET by Matt Mitovich
It's official — the new season of Smallville can't get here soon enough.
Brian Austin Green has been cast on Smallville as the DC Comics villain Metallo, TVGuide.com has learned exclusively.
That's right — the Terminator alum is now playing a cyborg himself. That is a pretty freakin' super bit of casting, right?
Green will appear as the kryptonite-powered villain (alter ego "Daily Planet" journo John Corben) in at least the first two episodes of Season 9, which takes flight Friday, Sept. 25.
Interestingly, Smallville fans were waiting for news on big, bad Zod, given the events of the Season 8 finale, but that role still has yet to be cast. (I suppose you could say the show "zigged" instead of Zod.)
Green's Smallville gig comes on the heels of the Beverly Hills 90210 alum passing on the role of One Tree Hill sports agent Clayton. (And isn't this role so, so much cooler?!) Prior to that, Green had been attached to the CW pilot Body Politic, but that series didn't get picked up for fall.
This past TV season, Green costarred on Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, which was canceled after two seasons.
http://www.tvguide.com/News/Smallville-Brian-Austin-1007034.aspx
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Thursday, June 18, 2009
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Why Russell T. Davies Is Leaving Doctor Who, But Sticking With Torchwood
The BBC issued its press packet for Torchwood's third season, the five-part "Children of Earth," and the Doctor Who spin-off is bigger, crazier and more political than ever. It's easy to see why Russell T. Davies is sticking around. Spoilers!
The packet includes a much more detailed plot summary for "Children Of Earth" than we've seen before.
An ordinary day becomes a world of terror, as every single child in the world stops. A message is sent to all the governments of Earth: "We are coming".
But as a trap closes around Captain Jack, sins of the past are returning, as long-forgotten events from 1965 threaten to reveal an awful truth.
Torchwood are forced underground, as the government takes swift and brutal action. With members of the team being hunted down, Britain risks becoming a rogue state, with the mysterious and powerful 456 drawing ever closer.
Captain Jack (John Barrowman), Gwen (Eve Myles) and Ianto (Gareth David-Lloyd) are helpless, as events escalate until humankind faces the end of civilisation itself.
Apart from the part about creepy children, it all sounds fantastic. And I think raising the stakes dramatically for Captain Jack and the crew would be a huge plus. As long as Torchwood was just a show about the team capturing escaped monsters, or dealing with Captain Jack's brother and Captain Jack's ex-boyfriend, it always felt a bit trivial — like if Captain Jack just up and left, most of the problems he was fighting against would disappear as well. But now, at last, there's a real threat to the Earth. Contrast that with Davies' Doctor Who, which hasn't really got anyplace else to go after his constant upping of the ante.
Oh, and the political part? Well, there's the idea of Britain becoming a "rogue state" as it crumbles under the weight of whatever those secrets from 1965 are. But there's also this, from Davies:
But underneath the sci-fi and the aliens there's something very relevant to the world, I hope, the way we sit in the West and watch footage of atrocities in different countries and imagine it's all so far away, and so impossible here – which is a nice, comfy lie we tell ourselves. That was the heart of it.
I wanted to tell a story in which civilisation snaps, in which we turn on ourselves, in which nothing is safe. Plenty of people live like that on this planet. In this story, it's Britain's turn!
Davies also talks up the episode's guest stars, including Cush Jumbo as Lois, the innocent secretary who discovers government secrets on her computer, and Peter Capaldi as Frobisher, who's "heartbreaking" at the end. And Susan Brown is a "slow burner" as Bridget Spears. Nicholas Farrell is the most clever and manipulative British prime minister you could imagine. (And I wonder if they'll refer to what happened to the last PM, and the fact that Jack was there.) And then Lucy Cohu plays Alice... Captain Jack's daughter.
Davies also promises that the huge threat of the aliens, the 456, breaks down Torchwood and forces them to rebuild, so we see a new side of them and witness their humanity. And in episode three, we actually get to watch the British government engaging in diplomatic relations with an alien race, and it's just the way you'd imagine.
Most importantly, though, Davies hints that the relationship between Captain Jack and his very private secretary, Ianto, has "developed."
Torchwood's "Children Of Earth" airs July 20 through July 24 on both BBC One in the U.K. and BBC America in the U.S.
Source: http://io9.com/5292111/why-russell-t-davies-is-leaving-doctor-who-but-sticking-with-torchwoodMysterious Tags Pop Up Promoting 'Warehouse 13'
The latest guerilla marketing takes SciFi Channel to ... flea markets?
Forget the shopping malls. SciFi Channel is taking a very non-traditional approach to promoting its upcoming new series "Warehouse 13," and is doing it by attracting people who shop at flea markets.
Yep, we said flea markets.
Brown tags will start showing up at various flea markets around New York City and Los Angeles this weekend on different items asking "does this object have hidden powers?" To find out, the curious shopper will have to hop on the Internet and visit the official Web site for "Warehouse 13," its new series that will launch July 7, the same day SciFi Channel becomes Syfy.
"Warehouse 13" stars Eddie McClintock and Joanne Kelly who play Secret Service agents who, after saving the life of the President, are summoned to South Dakota to help find supernatural objects that need to be stored in a giant warehouse.
It's because South Dakota is known as "America's Attic" that marketers came up with the idea of using flea markets to tag items, according to Multichannel News.
The tags will first appear Sunday at the Rose Bowl Flea Market in Pasadena, Calif., then move to the Fort Greene Flea Market and the Brooklyn Flea Market in New York June 27 and July 5.
Once found, the tag explorers simply visit Scifi.com/Warehouse13 where they will find Saul Rubinek as Artie on a Dick Tracy-like communicator called a Farnsworth.
For those not trolling flea markets in California and New York, "Warehouse 13" is tagging items electronically as well through sites such as eBay and Oodle.
The "Warehouse 13" pilot was written by "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Battlestar Galactica" writer Jane Espenson along with Brent Mote.
Jack Kenny, from "Book of Daniel," is the series showrunner.
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Supernatural stars sensationally reveal: We WILL be back for Season 6
Special report by Morag Cuddeford-Jones
FANS of the hit US TV show Supernatural can breathe a sigh of relief after stars Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles sensationally revealed that they would be returning for a sixth season.
Speculation had been rife that the show's creator, Erik Kripke, was going to stick to his original idea of creating a five-year-only story for the hugely successful ghost-hunting show.
As they hunt their way across America with only a classic car and some serious weaponry for company, this story of two monster-chasing brothers has seen snowballing popularity.
But fans had feared that, with the finale of season four approaching on ITV2, they only had one more series to enjoy before its conclusion in spring 2010.
But, in Birmingham at the weekend for the show's European convention, Asylum 3, I spoke to both Jared and Jensen, who take joint leads in the show as demon-slaying brothers Sam and Dean Winchester. They confirmed that they had signed on the dotted line for season six.
I asked Jensen if he'd made plans for any movies after he wrapped filming on series five. To begin with, he was playing his cards close to his chest: "We find out around January time if the show is going to be picked up again for another season."
But then he let it slip. I asked him if he'd want to go back for a sixth season and he answered: "I have to. I have a six-year contract." Well, that settles that, then.
When Jared was asked what he planned to be doing after Supernatural Five, he simply answered: "Supernatural Six. My best guess is that Supernatural will go beyond season five."
Jared also credited the fans, both in the states and the UK, for getting it this far: "Thanks to all you guys. It's because you've been getting the word out and we really appreciate it."
Jensen added: "Kripke does only have a five-year contract for Supernatural and the studio doesn't have to carry it on for six seasons."
But it seems that the actors, fans and studio hotshots are all keen to see the show go on. Jared told me: "Season four has had the best viewing figures we've ever seen and it just seems to be on an upward curve so the studio's really keen to see more."
Fans at Asylum 3 in Birmingham's Hilton Metropole greeted the news with whoops of joy and a deafening round of applause.
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However, Jared did issue a warning. Ironically, having just starred in a season four episode entitled Jump the Shark - a term used in the TV industry for the point when a show becomes too unbelievable to be watchable - Jared told the audience that if he felt the season six storyline was going to jump the shark for real, he wouldn't go on.
He said: "I was a huge fan of Lost - I'd never seen a drama series that I loved so much. But as I continued to watch it, it started to get complicated for the sake of being complicated. It could have been so complete, it could have just answered the questions that it asked as opposed to saying 'let's blow some stuff up and we'll figure it out later'. I don't want that to happen. If there's still a story to tell and still something for me to bring to the show as Sam Winchester, then absolutely."
The growing chasm between the otherwise tight-knit brothers has had fans biting their nails to the quick as the series progresses and it's not over yet.
The final two episodes will stretch our Winchester boys to the very limit although there's light at the end of the tunnel. Jensen revealed that the split in the brothers' relationship may be set to heal somewhat in season five after some sensational revelations in the upcoming season four finale, due to be shown in the UK on June 14.
And for those who want to see an end to 'demon Sam', Jared has some news: "I like the dark side! Demons are more fun to play."
He added that he didn't think it was possible for Sam to go on being the 'good' brother forever. "Sam has grown, he's changed. He'll be redeemed I'm sure, if something goes wrong, but I love the direction it's going in, I like the dynamic of brother versus brother."
So as the UK gears up to say goodbye to the Winchester boys for the long summer holiday, fans can relax, knowing this September won't be their favourite show's last run.
And seeing as we're in a revealing frame of mind, after John, Sam and Dean all dying at the end of seasons one, two and three, what can we expect from the season four finale?
Source: http://blogs.coventrytelegraph.net/thegeekfiles/2009/06/supernatural-stars-sensational.html
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Friday, June 5, 2009
What It Would Take For New Firefly?
What does Dollhouse's second season have to do with Firefly? According to TV By The Numbers, more than you may expect. And, if you follow their logic, it may even mean that we could see new Firefly on our screens.
Saying that the continued success of Firefly on DVD is likely one reason behind Fox's surprise renewal of Dollhouse, the site's Nick C writes,
Does this mean it's likely? Not really, unless Joss Whedon or somebody else at Mutant Enemy suddenly decides that it's a good idea - and, to be honest, I'd be surprised that this avenue hasn't been explored before by those who wanted the series to continue in the first place. But, then again, I don't have sources at Fox, so there's every possibility that they are ready for some more flights of the Serenity... and if they could work out schedules, a million browncoats might finally be willing to forgive and forgetI think from my talks with the people running FOX that they would bring [Firefly] back under the right circumstances. However, you must understand that right now Nathan Fillion, Adam Baldwin, Morena Baccarin, and Alan Tudyk (plus he was killed in SERENITY) all have gigs for the foreseeable future. However don't underestimate the power of a movie. FOX could likely be easily talked into a Movie or two for next season. They could air after an NFL game or playoff game. The movies would easily sell on DVD.
The question now falls into rights, but the guys at FOX wouldn't be alone. If Universal is now in possession of future rights to projects, NBC or USA wouldn't mind getting in on the cash opportunity either. A couple movies shot and made for TV and then released on DVD would be profitable for anyone involved. At the same time the cast would still be able to keep doing their normal gigs. Just shoot the movie around their schedules.
Source: http://io9.com/5273419/
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Game Over Man!
Alien Prequel Confirmed
We reported the rumor on Thursday, and now it's been confirmed by producer Tony Scott: Carl Rinsch will be directing a prequel to Alien, to start filming at the end of the year. [Collider]
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Star Trek Cruises Into 100 Top Grossing
Star Trek isn't just the most successful movie of 2009 to date (although it achieved that particular milestone at the end of last week), it's also already one of the 100 highest domestic box office grosses of all time. Boldly going, indeed.
The first film to pass the $200 million mark this year, the Trek revamp has already managed to crack the top 100 earners in the US box office (non-inflation adjusted), meaning that it's made more money than movies like Toy Story, Twilight and Superman Returns. Impressive for a movie that's not even been released for a month yet, but it's worth noting that it's still coming in below such cinematic greats as Alvin And The Chipmunks and Mrs. Doubtfire in the current chart. By the end of this summer, though, who knows? If nothing else, it's almost guaranteed to beat Batman Begins, earning it a place as the most successful cinematic reboot to date - and, presumably, the one to learn from in years to come.
Source: http://io9.com/5273239/star-trek-cruises-into-100-top-grossing
Friday, May 22, 2009
Is "Supernatural" For Atheists?
Supernatural is a horror series that goes a lot deeper than your average monster-chaser story. This past season, heroes Sam and Dean were caught in a dirty war between some nasty demons and even nastier angels. We asked show scribe Sera Gamble about the show's unconventional take on religion.
Last week season 4 of the show ended with Lucifer rising from Hell, aided in part by a group of double-crossing, unethical angels who say they want to do a "planetary enema." That's right - the angels wanted Lucifer to rise because they are so bloodthirsty they're looking for any excuse to wage a war. So they stopped protecting the world from demons and lied to our monster-hunting brothers Sam and Dean about their intentions.
Over the past four seasons, the show has evolved from the story of two boys stalking the demon who killed their mother, to a genuinely smart and funny exploration of metaphysics. I don't mean to say the show has gotten boring - far from it. Older, snarkier brother Dean's way of talking about the ambivalence of angels is to tell his winged friend Castiel that he's "being a dick." And he expresses his rage over the angel's unthinking obedience to a God they never meet by calling them "Stepford bitches in paradise."
Think of it as a heavy metal version of Judeo-Christian paradoxes that are as old as the Bible itself. How can there be freedom in heaven when the definition of paradise is obedience to God? How can humans hope to change their own destinies if they are merely playthings of demonic and angelic forces stronger than they are? What happens to human life when angels declare that it's time for Heaven on Earth? Will there be hamburgers and beer in Heaven? (Actually that last question has been answered with a definitive yes.)
With its dim view of angels, and hints that there may actually be no God at all, is Supernatural a show for atheists? We talked about this question with Supernatural writer and producer Sera Gamble, who has been with the show since the beginning and wrote recent episodes like "I Know What You Did Last Summer" (where the brothers meet rebel angel Anna) and "When the Levee Breaks" (where Sam tries to detox from demon blood).
Gamble said the show tries to avoid sticking to one particular mythos:
I suppose the apocalypse storyline is rather Judeo-Christian, but we have been telling monster stories from all over the world for the last four seasons. We're clear that we're not a religious show, and we're not trying to tell religious stories per se. We're just cherry-picking the good bits of one of the most terrifying stories of all time.
I asked her whether the choice to make the angels into dicks was in the tradition of atheist-leaning novels like Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy. In that series, the angels are just superbeings jockeying for power in what seems to be a godless universe. She replied:
When you think about it, scary and suspect was really the only viable way to characterize angels on a show like ours. Whatever we do, it has to be scary, and it has to make life harder for Sam and Dean. The only people they can really rely on is each other, or the show just isn't the show.We've been careful to leave room for agnosticism when we talk about God. There's no direct line to answers about His existence— at least not in the first four seasons. And in my mind, there's been lots of room for atheists to stay on board. First of all, no one's trying to convince anyone of anything; we're just here to entertain you. Second— even some of the angels doubt God's around, so join the club.
I think at the end of the day, we're trying to tell a story about humanism. We come out suspicious of organized anything. We're for individuals with balls and a strong moral center telling bureaucrats from heaven and hell to fuck off. That's where the fun is.
