All Entries in the "TV" Category
Torchwood: Miracle Day–What The Hell Went Wrong?
I am not a huge Torchwood fan, but it is watchable and I have a soft spot for British sci-fi. (Misfits in particular is quite good). That said, “Torchwood: Miracle Day” was a major disappointment. Not to belabor the point, but 10 hours felt like 1o years and the story just dragged. There is perhaps [...]
The Ultimate Geek Showcase Showdown
I was alerted to a very interesting happening on Daytime Television yesterday (2/16/11). And by my father, of all people (of course he is retired and can watch daytime TV). On the venerable game show, The Price is Right, they had a rather interesting prize package for their Showcase Showdown. In addition to a new [...]
Spartacus: Gods of the Arena is Streaming on Netflix
“Spartacus: Gods of the Arena” is the second season of my favorite sex and violence soaked television show, “Spartacus.” Once again, it seems someone read a book about the Roman Empire before writing the script! Some of the historical touches like what a public privy looks like are fascinating, if a little disgusting by modern [...]
Spartacus: Blood and Sand Streaming on Netflix
Spartacus: Blood and Sand is my current guilty pleasure on television. Sure, it makes “300″ look like “Citizen Kane,” but it is great bloody fun! Anyway, some of my friends griped they could not see it, since it is on a subscription channel. I just noticed today that it also available on Netflix as an [...]
The New “Prisoner” Mini-Series–Number 6 is in Prison, but We Do the Time
I am a huge fan of the original “Prisoner” television series produced in the 1960s. I first saw it in college years ago and it still continues to amaze me with its intelligence and wit. Most of which comes from Number Six himself. The original Six demonstrates a bone-dry sense of humor, remarkable force of [...]
Live Production of Star Trek’s “Amok Time” Episode
One of the bloggers over at Tor.com has a great post about a community theater group performing the Original Star Trek series episode “Amok Time” in a Portland Park. Come on, admit it, you remember the episode where Spock gets hormonal and beats the crap out of Kirk during mating season. One of the classic [...]
A Game of Thrones News: Peter Dinklage is Tyrion
Dark Horizons has a report about a new director coming on board for the new HBO series based on the George R.R. Martin series, “A Game of Thrones.” Buried in the article is a note that Peter Dinklage is playing Tyrion. An adult-themed, brutal fantasy series with a decent actor in a key role. Excellent! [...]
"Wheel of Time" Film Rights Sold!
Dark Horizons is reporting that the film rights to Robert Jordan’s “Wheel of Time” book series has been sold to Universal pictures . I wish them luck, but have my doubts they can make a good movie out of this incredibly complicated series. Trask, The Last Tyromancer
George R.R. Martin "A Song of Ice and Fire " on HBO
Haaldaar inspired me to post this tidbit I remembered from last year. Variety reported that HBO acquired the rights to “A Song of Ice and Fire .” They hope to cover one book per season. Full Variety Article Considering Martin’s books are quite violent and bloody (The Red Wedding!), HBO is the best place for [...]