Here I was thinking that this fall premiere season was going to be boring simply because all my top shows (Lost, 24, Battlestar Galactica, Medium, Dollhouse, Burn Notice) were not coming until mid-season, but now I’m writing a 4-part post about new and returning shows. Go figure! Well, this will be the last part. There…
Category: Sci-fi
Photos from new Star Trek film are too cool!
I admit I am not a fan of the original series, so when they were going to reboot it with original characters intact, I held on to my doubts — even though it was JJ Abrams in charge. But after seeing these photos of the revamped crew and bridge, I am really excited about it….
Revisiting the Vistors: V is coming Back!
I am so excited about this news: The Visitors are coming back to TV! With the slew of 80s revamps over the past few years (BSG, Bionic Woman, Knight Rider), I had a sneaking suspicion that this was coming, but now that it’s been announced, I am extremely psyched (Check out Slice of SciFi for…
Fall TV 2008 (part 1)
Maybe it’s more after-effects of last season’s writers’ strike, or some other studio strategy (you never know with them) but this fall’s premiere season seems more spread out. Plus, many of my favourite new and returning shows won’t be appearing until 2009 (including Medium, Lost, Battlestar Galactica, 24 and new show Dollhouse). Nevertheless, there’s still…
Am I too old for Fan Expo 2008?
It wasn’t seriously a question that I wondered about, but when I attended the annual sci-fi/horror/anime/comic book convention now known as Fan Expo this year (at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre), I definitely felt my age. Not only was I surrounded by numerous anime kids, dressed to the nines as their favourite characters (virtually none…
wall-e – Movie Review
I’ve commented before that it’s a testament to Pixar’s animation and storytelling skills that they can make hard, inanimate things like cars or generally uncute creatures like bugs, fish, rats and monsters into adorable, fun characters. That is definitely true of wall-e, where they’ve taken a bunch of robots and made them delightful, cute, and…
The Happening – Movie Review
I had a strange feeling while watching M. Night Shyamalan’s new movie, The Happening, and it was not just the horror of watching people kill themselves for no apparent reason. Neither was it fear over the threat of a mysterious event that was causing these suicides, nor disappointment about the amateurish performance of Mark Wahlberg…
2008 TV Season Review
Always struggling between whether to review TV seasons at calendar year-end or summer season-end, but inspired by the awesome finales of Lost and Battlestar Galactica, I’ve decided to talk about the shows I loved, and not-so-loved this season (no comment, however, on shows I dropped ages ago — that means you: Bionic Woman, Dirty Sexy…
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull – Movie Review
Everyone seems pre-occupied with whether or not the 66-year-old Harrison Ford can still pull off the role of Indiana Jones at his age, but the real question should be whether or not this movie can live up to the legacy of fun, cinematic adventure that comes with the Indiana Jones name. From the opening scene…