I couldn't agree more. Gamble also gave us a few hints about next season:
We just got in the room a couple weeks ago for season five, and of course all bets are off for everything I said. Lots of possible directions now, theologically — given the finale of season four, I doubt anyone will be surprised to hear that. Sometimes I just sit there listening to everyone debating about God and the devil and the true implications of free will as it relates to the hierarchy of angels and demons... and I think back to season one when I was like "well, maybe the dead boy in the water, like, wants revenge on the people who drowned him?" and I kind of can't believe how far the show has come.
Supernatural returns for its fifth and final season this fall. Lucifer is on the rise!
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Alan Tudyk Leads The Human Resistance Against Ridiculous Alien Cleavage, In New V Stills
We're happy to have the first glimpse at our man Alpha, sticking it to the aliens along with fellow resistance leader Elizabeth Mitchell. What will be their greatest challenge? Supergirl's obscene alien cleavage.
Here is a large collection of publicity stills for the alien series revamp on ABC, V. But I would be remiss not to pull out and highlight one questionably silly frame - specifically Laura Vandervoort's insane breast-fu. Voort plays Lisa, the the alien seductress who works as a guide on the L.A. mothership. Seductress indeed - she looks like an ad for Wonderbra.
Source: http://io9.com/5262253/alan-tudyk-leads-the-human-resistance-against-ridiculous-alien-cleavage-in-new-v-stills
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Welcome To The All-New, All-Different Dollhouse?
It's the news that no-one really expected, even though many wanted it: Dollhouse is coming back for a second season. But will it be the same show? Not exactly; here're some changes to expect.
It'll Be Cheaper
Part of the negotiation process for the second season centered around cost. As the Chicago Tribune's Maureen Ryan points out,
Fox didn't renew "Dollhouse" because the show's fans would have been sad about the Joss Whedon show's untimely death. Fox doesn't care about how viewers feel (you saw "Moment of Truth," right?). No, Fox renewed "Dollhouse" because it thinks it can make money off the project — enough to keep the enterprise profitable.
According to the Hollywood Reporter's James Hibbard,
Fox received some serious budget concessions from 20th TV and Whedon to continue the show, with 20th now shouldering a greater portion of the load. Another factor was the show's unaired 13th episode, which Whedon shot on a shoestring budget for the "Dollhouse" first season DVD set. Whedon presented it to the network as an example of how "Dollhouse" can achieve a high-quality production with a lesser budget.
So does this mean we can expect a series of episodes based inside the Dollhouse, using existing sets and fewer actors? Potentially. Or, just as likely, we may see a less glossy aesthetic for the new season. Remember, Whedon made Dr. Horrible for almost no budget at all; he's probably got some ideas on how to work around cost-cutting. And besides...
It'll Be Shorter
Fox is dropping its "Remote Free TV" scheme, meaning that the second seasons of both Dollhouse and Fringe are going to have regular ad breaks, and lose somewhere around 6-8 minutes per episode as a result (On the plus side, no more glittery Eliza trying to smolder to the camera as the voiceover guy tells us that the show will be back in sixty seconds). How will the loss of that running time offset the budget tightening? Not enough, most likely - unless those were six really expensive minutes - but the added ad revenue may make the network feel better about the show moving forward.
It'll Be Based On A Different "Creative Direction"
While Fox execs were viewing pilots for next year's schedule, they also watched the now-mythical "lost" episode of the show, "Epitaph One," to decide Dollhouse's fate. So when sources talk about "a shift in creative direction" for the new season, should we start considering "Epitaph One" a second season pilot and the shape of things to come? Joss Whedon's not saying just yet (although he is saying things like "oh, the terrible things my brain is brewing... Just wait. We'll make it worth it," if that helps), but co-executive producer Elizabeth Craft has suggested that the episode may even become part of the second season:
[T]o us, we don't think of ["Omega"] as the last episode of the season, even though it technically is, because ["Epitaph One"] gets into - well, I don't want to say too much about it... Hopefully if we get a Season 2, we'll show that episode.
(Now there's a thought on how to cut costs; have one of the episodes already done and costing nothing. Of course, you'll have to pull it off the first season DVD, but still. Joss, you listening?)
Also, British viewers? Here's where you get to have the jump on the Americans - Sci Fi UK have announced that they plan to show "Epitaph One" at the end of the first season, as intended. Don't gloat too much.
For what it's worth, changing the direction of the show would make sense, given how the second half of the first season played out; the (original) arcs of Ballard and Caroline are finished, with the FBI agent having found the girl and Carolinecho having become self-aware without becoming another Alpha. I hope that the second season would focus on the themes and questions introduced at the end of the first (What is the true purpose of the Dollhouse technology? Are humans just vessels for interchangable personalities? What happens when an Active is aware of her status? How are we supposed to believe that Ballard would join the organization he'd been trying to destroy for the last twelve weeks? and so on), but as long as we don't have any more "blind girl with camera eyes working for the FBI" episodes, that's enough to start with.
One thing is very unlikely to change, however:
It'll Still Have A Shitty Timeslot
Both the Hollywood Reporter and Variety are saying that the show is likely to stay on Friday nights, which really isn't a good thing - Look at the dips the show took when geek-friendly movies opened, if nothing else. It's unsurprising, though, considering Fox's other returning shows taking up timeslots on most other nights. What we're now wondering is what will get paired with it; I said yesterday that new series Human Target would be a great partner, as it shares questions about identity as well as a format that sees its lead "become" a new person every week, but is Fox really willing to dump that show on a Friday? If they do, expect to see Dollhouse bumped to 8pm and act as a lead-in.
The renewal of Dollhouse is a strange triumph of hope versus experience; as THR's Hibbard pointed out when breaking the news,
"Dollhouse" might very well be the lowest-rated in-season scripted drama to ever get a renewal on a major broadcast network. Almost certainly if based on where the show concluded — a 1.0 among adults 18-49.
So what brought it back? It's doubtful that it was fan outcry (or jamming Fox's switchboards because Miracle Laurie suggested it, for that matter), because... well, have you seen similar surprise news for the equally-beloved Terminator series? Much more likely is Fox's belief that they can turn the series into something financially worthwhile for them, which will be fueled not only by cutting costs, but by the exceptionally good DVR audience for the show, the critical upswing for the first season's second half, the undoubtedly pleasing pre-orders for the DVD boxset and - no pressure here - faith that Joss Whedon can turn everything around the second time out.
How he'll do that, and what the show will become in order to gain more viewers without losing its existing hardcore faithful, may be the most interesting behind the scenes story of the year, whether it succeeds or not. All we know for sure is that, in order to survive, the show has to - ironically, perhaps - become something new and different while staying the same. Are you ready for your treatment, Dollhouse?
Dollhouse Gets A Second Season To Find Its Identity
Whooping and jubilation! The Hollywood Reporter says Dollhouse is officially getting a second season. Creator Joss Whedon showed the suits his unaired thirteenth episode to prove he could do it on a lower budget.
Source: http://io9.com/5256843/dollhouse-gets-a-second-season-to-find-its-identity
God Has Left the Building on "Supernatural"
Last night's season finale of Supernatural was spectacular. The angels revealed just how dirty their game gets, and monster-hunting brothers Sam and Dean discovered their true roles in Armageddon. Which aren't what you expected. Spoilers!
Last night's season finale of Written and directed by show creator Erik Kripke, "Lucifer Rising" managed to be smart and philosophical, as well as including some disemboweled nuns and major demon smackdowns. Plus it was funny as hell. Or heaven. Which turn out to be pretty much the same thing in the end.
Last week, we left the Winchester brothers in a tight situation. Dean told Sam never to come back if he was going to keep sucking demon blood - even though Sam was only doing it so he could get strong enough to defeat the boss demon Lilith. And Sam stalked out with his demon buddy Ruby, on the path to more blood-sucking and a showdown with Lilith.
Though he's still pissed, Dean has a change of heart when Bobby yells some sense into him about Sam. In a powerful and cool scene, the normally taciturn Bobby calls Dean a whiny bitch for the way he's moaning about Sam's turn for the monstery. He yells that the boys' father John was a coward because he pushed Sam away, and that if Dean doesn't want to suck like their dad did that he'd better patch things up with his brother. Somehow he manages to get through to the whiny bitch, and Dean is about to call Sam to apologize when he's whisked away to heaven.
Actually, as the irritating archangel Zachariah explains, Dean is in a "green room" in heaven where he is supposed to wait for the armageddon show to start. The angels have helpfully stocked the room with shimmering platters of his favorite burgers and beer. I love how heaven's green room looks exactly like a tacky, Midwestern idea of what a churchy room should look like: White walls, gold-painted accents, and huge paintings in awful frames depicting fights between devils and angels.
Meanwhile, Sam and Ruby have abducted a baby-eating demon who has possessed a nurse's body in a hospital. Sam has gone so far over to the demon side that he's doing the black eye thing as he tortures her. In fact, he's so busy with the torture that he misses Dean's call from heaven to say sorry. Unfortunately, the angels (or the demons?) intercept Dean's call and change the message from (and I paraphrase) "hey I'm sorry" to "you are a monster and I hate you."
So by the time Sam does listen to the message, it's the fake one and it strengthens his resolve to kill nice nursie/demon lady to drink all her blood so he can kill Lilith. Who is apparently hiding out in a church where Azazel the yellow-eyed demon gutted a bunch of nuns back in the early 1970s, thus setting this whole cycle in motion. That original nun-gutting resulted in Lucifer's request that Azazel create a child capable of helping to break the seals.
And it turns out that child is Sam - and Dean. If you'll recall, Dean broke the first seal. But Sam will break the last: It turns out killing Lilith breaks the 66th seal and frees Lucifer to hang out on Earth. And basically, as a smug Zachariah tells Dean, the angels want Sam to do that because they're trying to bring about Armageddon. So yes, the angels lied. Yes, the angels are bloodthirsty bastards. When Dean asks Zach how this can possibly be part of God's plan, the archangel laughs. "God has left the building," he says. He also adds, intriguingly, that "this isn't the first planetary enema we've delivered." Are these angels on other planets, or does he mean previous times in Earth's history? (As I've mentioned before, this whole scenario reminds me a lot of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy, where God has died and angels are battling for control of heaven and several different worlds.)
When Dean hears this, it basically confirms what he's believed all along: The angels are dicks. In the clip above, you can see the funny and well-written scene he has with Castiel after the truth is revealed. I love how Dean calls the angels "Stepford bitches in paradise" and refers to Castiel being "sent back to Bible school." (He's referring to when Cas was yanked back to heaven and reeducated for being too partial to humans.) His pleas work: Castiel agrees to help him, opening a vein and drawing a bloody angel hex that sends Zach back to heaven and allows the two of them to escape to their fanfic-writing prophet. Who has of course just written a story called "Lucifer Rising," and knows about the church where Lilith is waiting to be murdered and start the End Times. Cas sends Dean to the church while he holds off Zach, which is basically a suicide mission.
Unfortunately, Dean is too late. As you might have guessed, Sam's hottie Ruby has been double-crossing him all along. She was actually Lucifer's very best servant, pretending to betray him so she could earn Sam's trust and get him to kill Lilith. Of course she prevents Sam from hearing Dean screaming through the church doors and Lilith is easily dispatched. That's when her flowing blood starts forming a creepy symbol on the floor and Ruby spills her guts about being Satan's little helper.
As Sam realizes what he's done, Dean bursts into the room and jams his anti-demon knife deep inside Ruby's gut. At this point, it's interesting to note that both Sam and Dean have been promised (by demons and angels respectively) that they'll "get their rewards" after the battle is won. So both Lucifer and Zach are planning to win the battle and will thank their human tools for their help.
Luckily, Sam and Dean want no part of otherworldly rewards - they've got each other, and that's enough. Not so luckily, that blood design on the floor of the church is turning into a giant, gaping maw of light. Not good. Really not good.
AND THEN THE CREDITS ROLLED! CLIFFHANGER! ARGH!!!!!!!!!
Tune in this fall when it's a smackdown between Lucifer's minions and those Stepford bitches from Paradise.
Source: http://io9.com/5256696/god-has-left-the-building-on-supernatural?skyline=true&s=x
Friday, May 15, 2009
BRILLIANT! Wrath Of Khan: The Opera from Robot Chicken
As a huge fan of the opera, I do find this particularly brilliant!
Monday, May 11, 2009
Star Trek Boldly Resurrects Franchise
Box office estimates place Star Trek somewhere in the region of a $70 million domestic take for its opening weekend, roughly half of the JJ Abrams movie's estimated budget. But what does that actually mean?
To expand a little on that box office estimate, Hollywood Reporter is estimating "somewhere between $65 million to $75 million," while the always-editing Nikki Finke is currently pinning it down somewhere closer to $72 million. This is less than last weekend's X-Men Origins: Wolverine (which raked in $85.1 million), but way above the original tracking numbers for the revamped space opera, which had suggested an opening weekend of around $50 million (For math fans, Trek also played in 3,849 theaters versus Wolverine's 4,099, not that that 250 theater difference probably affected the outcome noticably).
Add to that, Abrams' reboot is the most successful opening for the director (Unsurprisingly, considering that it's only his second movie after Mission: Impossible III) and the most successful for the Trek franchise. Most importantly, perhaps, it's also the most successful franchise reboot movie of recent years, significantly besting Casino Royale and Batman Begins in terms of opening day takes. Not bad for a series that was, many thought, best left for dead after the cancellation of Star Trek: Enterprise in 2005.
(International box office estimates aren't officially in yet, but rumors are that Trek is close to Wolverine's $72 million, which would be unprecedented for the franchise, and a sign that this Trek is a bona fide hit for Paramount.)
With critical response for the movie so positive - currently at 96% on Rotten Tomatoes - this movie may end up being this year's Iron Man; a nerd movie that surprises critics and mainstream audiences alike, and ends up showing more staying power than anyone expected.
Friday, May 8, 2009
Thursday, May 7, 2009
The Top Ten Rules Of Space Opera
The 4-decade-long space opera that is Star Trek gets a makeover in theaters this week. Why do we keep wanting more of this middle-aged franchise? Because it follows The Rules. And here they are.
Many shows as old as Star Trek might find it hard to get lots of dates on a Saturday night, but not Trek. This show has kept up its game. That's because the makers of Trek know and practice the Rules of Space Opera (not to be confused with The Rules). Want to get in on the secret that has made Trek the object of such longstanding adoration? Read and learn, cadet.
1. Have a giant object in space.
I don't care what it's for - hopping between dimensions, eating stars, blowing up planets, harboring the ultimate embodiment of evil, or trash compacting - it needs to be GIANT. Cameras pan along it forever. Its shape should probably have a few spines, and at least one region covered in strange glyphs. It should be completely unclear how such an object could move, and at some point it should be weaponized. Bonus points if it gets blown up or taken over by pirates.
2. Set the action in motion by plunging us into the middle of an extremely complicated astropolitical regime change.
A massive political system, comprised of hundreds of planets and coalitions, has discovered an ancient alien artifact that plunges them into war that's waged on a thousand shorelines connected by wormholes and dimensional portals. Or: Six different people, and their hordes of scheming alien spies, are vying for the seat of Galactic Emperor. Now one of them has altered the timeline. Could it have been caused by this strange venom from a creature believed to be legendary, and whose secret will require a quest to worlds uncharted?
3. A scrappy group of humans should be part of a rebellion that's hidden on a cool-looking moon or tricked-out asteroid.
Rebel groups never hide in apartments. They always have amazing underground hideaways or hidden airborne platforms on an exotic place with bizarro weather. Eventually the Big Bads and the Rebels will blow the fuck out of each other but not until after we've seen at least ten freaky locals near the rebel hideout and like six cool underground moon bases, which we'll reach via a series of briefly-seen but outrageously weird images of upsidown cities hovering over purple clouds.
