Author: Maurice Mitchell
How many times can we talk about Star Wars and Star Trek in the same week? Well. Every week, but still, it’s pretty cool. In the comments you can agree or disagree. The Firefly Serenity ship model, which costs $2,495, is way too expensive for the average geek. However, it would look great next to a hundred dollar lightsaber. The Planet Hulk story line of 2006, which chronicled the expulsion of hulk from Earth and his subsequent rise to power on the planet Sakaar, chronicles the most significant change to the character since the Grey Hulk. “Planet Hulk”, the next…
Babylon 5 was an amazing show and, while it’s long gone, this video (set to BNL – One Week) sums up everything we loved about the show with all it’s bizarre twists and turns. For all of you people who loved babylon 5, well this is the clip for you, the entire 5 years of babylon 5 done in song!thats right, 2:28 min long and approx 130 cuts this clip was a labor of love between John McCaffrey and lance jackson for a season that gave us much joy. so im putting this up here for everyone to enjoy! Song…
How much do you trust Roland Emmerich? The answer to that question will tell you whether you’ll like his up-coming adaptation of Isaac Asimov’s Foundation series. Originally a collection of short stories about an organization trying to rebuild after the collapse of the “Galactic Empire”. Roland says that the challenge will be to find a common thread to tell the story. “There’s not one character going through, so Bob Rodat came to me and … He said, ‘We have to consolidate the characters.’ And that’s what we did, and that’s what’s worked really, really well in the context. And I…
Here’s this week top stories and opinions. In the comments you can agree or disagree. Join in the conversation! The new Laptop Steering Wheel Desk from “Mobile Office” is guaranteed to cause an accident since someone out there is going to decide to use it to eat and work on their laptop while driving. The “Burger King Windows 7 whopper”, which is five inches tall and boasts seven meat patties is a brilliant marketing campaign since everyone and their mother is talking about how unhealthy it is. ODDSMAKERS: Morgan Spurlock will make a sequel to “SuperSize Me” called “Windows 7…
In our first review of SyFy channel movies it’s important to establish that we love bad movies, thanks to long nights with MST3K. That said, there’s good bad, and bad-bad. This movie is bad-bad. The film is so bad, the writerdirector Jack Perez changed his name to the pseudonym Ace Hannah for this film. “Mega shark vs Giant Octopus” is a surprisingly boring disaster film from the Schlockbuster team of The Asylum. Considering the movie revolves around the promise of a giant shark AND a giant octopus fighting, the movie itself is very small and dull. The movie starts with…
Here’s this week top stories and opinions. In the comments you can agree or disagree. Join in the conversation! While “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies” was good for a laugh, the upcoming “Little Women and Werewolves” pushes a good idea over the edge into stupidity and the trend is destroying classic literature. ODDSMAKERS: “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Frankenstein” will be made within twelve months Transformers 3 is set to open in 2011, and if Michael Bay makes good on his veiled threats and kicks Megan Fox out of the franchise, it could only make them better. The…
Back in July 7th 2009, the 16-year old “Sci-Fi channel” rebranded itself with the goofy name “SyFy”. While the Internet buzzed with comments like “Sounds like the name of a water bottling company,” and “Sounds like some kind of mop, blender, or gossip magazine,”. They said in their press releases that the reason was “If you ask people their default perceptions of Sci Fi, they list space, aliens and the future,” Bonnie Hammer, the former president of Sci Fi who became the president of NBC Universal Cable Entertainment and Universal Cable Productions “That didn’t capture the full landscape of fantasy…
While we hate to talk about movies in development we thought we’d share some news on the ‘Venom’ Movie since this is a classic example of all-concept but no-point. They green-light a Venom movie after the success of Spider-Man 4 (go figure) and spend the next few years trying to figure out what to do with it. Finally, they hit on the idea of making him a hero which did nothing to help the character in the comics and led them to make another character to replace him: Carnage. Yes, Venom became such a nice-guy they had to make a…
Here’s this week top stories and opinions. In the comments you can agree or disagree. Join in the conversation! The Joker Blogs are getting a lot of attention for it’s spot on impression of Heath Ledger’s Joker being interviewed by Dr. Quinzel. But, this time next year there will be a bunch of imitaters in the spirit of YTMND looking to cash in on the idea. OVERUNDER: There will be 95 blogs based around the same theme this time next year The new Doctor Who logo, two new series (K-9, and cartoon) and new doctor are all disturbing signs. The Doctor…
They wanted to make a comic movie so badly… 10. Hulk (2003): It’s a simple idea. Scientist gets blasted with gamma rays and turns into a gigantic, super strong monster when he’s angry. How hard is that to mess up? Director Ang Lee succeeded with spectacular results. He turned the simple origin into a confusing tangle of pseudo-science involving nanotechnology and bioengineering, gave Bruce Banner the most convoluted childhood in movie history, and had the Hulk fighting a giant poodle. The special effects were awesome, but Lee manages to almost ruin that by having most of the Hulk’s appearances occur…
