Taking a look at what is supposed to be 'Human Target'
Now that the networks have announced their new series for the fall season, I want to take a moment to talk about one of them, Human Target. The series, created in 1972 for DC Comics, was centered on Christopher Chance, a detective/bodyguard who specialized in impersonating an individual threatened w ...
Read MoreMichael Hinman touches on why Airlock Alpha can be weird sometimes
If you've come to Airlock Alpha long enough, then you know that we're really not like many other sites out there. And if you really do think that, then that's good, because that's what we're always aiming for. Thursday night, I was trying to get some sleep, so I do like anyone else would do when the ...
Read MoreWhy we like what we like
Have you ever finished watching a movie you really enjoyed and then taken to the Internet only to discover that your newest diamond-in-the-rough has been panned by your favorite film blogs and gotten a pitiful rating on Rotten Tomatoes? Have you ever been recommended a film by 10 of your best friend ...
Read MoreSeriously ... Why are they doing this to the fans?
Ive been waiting on the right issue to introduce what will become a more-or-less regular column here at Rabid Doll. News that the husband-and-wife team of Fran Rubel Kuzui and Kaz Kuzui are considering a Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot seems like the perfect place to start The Horror Snob. So, what ...
Read More... that is, before you invest any kind of money or time into one
Yeah, I know it's Sunday and not Friday. I've been busy at the awesome Oasis convention put on by the Orlando Science Fiction Society this weekend, and just hadn't had a chance to get to it. So if I don't write it by Friday, I usually don't write it all all. But being at this convention, which is ve ...
Read MoreFilm lacks the heart and soul Terminator fans have loved in the past
This column contains spoilers for "Terminator: Salvation." Looking for a solid, big-budget summer action film? Terminator: Salvation wont disappoint. Director McG packs his movie with enough explosions, chases, gunfights and scenes of fiery carnage to fill two Die Hard flicks, plus half a season of ...
Read MoreA naysayer's guide to the new 'Star Trek'
Some people might call me a Trekkie," but Im far from being a purist or some kind of psycho who cant stand to see my beloved franchise tainted. I loved Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine most of all and (feel free to call me a pansy, but) Ive always been more of a Picard g ...
Read MoreA disappointing conclusion to a seasonal arc that started so strong
With an episode titled "Doomsday" it is hard not to have high hopes for "Smallville's" eighth season finale. From the opening episode of the season, the show has gone to move beyond the departure of Lex Luthor and plow towards an epic smack down between the Man-of-Steel and his Kryptonian nemesis, D ...
Read MoreIt's not the finale, but this conclusion will leave you warm and fuzzy inside
You can be forgiven if you thought "Omega" was the final episode of "Dollhouse." It certainly does the job of a finale: all loose ends are tied up, the series pushes off in a slightly new refreshed direction (not that it needed one) and the well being of our characters is guaranteed. As the more ...
Read MoreIt's not the characters or the writing ... it's the message that really matters
In a story I've told so many times that it better be true, my earliest memories of television watching were sitting with my dad in his big reclining chair watching reruns of the original "Star Trek." Amazingly, however, I really don't have any memories of watching Star Trek films, until one day when ...
Read MoreThe final episode of the penultimate season of 'Lost'
J.J. Abrams and his associates must be trying to establish a new standard for shocking cliffhangers. Tuesdays Fringe finale looked to be the clear winner of the season, ending with a shocking view of the World Trade Center towers still erect in an alternate universe. But then came the season finale ...
Read MoreWhat would really happen if we could take a glimpse into the future?
ABC has given an official 13-episode pickup for their series Flash Forward, adapted from the novel of the same name by Robert J. Sawyer. Seeing as the show is moving forward, Ive decided to review the pilot script. I havent read the novel its adapted from, so my thoughts here are strictly based upon ...
Read MoreHowever, why was Winona Ryder in this film again?
This review contains spoilers for 'Star Trek.' Director J.J. Abrams and crew have accomplished their mission -- to reboot and recharge the Star Trek franchise -- with spectacular results. "Star Trek" is a great summer movie. It's a fast-paced but soulful romp that will leave the masses cheering and ...
Read MoreBut Chekov was a character that might have been a miss
This review may contain spoilers for "Star Trek."J.J. Abrams re-imagining of Star Trek is not just a great Trek movie. It's a great movie that happens to be about Star Trek. It does what I never thought was possible: It makes Star Trek not only palatable, but also actually enjoyable to non-Trek fans ...
Read MoreAlmost pointless, but comes with enough questions to make the season finale matter
It's late, Clark (Tom Welling) is in the middle of an innuendo-filled conversation with Tess Mercer (Cassidy Freeman) regarding his destiny and the foretold slaying of Doomsday. In the midst of the many hints, nudges and winks to what is coming there is a distant cry: "Clark, help me." It a fanta ...
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