Here are some shows that are back on TV. They’re all 5 out of 5 in my books, so don’t miss ’em this time! Band of Brothers – 10-part mini-series; an incredible portrayal of a troop of soldiers in WWII. The completely engaging battle scenes really make you feel like you’re in the trenches with…
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Halloween Movies 2005: It’s All About The Creeps
When Halloween rings my bell each year, I like to dig out a scary movie or two to get into the spirit of things. I’m not really into serious horror, nothing with too much blood or violence; generally I enjoy stuff that’s more suspenseful, fantastical or creepy. In the past, I’ve rewatched old X-Files episodes…
Playing the Angel by Depeche Mode: Music Review
Being a child of 80s europop, pseudo-poetical lyrics mixed with an electronic beat and a melancholic voice make my heart go zing-zing. At the height of their powers, the group who ruled that crushed velvet throne was Depeche Mode, but in the decade and a half since Violator (arguably their last good album), I can’t…
Alias Reloaded
Despite a downturn over the last two seasons, this week’s episode of Alias introduced two new lead characters and was an exciting reboot of the show’s central premise. I’m hoping for a return to some of the freshness that made Alias such a great episode-turner in the first couple of seasons. In this episode, titled…
What Life Awaits Us? on Discovery Channel’s Alien Planet
Amazingly, over an inadvertent Alien marathon weekend, it wasn’t watching the recent Aliens vs. Predator, nor rewatching the Joss Whedon scripted Alien Resurrection that got my attention. What kept me glued to the TV until the wee hours was the completely awesome “what if” documentary Alien Planet on the Discovery Channel. Using the magic of…
Serenity (2005) – Capsule Review
After hours of listening to fan podcasts and rewatching the entire TV series on DVD, there was no way that I wasn’t going to love Serenity. And as a fan hoping for sequels, I’m glad that most reviews and audience response seems to agree. Despite the sci-fi trappings of this movie, it’s the interesting characters…
TV Roundup: Oct. 1, 2005
I think the TV gods are toying with me. When I complain that Threshold had too much character and not enough aliens, I get Surface. When I complain about too many last minute twists in premieres, I get a great twist from Veronica Mars. Night Stalker was the only new show this week, and it…
TV Roundup: Sept. 26, 2005
Overloaded, overwhelmed… this past week has been fraught with new and returning shows… can’t eat, can’t sleep… must watch TV! NEW SHOWS How I Met Your Mother was funny, and Neil Patrick Harris (forever known as Doogie Howser) was a definite standout, but the pilot episode did not have the “I love this show already”…
Corpse Bride (2005) – Capsule Review
Director Tim Burton’s previous voyages to the land of odd (such as Edward Scissorhands, Big Fish, and Ed Wood), have led audiences to expect his films to be completely off-kilter. However, while Corpse Bride obviously skews towards the ghoulish, that is all that really separates it from your average animated romance. There are splashy musical…
