I was able to see the ep despite not being at home. I don't have an actual review, just comments jotted down as I watched the ep.

( SPOILERS! )

The much talked-about double episode of Smallville in which Michael Shanks guest starred as Carter Hall/Hawkman, aired last night. This isn't a show that I follow so I was afraid I'd spend half the ep bored because a significant bit of back story or complex implied character history went right past me. I probably did miss a lot- considering the ( Read more... )

My friend NC and I have been wanting to see "Surrogates" since we first saw a trailer a couple of months ago. The movie opened this week so we had a lovely lunch (BLT sandwich and extra crispy fries for each of us) then toddled off to the theater ( Read more... )

A few years back, I stumbled across an online machinima series called "Red vs. Blue". Created by a group of Halo players, this uses the images from the game for the video and hilarious scripts written and voiced by the group. It starts out simply enough by poking fun at the game itself which features two opposing forces, Red and Blue, waging war in ( Read more... )

My first reaction was "If I wanted to watch CSI, then I'd be watching CSI." Expecting one show and getting a completely different show in every respect was jarring which naturally set up disappointment in the result. However, there were some good parts.

( Spoilers! Getcher Spoilers Here! )

Okay, so technically the film was Lost Treasure of the Grand Canyon and is about a group of Aztecs who are WAY out of their usual territory and hiding in the Grand Canyon in Arizona. Or Maybe the Grand Canyon, Mexico since the characters had to go to a Mexican Border Town to get a guide for the trip. Considering the Grand Canyon is located in ( Read more... )

Rodney takes Keller to a scientific symposium. Not surprisingly, things do not go well, but not in the way you might think.

( The Good, The Bad, The I Dunno Yet )

I've never voted for Best Ever - can't manage to do it while a series is still active as who knows what is yet to come.  BUT - together the two eps of Michael Shanks' guest appearance on Stargate Atlantis came damn close to getting that vote. For now, I voted Great!! Excellent!! Wonderful!!

spoilers, natch:

( The FABULOUS Rodney and Daniel Show )

Sanctuary stars Amanda Tapping (Carter on Stargate) as Helen Magnus a 157 year old woman who rounds up "Abnormals" and put them in her Sanctuary.  She's aided by her daughter, Young Chick In Leather more formally known as Ashley, a Sarcastic Sidekick Type Guy (played by Ryan Robbins), and her butler is the Geico Cave Man.  A young forensic ( Read more... )

::sigh::

Well it wasn't a total waste of time, but damn it came close. Various thoughts below, not necessarily in order.

( Oy AND Vey )