Nicholas Cage, who was signed on to play the main villain, Chudnofsky in Green Hornet has decided to step out of the role saying the character was too one-dimensional. He said he “wasn’t interested in just being just a straight-up bad guy who was killing people willy-nilly.” Despite trying to add some more dimension to the character he added “I had to have some humanity and to try to give it something where you could understand why the character was the way he was but I don’t think there was enough time to develop it.” The film, starring Seth Rogen…
I decided to rename the “Sci-Fi Snippets” feature to something else since it’s not very descriptive. Put your suggestions in the comments if you like. We present this week’s Sci-Fi news and opinions. True or False? Now that Sci-Fi wire SCI FI Wire has proven without a shadow of a doubt that “Flash Forward” and “Lost” are nothing alike, and it definitely makes the show more original. ODDSMAKERS: Percentage of readers that won’t click on the attached link. The make-up and voice effects for Freddy Krueger are vastly different from the original, making him look and sound like an actual…
What the world needs now is Oz…more Oz For some reason Todd McFarlane feels like we need yet another version of “The Wizard of Oz”. Surprisingly enough, he has a “dark” take on the veritable fable based on his ‘The Twisted Land Of Oz'(NSFW) toy line. He feels that with the 70th anniversary of the 1930’s film the time is right to destroy more childhood memories. “I’ve always been a believer that the reason remakes don’t work is that they stay too true to the source material.” McFarlane said, “Hopefully we’ll have a new script in the next month or…
From the “Aint-it-Cool…kinda” file comes word of a full-scale replica of the Daleks made entirely out of matchsticks. Brian Croucher, 66, spent over two years making the replica because of the best of all reasons: His wife said he couldn’t do it. “I did a Dalek because my wife Hazel bet me to do it as a challenge. Because I had made the five foot motor launch I wanted to make something bigger with more detail.” Using special modeling matchsticks (didn’t even know they existed) he tirelessly worked on it in his living room for two hours a day. Besides…
We present this week’s Sci-Fi news and opinions. True or False? A movie based on the He-Man and the Masters of the Universe toy line is finally being developed. This new explosion of toy-to-movie franchises from the 80s will finally help justify the hours we spent playing with dolls. The popular sci-fi movie “District 9” portrays Nigerians almost exclusively as lower-class gangsters with a penchant for cannibalism. Add this to their already poor reputation as email scammers and they have a major image problem. The new tourist campaign “Nigeria: Good People, Great Nation” probably won’t change anyone’s mind on the…
The season premiere of Smallville is this week and, frankly, I’d be more interested in a giant festering pimple on Rush Limbaugh’s butt. Not only did it jump way over the shark when they brought Lois Lane to Smallville, but they consistently and desperately introduce new characters and plotlines that are way outside of the Superman continuity. The Legion of Superheroes was OK, but Doomsday?! I won’t even go into how they got rid of the token black guy in the whole town of Smallville. That said, two things give me hope: First, in the season finale they kill off…
We present this week’s Sci-Fi news and opinions. True or False? Now that Disney has bought Marvel Entertainment, the company is going to ruin the comic book characters we know and love. OVERUNDER: The word “Spider-Mouse” will be used 4025 times in articles describing this merger. If Futurama didn’t include the original voice actors, as was feared, the show would have been doomed or not aired at all. The Movie “Teen Wolf” is getting a reboot into a new film television series. This film show is guaranteed to be better than “Teen Wolf 2” as long as they don’t recast…
In yet another sign that “G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra” will be a cultural masterpiece, Paramount studios has officially decided not to show the film to critics. “After the chasm we experienced with Transformers 2 between the response of audiences and critics, we chose to forgo opening-day print and broadcast reviews as a strategy to promote G.I. Joe,” said Rob Moore, vice chairman of Paramount. “We want audiences to define this film.” While this strategy has produced some success with smaller films, it almost invariably shows that the studio hopes to hide the poor quality of the film from…
My favorite mutant cameo in X-Men Origins: Wolverine was Deadpool. Not because of his bizarre transformation into Mutant XI (where did he fit those Katanas anyway?), but his smarmy, grinning alter-ego. The idea that he would come back to play the character didn’t thrill me unless they were going to do a reboot. But the news that he’ll be playing Hal Jordan, the Green Lantern is good news. He’s got a classic hero face, a self-depricating style of humor and obviously can get in shape for any costume changes. Thank goodness they didn’t go with Justin Timberlake.
