Mac Rant – $84.53, The Price of Power
Feb 1st
So my Mac power cord bit the dust recently. Since the lack of a charger renders my computer useless I had to go ahead and pick a new one. The price tag: $84.53. Good heavens.
Movie Review – Turtles Forever
Jan 27th
The initial release of Turtles Forever slipped under my radar. I guess that’s no big surprise considering I haven’t watched much of the 4Kids TMNT series. Don’t get me wrong, I have nothing against it. From the small bits I have seen it does appear fun and well put together. One of these days I plan to set down and work through the series.
But enough about my too watch list. On to the review:
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Weird Al to Direct New Movie for Cartoon Network
Jan 25th
Renowned parody artist “Weird Al” Yankovick announced via Twitter and his blog earlier today that he is going to direct a new live-action movie for Cartoon Network that isn’t a sequel to UHF. So far he has said little about it other than the fact that he has written it himself, and will feature a young, high-school aged protagonist. Shooting will most likely begin later this year, so we shouldn’t expect it until 2011 at the soonest.
I’m excited about this new project as I’ve been a lifelong fan of Mr. Yankovick and his work. While I’m a little upset that the show isn’t going to be about him I have faith that whatever he does will be a laugh riot. Hopefully he turns a critical eye towards the tween, high-school drama of today and delivers the same satire we’ve all come to love from him over the years.
The Walking Dead Shambles onto TV
Jan 21st
Recently AMC greenlighted the production of a pilot episode for long running horror-comic The Walking Dead. Frank Darabont, most well known for directing Stephen King film adaptations The Shawshank Redeption and The Green Mile as well as The Majestic, is tapped to direct this adaptation of Robert Kirkman’s series.
The big question on my mind is whether or not a television series set in a zombie apocalypse will work, especially one that is on a basic cable channel such as AMC. Don’t get me wrong, AMC has brought us great series such as Mad Men and Breaking Bad, but can they get away with the graphic violence and tone that a horror series would require? As much as I would like to see this show be great, I think it would find a better home on HBO or Showtime. Despite that problem, however, there is a lot of potential in a zombie apocalypse television series, more so than movies, because of the ability to tell longer stories with more developed characters. Zombies movies often feel to rushed, and are filled with genre cliche’s that cut down on screen-time by rehashing what audiences are already used to. This series has a great opportunity to be a breath of fresh air in a rather stale genre.
Why the Mass Effect Film Has Me Worried…
Jan 15th
Mass Effect, the hit rpg/third person shooter/ all around awesome game produced by the geniuses at Bioware impressed a lot of people, not the least of which was me. I’m not impressed, however, with the man who managed to option the movie rights.
Green Lantern Cast Grows, No Need For Alarm… Yet
Jan 14th
Hitfix reports that Jackie Earle Haley (best known recently for playing Rorschach in Watchmen) is being eyed by Warner Bros. to play Sinestro in the upcoming Green Lantern movie. This addition adds to an already staggering list of characters that are said to appear in the film including (but not limited to) Abin Sur, Kilowog, Tomar-Re, the Guardians of the Universe, Legion, Hector Hammond, Guy Gardner, Clark Kent, and of course Hal Jordan. There is also apparently another, yet unnamed, villain that will appear in the movie.
This movie runs the risk of pulling a “Spider-Man 3″ by throwing way too many characters at you without giving any time to flesh them out. Don’t run to the bomb shelters on this one unless news breaks that Topher Grace has been casted as anything in the film, especially if it’s a character who wears a mask because that thing will never stay on.
And trust me on this one, the moment a grainy still of Ryan Reynolds as Hal Jordan is released we’ll be the first people to report on it. Now that’s something you can take to the bank.
PTAB Supports Conan O'Brien
Jan 12th
“I’m mad as hell, and I’m not going to take this anymore!” -Network
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