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Heroes: Dying of the Light or Poor Writing?

October 21 2008 22:01
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With the World Series getting ready to roll let’s make with the baseball analogies. I’m starting to believe there are no Home Runs left in Heroes. Maybe it’s like the curse of the Bambino. The Red Sox traded Babe Ruth and suffered decade after decade of pain. Heroes traded it’s sanity and soul and is in the midst of hell.
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Heroes: Angels, Demons and Boredom

October 13 2008 22:28
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Ratings for season 3 of Heroes continue their slide going into week 4. I think the sins of season 2 are not forgotten. Producer Tim Kring had to apologize for the mess that was last year. I have the bad feeling that nothing short of a spectacular launch for the new year could have prevented the loss of viewership. Season 3 has not been spectacular and though last week’s outing was the best in a while, we returned back to a dry, slow, aimless hour of television with tonight’s Angels and Demons.
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Heroes: I Am Sam I Am Become Is Death!

October 06 2008 23:01
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Okay, that’s not really the title of the episode. This week was actually I Am Become Death. Yes, that’s the episode’s true title and not the alleged result of high junior high students promoted to high school under the “No Child Left Behind” program. The title refers to the utter flippin’ mess Peter Petrelli is making of things by flitting back and forth between the future and the present. Having chastised his future self for nearly killing Nathan by shooting him in the season 2 finale, present Peter actually does the deed for real in the future by slicing Nathan’s skull off Sylar-style. Read More...

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Heroes: One of Us, One of Them

October 01 2008 22:08
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Sorry folks, I’m still not sold on this show making a come back. However, I’m still sticking with it on the outside chance that they can fix some of the plot and character issues and return it somewhat close to what it was in season one. I will at least give credit where credit is due, and episode 3 of the new season, One of Us, One of Them is a vast improvement over last week’s premier as well as what most of season 2 had to offer.
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HEROES Season 3

September 23 2008 00:37
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If you’re a conscious human being it was hard not to realize that the Heroes season 3 premiere was tonight. NBC was promoting the hell out of it and you would routinely see television spots, magazine ads, street signs posted at busy intersections or affixed with masking tape to various members of the local clergy. Even McCain and Obama reminded viewers of 60 minutes last night during their interviews to not miss the premier of Heroes September 22nd on NBC! Read More...

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Lost: TV Series or Illness?

September 16 2008 02:32
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I’m a broken down man that’s experienced serious issues in my life. I’ve had major life altering addictions. Food, cigarettes, alcohol struggles...
However, I believe that most destructive addiction I’ve ever faced is in the midst of destroying me as we speak... Read More...

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Classic TV to Modern Cinema: Greatest American Hero?

September 10 2008 19:54
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Believe or not, a classic 80’s TV series being re-worked for the big screen. This one I actually will look forward to. Read More...

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Doctor Who: Journey's End

July 06 2008 22:53
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Four years ago, Doctor Who returned to the airwaves beginning a whole new mythology for the show while satisfyingly acknowledging the classic series as well. The contents of series 4’s last episode, Journey’s End tries to tie up most every loose end and unanswered question since the premiere in addition to tying up ends we didn’t know were loose in the first place. Russell T. Davies final regular episode of the series ends up being a long, gushing love letter to…Russell T. Davies? Read More...

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Doctor Who: The Stolen Earth

June 29 2008 00:57
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If you’re a long term Doctor Who fan or even just a fan of the new series, you were probably in one of two positions after the concluding moments of the The Stolen Earth: either laying face down on the floor or standing straight up in utter disbelief. This was one kick ass cliffhanger. But ultimately, where is this episode going to fit into the 45 year history of the show?
Old companions, old villains. The gang’s all here to close out the fourth series of Doctor Who. Read More...

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Doctor Who: Turn Left

June 22 2008 01:57
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It’s quite difficult to judge Turn Left on its own merits. It mostly exposition rolled into a fairly threadbare plot regarding whatever this time beetle thingy is attached to Donna. At least we can tick off the bit of foreshadowing from Fires of Pompeii now about what Donna has “on her back.” Read More...

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Doctor Who: Midnight

June 16 2008 01:30
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Russell T. Davies has gotten his fair share of criticism for his screen writing for the new show. In some respects, I tend to lump myself with those that find his stories to be among some of the weaker episodes. Overall, I have no fear or dread of an upcoming RTD episode, but ultimately, I can’t really get excited knowing it’s Russell’s turn in an upcoming week.
The preview for Midnight looked pretty filler-ish to be honest. A little bland looking, but on the other hand, sometimes we can get a gem when a story is written completely around the characters and some simple circumstances. This is what we have here. Read More...

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Revelations - Galactica Mid Season Finale

June 14 2008 00:57
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If your like me and I assume most Battlestar fans, you are sitting in stunned silence right now. Unlike season 3, Season 4 seems to be progressing at breakneck speed toward the conclusion of the saga. The mid-season finale “Revelations” took the show in some very unexpected directions, and some not so unexpected. Read More...

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Galactica

June 13 2008 20:09
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Like the stock market, a good television drama may have it’s ups and downs from week to week, but the long term investment pays off. Battlestar Galactica is no different. It has consistently for the past 4 years been one of the the best shows on television if not hands down the best.
Like all shows, with each passing episode and season, a group of fans declare that the show is dead, ruined and downhill. Galactica is no different from any other, but in my eyes, the program has progressively gotten better with each passing year. The mini-series was some outstanding television, but now long forgotten amidst a tapestry of rich characters and storylines that suck the viewer in more like a soap opera than sci-fi entertainment. Season 4 will reach it’s mid-point tonight, and for one and excited as hell. Read More...

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Silence in the Library/Forest of the Dead

June 12 2008 01:47
Series 1 brought us the first really gritty, bare bones good Doctor Who with two part story The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances. This was fantastic 2 parter that really keyed us in on the magic of what the series can be about now. From the introduction of Captain Jack to the gas masked face of a little boy haunting people with “Are you my mummy?” that was some serious shit on the screen courtesy of Stephen Moffat
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My Dirty Secret

June 02 2008 00:53
Doctor Who has been a guilty pleasure for many for the last 20 or 30 years this side of the ocean even though it was a British institution during the same time. It’s nice to have the show back, and looking better we could have ever hoped it would. Read More...

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