Variety reports that “Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH”, a novel about a mother rat turning to a group of hyper-intelligent rats to save her home from a farmers’ plow, is being made into a movie again. The 1982 version was an animated film by fledgling animation company Don Bluth studios and is considered a masterpiece. However, I was personally disappointed by some major departures from the original novel. One of the biggest changes was the introduction of magic into the story. The original relied on the rats’ intelligence and scientific knowledge and not some mystical amulet. Some have…
“Shut up baby, I know it!”EW reports that Comedy Central is bringing Futurama back with 26 new episodes in mid-2010. The studio cites the success of the DVDs and reruns as the reason for bringing it back.”When we brought back Family Guy several years ago, everyone said that it was a once in a lifetime thing — that canceled series stay canceled and cannot be revived,” 20th Century Fox TV Chairmen Gary Newman and Dana Walden said in a joint statement. “But Futurama was another series that fans simply demanded we bring back, and we couldn’t have been happier when…
10. AVP: Alien versus Predator (2004): While it’s true that the Alien and Predator properties were movies first, the battle royale between the two appeared in the comics first long before it hit the big screen. The movie was radically different from the original comic, but just as satisfying. Set in the desolate wastes of Antarctica, we were treated to everything we wanted; Aliens tearing into humans, Predators tearing into humans, and both alien races tearing into each other (especially in one epic scene), and humans caught in the middle. Word is that James Cameron, director of “Aliens,” was opposed…
“Well…I got better…” Shocking to no one, and a surprise to few, Steve Rogers (aka Captain America) is back alive and well. Marvel announced in the Daily News the return of the First Avenger two-and-a-half years after his assassination in an upcoming five-issue series titled “Captain America: Reborn.” He was originally supposed to be “dead” for six months, but the series popularity actually increased with his untimely death. Ed Brubaker, the writer of Captain America said, “…The story kept growing and growing and becoming more popular. We didn’t originally have a plan for anyone else to become the new Captain…
U2 On The ‘Spider-Man’ Musical: Peter Parker’s Story Is ‘Like Every Rock-And-Roll Star’s Story’ – Bono and company explain why they decided to write the music and lyrics for the upcoming musical “Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark”. I’m still dying to see how they do the web-slinging, but that’s about all I’m looking forward to. Exit stage left. Life-Size Gundam Built In Japan – One more reason to go to Japan. If the sight of a 60 foot giant robot isn’t enough, it also has lights, steam and a moving head. It’s the 30th anniversary of Mobile Suit Gundam…which I…
We now present the review of Star Trek XI (2009). Please be aware that the more obvious spoilers have been partially obscured, but there may be some minor plot reveals. Enjoy. Q: What’d you think of the new “Star Trek” movie? Hotshot:I will say that I thought it was excellent and also very provocative for the hardcore fans. Geek #2:In a word: Awesome. It jumped into my top ten list and is the best star trek movie since “Wrath of Khan”. While some of hardcore fans lament that change in tone of the characters (Spock more emotional, Kirk more rebellious)…
As much as I love Mythbusters for being funny, irreverent and just good science, every now and then they take their Mythbusting too far. I like when they take on common movie myths like shooting a lock off, jumping in water to slow down a bullet or climbing a wall with suction cups I do have my limits. While I didn’t mind when they tried to prove if a Ninja can catch a sword (no), cut a sword with another sword (uh…no), or walk on water (uhh…no again). When they take on movie myths that are flat out impossible in…
Long time fans of the Star Trek franchise say JJ Abrams’ enjoyable, engaging prequel betrays what Star Trek is all about. YouTube – Trekkies Bash New Star Trek Film As ‘Fun, Watchable’
Very well-written and succinct article about Land of the Lost. Favorite quote: The most important thing I learned? That nostalgia is a blinding force and this show, which I watched avidly during my formative years, was awful in just about every way. The special effects were beyond bad, the acting was worse and the plots were both boring and incomprehensible. But when you were a kid in the early 1970s, before DVDs of JURASSIC PARK and WALKING WITH DINOSAURS were sitting next to every TV in America, you took your dinosaur-themed entertainment where you could get it.Five things I learned…
New Talk of a Tennant Doctor Who Feature- BBC is talking about a big screen Doctor Who movie featuring David Tennant which is odd on two points: One, a Doctor Who movie would be a gamble considering how well known the character actually is outside of Britain. Two, David Tennant has already said he’s leaving the show, so this would be a slap in the face for the new twelfth Doctor, Matt Smith to me. Star Trek is now 2009’s top-grossing film – No surprise there, but I wonder how high it will go in “All-time” status? Will Summer Glau…
I thought I’d caught all of the Star Trek references until someone mentioned Scotty had accidentally lost “Admiral Archer’s prized beagle” a reference to Enterprise’s Captain Archer. It made me wonder what else I missed and it turns out A LOT. ComicMix compiled what I imagine is a partial list: http://www.comicmix.com/news/2009/05/12/star-trek-movie-annotations/