Remembering the sci-fi episodes which had us on the edge of our seats
At the end of each year, it is popular to be inundated with top 10 lists of just about everything: the best television shows, the best actors, the best quotes, and just the best of the best. So rather than just compile a list of 10 shows or episodes that stood out from the pack in this past year, I ...
Read MoreA last minute game changer before David Tennant says goodbye
This review may contain spoilers. Four years ago, I wrote an article saying goodbye to my Doctor and it truly was a bittersweet event. I say my Doctor because Christopher Eccleston was the first Doctor I watched from start to finish as part of its original run and it was tough to see him go - he ...
Read MoreSome of these works probably are best left on the bookshelf
I hate to admit it, but I am not terribly excited about any of the holiday season blockbusters. Despite a $300 million budget, Avatar has not grabbed my attention. While I am probably going to give Robert Downey Jr.s Sherlock Holmes a try, I have to say it is nothing more than a consolation priz ...
Read MoreSPOILERS: James Cameron proves that even 12 years later, he still has his touch
This review contains spoilers for the film "Avatar." Since seeing "Avatar" at a midnight showing early Friday, I've been thinking a lot about what James Cameron has contributed to filmmaking. And not just the technology he's pioneered, but the films themselves. We already know about "Titanic," ...
Read MoreAlpha makes return, but was the story worthy of such a maneuver?
This review may contain spoilers. One of the highlights of the first season of Dollhouse was certainly the performance of Firefly alum Alan Tudyk as the rogue Active known as Alpha. Considering most of the other characters are either fairly subdued or under the control of the Dollhouse, its refre ...
Read MoreLooks like there is some love blossoming ... or is there?
This review may contain spoilers. Just as the previous weeks two-parter had the tension and game-changing momentum of a season finale, Meet Jane Doe takes Dollhouse into yet another direction. The seriestimeline conveniently jumps over the three-month period wherein Echo (Eliza Dushku) has bee ...
Read MoreTiffany Vogt says to pray it is not so and that it lives beyond 2010
With the recent cancellations of Joss Whedons Dollhouse and ABCs Defying Gravity, we are reminded yet again that television is not a gentle mistress for science-fiction programming. In fact, this is a bad time to be a sci-fi show. Television audiences just are not as forgiving and patient as they ...
Read MoreWho knew the human brain was so ... plot heavy?
This review may contain spoilers. Let us take a moment to appreciate the last new "Fringe" episode of 2009. Alright, moment over. This episode started off strangely enough, opening in a place called Hennington Mental Health Institute. We see Thomas Jerome Newton (Sebastian Roche) -- first ( ...
Read MoreEven Stephen King is suffering from Cylon-induced amnesia
I really try not to comment too much on "best of" lists that various publications -- both print and online -- put out, because I know how arbitrary they can be. I mean, we do a "Top Newsmakers" feature every year (with our 2009 one coming out this week), and we're still debating on whether we'll ...
Read MoreThe show is back, and its plowing forward like there's no tomorrow
The show is back, and its plowing forward like there's no tomorrow This review may contain spoilers. In its first episode to air following the announcement of its cancellation, Joss Whedons Dollhouse delivers a two-part adventure that pushes this seasons narrative forward in a major way. Th ...
Read MoreThe other one is just a bit tougher: a cure for cancer
Its always really hard to decide about what subject to write on when you had a weekend like I did. The experiences over the past couple of days gave me such a wide choice of potential topics, I thought Id have trouble choosing. Add to it the recent news that Fox actually appears to be moving forw ...
Read MoreWhat can be said about parasitic worm creatures that hasn't already been said?
This review may contain spoilers. It's been a while since the last new episode of 'Fringe', hasn't it? Off the heels of a mythology-heavy episode, this week's 'Fringe' decided to stick with a more serial, creature of the week for this episode. The Fringe Division discovers a Chinese Triad smu ...
Read MoreAnd the show ends the first half of the season with a bang, set your Tivo's for March!
This review may contain spoilers. The mostly consistent show left on a high note, with a lot of our questions being answered, and even more intriguing ones popping up. This week we got to see the infamous D. Gibbons again, and we found out the truth about Zoeys (Gabrielle Union) flash forward ...
Read MoreTwo-part movie from 'Tin Man's' Nick Willing begins this weekend on Syfy
Two years after bringing fans the amazing "Tin Man" miniseries, director (and now writer) Nick Willing is trying to see what other literary classic he can recreate in the Syfy event "Alice." And while it might be hard at times to feel like we've already been there, done that, with the retelling o ...
Read More'FlashForward,' 'V' take extended breaks, but one cable channel gets it right
A few years ago, the networks decided they wanted to be more like the cable channels. Air a show for about half a season, take an extended break, and then bring the second half back in an uninterrupted schedule. Seriously, if Syfy can do it with their Stargate series and "Battlestar Galactica," a ...
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