4. There must be an enormous mothership (which must be referred to as a mothership or maybe a base ship), and it must be attacked by a bunch of tiny fighter ships.
Don't forget the tense crosstalk between the fighters, including but not limited to use of nicknames, use of made-up "futuristic" curse words, and use of breathing noises intended to sound like somebody using an oxygen tank. One of the fighters should engage in a reckless act, like singlehandedly taking down the mothership or flying really low above it to get intelligence.
5. Always fill your spaceships and intergalactic ports with random background aliens and weird-faced creatures.
Just don't allow any of them to have lead roles. We want to see the shiny green slavegirls and pimply hosenoses in the background, but please tell them to shut up when the humans enter the frame. Aliens are great as long as they are helping the people of Earth, but they should know their place: As sidekicks and extras. Aliens who look exactly like humans - except for maybe some pointy ears or fetishistically-sculpted bodies - are allowed to be important supporting characters.
6. Your heroes should always revisit the sites of old battles, the locations of terrible accidents, and the regions of space where their people were wiped from the face of the universe. But only if they don't want to.
Being reluctant to save the day is shorthand for so many space operatic things like having a dark past or conflicted motivations. But the beauty part is that if you have a reluctant hero you don't actually have to account for any of those pesky character traits. You just have him say, "No, you can't make me go." And then the authority figure says, "Look, it's your last job. We need you. You're the only one who knows about this terrible region of space associated with some bad thing of yore." And the hero says, "Fine. But I don't want to." Instant Deep Meaning.
7. If there is a male bad guy, he should have a ripped body or amazing weapons. If there is a female bad guy, she should have a high, sparkly collar or a sidekick named something like Tigerman.
Enough said.
8. There should be at least three types of weapon and three types of spaceship, each of which will be given a name that is used repeatedly.
"Sir, we've got the pulse cannon ready on the Shark." "Well, power up the plasma rifles on the Heavy Tigers." "Cadet, grab your rez gun and get your ass onto that Starmasher!"
9. There should be a captain. If there is not a captain, there should be a special agent. If there is not a special agent, there should be a cadet with a future. If there is no cadet with a future, there should be a mercenary with a dark past.
If there is no mercenary with a dark past, there should be a wisecracking stowaway. If there is no wisecracking stowaway, there should be a witch. If there is no witch, there should be a scientist. If there is no scientist, just remake Spaceballs.
10. Somebody wise should predict something, but nobody will pay attention or be able to understand the prediction.
Nevertheless, words from the prediction will be repeated over and over throughout the space opera, in echoing voiceovers that grow increasingly portentous as the ending draws nigh.
BONUS RULE!
Male heroes get laid. Female heroes fall in love in a way that tests their loyalties. Aliens yearn tragically, or develop strange relationships with machines that we laugh at. Don't even think about robots.
Source: http://io9.com/5241996/the-top-ten-rules-of-space-opera?skyline=true&s=i
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Sulu and Chekov Talk Takei's Baritone, And How To Say "Wessel"
What's it take to pilot the shiny new Enterprise? We asked crew members John Cho and Anton Yelchin about changing their accents, mannerisms and overall tone, to portray Hikaru Sulu and Pavel Chekov.
How much were you influenced by your predecessors?
Cho: A great deal, though, I sort of had to get it out of my head a little. I don't think any of us wanted to do imitations although the temptation was there. We just felt it probably wouldn't have made sense and distracted people.
Yelchin: There's obviously an enormous influence and a huge desire to capture what made these characters so great and what's given them this legacy for the past forty years. But at the same time, like John said, there's a certain point where you do all of your research, and then you have your character and you've added your own thing. You come on set, and you just kind of do it. You're not thinking about it anymore.
There are also a lot of really important quirks that fans are looking for, like the accent and using certain words. Did you practice saying "wessels" over and over again?
Yelchin: Yeah, I mean obviously once you watch a series you see that and you register that. Then you take sort of specific things and you use them. It's fun to embrace that, you know, it'd be one thing just to play a Russian character but that's not the goal you know? The goal is to play Chekhov. And you if Chekhov changes his v's to his w's then that's what you do. And it's a blast.
Were there any other quirks that you guys picked up on that you brought out in your character?
Cho: Yeah, I think one day my voice went a little too high, even though I wasn't really sweating doing George, I wasn't trying to do this George Takei impression. But, one day I said, "Cap'n!" [makes a high squeaky voice], and J.J. comes over and says, "a little lower.. just… lower…" and that was the one time we had.
Yelchin: A lot of it the physicality as well. They all had a very specific kind of walk, and a very, very specific kind of smile and a very specific look. There's a very natural optimism about him [Chekov] and I just thought it was really important to capture that. It's beyond the accent, there's the body language and everything that comes with that.
You two have to work a lot of gadgets on the bridge. Did you study the hand motions of your former characters? Were there a lot of re-shoots on the bridge?
Cho: There was a little bit of a tension on the first day. We got together and said, "what's this gonna be" so we had a little pow-wow with J.J., who knows how much scrutiny this is going to come under and we sort of tried figuring out a finger language.
Did you ever have a couple of times you just thought "I'm just gonna go with it. Just move this around here, and then the ship goes forward?"
Cho: I remember when I was pushing the lever once and they were getting coverage on that and the camera person said to me "let's do it again… sexier." [Laughs] Really!
John, you really kick a lot of butt in this. Did you go and watch any of the original scenes, when Takei is going nuts and mimic any of those moves?
Cho: That was a little bit different. He was doing a classical fencing style and you know he had a rapier and I have a modified electronic, I don't know, samurai sword situation. So it was a different style altogether. It was sort of like a tribute to that.
M: John I read you're working on Flash Forward? And it is possibly a show that could rival Lost? Do you think that's true and can you tell us anything about your character?
Cho: I'll tell you the series is focused on a black out that the whole world experiences for two minutes and they see a vision. Everyone sees a vision of their future. Joseph Fiennes and I play FBI agents, partners, so we're trying to piece the whole thing together. Beyond that, I'm not sure I can say much more.
Source : http://io9.com/
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Bana: Nero Is Really The Misunderstood Tragic Hero Of Star Trek
We got a few minutes alone with Star Trek's Romulan bad boy, Eric Bana, and looked deep into the psyche of Nero. Bana explained how he got so revved up, he passed out on set.
Let's talk about your character, Nero. He has such a tragic back story. Did you ever feel like a tragic hero?
That's a good question. Tragic hero? I guess to a degree. I never really saw him as a villain, even though he sort of performs that function for the drama of the story. To me, yeah, he was Nero, leader of the Romulans who has been wronged and is seeking revenge, and that's kind of how I see him so I think. Yeah, I like your description.
The writers wrote a whole comic prequel about your character, did you read it?
No, no I didn't, actually. I was so engrossed in the script and had a bunch of ideas for the character, and I was very careful. I learned about some of that stuff, but I didn't want to cloud what I had going on in my own head, but I'm looking forward to reading it now.
So how did you come up with your ideas for the character? Where did you go?
Essentially, I think if a script's well-written, it sparks your imagination, and you almost like start directing the film in your head, with ideas. And for me it was a lot of his back story and the fact that he's been in prison for so long, and was so patient in enacting his revenge, which makes it a lot about the character. So it was essentially, you know, I guess... you join the dots and try to come up with something that's interesting and entertaining. You know, it's a character we haven't seen before.
I'm curious about your movements in character. You're very aggressive and strong, did you come up with any of those reactions and jumps yourself or was it all planned out?
Some of them were a bit spur of the moment. It was a pretty intense character. I passed out, I think, once during one of the takes, I got so carried away. Lost about twenty seconds, down on the floor, and got up, and the camera was still rolling and it was like, "I guess I just continue now." Um yeah. It was pretty crazy.
I can't believe you passed out on set! How did you stay that cranked up on set?
You get used to it. The reality of it is you just ebb and flow. There are times during the day when you're really really peaking, and then you just come down the other side. It's like having an espresso, you know - you just gotta allow for that and just try and jazz yourself up when that camera's rolling, but it is exhausting.
Time traveling should be very familiar to you now. You time-travel in Star Trek and you time travel in The Time Traveler's Wife. How is that time-traveling different from what we see in Star Trek?
Well it was very, very different. The Time Traveler's Wife,... it's very, very emotional context, all the time. I mean, they're going back to visit your wife as she's growing up. It's such a beautiful story, and yeah, yeah, it's a lot less about revenge and destruction.
Does the travel have any special FX in Time Traveler that are similar to Star Trek with the back holes?
No. I wouldn't really describe it as science fiction-y at all, it's a love story with some time-traveling elements.
And are we gonna see more science fiction from you after this?
I don't know. I'm sort of not such a huge science fiction guy. It just sort of happened that way. I got involved in this, you know essentially, because I thought the script was incredible and [I'm] just a huge fan of J.J., and was dying to work with him. And so it was out of a longing to get into science fiction, but yeah, I'm interested in it. It's fascinating.
See Nero in action this Thursday night when Star Trek is released in theaters.
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Farscape's New Bickering Comic Entertains, Teases
Issue 1 of Farscape: Strange Detractors from BOOM! Studios is, simply put, a lot of fun. Not a whole lot of substance, maybe, but it's a pretty good time, anyway.
It starts with John's Leave It to Beaver nightmare, complete in black-and-white with Aeryn decked out in June Cleaver attire, which, while definitely being a thing of nightmares for her and John, actually kind of looks good on her. (Then again, I don't know what wouldn't.) After he awakens, we're not-so-subtly clued in to the fact that he's having domestic internal crises, due to the fact that he's having second thoughts about settling down to a life of domesticity with Aeryn and their son, Deke. (Nickname for "D'Argo?" I don't know. Either way, there's a baby, and it's adorable.)
After a conversation about settling down to raise a child vs. doing interesting things (which somehow also manages to touch on Chiana and Jothee's sex life), Aeryn and John join the rest of the gang for a trip planetside to go to a market. Some are going for supplies, others (the married Morad and T'Amra) are going to retouch their marital tattoos, and yet others are ostensibly going to wander. Deke-the-baby is left aboard with Pilot, who might just be the best potential babysitter I can think of right now. Sadly, though, there aren't any adventures in babysitting in this issue, as Deke mostly just sleeps. If this were a Hitchcock film, I guess Deke would be the macguffin. (That's probably not true.)
Anyway, at the marketplace, everyone begins to bicker. And that's it. (Or is it? The "To Be Continued" suggests otherwise.) At any rate, it seems difficult to define what's happened here—perhaps the planet's atmosphere makes everyone extra-irritable, more prone to arguing? At least, that's the suggestion. But since they get out all right, one can only hope that the next issue addresses the ramifications of this incident, because, when coupled with the several-page Cleaver household nightmare at the beginning, the marketplace argument epidemic wasn't given nearly enough page-time to convince me of its importance. Meanwhile, John and Aeryn have a conversation about modern art and the relative merit of representational vs. non-representational work. (Apparently John isn't such a fan of modern art, but he did once take a field trip to the National Gallery in DC. I guess we have that in common, only I like modern art. And, actually, that whole scene in the comic as well.)
I'm still undecided what I want from a first issue in general, torn between exposition and an attention-grabbing incident worthy of a Bond film opener. Here we have something between the two that more sets a tone that's fun, not too serious, and wholly enjoyable. I hope this tone carries through to the next issue. And that we finally figure out what's up with the angry marketplace effect, because logic tells me that a planet with an annoyance-inducing atmosphere is just about the worst place to set up shop. Looking forward, then, to finding out.
Story and script by Rockne S. O'Bannon and Keith R.A. DeCandido, art by Will Sliney. Color by Zac Atkinson. Farscape: Strange Detractors #1 is available in comic stores now.
Source: http://io9.com/5218725/farscapes-new-bickering-comic-entertains-teases
Saturday, April 18, 2009
5 TV Crossovers We'd Love To See
Wouldn't you want to see the Dollhouse being investigated by the cast of Fringe? Or watch Heroes try to avert Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles' future? We have five team-ups to save television's falling ratings.
Dollhouse/Fringe
If "a secret organization that replaces people's personalities with programmable selves, who're then hired out to the rich and aimless" doesn't sound like something that Agent Dunham and the Bishop Boys should be investigating, then I don't know what does. I mean, for all we know, the basic technology that Topher is using today probably came from Walter's strangely-broad research back in the day, and Massive Dynamics may be paying Adelle DeWitt's salary. If Dollhouse does get cancelled, I'd be all in favor of Fox sneaking in a few mentions of the show into their hit Fringe, especially if Whedon brother (and Fringe staffer) Zack was involved.
Heroes/Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
So much of the NBC series has been based upon averting horrific futures that you'd think that Hiro, Matt and Peter would be completely on board with Sarah Connor's mission, but that thematic continuity isn't why we'd want to see Heroes invade the Terminatorverse, nor are we particularly amused by the possibilities of Claire meeting John and telling him that he looks a lot like her friend Zach who she knew when she was first discovering her powers (Okay, maybe we're slightly amused by that possibility, we admit). No, we simply want to see two things. One, a glower-off between HRG and Summer Glau, and two, Nathan hitting on Sarah by comparing bad parenting stories. Okay, and maybe Ando getting killed by a Terminator, just for fun.
Star Trek/Battlestar Galactica
Yeah, yeah, yeah; Captain Kirk is such a bad-ass and can get out of any situation, but how would he measure up to Edward James Olmos' Admiral William Adama? Just the idea of the meeting of the two ships already feels like a Trek episode, where the perfect Enterprise crew has to deal with a battle-scarred older ship where grudges are held and wars never end... but if you told it from the Galactica's point of view, it'd be more compelling... and probably reveal previously-unseen traumas amongst Starfleet's finest. If nothing else, it's probably give me a Scotty/Tigh drinking game.
Source: http://io9.com/5207486/5-tv-crossovers-wed-love-to-see
Why David Tennant and Russell T Davies are leaving Doctor Who
Easter special Planet of the Dead marks departure of David Tennant and Russell T Davies, to be replaced by 11th Doctor Matt Smith and writer Steven Moffatt
From The Sunday Times
April 5, 2009 by Johnny Davis
The end is nigh. Doctor Who returns at Easter for the first of four 2009 specials that will culminate in the 10th Doctor, David Tennant, regenerating into the 11th, Matt Smith. When Tennant leaves, so does Russell T Davies; Steven Moffat will replace him as head writer and executive producer.
The partnership of lifelong Whovians Tennant and Davies has seen the show cement itself in the national psyche, exterminate all competition in the ratings and scoop award after award. During a break from making the next special in Cardiff, Tennant and Davies steeled themselves with a tray of BBC sandwiches to consider past, present and future. Very Who.
Tell us about the Easter special, Planet of the Dead.
Russell T Davies People are going to be Doctor Who-deprived this year, so it’s got everything in it: CGI monsters, prosthetic monsters, army, police, an alien planet . . . It’s our last chance to have a bit of a laugh. Now the Doctor’s facing the end of his life, it’s going to get dark.
David Tennant Some of it was filmed in Dubai, and there were sandstorms . . . We were despairing. I’d look into the distance and go (Acting), “What is this strange alien world?” Well, I couldn’t actually open my eyes to look at it. The Exfoliation of Doom would be a good subtitle. My hair was full of sand. And blonde. I looked like Tina Turner.
Come the final curtain, will there be a dry eye in the house?
