It’s A Wonderful Lives, or The Time Travelers WifeOK, so the first set of stills have hit the web an the buzz on The Time Travelers Wife has been good, so lets see if we can find any danger spots.
Based on the novel by Audrey Niffenegger- Goggle her, you won’t be disappointed or just go to http://www.audreyniffenegger.com/index.htm
Screenplay written by Jeremy Leven. OK, also wrote and directed Don Juan DeMarco. Still good Read More
Yeah, It’s a new year ……. So What !?!OK, so I was talking to the other members here at Scifico and “we” decided I needed to be nicer. My posts need to be more positive of the genre. After my little talking to, I decided, CRAP ON THAT! What we need is a person who will continue to have his voice heard unfiltered, and that unfiltered voice is ME So in keeping with my new commitment, today’s I am going to lob a few cowchips at anyone I feel like because its the right thing to do. Read More
Back Issue Bonanza‘Tis the season and all that for your local comic stores to have their annual back issue sales. Even if they’re not, that $20 you got in a card from Grandma is burning a hole in your pocket, and what better way to spend it than on filling the holes in your collection? God knows she wants you to save it for college or retirement, but then Grandma never did understand the burning need for a complete run of the West Coast Avengers. I never did either, but that’s not what this rant is about. No, this time around, I’d like to point out a few of my favorite single issues out there —- I can’t imagine these will cost you more than a few bucks at most, and it’s a great way to introduce yourself to some series you might’ve otherwise passed by. Read More
Unbelievable Hubris or The USA Network is filled with IdiotsIn what has to be one of the most stupid pinheaded moves I have ever had the misfortune to see, USA Network has ripped the testicles off of a live bear in the new reality series Grizzly Moil announced the cancellation of both The 4400 and The Dead Zone.. The appallingly growing lack of interesting intelligent programing continues to grow like a dung beetle hive. Read More
The News That Shook Middle EarthFor the past 3 years there has been an ongoing battle between Peter Jackson, who directed all of the Lord Of The Rings Movies and New Line Cinema. Jackson has complained that profits were understated and New Line has screamed breach of contract when Jackson pulled out of The Hobbit project and have engaged in a not so sweet war of words, Jackson goin so far as to say he was”…done with New Line.”. Read More
Time To Watch The DreckSo, here’s the deal. For the foreseeable future, we as a viewing consumer organism will be abused by the Mega-Media Companies as lab rats. We will be subjected to Reality Programming, Game Show Programming, anything currently “In The Pipe” Programming and an insufferable steaming pile of reruns. Read More
Another franchise that Will Smith can killSome things just cannot be forgiven. I speak of the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, cohort of DJ Jazzy Jeff, Will Smith. His crimes against the genre are…..sigh…..you know, I just cant do this.so here’s what we are gonna do Read More
Buffy and VikingsThis week in Marvel and DC… who cares? The latest issue of Buffy the Vampire Slayer came out from Dark Horse Comics, wrapping up the current “Faith & Giles” story arc. For those few fans who aren’t aware, Joss Whedon is doing season 8 of Buffy not on TV or in movies, but as an ongoing comic book. Joss himself wrote the first few issues and will continue to oversee the series so we don’t get any crappy storylines like.. oh, I don’t know, the devil wanting to break up Spider-Man’s marriage, or Superman wearing a black costume to show he’s just as badass as Tobey Maguire in Spider-Man 3. Anyway, this week’s issue is a treat for fans, with Faith having a catfight with a grade-A bitch villain, and Giles getting all “Ripper”-creepy. Also, Joss just started up Angel again with the first issue of Season 6 showing the aftermath of that series’ finale. Can Serenity be far behind?
Now, I’ve started to get complaints from readers that I’m being too harsh on the superhero books. Supposedly, I should be giving this current “X-Men: Messiah” series a chance as it’s revitalizing the whole X-line of books and every issue is like waking up with a naked PJ Soles circa 1979. Apparently the X-Men are trying to save a mutant baby from the forces of evil, including a character called “Mister Sinister”. This guy’s name would only work if he was on the PowerPuff Girls; to make matters worse, he looks like Colossus in drag. The baby is being protected by Cable —- now, I read the entry on Cable in The Marvel Encyclopedia and it was more convoluted than an Armenian sex-pretzel. Supposedly, this character was killed off, but came back from the dead to play super-powered baby-sitter. Well, that’s pretty much half the Marvel Universe right there, so he’s in good company. I’ll pass, but thanks for the offer.
This is my acid test for a comic series, by the way — would I be able to talk about it with someone who doesn’t read comics, and not sound absolutely ludicrous? Try this, and you’ll see why I mostly stick to indies.
The other book that came out this week was Northlanders, a Vertigo book about Vikings. No super powers, no magical whatsis, just a good solid story about people struggling to survive when it’s too damn cold out.
Heroes – And Now We WaitTim Kring has done an amazing job of resurrection. No apologies are needed, everybody is allowed to take a wrong turn from time to time (see Battlestar Galactica Razor). What I like is the fact that Kring took personal responsibility for getting this amazing franchise back on track. Read More
Be Amazed, Be Very AmazedTin Man, the upcoming week, the writers strike update, and why I love Rachel Ray. Read More
