But a kiss will bring it all back
This article may contain spoilers. Stepping away from some of the nice character building episodes of late, this week offered us more standard "Eureka" fare with the collision of two scientific procedures: Tess' Time Capsule Project versus the annual Global Dynamic sonic-cleaning. Tess (Jamie ...
Read MoreCheck out the genre shows columnist Ed Left enjoyed while the sun beat down
All across the United States, kids and young adults are returning to school after the traditional summer vacation. And a homework assignment given out to almost every child in grade school is to write a report on what he or she did on their summer vacation. So that I wouldn't feel left out, here ...
Read MoreA good mixture of music, but not straying too far from the 'Torchwood' theme
Since it began in 2006, Torchwood seems to have been perpetually eclipsed by the success of the most recent incarnation of Doctor Who, the series from which it spun off. However, with Children of Earth, the five-part miniseries that essentially serves as the shows third season, the stakes are hi ...
Read MoreKind of hard to imagine Kate Mulgrew as Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Some people tell me if I can't get a column called "SciFriday" out by Friday, then I should probably change the name. Well, it's Saturday, and I am giving you SciFriday today. And I think I have a good excuse today. Late last night, my favorite baseball team, the defending American League champio ...
Read MoreRobert Yaniz shares thoughts on a unique take on Trek sounds
James Horner and the late Jerry Goldsmith may both be considered among the most acclaimed composers in cinema, but the two men share another thing in common. Theyve both written music for the Star Trek franchise. In fact, between the two of them, they have composed the scores for six films in the se ...
Read MoreCrossing the point of no return
This article may contain spoilers. In what may be said is the mellowest episode to date for Defying Gravity, this weeks adventure focused on what it meant to cross the Rubicon; the point of no return. For each of the Antarescrew, it held a different meaning: for Ted (Malik Yoba), it meant thi ...
Read MoreThe first season ends with more of a sizzle than a bang
This story may contain spoilers. We were treated to two episodes of "Merlin" on Sunday, one about the assassination of Uther (Anthony Stewart Head), and one about the death of Arthur (Bradley James). Apparently, someone wants those pesky royals dead! In To Kill The King, Uther orders the death ...
Read MoreA girl, a mirror and a disco ball make a knock-out combination
This article may contain spoilers. On the heels of last weeks blow-up adventure in Washington, D.C. where Pete (Eddie McClintock) and Myka (Joanne Kelly) were ambushed by implosion grenades and a villain out of Arties (Saul Rubinek) past, this week we had a bit of fun Vegas-style. It started inno ...
Read MoreMerlin shows us his roots while Arthur is busy killing defenseless unicorns
This review may contain spoilers. This week we got to see a bit deeper into who Merlin (Colin Morgan) is in The Moment of Truth. We met his mother, one of his friends named William, and the town he lived in before coming to the big city. Its about time we got some back-story on him, including the ...
Read MoreAnother year has passed, and another set of winners in genre television and movies have been honored. The Portal Awards, originally known as the Genre Awards, have been handed out almost every year since 1999. Tens of thousands of votes were cast this year to pick winners, and see what company they ...
Read MoreSometimes a little reminiscent of 'Lifehouse'
Romance and time travel are no strangers, as any chick flick aficionado who has emptied a box of Kleenex watching and re-watching Somewhere in Time or The Lake House can attest. Regardless, the two elements meet up again in The Time Travelers Wife, based on the novel by Audrey Niffenegger and st ...
Read MoreTrue to its 'Battlestar' roots, but still unique
Fans of Syfys massively successful reboot of classic sci-fi series Battlestar Galactica were excited but understandably skeptical when the network announced that its upcoming Caprica would be set 50 years prior to the events of BSG. The involvement of longtime "Battlestar" composer Bear McCreary, ...
Read MoreWhen a good gift goes bad and chaos ensues
This review may contain spoilers. In another fine turn of the pen by Thania St. John, this week's episode of "Eureka" on Syfy was a frothy concoction of fun sprinkled with poignancy. Posing the mystery of how can a person drown in an airtight car, a restaurant bathroom or an empty whirlpoo ...
Read MoreLet's get to some fall programming already!
I literally grew up less than an hour away from Punxsutawney, Pa., home of the annual Groundhog Day festival. Yet, I never attended the session where people wake up at 5 a.m. on a blistery February morning to shine a line in a rodent's face to see if he sees a shadow. I had actually come to loath ...
Read MoreEd Left explores why this NBC series had to die
On July 25, the final episode of the NBC series Kings aired. And most people didnt notice. Although the majority of its run occurred during the summer, the show was actually canceled months before. Its run during the summer was just the network burning off episodes already paid for, just to fill ...
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