RTD I should f***ing think not!
DT Well, I cried (when I read it).
Did you make a pact to leave together?
DT We talked about it. It wasn’t a pact . . . I’d sort of decided. But then I nearly changed my mind again.
RTD We had dinner and chatted about it a few years ago. It just felt right. The BBC asked me to do a series five, but I didn’t shift at all.
read more here: http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/tv_and_radio/article6022914.ece
From The Sunday Times
April 5, 2009 by Johnny Davis
The end is nigh. Doctor Who returns at Easter for the first of four 2009 specials that will culminate in the 10th Doctor, David Tennant, regenerating into the 11th, Matt Smith. When Tennant leaves, so does Russell T Davies; Steven Moffat will replace him as head writer and executive producer.
The partnership of lifelong Whovians Tennant and Davies has seen the show cement itself in the national psyche, exterminate all competition in the ratings and scoop award after award. During a break from making the next special in Cardiff, Tennant and Davies steeled themselves with a tray of BBC sandwiches to consider past, present and future. Very Who.
Tell us about the Easter special, Planet of the Dead.
Russell T Davies People are going to be Doctor Who-deprived this year, so it’s got everything in it: CGI monsters, prosthetic monsters, army, police, an alien planet . . . It’s our last chance to have a bit of a laugh. Now the Doctor’s facing the end of his life, it’s going to get dark.
David Tennant Some of it was filmed in Dubai, and there were sandstorms . . . We were despairing. I’d look into the distance and go (Acting), “What is this strange alien world?” Well, I couldn’t actually open my eyes to look at it. The Exfoliation of Doom would be a good subtitle. My hair was full of sand. And blonde. I looked like Tina Turner.
Come the final curtain, will there be a dry eye in the house?
RTD I should f***ing think not!
DT Well, I cried (when I read it).
Did you make a pact to leave together?
DT We talked about it. It wasn’t a pact . . . I’d sort of decided. But then I nearly changed my mind again.
RTD We had dinner and chatted about it a few years ago. It just felt right. The BBC asked me to do a series five, but I didn’t shift at all.
read more here: http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/tv_and_radio/article6022914.ece
Monday, April 13, 2009
'Supernatural': Sexy. Scary. Over?
Demons, deities, and delirious fans. The CW's rapidly growing cult fave has them all. So why do its stars and creator want to vanish after one more spooky season?
GHOUL AS ICE Supernatural's Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles, photographed in their trademark '67 Impala on Feb. 25, 2009, in Vancouver
PHOTOGRAPH BY JOAN TEASDALE
In the intense universe of fandom surrounding Supernatural — the CW series that follows the chisel-jawed Winchester brothers as they drive around the country snuffing out demons — there are ''Sam girls'' and ''Dean girls.'' Websites chronicle every scrap of minutiae (including the fellas' sweet ride, a '67 Chevy Impala), and bloggers dig around casting directors' sites looking for snippets of scenes to post online (they've even managed to spoil entire scripts). There's also a unique and very creepy subset of romantic fan fiction dedicated to siblings Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles) called ''Wincest'' — the less said about it the better. One creative fan actually showed up on set in an orange vest, pretending to be a production assistant. ''They gave her a walkie-talkie!'' recalls Ackles. ''She worked the entire day there until somebody finally figured it out. Obviously now they've stepped up the protocol.'' Meaning, the stars have a bodyguard when they're working. Says Padalecki, ''I guess the network or the studio said, 'We [only] have two guys on this show. We'd better protect them.'''
It might be time to beef up the security detail even more, because the Supernatural cult is swelling. Sure, the show may not crack the top 10, or even the top 80 — ''You go to a dinner party and someone asks you what show you work on and you say 'Supernatural,' and they've never heard of it,'' says creator/exec producer Eric Kripke. ''Then they say, 'What network is it on?' and you say 'The CW,' and they've never heard of it'' — but lately it's been making almost otherworldly gains in viewership. Season 4, which has centered on the brothers battling angels as well as their usual demon enemies, is up an impressive 13 percent over last year, with new episodes averaging 3.3 million viewers a week — and that's against Thursday-night stalwarts Grey's Anatomy and CSI. All those new Supernatural acolytes, however, may find themselves wishing they'd showed up sooner: The cast and crew's ''godfather,'' executive producer and director Kim Manners (The X-Files), passed away in January; Padalecki, 26, and Ackles, 31, are exhausted; and Kripke has long maintained that he wants the series to last only five seasons — that's one more, then they're done. As Kripke told his writers at the beginning of this season, ''Let's be bold. Let's delve into the stories headlong. Let's not tap-dance around them because we're scared, or because we have to save something for tomorrow. Because we don't know if there will be a tomorrow.''
NEXT PAGE: ''Okay, guys, this season: angels! But they're dicks.''
SEASON 6? Could the series go on past next year? Says Ackles, ''They'd have to back up a Brinks truck.''
PHOTOGRAPH BY JOAN TEASDALE
On a cold February day in Vancouver, Supernatural is shooting its April 2 episode in the kind of scuzzy motel-room set that is the show's signature motif. Dean (Ackles) is lying on a bed reading a novel from a pulpy book series he just discovered called — huh? — Supernatural. It might as well be a diary, since it's full of intimate details about two demon-hunting brothers named Sam and Dean Winchester. Dean joins his little brother (Padalecki) at a laptop to look at websites devoted to the fictional book series. ''Check it out, there's fans,'' Dean says. ''Not many, but still... Though for fans, they sure do complain a lot.''
It's a winking moment Ackles can relate to. ''I'm a fan of the show, and I get gripey,'' the actor says later in his trailer. '''Where is [Kripke] going with this? What is happening? Angels and demons? Come on, man!'... Then I'll read the next script and it's like, 'Oh, I kinda like that.''' This season's story lines began with Dean clawing his way out of hell, and will end with a classic good-versus-evil clash between the brothers. In between, it has had plenty of risky, high-concept episodes like this meta nod to the show's fan base. Oh, and it's all building toward the end of days. As Kripke puts it, ''This is the smoke-'em-if-you-got-'em season.''
Which might explain the angels. The show started as a Hardy Boys-meets-X-Files mystery series, with the itinerant ghostbuster brothers driving around the country, doing their small part to take out a few demons a week. But in this season's premiere, things took a celestial turn when the angel Castiel, played by Misha Collins, appeared before Dean in a blinding revelation meant to scare a guy who slaughters the devil's minions for a living. The move was shocking to fans; the writers previously worked under a no-halo rule (too Highway to Heaven), but Kripke broke it because he had a demon problem. ''There's only so many snarky demons that can pop in with their snarky cruel attitudes and references to eating babies,'' he explains. So he came into the writers' room and proclaimed, ''Okay, guys, this season: angels! But they're dicks.'' Now the reinvigorated series is storming toward next season's climactic struggle between the angels and their brother, Lucifer, for no less than the fate of the world.
NEXT PAGE: ''Despite what the network and studio may or may not want, I don't have more than five seasons of story.''
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NATURAL LEADER Jared Padalecki on the set with the late executive producer and director Kim Manners in 2008
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And that, insists Kripke, will be the final battle. For him, anyway. ''Despite what the network and studio may or may not want, I don't have more than five seasons of story,'' says the producer, whose contract — along with his stars' — expires at the end of season 5. If the powers that be want the show to continue, he says, they'll have to do it without him. ''I certainly would be willing to make sure there are enough villains and heroes around to continue a new story line, and I would be around to answer a few questions — that's it. I'm outta here. There's no way I'm doing season 6.'' With the weight of their workload and Manners' death casting a pall on the set, Ackles and Padalecki are also eager to move on, even as they affirm their love for the show. ''We don't live at home. We don't sleep in our own beds. Our families aren't here. Our friends aren't here. Our girlfriends aren't here,'' says Ackles. ''To do it for another five years, or whatever, I don't know if I could handle it.'' Padalecki concurs: ''I enjoy working, but what's the point? Do I want to just keep on doing photo shoots and work so I can get more famous so I can do even more photo shoots and work and fly to more places to do more press?... I get sick of talking about myself.''
That doesn't mean The CW will just let their growing cult hit go. ''If the show's doing well, we would go on, I'm sure,'' says CW entertainment president Dawn Ostroff, who declines to elaborate on whether the network would try to woo Kripke to stay. ''It's premature for us to even address that.'' Either way, Ostroff should be prepared to open her checkbook at those season 6 negotiations: According to Ackles, ''They'd have to back up a Brinks truck.''
Kripke certainly acts with the abandon of someone whose show has only a year to live. In upcoming episodes, Castiel's human vessel will tell the Winchesters he's going to return to a normal life, and on April 23 the show will introduce a third Winchester brother, Adam (Jake Abel). The actor playing the new sibling is a Wincest buff's dream — he looks so much like Padalecki and Ackles he could be their magical gay offspring. ''The title of the episode is 'Jump the Shark,' because we know that's what we'll be accused of,'' says Kripke, clearly delighting in the idea. Meanwhile, Sam girls and Dean girls might have to throw down when, in the season finale, the brothers battle each other: Kripke won't reveal what sets off the family squabble, only that it presages next year's metaphysical death match between heaven and hell. That certainly sounds like a good way to go out, even if the word end is heresy to devoted fans. ''I don't want to be cheesy and here's Sam and Dean at age 50 sitting in wheelchairs with grandchildren,'' says Padalecki. ''I think I'd rather leave them wanting more than get to the point where they boo you off stage.'' Of course, with this show's fiery fan base, it may be a case of damned if you do, damned if you don't.
'Supernatural' 101: How to Get Hooked
Ken Tucker lists five pivotal episodes that will catch you up on The CW series
If you're not a Supernatural fanatic (yet), here are five pivotal episodes that will catch you up. Seasons 1-3 are on DVD, while 4 is on iTunes.
1. ''Home'' (Season 1)
Kripke wrote this exciting glimpse of the brothers' past in Lawrence, Kan., the mom (Samantha Smith) and dad (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) they lost, and how all four became involved with the supernatural.
2. ''Born Under A Bad Sign'' (S2)
Oooh, creepy: Sam is possessed by a demon, and in a long, frightening sequence, Dean tortures his brother/demon until he gives up supernatural info about — among other things — their father.
3. ''All Hell Breaks Loose, Pts 1 & 2'' (S2 finale)
Sam is stabbed and ''killed,'' hundreds of demons are let loose from hell, and Dean slays one of the show's best villains, the yellow-eyed Azazel (Fredric Lehne). These twinned episodes are models of how to wrap up a season: Give each star a few emotional moments, and spin the mythology forward.
4. ''Bad Day At Black Rock'' (S3)
In which we meet one of the series' more divisive villains: Bela, the bodacious, bombastic mercenary (Lauren Cohan). She and the boys tussle over a magic rabbit's foot, only to discover it brings bad luck to anyone holding it. The boys engage in lotsa atypical but hilarious sight gags.
This episode reveals who brought Dean back from hell — the silky angel Castiel (Misha Collins), who seems an unstoppable force. He suggests that Dean has work to do for God, a vengeful God, one that would use Castiel as an emissary. And the demons just keep on comin'..
Source: http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20269578,00.html
Friday, April 10, 2009
Everything We Know Is Wrong - And Awesome
In one Brooklyn school, three nerds have become the coolest kids around, with cheerleaders announcing their entrance and the school band playing their theme song. What caused this to happen? We blame robots.
The kids - 12 year olds Simon Shkreli, Benjamin Kelk and Gregory Chin (along with recent graduates Richard Chian and Daniel Alvarez) - are St. Edmund's Elementary School's "Nerd Herd," robot fanatics whose LEGO-built robot won them the recent New York City FIRST LEGO League Robotics Competition, leading to their entrance into the international competition next weekend in Atlanta, Georgia. Surprisingly, perhaps, their win has brought a sense of unity and pride to the school, including raising $18,000 towards the trip. Oh, and the surreal reception they get from fellow students:
Why wasn't the world like this when I was in school...Cheerleaders waved their pompoms and the students formed an aisle down the middle of the gymnasium. "Nerd Herd, Nerd Herd!" they chanted over and over as the high school's band played Survivor's thumping "Eye of the Tiger," the herd's unofficial theme song. Simon, along with team members Benjamin Kelk and Gregory Chin, both 12, ran down the aisle, high-fiving their screaming fans, like they were playing in an all-star game or something... Serenah Nevarez and Michael Loseto, both fifth-graders, waved a giant poster that read "GOOD LUCK, NERD HERD!" "This is a great energy booster for the school," Michael said. Serenah chimed in, "They're so cool!"
Source: http://io9.com/5206018/everything-we-know-is-wrong-+-and-awesome
Thursday, April 9, 2009
New Spray Will Cure Premature Ejaculation Problems - And More
Never mind the potential male pill: Sex science has invented a spray that'll cure the problem of premature ejaculation, as long as you don't mind burning sensations or rashes. And wash it off quickly afterwards.
The spray, currently given the catchy name PSD502, is a local anaesthetic that you're supposed to spray onto the penis five minutes before sex so that you've got more time to let that numbing sensation really kick in. The British Medical Journal reports on recent tests:
After penetration, men (or their partners) used a stopwatch to time how long it took them to ejaculate. Before treatment, men lasted an average of 36 seconds. After using the spray, men were able to have sex for 3 minutes 48 seconds, on average. But men who were given a placebo spray barely improved, lasting an average of 1 minute 6 seconds. When men were asked about their enjoyment of sex, those using the spray said they had more control and got more sexual satisfaction than before.
A few men got a rash on their penis after using the spray, or struggled to keep their erection. Some of the partners of men who used the spray said they got a burning sensation in their vagina.
Am I the only person a little worried by the vague terms "a few" and "some" in there? Or, for that matter, the whole idea of spraying your dick with local anaesthetic in the first place? Although, if the current widespread tests go well, I look forward to people discovering new and more inventive uses for the spray.
A spray to treat premature ejaculation: worth the hype? [BMJ/The Guardian]
Monday, March 30, 2009
Barfy's Dream Episode - Dean Gets Nekkid
Supernatural -
Dean and Sam turn out to be famous comic book characters. One bath-robed comic-book writer has been making a fortune off of his Sam-and-Dean visions. But when the two boys find out he's written their life story - including an ending - they're less than thrilled. But more importantly, where is this much-vaunted naked Dean book, and how can I get it? Supernatural ever on the CW at 9 PM.
Sunday, March 1, 2009
io9 Has Seen the Newest Star Trek Trailer
Star Trek's new trailer showed a week early at Wondercon, and it reveals more of James Kirk's struggle to become Captain Kirk. Plus J.J. Abrams beatboxed and Chris Pine talked his favorite Trek episodes. OMGspoilers!
The new Trek trailer will play before Friday's Watchmen release, but we got a sneak peek at it. Here's my imperfect summary:
You see Kirk zooming on his motorcycle, but this time there's a different snippet of Kirk's conversation with Enterprise Captain Christopher Pike. Kirk has his barfight, and Pike says he couldn't believe it when he found out who Kirk was. Kirk says "Why are you talking to me, man?", like in the Superbowl trailer, and then Pike explains that Kirk's father, George, was captain of a starship (the Kelvin) for 12 minutes. During that brief time, Kirk Sr. saved 800 lives, including that of baby James. "I dare you to do better," Pike says. "Enlist in Starfleet."
