Submitted by GuyGG on Tue, 11/18/2008 - 2:59am
- OK, so my posts have been slow lately. Hey, I at least got a review posted for Quantum Of Solace. What more do you want? How about me admitting defeat when it comes to the reviews? Well, then you're in luck. Rather than attempt actual reviews for all the ones that are long overdue, I've begun adding a simple single paragraph review ("reviewlettes?") for ones that are still lacking full reviews. Their brief reviews are contained with their entry on my 2008 Films list. And yes, I know The Dark Knight is missing a brief review. That's because I do actually plan to finally get my full review of that one published.
- Speaking of Quantum Of Solace, it entered the James Bond franchise record books this weekend.
- The new trailer for Star Trek has gone live.
- It's sad to see that Pushing Daisies is on death watch. I suppose there are plenty of puns that can be used with the title of the show. I'm a HUGE fan of the show, and will be sad to see it go. I can't say I'm surprised, though. First, it's a wonderfully odd show, which instantly makes it hard to market (as any TV network will tell you, "same is good"). Add to that the fact that it's made by the folks who brought us Wonderfalls, one of the greatest shows of all time, which was short-lived with a 13 episode run on Fox. But like all insanely brilliant shows that don't live long, one can adopt the viewpoint of "hey, a short run of a fantastic show is still something to enjoy and be proud of." I have my fingers crossed that Daisies can survive. But if not, it was great to get whatever we could from such a great series. If it dies, I just ask that the second (also short) season gets released on Blu-Ray.
- And on the topic of series cancellation, NBC has killed My Own Worst Enemy. While following episodes weren't as great as the awesome pilot episode, I did like the series. Not the greatest one on the air or anything, but a fun show. And it made a great companion in the time slot to follow Chuck (which IS one of the best shows on the air).
- A new trailer for Joss Whedon's upcoming Dollhouse has hit the web
- Could it be? Knight Rider is being retooled yet again? But hey, it sounds like they are correcting many of the problems I had with it once it went to series. I liked the TV movie from earlier this year, but it totally went off the rails when they brought it to series, when it became completely ridiculous and lost focus of what the show should be. Sounds like NBC has figured out their mistakes. I now look forward to seeing what the later half of the season will be like.
- And in the good news department regarding cancellations of series, The CW has scrapped plans for their uber-retarded sounding Graysons series.
- RIP: Michael Crichton
- RIP: Phoenix
- "Insane" barely begins to describe this dog. Wow.
- Here's a hilarious breakdown of the events in Cloverfield using Google Maps.
- Like many other Academy Awards disqualifications from the past, Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard's score to The Dark Knight has been ridiculously disqualified from awards consideration.
- Google has release the new version 7 of their 3D modeling program SketchUp.
- Here's a pretty good collection of photos from the LA Times of the recent California fires.
- And here's a cool photo set of New York in the 1930's
- Coolness. USA Network's series In Plain Sight (of which I'm a fan) has cast the fantastic Joshua Malina in a recurring role.
- Ever wonder what happens to the planes when smaller budget airlines go out of business?
- They may not wear eye patches and have peg legs, but pirates are hardly a thing of the past.
- The kick-butt new USB 3.0 standard has finally been stamped with approval. It'll be very cool to see the new devices in the hopefully near future.
- Incidentally, I'm now on AT&T's brand new 18mb U-Verse data tier. So far, it's working great.
- Here's a great experiment with Google Suggest
- Oh nooooo....
