Alvin's Adventures in Pop Culture

Madonna’s latest video – 4 minutes

Have you checked out Madonna’s latest video for 4 Minutes (a song from her upcoming album, Hard Candy)? Here’s a link to the video on YouTube. I have always been a fan, so I wanted to find out what new material from the Material Girl was going to be like. It’s a catchy-enough song, but…

10 reasons why NBC will be awesome

NBC was the first of the big networks to show its cards at its upfront presentations (that’s when networks tell advertisers what shows they’re going to be scheduling next season). There’s already been a lot of buzz about NBCs plans, and frankly, I join in the excitement. Here’s 10 reasons why: 1. 52-week scheduling —…

Battlestar Lives On

With the writers’ strike and other tv-business concerns rearing their discouraging heads, it sounded like the BSG prequel series Caprica was not going to go ahead. However, now SciFi Channel in the US have announced that there will be a two-hour potential pilot for the series. Yay! According to Hollywood Reporter this show was one…

Bourne Again?

According to Cinema Blend (which got the word from Variety), both Matt Damon and director Paul Greengrass are going to be back for a fourth Bourne movie. As much as I loved Ultimatum (it was probably my favourite of 2007), I share the Cinema Blend writer’s hesitancy about Universal studios going back to the well…

Knight Rider – TV Review

There must be a sale on 80s franchises. First the Transformers, then the Bionic Woman, then the Terminator, now the Knight Rider himself all want to follow in Battlestar Galactica’s illustrious footsteps. Sadly, it seems that only the re-creators of BSG knew that it would take more than just new vehicles, fresher computer graphics and…

The Spiderwick Chronicles – Movie Review

What kinds of magical creatures lived in your backyard as a child? Did you imagine any fantastic lands just beyond the next tree? The Spiderwick Chronicles (based on a series of kids’ books) is about Jared Grace (played by the ubiquitous Freddie Highmore) and his twin brother Simon (ditto re Highmore), and their sister and…

Alvin Meets Tivo

I finally got myself a Tivo. Click here to check out my experience so far on my other blog.

Midseason TV 2008 – part 2

As the WGA strike drags on, and new scripted shows continue to trickle in, it’s finally time for the long-awaited return of Lost. Given the mostly-clear TV landscape, there’s room for new shows such as quirky lawyer series Eli Stone to get a fighting chance (at least until it runs out of new episodes as…

Super/Friends mash-up on YouTube

Perhaps it was inevitable, but this TV mash-up is a riot! Combining the soundtrack from the Friends episode where the boys face-off against the girls to see who wins the apartment (my total fave, BTW) with visuals from classic Super-Friends episodes. Seeing Rachel as Robin is worth a laugh all its own.