And then we see a bunch of cadets, including James Tiberius, and Spock says, "You will experience fear. Fear in the face of certain death." Then Kirk, Sulu and Redshirt are skydiving onto that orbital drilling platform over Vulcan, and someone shouts "pull your chute, go, go, go!" They're diving and then Kirk is trying to hold onto the platform by his fingertips and scraping down like a cartoon character. Then there's a snippet of a spacey scene and someone saying "We received a distress call," which I'm guessing is the Kobayashi Maru test that Kirk cheats on in Starfleet academy. And then Nero saying he's waited for this moment his whole life.
And then a planet caving in and collapsing inwards - actually imploding - which I think might be Vulcan, after Nero's drilling platform kicks in.
And then Leonard McCoy says that the Enterprise has no captain and no first officer and nobody to replace them. "Yeah we do," Kirk says, sitting proudly in the captain's chair despite his black cadet shirt.
And then we see a flash of Kirk on the ice planet looking all frosty and upset. And then some other brief shots, and Pike says something about Kirk's destiny, and asks what path will Kirk choose. Spock hugs Uhura (aww). And Sulu fights the Romulans on the drilling platform. And then Kirk, Sulu and Redshirt are in freefall as well.
And Nero says, "James T. Kirk was a great man. But that was another life." (Presumably referring to the fact that this is a new timeline, after Nero went back in time and killed Kirk's parents and otherwise screwed with Kirk's history.) Someone yells "FIre torpedos!" Pike yells, "Emergency evasive!" And Nero shouts "Fire everything!" And then everything explodes. BOOM! The end.
There was a panel discussion with director J.J. Abrams, producer Bryan Burk, writer/producer Roberto Orci, and stars Chris Pine, Zoe Saldana and Zachary Quinto. Abrams bent over in several directions to assure the fans that he really is making the Trek movie for them, despite his statements in the mainstream press about how the film is "not for Trekkies." "We love and are beholden to existing fans of Star Trek," Abrams said. And he said the movie follows Trek canon as much as the original series did - which means pretty well, but not perfectly, since the original series had a lot of contradictions. Orci also added that the film is "a prequel and a sequel," and fans will see how it's building on everything that came before.
Quinto says he and the other actors just saw the movie for the first time, and he couldn't speak for 20 minutes afterwards, because it was so awesome.
Someone asked Abrams if it was true that he rapped on set, and he said it was more like he beatboxed - which he went on to demonstrate for the audience with a little help from MC Chris Pine. "Star Trek in the house."
Someone asked PIne what Trek episodes were his favorite for capturing who Kirk was, and he did a total Shatner impression: "I'M CAPTAIN KIRK!" Then Pine said: "That would be up there - the evil captain kirk, the split Captain Kirk one. [Also the one ] where he fights Finnegan. When he wrestles the young boy [Charlie X], I think, I don't know if I would do that. I think what I found about watching the old series is, Mr. Shatner's incredibly funny. I think it's the same humor he brings to Boston Legal, in a whole different way. It's that twinkle in his eye, that you think anything can happen... [That's] something I couldn't recreate."
Finally, Abrams took a question about the Cloverfield sequel. He said they have an idea that they're working on right now that would be "pretty sweet." It's something "connected to Cloverfield," but it sounded like it's not necessarily a straight-up sequel. And he added, "The key, obviously, to doing any kind of sequel is, it better not be a business decision. You better be inspired to do something. That way, you did it because you cared, not because you think you can make a buck."
Source: http://io9.com/5162153/new-star-trek-trailer-shows-a-slightly-warped-kirk
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Supernatural and Smallville Renewed
TV Week reports the CW is about to announce early 2009-2010 renewals to six series: “Smallville,” “Supernatural,” “90210,” “Gossip Girl,” “One Tree Hill” and “America’s Next Top Model.”
32-year-old Tom Welling may have to buy a bigger house to store all the money he’ll be paid to play Superboy another year.
"Top Model," which has long been open only to contestants taller than 5'7", is mounting a petite-and-juniors season open only to contestants shorter than 5'7".
Series perched on the fate-unknown “bubble” include “Reaper,” “Privileged,” “The Game” and “Everybody Hates Chris.”
Source: http://www.aintitcool.com/node/40223
32-year-old Tom Welling may have to buy a bigger house to store all the money he’ll be paid to play Superboy another year.
"Top Model," which has long been open only to contestants taller than 5'7", is mounting a petite-and-juniors season open only to contestants shorter than 5'7".
Series perched on the fate-unknown “bubble” include “Reaper,” “Privileged,” “The Game” and “Everybody Hates Chris.”
Source: http://www.aintitcool.com/node/40223
Monday, February 23, 2009
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Don't Get Too Comfortable With Sci-Fi Fridays
The best we can say about last night's ratings for Dollhouse and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles? I think I'm going to go with "Well, it could've been worse." Not such good news, I'm afraid.
While Terminator stayed relatively stable - essentially staying at the same ratings as last week, although this is a good thing only insofar that they didn't fall any further; last week's ratings were worryingly low, and this week CBS was airing re-runs as opposed to new programming - Dollhouse's second episode dropped 15%. While this is, according to the Hollywood Reporter's Live Feed blog, "an almost-typical second-episode slip," it comes on top of a relatively unimpressive premiere, and was, again, up against re-runs on CBS.
It's too early to claim Dollhouse as an early fatality, although these numbers don't suggest that it'll be sticking around too much, but barring a Terminator: Salvation bump (or an unusually protective Fox), you may want to start preparing for an end to The Sarah Connor Chronicles sooner rather than later.
Source: http://io9.com/5157509/dont-get-too-comfortable-with-sci+fi-fridays
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Supernatual Finale Hints from Ausiello
Question: You have to stop teasing Supernatural fans about this big Winchester brawl that's going to happen in the season finale. Just answer us this question: What causes the big hoopla? Ash
Ausiello: I honestly don't know. Maybe it has something to do with Sam's demon blood addiction. Or maybe it's fallout from a certain death that's coming up in April. Or maybe... nope, those are the only two theories I've got.
Source: http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/
Ausiello: I honestly don't know. Maybe it has something to do with Sam's demon blood addiction. Or maybe it's fallout from a certain death that's coming up in April. Or maybe... nope, those are the only two theories I've got.
Source: http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/
Friday, February 20, 2009
Wondering how the Farscape Comics are doing??
Here's great news from Chip, Sales and Marketing Director for BOOM! Studios
Glad you all like the comic... the team here at BOOM! is gratified by all the praise.... a couple of things...
ISSUE #1 IS SOLD OUT!
What does that mean? That means our distributor does not have any more copies. BUT you MAY still find a copy at your local comic shop. So if you haven't gotten a copy, make sure you go get one. We have a limited supply still available on our web site.
That said - SOME STORES DIDN'T GET THERE COPIES ON THE 24TH!
Bad weather messed up some shipments. So if your local comic shop didn't get a copy. Try on the 2nd, when new comic books will be at your local comic store.
And, lastly, we are evaluating a second printing.
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE THAT HAS BOUGHT A COPY OF THE BOOK! WE APPRECIATE ALL THE SUPPORT!
Best,
Chip
Marketing and Sales Director
BOOM! Studios
So, if you don't have your copy or copies of the comic yet, make sure to get them ASAP. Want to leave comments or feedback about the comics? Make sure to check out the forums, because Keith DeCandido and Joe Corroney have both been posting in the WFS forums about the comics.
Source: http://www.savefarscape.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=296&Itemid=2
Glad you all like the comic... the team here at BOOM! is gratified by all the praise.... a couple of things...
ISSUE #1 IS SOLD OUT!
What does that mean? That means our distributor does not have any more copies. BUT you MAY still find a copy at your local comic shop. So if you haven't gotten a copy, make sure you go get one. We have a limited supply still available on our web site.
That said - SOME STORES DIDN'T GET THERE COPIES ON THE 24TH!
Bad weather messed up some shipments. So if your local comic shop didn't get a copy. Try on the 2nd, when new comic books will be at your local comic store.
And, lastly, we are evaluating a second printing.
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE THAT HAS BOUGHT A COPY OF THE BOOK! WE APPRECIATE ALL THE SUPPORT!
Best,
Chip
Marketing and Sales Director
BOOM! Studios
So, if you don't have your copy or copies of the comic yet, make sure to get them ASAP. Want to leave comments or feedback about the comics? Make sure to check out the forums, because Keith DeCandido and Joe Corroney have both been posting in the WFS forums about the comics.
Source: http://www.savefarscape.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=296&Itemid=2
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Supernatural SpoilerFix Reports
02/12 - Let's just say Sam may need to start going to meetings. The kind of meeting where you step up in front of a room and declare, "Hi. My name is Sam, and I'm a Demon Bloodholic." Source: The Ausiello Files
- 02/05 - The final three episodes of the season can be summed up in three words: Dean vs. Sam. Also, the kid who plays Mary Louise Parker's son, Shane, on Weeds has been cast as a ghost in a spring episode. Source: The Ausiello Files
- 01/28 - I'm told we'll next see Castiel in March-ish. Source: Kristin on E!Online
- 01/25 - A secret is revealed that will make Dean feel guilty for all of eternity. Dean's sex partner Anna is returning later this season. Source: The Ausiello Files
- 12/18/2008 - [In an upcoming episode,] reapers in a small town are getting killed, so Sam and Dean become ghosts to travel in the ghost world and figure out what's going on. [...] A character we know and love dies in the [...] episode. Source: Kristin on E!Online
- 12/12/2008 - Insiders whisper that producers do want to bring Anna back to earth, although it's not clear when or for how many episodes. Source: Kristin on E!Online
Episode 4.15: Death Takes a Holiday
Airdate: March 5, 2009
- 02/09 - Cole Griffith: This intelligent but desperate 12-year-old boy, (submit 12 to a small 15 years old) at first is scared and belligerent, unable to let go of his old life. Desperate in his current predicament, he is experiencing real loss. But he also has the playful ability of boys to always find more mischief to get into. Please denote age next to your suggestions. Source: SpoilerTV
- 12/12/2008 - I think Sam Winchester and the grim reaper are going to sit down for a friendly game of chess on Supernatural. Look for a Death match-or something like it-in an upcoming episode called "Death Takes a Holiday." Source: Kristin on E!Online
Episode 4.16: Title Unknown
Airdate: March 12, 2009
Episode 4.17: It's a Terrible Life
Airdate: March-April 2009
- 02/09 - Mr. Adler: Will appear in episodes 17 and 18. In his 50s, a corporate executive with a casually commanding, paternal air. Mr. Adler is later revealed to be a person with considerable supernatural authority, the kind of fella who can get things done. Ian: In his mid to late 20s, a jokester employee in the tech support division of Sandover Bridge & Iron, he's a cynical cubicle jockey, likable, slightly sly, quirky (think Office Space) who likes to get his coffee breaks early and often. Ordered to "Human Resources" for an attitude adjustment, Ian comes back a wholly different man: clean-cut, nervous, utterly committed to the company's welfare, suicidal when he thinks he's cost the company petty change. Source: SpoilerTV
Episode 4.18: Stranger Than Fiction
Airdate: March-April 2009
- 02/09 - Chuck Shurley: (30's-40's) This lovable loser is down on his luck, drunk, hack former porn writer, ekes out a meager living as a comic book writer. On the surface, he seems like a cowardly, geek, with a skewed sense of reality as he searches for answers - but in the end he proves his real mettle. Possibly recurring. Lilith: (20s - 40) Beautiful, hot, sexy and seductive, a badass demon in a dental hygienist's body. The ultimate dealmaker and manipulator, she is out for herself. She will do, or kill anyone in order to accomplish her devious mission. Source: SpoilerTV
- 01/28 - Lilith hijacks the body of a dental hygienist and returns to wreak havoc on the Winchesters in ep 18. Source: Kristin on E!Online
Episode 4.19: Jump the Shark
Airdate: April 2009
- 02/12 - Jake [Abel] will only appear in one episode and is not expected to be seen again. Source: Kristin on E!Online
- 02/09 - Adam: This tall, ruggedly handsome 19-year old Caucasian youth (please submit 18 and over) is a former Eagle Scout and honors student. He's resilent and adaptable but now he's all alone in the world. He wants to genuinely help in a crises. Later, Adam may make an unexpected transition. Kate Mullany: Adam's mother, she's a very attractive Caucasian woman in her 40s who is seen fleeing from an unseen menace. Later, she pleads pitiably for help -- but her distress may disguise hidden motives. Source: SpoilerTV
- 02/08 - Is there a third Winchester sibling among us? It certainly would seem so, and Jake Abel (Threshold) is playing him, TVGuide.com has learned exclusively. Abel has been cast on the CW's Supernatural as Adam Milligan, an 18-year-old whom Sam and Dean meet in an episode titled "Jump the Shark" and airing April 23. Adam, viewers will learn, is the by-product of a little somethin'-somethin' that big daddy John enjoyed during one of his demon hunts. Upon eventually being told by a onetime paramour of Adam's paternity, John paid the lad the occasional visit. Never, though, did John alert Sam and Dean to Adam's existence, nor vice versa. Source: TV Guide Online
- 02/05 - Supernatural is doing an ep entitled "Jump the Shark." The boys try to help an upstanding young man named Adam who has made an unexpected and sharp left turn in life. And by sharp left turn, I think they mean he turns into a brain-eating zombie, a blood-sucking vampire or something equally untoward. Source: Kristin on E!Online
Episode 4.20: Title Unknown
Airdate: April 2009
Source: SpoilerTV
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Interview with Torchwood's Eve Myles
Torchwood's Eve Myles and Euros Lyn showed up to talk about the new miniseries "Children of Earth," telling us that these five hours pack more of a punch than the last two seasons combined. Spoilers!
Friday, January 23, 2009
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
More Clark Kent?
Question: Any news as to whether Tom Welling has signed on for another season of Smallville? -- Scarlett
Ausiello: Yes, there's news, and it's good. Some would even call it, ahem, super. According to a well-placed Smallville insider, Welling is nearing a deal to return for a ninth season. I'm told they're just ironing out some minor deal points, such as should the Brinks Truck pull into the actor's driveway, or just unload on the street.
http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2009/01/ask-ausiello-sp.html?xid=rss-ausiellofiles-Ask%20Ausiello:%20Spoilers%20on%20
Ausiello: Yes, there's news, and it's good. Some would even call it, ahem, super. According to a well-placed Smallville insider, Welling is nearing a deal to return for a ninth season. I'm told they're just ironing out some minor deal points, such as should the Brinks Truck pull into the actor's driveway, or just unload on the street.
http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2009/01/ask-ausiello-sp.html?xid=rss-ausiellofiles-Ask%20Ausiello:%20Spoilers%20on%20
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Graphic Novel Review: X-Men Legacy Sins of the Father
I love the Legacy series because it delves deep into not only the history of Charles Xavier, but the history of the X-Men. Like the previous book Sins of the Father has Professor X go through all of the mistakes he's gone through, but this one does have some redemption and closure.
Friday, January 2, 2009
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Monday, December 29, 2008
Top 20 TV Moments Of 2008
This year in TV was jam-packed with climactic kisses, deaths and waffles. Here's our video roundup of our favorite moments, silly and serious, from 2008 TV.
This year in TV was jam-packed with climactic kisses, deaths and waffles. Here's our video roundup of our favorite moments, silly and serious, from 2008 TV.Compilation 1:
Chuck - Smooch - "Chuck Versus The Ex"
John Casey (Adam Baldwin) is the best part of Chuck and makes the floppy-haired nerd boy tolerable.
