The most controversial element of the Lost pilot seems not to be the sci-fi elements or mysterious backstory, but the dog ( Read more... )

Enterprise is popular! Everybody loves it!
October 2001 - Brannon Braga says, about Enterprise’s popularity : “The show seems to have a little bit of a different vibe, which is how we wanted it to be, I think if we had just plopped out Starship Intrepid with Captain Jameson and set it in Janeway’s time, people probably wouldn’t have had this ( Read more... )

This week there has been one issue dominating my minds and thoughts more than any other. Unlike usual it’s not the fact that Bush is in command of the most powerful military force on the planet, nor the worry that an elite team of vegetarian commandos could raid my fridge for its bacon goodness. No, it’s the issue of one actress changing her hair ( Read more... )

Game - Thief : Deadly ShadowsAfter Ion Storm succeeded in turning the Deus Ex sequel into a laughing stock by a pathetic attempt to make the perfectly acceptable original game "more accessible", I didn't hold out hopes for this. The Ion Storm team, working on a sequel where they didn't have the advantage of having made the previous games, while ( Read more... )

that would have been better than the one presented in 3x24 ( Read more... )

"... has recently been trying to improve his reputation by appearing on reality tv shows."

Comic. Genius.

Game - Beyond Good & EvilThis has been simply the most fun I've had in ages. It's well-polished, the storyline is fairly good, and the side quests are brilliant. The real strength of the game lies in its characters. It is easy to be empathic with Jade's plight, Pey'J works great as a kind of friendly father figure and light comic relief, Double H ( Read more... )

I don't do many film reviews, but I've actually watched some films lately, so here we go :

Spider-ManThis actually did have quite a promising start. The acting wasn't bad, there were some funny bits, the origin story was well set up if a little ludicruous. Uncle Ben dying seemed a little hard to take as no-one really cared that much for it, and ( Read more... )

The voting for the "Amy Awards" over at Zap2It annoyed me greatly, so I'll now rant about you all being fools for nominating what you did. The entries in each category are listed with the first being my preference for the winner.

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- Many talented tv writers have a spell writing a comparatively crappy movie first. Graham Yost put in a decent attempt with Speed, Aaron Sorkin with the American President, but Whedon has Alien:Resurrection in his past, and J.J. Abrams has Armageddon. Movies are usually just a stepping stone to television where you don't have to sell out your ( Read more... )