True Blood - How To Kill A Vampire - "Plaisir d'amour
Didn't know that the rule of "if you throw up, then I'm going to throw up" applies to vampires.
Doctor Who - Cyberman Transformer - "The Next Doctor"
Jesus H Christ that's cool.
Lost - I Said All Of You - "There's No Place Like Home: Part 2"
Who knew being in a coffin could be so intimidating?
Fringe - First Walterism - "Pilot"
That is the sound of a new era of science funny, crazy-style.
Sarah Connor Chronicles - Crazy Future Ladies - "Strange Things Happen at the One Two Point"
All the ladies from the future put your hands up!
Eureka - Bye Bye Nathan - "I Do Over"
I complained about Nathan's exit on this show the first time around, but it's really grown on me after watching it a few more times.
Eleventh Hour - Flesh Eating STDs - "Spring Break Sucks"
Flesh eating STDs totally ruined my spring break, too.
The Office - Dumbledore Calrissian - "Business Ethics"
Funniest science fiction joke of the season.
Stargate Atlantis - Nerd Love, McKay Style - "Brain Storm"
The nerd gets the girl.
The Sarah Connor Chronicles - Derek Blows Our Minds - "Complications"
Wait, what? How many times did you rewind this part?
Battlestar Galactica - Cally Air Locked - "The Ties That Bind"
GOOD RIDDANCE. Thank you, RDM, for delivering what I needed.
True Blood - Sad Dancing For Drugs - "Escape from Dragon House"
Sparked a whole revolution of sad underwear dancing.
Compilation 2:
Dr. Who - Kiss Goodbye - "Journey's End"
Why can't I meet a man like the Doctor? Best kiss, because it kept the real Doctor at bay, and Rose off in another dimension (not that I don't love her — I'm just ready for some new blood).
Life On Mars - Sam Teaches Black Panthers About Vanilla Ice - "Things to Do in New York When You Think You're Dead"
Sam, you are the man.
Smallville - Doomsday Ruins Lame Wedding - "Bride"
Only thing worth watching on Smallville this season so far: Sam Witwer as Doomsday.
Battlestar Galactica - Finding Earth - "Revelations"
You made a wrong turn at Saturn.
Heroes - Waffles! - "I Am Become Death"
Surprise — I'm creepier when I act normal!
Venture Brothers - OSI Song
Big "Tah Dah" moment.
Lost - World's Best Phone Conversation - "The Constant"
My favorite episode of the season — just a beautiful example of a great pay-off after a long, long, long wait for these two lovers.
US Censors Torchwood's Third Season... Kind Of
When Torchwood returns for its third season and something seems a little... off, comfort yourself with the knowledge that the reason behind the show's self-censorship is the proud country known as the United States.
According to the show's star, John Barrowman, the show will be... more subtle in its third season so as not to offend American sensibilities:
We're not swearing or doing anything close to the bone because it's been a huge success in the US and the networks won't accept it with all that stuff in it... I'll still be getting naked and it will still be saucy - but it's done with taste. We'll doing everything so it doesn't have to be heavily edited for the US.
Has BBC America really been censoring the show that much, or is mention of "the networks" a sign that the Torchwood mini-season might be lined up as a summer special on one of the US broadcast networks?
John Barrowman: I dropped my pantos in Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber's pool [The People]
http://io9.com/5119373/us-censors-torchwoods-third-season-kind-ofMonday, December 22, 2008
New Dollhouse Clip
http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid5189556001/bclid5184594001/bctid5231890001
Brought to you by Ausiello.
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Brought to you by Ausiello.
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Friday, December 19, 2008
Another Exclusive Farscape Comic Book Interview
Dec 18
Things From Another World (TFAW) provides another exclusive interview with KRAD (Keith R. A. DeCandidio), the author of the comic book story, and Farscape editor Matt Gagnon. (IS there a hint of a SECOND Farscape series??!!?)
Although I personally am not a fan of the comic book genre, and have some reservations about just how complex a Farscape comic book could ever be, I am nonetheless elated that the Farscape story continues, and does so under the helm of the original creators.
By the way, for those of you without a friendly neighborhood comic book store, you can order the Farscape comic book series from TFAW on line.
Being lazy, I ordered my set through TFAW, however, I discovered a couple of weeks ago that my local comic book store not only had them on order, but also that they are HUGE fans as well. They tell me that in my town there are a lot of fans of Farscape. So when the release date finally arrives, I’ll be waddling down to my local comic book store and also picking up an issue there.
Not only do we Farscape fans support each other, but you never can have too much Farscape stuff.
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Merry Fringemas!!!!!!!!
I put this up at genesfringelab.com , but thought I would share it here as well...
Graphic Novel: X-Men: Legacy - Divided He Stands
Charles Xavier is dead. Shot in the head by a former student and follower Bishop in an an attempt to change the horrible future that Bishop came from. Professor X the founder of the X-Men and the advocate of peaceful existence between Mutants and humans. Or so we were led to believe.
At the end of the battle of Messiah Complex Charles's body disappeared and we now find out that the Acolytes Magnetos former followers froze time and made away with the body and have been trying to keep Charles alive, but when brought back many of his memories are gone. X-Men Legacy is about Charles Xavier going back to old places to regain old memories in order to find his place in a world that has out grown his dream. I love this book because while someone can come into it new and enjoy the story it delves into so much intricate backstory and history for those that have followed X-Men for a long time. There's also a lot of delving into all of Charles's mistakes and his working through them. That's been the thing lately with the X-Men is finding out about some unknown skeletons in Charles's closet. Some of it actually doesn't match up with some of the old issues, but its written so well that I have a hard time complaining to much.
In this collection Magneto his former friend/enemy (de-powered from M-Day) is called in to help Charles come out of his coma. There's a lot of discussion about which of them were right since Magneto always wanted mutant dominance, but in the end they came to the conclusion that they canceled each other out and became irrelevant.
The second half deals with a plot to kill Charles, Cain Marko his step Brother (Juggernaut) Carter Ryking and childhood friend and Sebastian Shaw Leader of the Hellfire Club All but the former had Fathers that worked at a Nuclear Research Facility which had connections to the recently deceased Mr Sinister who is know for tampering with mutants genes to create the ultimate mutant. So he might have had his hand in more then just Cyclops & Jean Grey's life. During this whole time Gambit shows up and ends up helping Charles begin to get to the bottom of things. It will be interesting finding out in the next book what they find.
At the end of the battle of Messiah Complex Charles's body disappeared and we now find out that the Acolytes Magnetos former followers froze time and made away with the body and have been trying to keep Charles alive, but when brought back many of his memories are gone. X-Men Legacy is about Charles Xavier going back to old places to regain old memories in order to find his place in a world that has out grown his dream. I love this book because while someone can come into it new and enjoy the story it delves into so much intricate backstory and history for those that have followed X-Men for a long time. There's also a lot of delving into all of Charles's mistakes and his working through them. That's been the thing lately with the X-Men is finding out about some unknown skeletons in Charles's closet. Some of it actually doesn't match up with some of the old issues, but its written so well that I have a hard time complaining to much.
In this collection Magneto his former friend/enemy (de-powered from M-Day) is called in to help Charles come out of his coma. There's a lot of discussion about which of them were right since Magneto always wanted mutant dominance, but in the end they came to the conclusion that they canceled each other out and became irrelevant.
The second half deals with a plot to kill Charles, Cain Marko his step Brother (Juggernaut) Carter Ryking and childhood friend and Sebastian Shaw Leader of the Hellfire Club All but the former had Fathers that worked at a Nuclear Research Facility which had connections to the recently deceased Mr Sinister who is know for tampering with mutants genes to create the ultimate mutant. So he might have had his hand in more then just Cyclops & Jean Grey's life. During this whole time Gambit shows up and ends up helping Charles begin to get to the bottom of things. It will be interesting finding out in the next book what they find.
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Smallville LEGION/BULLETPROOF New Promo!
This got me excited and that doesn't happen often with Smallville.
Sunday, December 14, 2008
International Movie Night
I am not sure if this is something original or if folks have been doing stuff like this since skype showed it's head. But last night, 4 friends, 2 in California, 1 in Canada, 1 in North Carolina synched up the DVD player and conference call on Skype and watched The Peacekeeper Wars together. 4 Friends, over 4000 miles apart, watching a movie together while chit-chatting. Well - I chatted since I have had about 30 viewings of it, but my 3 compadres had not seen it. And none of them has even finished the series, though I required a watch of "Bad Timing" prior to the movie. To know they did not have to hear D'Argo's scream, Crichton and Aeryn crystallized and a "To Be Continued" at the end with the idea they will never see the story finished - I am so happy for them. The year + we had wait thinking we were cheated out of the conclusion to the story... I wish that on no one.
The event went well and I dare say we will do something similar during Lost airings. We shall see. Anyway, I would appreciate some feedback on the idea that we did something novel last night. Or not. All I can say is - we enjoyed it immensely.
The event went well and I dare say we will do something similar during Lost airings. We shall see. Anyway, I would appreciate some feedback on the idea that we did something novel last night. Or not. All I can say is - we enjoyed it immensely.
Saturday, December 13, 2008
The Greatest Holiday Gift You Can Imagine
If there's a better way to celebrate the Most Wonderful Time Of The Year than with special Star Trek-themed nutcrackers, then I'd like to see it. Click through to see more.
There's something to be said for the unusual mix of traditional - these are, surprisingly, hand-painted, wooden nutcrackers, and at the time of year where the world likes nutcrackers so much they perform ballets about them - and retro sci-fi cheese that these sadly decorative-only festive treats offer. And, at $34.95, they're a surprisingly affordable potential holiday treat. Buy both and create your very own seasonal version of "Amok Time."
Classic Star Trek Nutcrackers [What On Earth]
Friday, December 12, 2008
More Farscape Cover Art
Joe Corroney, bless his pointy little head, has posted his cover art for the fourth issue of the Farscape miniseries to the Terra Firma Farscape Forum. It'll be one of three covers, the other two being another illustration by Dennis Calero and a photo cover.
Here's Joe's art:
Here's Joe's art:
Consider me STOKED
The Jim Henson Company and BOOM! Studios Announce the Brand New FARSCAPE Comic Series!
BOOM! Studios is set to publish a series of four-issue mini-series which will explore and expand the stories of FARSCAPE. Each four-issue series will be collected into subsequent trade-paperback editions.
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The FARSCAPE comic book series will be taking advantage of the upcoming webisodes to be produced by The Jim Henson Company in association with RHI Entertainment for SCIFI.COM. The webisode series will re-unite FARSCAPE executive producer Brian Henson with creator Rockne S. O’Bannon.
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Farscape Shameless Promotion
The FARSCAPE comic book that Keith DeCandido is writing with series creator Rockne
S. O'Bannon is going to debut on Christmas Eve. MTV's Splash Page has
an interview with Rockne and a six-page preview, IO9 has a seven-page
preview (but no interview), and the Pulse has an interview with Kieth
(but no preview).
MTV:http://tinyurl.com/64e7db
IO9:http://tinyurl.com/6jujpk
The Pulse:http://tinyurl.com/6b264q
If you like Farscape (and I've not seen any, despite having a Peacekeeper military unit named after me...), you owe it to yourself to check it out!
S. O'Bannon is going to debut on Christmas Eve. MTV's Splash Page has
an interview with Rockne and a six-page preview, IO9 has a seven-page
preview (but no interview), and the Pulse has an interview with Kieth
(but no preview).
MTV:
IO9:
The Pulse:
If you like Farscape (and I've not seen any, despite having a Peacekeeper military unit named after me...), you owe it to yourself to check it out!
VOTE DR HORRIBLE!!!!
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And so Season 5 begins...and Comic One is Rygel centric
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"We originally solicited this for November, but we pushed back the release because we had to make sure the book was the best product possible for fans awaiting FARSCAPE's return," said Chip Mosher, BOOM!'s Marketing and Sales Director. "And let me tell you, it will be worth the wait!"
FARSCAPE #1 is written by television series creator Rockne O'Bannon with script by Keith R.A. DeCandido, interior art by Tommy Patterson and cover art by fan-favorites Dennis Calero and Joseph Corroney!
Picking up directly where the television miniseries Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars left off, fans can look forward to show creator O'Bannon steering their favorite characters into new and original stories, keeping with the existing canon - and then extending it!
Debuting on the SCI-FI Channel in 1998, FARSCAPE follows the adventures of astronaut John Crichton, who has a freak accident during an experimental space mission that catapults him across a thousand galaxies to an alien battlefield. Suddenly, he's trapped among alien creatures wielding deadly technology - a battle that 20th century sci-fi pop culture never prepared him for. Hunted by a merciless military race, Crichton begins his quest for home from a distant galaxy.
A groundbreaking award-winning sci-fi production, FARSCAPE from The Jim Henson Company and [HALLMARK] has become a global favorite. Named by TV Guide as one of television's "Best Cult Shows Ever" and most recently named by EMPIRE Magazine as one of the "50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time," FARSCAPE is known for the overwhelming fan-based campaign that led to its miniseries production. The show has continued to find new audiences as it airs in syndication and is available on iTunes and DVD.
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Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
'Battlestar Galactica,' 'Lost' Make Time's Top 10
By MICHAEL HINMAN
Source: Time Magazine
Dec-08-2008
Time magazine may love "Lost" and "Battlestar Galactica," but don't expect to find "The Dark Knight" in its annual Top 10 lists.
Instead, the editorial board of Time felt "Speed Racer" deserved a spot in its top movies, ignoring the fact that it was a bomb at the box office.
We'll get to movies in a second, but first, four genre properties made their way into six slots on two of Time's Top 10 lists, including the "Lost" episode "The Constant" being named its best episode of the year."At its best, 'Lost' rips your heart out while it ties your brain in a knot," writer James Poniewozik said. "This Season 4 episode did both expertly."
Source: Time Magazine
Dec-08-2008
Time magazine may love "Lost" and "Battlestar Galactica," but don't expect to find "The Dark Knight" in its annual Top 10 lists.
Instead, the editorial board of Time felt "Speed Racer" deserved a spot in its top movies, ignoring the fact that it was a bomb at the box office.
We'll get to movies in a second, but first, four genre properties made their way into six slots on two of Time's Top 10 lists, including the "Lost" episode "The Constant" being named its best episode of the year."At its best, 'Lost' rips your heart out while it ties your brain in a knot," writer James Poniewozik said. "This Season 4 episode did both expertly."
Friday, December 5, 2008
SeaSON 5......behold scappers
Find Out What Happened Next In Our Exclusive Farscape Preview
Wonder what happened to astronaut John Crichton after the Peacekeeper Wars? Boom! Studios' new Farscape comic aims to answer all your questions, and then raise new ones. We've got six pages of the first issue to tease you - and a seventh exclusive page you can't see anywhere else. Update: Gallery is now working.
Written by show creator Rockne O'Bannon, the new series picks up immediately after the last scene of the TV series.
Exclusive Farscape preview:
Farscape #1 is released in comic stores this month.
THANK YOU io9: http://io9.com/5102262/find-out-what-happened-next-in-our-exclusive-farscape-preview
Thursday, December 4, 2008
‘Farscape’ Creator Rockne O’Bannon Brings Series Back — As A Comic Book
Published by Laura Hudson
Thursday, December 4, 2008 at 10:44 am.
'Farscape' #1For fans of the cult favorite sci-fi television show “Farscape,” which ended its
four-year run on the Sci-Fi Channel in 2003, the
adventure is about to begin again — or rather, pick up where it left off. Series creator Rockne O’Bannon has returned to world of “Farscape” to continue the story, not as a television series, but as a four-issue comic book miniseries due out December 24 from Boom Studios.
Plotted by O’Bannon and scripted by “Farscape” novelist Keith R. A. DeCandido, the new comic will explore the events that take place immediately after the 2004 television miniseries “Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars,” a four-hour finale that changed the status quo of the “Farscape” universe dramatically.
“The Peacekeeper Wars mini-series was designed to be a grand and fitting climax to the ‘Farscape’ saga, in case that was as far as it went. But it also left the door open for further adventures if that ever became a possibility,” says O’Bannon. “When the opportunity to return to the ‘Farscape’ universe with all new stories in a Boom Studios comic series became available, it was wildly exciting.”
Compared to the high expense of special effects in television, working in the comic book medium actually allows him more creative freedom, says O’Bannon. “The very things that appealed so much — the far ranging stories and locales, the variety of exotic alien species, the feature-quality visual effects — weren’t cheap. But by transferring our story telling to the graphic world… we’re able to go even bigger than we ever could in the television series.”
And although there are new adversaries in store for John Crichton as his adventures continue, O’Bannon adds that we shouldn’t count out his former nemesis Scorpius just yet, despite their apparent détente. “Let’s just say Scorpius isn’t the sort of guy who’s going to join AARP and spend his days playing Tardek.”
The comic will also explore some unexpected consequences of Crichton’s decision in “Peacekeeper Wars” to prevent a war by threatening the warring parties with an apocalyptic wormhole weapon. “Crichton was forced into the ultimate ‘end justifies the means’ decision,” says O’Bannon. “It worked to forestall a massive war, so to many he was a hero. To others, however, perhaps the end didn’t justify the means — and some of those who feel this way may prove very surprising!”
In addition to the comic, O’Bannon and Farscape executive producer Brian Henson will also be writing a series of ten “Farscape” webisodes for SciFi.com, whose stories will intertwine with the plot of the comic. “There’s a new character that you’ll meet in the very first comic book who ends up a significant player in the webisodes. Villain or hero? I’m not saying!” teases O’Bannon.
Both the comic and the webisodes will be part of the “Farscape” canon, according to O’Bannon, who says he wants to keep the series alive in some form as long as fans are interested. He also sees the potential for the comic and webisodes to spur a return to television, and perhaps even a leap to film: “Certainly keeping the ‘Farscape’ saga alive via the comic book series and the webisodes keeps the title fresh… [and] the epic scale of storytelling we’re able to achieve on the comic book page clearly suggests what the ‘Farscape’ experience would be like on the big screen.”
Regardless, O’Bannon promises that anyone eager for more of the fan-favorite show will find what they’re looking for in the new Boom miniseries. “If you loved ‘Farscape’ and want to see what happens next, then the comic will certainly fulfill that jones.”
Now, check out this exclusive, six-page preview of “Farscape” #1, as well as the three covers to the premiere issue, courtesy of Boom Studios. And remember, the issue hits shelves on December 24!
source: http://splashpage.mtv.com/2008/12/04/exclusive-preview-farscape-creator-rockne-obannon-brings-series-back-as-a-comic-book/
Thursday, December 4, 2008 at 10:44 am.
'Farscape' #1For fans of the cult favorite sci-fi television show “Farscape,” which ended its
four-year run on the Sci-Fi Channel in 2003, the
adventure is about to begin again — or rather, pick up where it left off. Series creator Rockne O’Bannon has returned to world of “Farscape” to continue the story, not as a television series, but as a four-issue comic book miniseries due out December 24 from Boom Studios.
Plotted by O’Bannon and scripted by “Farscape” novelist Keith R. A. DeCandido, the new comic will explore the events that take place immediately after the 2004 television miniseries “Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars,” a four-hour finale that changed the status quo of the “Farscape” universe dramatically.
“The Peacekeeper Wars mini-series was designed to be a grand and fitting climax to the ‘Farscape’ saga, in case that was as far as it went. But it also left the door open for further adventures if that ever became a possibility,” says O’Bannon. “When the opportunity to return to the ‘Farscape’ universe with all new stories in a Boom Studios comic series became available, it was wildly exciting.”
Compared to the high expense of special effects in television, working in the comic book medium actually allows him more creative freedom, says O’Bannon. “The very things that appealed so much — the far ranging stories and locales, the variety of exotic alien species, the feature-quality visual effects — weren’t cheap. But by transferring our story telling to the graphic world… we’re able to go even bigger than we ever could in the television series.”
And although there are new adversaries in store for John Crichton as his adventures continue, O’Bannon adds that we shouldn’t count out his former nemesis Scorpius just yet, despite their apparent détente. “Let’s just say Scorpius isn’t the sort of guy who’s going to join AARP and spend his days playing Tardek.”
The comic will also explore some unexpected consequences of Crichton’s decision in “Peacekeeper Wars” to prevent a war by threatening the warring parties with an apocalyptic wormhole weapon. “Crichton was forced into the ultimate ‘end justifies the means’ decision,” says O’Bannon. “It worked to forestall a massive war, so to many he was a hero. To others, however, perhaps the end didn’t justify the means — and some of those who feel this way may prove very surprising!”
In addition to the comic, O’Bannon and Farscape executive producer Brian Henson will also be writing a series of ten “Farscape” webisodes for SciFi.com, whose stories will intertwine with the plot of the comic. “There’s a new character that you’ll meet in the very first comic book who ends up a significant player in the webisodes. Villain or hero? I’m not saying!” teases O’Bannon.
Both the comic and the webisodes will be part of the “Farscape” canon, according to O’Bannon, who says he wants to keep the series alive in some form as long as fans are interested. He also sees the potential for the comic and webisodes to spur a return to television, and perhaps even a leap to film: “Certainly keeping the ‘Farscape’ saga alive via the comic book series and the webisodes keeps the title fresh… [and] the epic scale of storytelling we’re able to achieve on the comic book page clearly suggests what the ‘Farscape’ experience would be like on the big screen.”
Regardless, O’Bannon promises that anyone eager for more of the fan-favorite show will find what they’re looking for in the new Boom miniseries. “If you loved ‘Farscape’ and want to see what happens next, then the comic will certainly fulfill that jones.”
Now, check out this exclusive, six-page preview of “Farscape” #1, as well as the three covers to the premiere issue, courtesy of Boom Studios. And remember, the issue hits shelves on December 24!
source: http://splashpage.mtv.com/2008/12/04/exclusive-preview-farscape-creator-rockne-obannon-brings-series-back-as-a-comic-book/
Monday, November 24, 2008
My thoughts on Bolt
I went to a free animation screening of Bolt yesterday not expecting much. Because frankly I felt that Disney's first two CG movies Chicken Little & Meet the Robinson's were garbage. But Bolt was different, it had a lot of heart and a narrowly focused story. I wasn't expecting much though going into it, because the movie started out with Chris Sanders (Lelo & Stitch) as the Director and so I was really looking forward to it. But then John Lassiter took over at Disney and cut Sanders loose because of story problems and brought in two new directors. I can say though that I was pleasantly surprised.
I the story starts with Bolt and his owner Penny in a spy TV show and Bolt thinks that it real and has superpowers. But he accidentally gets shipped to New York and has to make it back. All the while he befriends a cynical ally cat and a Hamster in a ball who is a huge fan. During this road trip Bolt comes to realize that he's not a super spy, but still wants to reunite with his owner Penny. There was a lot of elements that were identical to Toy Story 2 and Incredibles, so theres a definite Pixar/Lassiter touch to it. The voices are pretty good. For the most part you can't tell who the actors were behind the characters except for John Travolta in one or two scenes and Miley Cyrus's voice annoyed me at one or two parts of the film.
I loved the Hamster and all of the funny things that they did with his ball. I won't ruin it, but there a really funny part where he fogs up inside and rubs eye holes. But the scenes stealer's were the pigeons they kept on running into different pigeons and they acted like real pigeons and were really funny.
If this is a sign of whats to come I have a lot of confidence in Disney's ability to make a good film. Now I'm excited for "The Princess & the Frog" (Traditional), & Rapunzel (Computer).
I the story starts with Bolt and his owner Penny in a spy TV show and Bolt thinks that it real and has superpowers. But he accidentally gets shipped to New York and has to make it back. All the while he befriends a cynical ally cat and a Hamster in a ball who is a huge fan. During this road trip Bolt comes to realize that he's not a super spy, but still wants to reunite with his owner Penny. There was a lot of elements that were identical to Toy Story 2 and Incredibles, so theres a definite Pixar/Lassiter touch to it. The voices are pretty good. For the most part you can't tell who the actors were behind the characters except for John Travolta in one or two scenes and Miley Cyrus's voice annoyed me at one or two parts of the film.
I loved the Hamster and all of the funny things that they did with his ball. I won't ruin it, but there a really funny part where he fogs up inside and rubs eye holes. But the scenes stealer's were the pigeons they kept on running into different pigeons and they acted like real pigeons and were really funny.
If this is a sign of whats to come I have a lot of confidence in Disney's ability to make a good film. Now I'm excited for "The Princess & the Frog" (Traditional), & Rapunzel (Computer).
My thoughts on Twilight
So last Friday I went with my wife Charlotte to see Twilight. I guess that I'm an oddity, because I enjoy Chick Flicks. But more so I just enjoy the movie theater experience, so it didn't bother me that we were going to a movie theater packed full of women seeing a movie dripping with teenage angst. In fact the audience just added to the experience because just like when I went to see "The Dark Knight" the Audience was full of energy before hand and reacted in just the right ways during.
As for the movie itself I thought that it was pretty good, it had its flaws, but still pretty good. The acting was good, mostly from the supporting cast. You really felt for Edwards family the Cullins and how the adoptive Father had turned a few of them to Vampires in order to save them for death and how they only drink animal blood. I also enjoyed Jacob's character which Charlotte tells me that he's going to be part of a love triangle in the next two books. The evil Vampires are pretty good also. As for Edward & Bella, I thought that they were pretty good, but both had these weird nervous ticks Bella in particular. But all in all did a good job.
The thing that I enjoyed most about the movie though that the atmosphere. Bella moves in with her Father in Forks, Washington where it rains a lot (which is a good area for the vampires to live since sunlight is less abundant). Which is a minor contention for me since in most Vampire stories a vampire dies in sunlight, but not Edward, he gets all shiny with Diamond skin in the sunlight. I enjoyed the camera moves since it really made you feel the intensity of what was happening. it also partially gave an indie film fell to it. Only thing that I didn't like was that some of the effects of Edward running fast, climbing trees, etc looked like they were computer effects.
But all in all it was a pretty good movie.
Saturday, November 22, 2008
Kissing an Angel...REALLY!
Supernatural:
EW's Michael Ausiello got hold of this image from tonight's new episode. [EW]
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Spoilers with Coffee
J.J. Abrams' Trek Confessions, Summer Glau's Terminator Warnings
Spoilers rule! J.J. Abrams did a shot-by-shot analysis of the Star Trek trailer, and wound up giving away tons of plot details — including who's spying on Uhura as she undresses. Meanwhile, Isabel Lucas fueled speculation about her mysterious character in Transformers 2. There are half a dozen clips from Monday's Heroes episode, plus the producers name two characters you'll see again. Summer Glau makes you a promise about Terminator, and John Simm drops an intriguing Doctor Who hint. Oh, and there are spoilers for Fringe, Pushing Daisies, Supernatural, Smallville, The Survivors and Chuck. Innoculate yourself against life's crazy surprises — with spoilers.
Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen:
Does Isabel Lucas play a robot in disguise in the new movie, with an evil tongue? She doesn't say, in a new interview. She does say, however, that she doesn't do a lot of stunts in the film. But the stunts which she does perform involve being put in a harness and lifted over the rooftops. Also, there's a pic of her getting out of Bumblebee. [IESB]
Star Trek:
Director J.J. Abrams sat down with Empire Magazine and commented on some screencaps from that new trailer. (Roughly the same screencaps we analyzed the other day.) Kid Kirk driving a Corvette off the cliff is the actual start of the movie, and J.J. wanted a beginning that felt "different and sort of grounded," and didn't scream Trek. And then the futuristic cop suddenly drags us into the future. Some sequences happen in Iowa, some in San Francisco.
Nero kills both of Kirk's parents, who are serving aboard the U.S.S. Kelvin. The young Kirk is aimless and full of squandered potential, because he doesn't know how to use his power. The movie is the story of how he becomes the guy we expect to see. Despite the fact that there's a lot of urgency in the film and not a lot of time for sexing up, Kirk is very single-minded in his pursuit of nookie. Meanwhile, Kirk and Spock have "a rocky beginning and a lot of conflict."
Meanwhile, that now-famous bit where Uhura takes her top off? In that scene, Kirk is hiding in her room watching her undress, and she "quickly realizes he's there." (How on Earth do Kirk and Uhura have a professional relationship after this?) And it sounds as though the shot of Kirk looking under a woman's bed is Uhura's room as well. Kirk is in his underwear at this point.
Sulu fences the Romulans with "an extendable pocket katana."
Nero, the villain, was being held in a Klingon prison, so those are Klingon guards under their funny masks and purple leather trenchcoats. His weird shadowy vessel manages to take down 47 Klingon warbirds single-handed.
You wouldn't be surprised to learn that the weird red snow monster that Kirk fights was designed by Neville Page, who designed the Cloverfield monster. It's one of two great monsters in the film.
As you might have gleaned, the Enterprise arrives at Vulcan and then gets ambushed by Nero, and engages Nero's ship in battle. (Abrams says people might expect Trek to be low-energy, so he wants to prove them wrong with the fighty shooty.) And then Nero drops a "red matter bomb" into the core of Vulcan, which builds a singularity inside the planet. And that's when Spock evacs his parents, while Kirk, Sulu and the redshirt Olsen freefall towards the drilling platform burrowing into the planet.
Final thought: "This is a treatment of Star Trek with action and comedy and romance and adventure, as opposed to a rather talky geekfest." [Empire]
Doctor Who:
John Simm, who rules my world the more of the UK Life On Mars I watch, put a stop to rumors that he could take over as the Doctor, but hinted that he might be back otherwise. "I'm the Master. Simple as that. I don't want to be Doctor Who. I might be the Master again... I'm not allowed to say." [PlanetGallifrey]
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles:
Here's a new featurette called "Girl Power," in which Summer Glau reveals that her nice Terminator character will never be the same after that car bomb, and we'll get more moments where we're not sure if Cameron can feel something or not. Plus Brian Austin Green did an interview on Good Day L.A., including a new clip from Monday's episode. [Sarah Connor Society]
Heroes:
Here are a whopping six clips from Monday's episode, plus some behind-the-scenes footage crammed with Seth Green goodness. Whopping! And a spoilery new Canadian trailer. [Heroes Television and Heroes Television]
Also on Monday, Seth Green plays Sam, proprietor of Sam's Comics in Lawrence, KS. Breckin Meyer is Frack, Sam's most loyal customer. Hiro and Ando come into the store looking for Daphne. (Although didn't they already go there this week, looking for education?) Sam and Frak flip out, because Hiro is the protagonist of 9th Wonders!, that comic book. And comics by several Heroes writers make cameo appearances. Sam's Comics is a chain with multiple locations, so we'll see another location next spring. And Green and Breckin may reappear. [TV Guide via SpoilerTV]
The show's producers answered your questions: The "Villains" arc ends with buildings blowing up, but won't necessarily end in a clear-cut victory by the heroes. We haven't seen the last of Usutu the Austrafrican aborigine.
By falling out the window when he did and distracting Claire from going inside the Pinehearst building, Peter either "averted or delayed" the evil future where Claire goes to work for Pinehearst. We'll find out if Adam has any descendants, but not this season.
If Arthur dies, the people whose powers he's stolen don't get their powers back — so it won't be that easy for Peter to recover his. In episode 12, "Our Father," someone will restore someone's lost memories by healing them. (Claire's blood, maybe?)
Doyle, the puppeteer guy, will turn up in episode 13, "War," and also make an appearance at one point during next spring's "Fugitives" arc. [Comic Book Resources]
Fringe:
Joshua Jackson did a couple of TV interviews, and revealed that the Observer's name is September. (Or is that just an internal codename on the show?) [FringeTelevision]
Jackson also tells E! Online that Peter does have a relationship with Olivia: "We work together. Romantic? Not so much." [E! Online]
Supernatural:
EW's Michael Ausiello got hold of this image from tonight's new episode. [EW]
Smallville:
Erica Durance says Lois is sensitive to the fact that Lana is Clark's first love, and she's very important to him. Lois is a fighter, but she knows sometimes you have to be patient. And you know that Lois and Clark will wind up together, so the "joy" is seeing how they get there. [TV Guide]
The Survivors:
In the remake of the classic 1970s plague series, the virus becomes more a part of the ongoing storyline. Instead of just setting up the plot and then vanishing, the virus keeps being an important part of the story, says producer Adrian Hodges. The new version will explore the reasons for the virus and what it means, as it goes along. We might even learn who was behind the plague, especially if the show gets a second season. [Sci Fi Wire]
Chuck:
Here's the official synopsis for "Chuck Vs. Santa Claus," the Christmas episode:
Christmas Eve does not go as planned when an amateur criminal on the run from the police crashes into the Buy More and takes Chuck (Zachary Levi), Ellie (Sarah Lancaster), Awesome (Ryan McPartlin) and the rest of the Buy More gang hostage. In order to protect Chuck’s cover and the safety of the other hostages, Sarah (Yvonne Strahovski) and Casey (Adam Baldwin) secretly go in to the store to remove Chuck, but the mission quickly falls apart when Chuck refuses to leave his friends and family behind.
(We reviewed a huge chunk of this episode's script here.) [SpoilerTV]
And here's a new promo for Monday's episode:
Source: http://io9.com/5094013/jj-abrams-trek-confessions-summer-glaus-terminator-warnings
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Smallville back for a 9th season?
Question: Please tell me there's going to be a 9th season of Smallville after what is possibly one of the best seasons so far? -- Joanne
Ausiello: I hear The CW will likely take the don't-fix-if-not-broke approach and keep its Thursday line-up intact next season. (Attention Smallville fans: Scroll down to the bottom of this column and watch an exclusive preview of Chloe and Jimmy's apocalyptic nuptials!) In related news, there was a wild rumor going around last week that Supernatural received a green light for a fifth season. The network quickly squashed it, but, man, for about 30 minutes last Monday I thought Christmas had come early for all you Supe Nazis.
Question: Just wanted to thank you for the wealth of Supernatural scoop this season. You rock. It's so great to know my favorite show's getting some buzz. Keep it coming! -- Stephanie
Ausiello: In a February episode, the Brothers Dubya get put under a spell that forces them to beat the living daylights out of each other and confront their true feelings. And in exactly that order.
http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2008/11/ask-ausiello--2.html?iid=top25-20081119-Ask+Ausiello%3A+Spoilers+on+%27NCIS%2C%27+%27Big+Love%2C%27+%27Grey%27s+Anatomy%2C%27+%27The+Office%2C%27+%27House%2C%27+%27Smallville%2C%27+%27Brothers+%26+Sisters%2C%27+and+More%21
Ausiello: I hear The CW will likely take the don't-fix-if-not-broke approach and keep its Thursday line-up intact next season. (Attention Smallville fans: Scroll down to the bottom of this column and watch an exclusive preview of Chloe and Jimmy's apocalyptic nuptials!) In related news, there was a wild rumor going around last week that Supernatural received a green light for a fifth season. The network quickly squashed it, but, man, for about 30 minutes last Monday I thought Christmas had come early for all you Supe Nazis.
Question: Just wanted to thank you for the wealth of Supernatural scoop this season. You rock. It's so great to know my favorite show's getting some buzz. Keep it coming! -- Stephanie
Ausiello: In a February episode, the Brothers Dubya get put under a spell that forces them to beat the living daylights out of each other and confront their true feelings. And in exactly that order.
http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2008/11/ask-ausiello--2.html?iid=top25-20081119-Ask+Ausiello%3A+Spoilers+on+%27NCIS%2C%27+%27Big+Love%2C%27+%27Grey%27s+Anatomy%2C%27+%27The+Office%2C%27+%27House%2C%27+%27Smallville%2C%27+%27Brothers+%26+Sisters%2C%27+and+More%21
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Trailer Blow by Blow
Trailer Reveals Who’s Hooking Up With Kirk and Why Scotty’s All Wet
The new Star Trek trailer revealed Spock’s inner toil and the color of Uhura’s undergarments, but it left us with a whole host of new questions. Who’s that in Kirk’s bed? Why is Scotty dripping wet? What’s causing all the earthquakes on Vulcan? And where did all those crazy ships come from? We take you shot by shot through the trailer and examine some of the theories and fan speculation. Spoilers ahead.
The trailer opens on a red Corvette speeding down a rural road. After a few seconds, we realize that a motorcycle is in pursuit, while something like a police siren blares in the background. Several bloggers note that the license plate says “Iowa.”
As the Corvette comes upon a cliff, it turns suddenly, trying to slow down, and a young James T. Kirk hurls himself from the car.
As he scrambles up the cliff, we hear the car crash below.
Some sort of space cop gets off the motorcycle. His face is covered in metal and we can see the number “924” coming down from his helmet. In a metallic voice, he asks the boy, “What is your name?”
Charles Trotter in the TrekMovie comments notes that the numbers may offer some insight into our metal friend:
RoboCop’s model number is 924
So, it’s probably not a sentient android (since were pre-Data), but this may be some sort of cyborg or semi-autonomous law enforcement.
Ever defiant, the boy responds, “I am James! Tiberius! Kirk!”
Once again, we find ourselves on a rural road, following a motorcycle as it drives past distant futuristic structures. A voice over tells us everything we need to know about Kirk: “You’ve always had a hard time finding a place in this world, haven’t you? Never knowing your true worth. You can settle for less, an ordinary life. But you feel like you were meant for something better. Something special.”
The motorcycle stops, and now we see a now adult-ish Kirk looking out on a Federation shipyard as it constructs the Enterprise. Yes, the Starfleet shipyard is on the ground.
Now we move to Vulcan and visit Spock’s dysfunctional childhood.
Spock is utterly adorable in his bowl cut and pointed eyebrows, but a steady voice warns him “You will always be a child of two worlds”
Cut to Amanda Grayson, Spock’s mother, holding her infant son while Sarek sits beside her, looking appropriately grave.
A somewhat older Spock appears before what looks like a sideways tribunal.
The voice continues: “And fully capable of deciding your own destiny.”
Now in Starfleet uniform, Spock beams down to the surface of Vulcan, which is shaking.
Then we switch to a Starfleet hangar where, judging from the shuttle numbers, crewmen wait to be shuttled to the Enterprise.
The voice over to Spock still continues: “The question you face is which path will you choose.”
Kirk and Spock are on the bridge of the Enterprise. Spock is in uniform, but Kirk is not (presumably because he has not received a commission). And Kirk has some lacerations around his left eye. Christopher Pike is noticeably absent from the captain’s chair.
The Enterprise leaves its docking station, and goes into Warp.
We cut to a space battle featuring the trailer’s real star: the USS Kelvin.
Back on the Enterprise bridge, we flash briefly on Anton Yelchin as Chekov, who, in his biggest moment of the trailer, sits at his station.
The Kelvin crashes into a huge, oddly shaped ship, enduring its first fiery death of the trailer.
Cinema Verdict echoes my thoughts on the matter:
And were those tentacles? What’s that about?
From Slayer Placemat:
[P]lease, please, please, please don't be Romulan
Back on Vulcan, which is still shaking, Spock escorts Amanda on his arm through the crumbling landscape.
Back on the Enterprise, eye injury Kirk is taunting Spock: “Are you afraid or aren’t you?”
We briefly flash on Eric Bana as Nero as he extends his menacing weapon.
Slayer Placemat notes that Nero’s surroundings look familiar:
But, above him is a now familiar weird tentacle thing in that observation bubble. Which means the organic [tentacle] ship is probably his.
On the Enterprise again, Spock responds: “I will not allow you to lecture me.”
Kirk: “Then why don’t you stop me?”
Big mistake, Kirk. Spock’s human side lays the smackdown.
An explosion inside a building blows out two bodies.
An away team skydives along a massive a massive drill that is boring into the surface of Vulcan and causing all that pesky shaking.. A yellow parachute and a blue parachute have been deployed, while a red body continues to fall.
Based on reports from the press preview, the three are Kirk, Sulu, and Chief Engineer Olsen. If you’re wondering why you’ve never heard of Olsen before, bear in mind that he’s wearing a red shirt.
Back on the bridge, the screen displays the wreckage of several ships. This is probably the debris field seen in one of the press clips, the wreckage of other ships sent on a rescue mission to Vulcan.
Kirk (still not in uniform), Uhura, and a few other crewmen dash madly through the corridors, perhaps to warn Pike that they’re headed into a trap.
Christopher Pike sits in the captain’s chair: “Prepare to fire all weapons,” while Kirk stands behind him.
A strange little mystery ship whirls across the screen.
Slayer Placemat’s theory:
This could be a Roumlan shippy thing. Early Romulans were weird and had strange shit going on in the aft hull. Like this whirly-gig critter.
Several commenters at TrekMovie suggest that this is actually future Spock’s “time ship.”
Down on Vulcan, Kirk punches a Romulan.
A shirtless Kirk looks under someone’s bed. Judging from the bracelet and the high-heeled boot, it’s either not his bed, or he’s been having a lot of company over.
In one of rooms, Uhura takes off her shirt, revealing a white bra. We hear Simon Pegg say, “I like this ship" in a tone as perky as Uhura's bizarrely 20th Century bra.
Then we get a good look at Scotty, who continues, “It's exciting.”
Why is Scotty so wet? Judging from that heavy jacket and the several layers of sweaters, my bet is that he’s just beamed off the ice planet (see below).
On Vulcan again, Sulu displays his awesome fencing skills.
A blue explosion occurs behind the Enterprise, gradually engulfing it.
On Vulcan, Nero looks down at Kirk, who his dangling from a ledge, holding on for dear life. Meanwhile, Nero’s drill sends a flaming beam into the planet.
A voice tells us, “Space is disease…”
Sulu shuffles across a ledge, presumably to save Kirk’s ass.
“and danger…”
Nero is now in a Klingon prison, trying to escape from a pair of guards wearing Klingon ridged masks.
More explosions:
Now we see the speaker. It’s Karl Urban as Dr. “Bones” McCoy, doing his best grumpy DeForest Kelley face: “…wrapped in darkness and silence.”
On a snowy planet we haven’t seen before, someone gets a blast of bad breath from a giant monster.
The press footage showed Kirk on an ice planet after Spock kicks him off the Enterprise, where he meets older Spock and Scotty. It would seem that he battles snow monsters as well.
Now we’re back on some ship’s bridge. Kirk is wearing a command uniform now, and tells Spock, with a clap on the shoulder, to “Buckle Up.” He’s looking suspiciously captain-like in his gold tunic and braided sleeves.
The Kelvin experiences its second fiery death of the trailer. Is this just cramming as much action footage as possible into the trailer, or is there a method to this double madness?
Edward Duddy at TrekMovie thinks it’s possible:
Why are there 2 DIFFERENT shots of the Kelvin being blown up? I just noticed it after my 10th time viewing the trailer, ha.
Time travel maybe? Something like TNG’s Cause and Effect?
Hmm.
We’re back to angry Spock from before. Evidently, Kirk really pissed him off, because he’s got Kirk by the throat now and shows no sign of letting go.
The bizarre tentacle ship drops out of warp.
And, now Kirk gets his mandatory sexing. And who’s the lucky lady?
YoJimbo at TrekMovie has it:
ORION SLAVE GIRL….
If you go through the 1080p trailer frame-by-frame you see that the girl Kirk is in bed with has GREEN SKIN! Ahahahaha.
He’s right. If you pause on the HD trailer, you can see she’s sporting skimpy underwear and green skin.
In a hallway on Vulcan, a giant statue tumbles.
The mystery ship reappears.
A blond woman screams while a man in white stands calmly beside her. The consensus on the blogs is that this is Mama Kirk giving birth to the future captain. And if I squint, I suppose that could be Jennifer Morrison.
Inside what appears to be the tentacle ship, Kirk has a gun that doesn’t quite look Starfleet issue. He fires.
An attack ship sails past the tentacle ship.
The Kelvin, in its final appearance of the trailer, sustains heavy damage, presumably before suffering the aforementioned fiery deaths.
Nero closes out the trailer, looking particularly ragged, and says, “The wait is over.”
Well, not for us. We’ve still got six more months to go.
Source: http://io9.com/5091679/trailer-reveals-whos-hooking-up-with-kirk-and-why-scottys-all-wet
Thoughts on JJ's Star Trek
I don't understand the hate. I really don't. I grew up on Trek - born in '68, I had the joy of repeats on daily. I dressed in Trek for Halloween. I had all sorts of phasers and toys and played and pretended and LOVED TOS.
But the job JJ and Co. have done, what I have read and seen thus far, has me excited beyond any Trek movie outside of maybe the hype around TMP back in the day. I LOVE the cast - Pa and I talked about Bones and Karl Urban IS Dr.McCoy. PERIOD. Just great. All I have seen from Pine and Quinto has impressed me - The cast is fantastic. And without that you have just another FX driven space movie. But THIS...is so much more it seems. I am really pumped and psyched and I don't believe I will be the least bit disappointed on opening night. I wish we were getting this at Christmas like we were supposed to... but I can see why Paramount wants this to kick off the Summer. It is going to be HUGE. Maybe not quite TDK huge... but it doesn't have to be. There is more of a niche for these kind of movies and you won't see another TDK. That was a perfect storm of hype and tragedy. Ledger's death combined with the buzz of his character brought us series of events you cannot duplicate - nor would you want to.
Anyway - I am just so excited about the vision JJ has for Trek and I cannot wait until May. I will plop down my $8 with a HUGE smile. That smile will only broaden as I leave 2 hours later.
-Edshrinker
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Beam Me UP...Star Trek in in Good Hands
Here are some screen caps from the NEW ST movie showing how JJ sees the old school transporter. And I LOVE it.
The Trailer hits online Monday - but I have a CAM version that is quite good. All I can say is... I wish I was a better boy so Santa could bring me this movie for Christmas. May is so far away.
And here it is in all it's glory.
The Cast is beyond great...Pine, Quinto, Urban - they ARE Kirk, Spock, and Bones. Watch for yourself. Personally - I am blown away.
Friday, November 14, 2008
Something Odd is Going On With the Tyler Family.
Strange things are happening to the Tyler family.
[reposted from Jump the Shark]
[reposted from Jump the Shark]