*Currently Under Construction* "You still don't understand what you're dealing with, do you? Perfect organism. Its structural perfection is matched only by its hostility." -Ash(Alien)
STAY TUNED && WELCOME TO MY PRIMETIME.
Monster Man is a new tv show featured on SyFy(previously called Sci-Fi..which i prefer much more) where the battle between practical effects and digital effects continues....
It features the Special Effects company called Sota FX where they follow around Cleve Hall(distinguishable by the guy-liner and white face) and Constance(best known as the girl with the magically changing hair color).
Constance
This show is good for a few reasons.
1. Cleve drives a Hearse =]
2. It features guys(and girls) who are for practical effects...best said by Cleve, "The best monsters are still hand made" You get to see up and close and personal, practical effects at its best =]
Cleve
3.Cleve works with his ex wife and the "normal" one..the fact that the "normal" one always gets the shitty jobs and Cleve still answers to his ex-wife is hysterical to me.
The Ex
4.It has monsters. They may not always be good but the same can be said about digital effects as well.
On the other side of this...there is ONE HUGE BAD THING about this show as well.
-IT IS THE SAME DAMN RECYCLED FORMULA.
Just like most reality shows following a business....the company is always given deadlines for jobs that take months to do, they NEVER finish on time, the client always makes SURPRISE visits, they are always late to their job locations, but in the end they somehow ALWAYS leave the client happy.
At the end of the day though I still tune in every Wednesday at 10 to see the mess become the monsters I love to watch. If your a horror fan or practical effects fan...just WATCH..I'm pretty sure you have nothing else better to watch....American Idol? I dont think so.
Well..finally here is my review of part 2 of Bag Of Bones.
To START off I'd just like to say that contrary to what many other reviews were online, I actually liked the movie. I thought that it was a tad-less boring than the usual made-for-tv Stephen King flick. Like I have said many times before, I am NOT a fan of Kingdom Hospital(another Stephen King flick). That movie just kept going and going and going...and it lost me about an hour due to confusion and just pure boredom. Back to Bag of Bones: Though there was a LOT of talking between characters going on, the development of the story moved on at a pretty good pace. Revealing things quite quickly but at the same time taking 10 minutes of screen time to do so. At the beginning of the 2nd half I was fueled by my eagerness to find out more about the visions that Mike had been having, and fortunately I didn't have to wait long for answers to be revealed. The first person to reveal these answers was his cleaning lady, who shows up once AGAIN at the perfect time to see Mike lose his cool a second time. After a little persuasion by the stunningly old Mike Noonan she reveals information about, "The Curse of Dark Score Lake....the legend...the kind of stories told round the campfire..it's when people go mad." and of course the appropriate question that was asked next is, What do people do when they go Dark Score crazy?. && in this town instead of just locking yourself in your house and owning a lot of cats, crazy is defined as killing your female kin(apparently this is a trend that is ongoing in China). This curse has plagued the lives of certain residents in the past that are listed below:
Maddie's husband Lance trying to kill their daughter Kyra by drowning her
Buddy's dad held his little sister under the water pump and drowned her
Dill dean's father Fred held Billy's little sister when they were young under water at Dark Score Lake
But Who's next?
The only drawback to all this information being revealed in the movie was that at the end of the day..or movie should I say...it wasn't that great of a reveal. There was such a lack of an awesome resolution to all the mystery they had done so well of building up to. I was actually very disappointed with the 2nd half of the movie because of this, because it made predicting from beginning to end the "DARKNESS" of Dark Score Lake and its past so easy. After the first 10 minutes of the 2nd half I could already predict what had happened to Sara Tidwell and how the town was involved in her death. I probably could have even guessed what happened to her after seeing the first half of the movie. Once again in a movie the tiring plot, of a town with secrets and people who in the past committed a wrong that they are now dealing with in the present is being played out here. I can't tell you how many times I've seen this situation in a movie, and in this movie they did little to make it stand out from the rest. In this situation, the curse was placed by Miss Sara Tidwell on all those who played a hand in the death of her and her daughter(who was an innocent bystander). The scene of her death was very brutal to watch, so seriously if anybody has a sensitivity to domestic abuse/rape situations, proceed with caution. It is in this scene that Sara says, "You and your kin are cursed. You and your sons are going to do to you daughters what you done to mind. With your own hands you will murder your own daughters, until you are all gone." It is because of the involvement of Mike's grandad in her death that now he must suffer if he has kids..ahem..wasn't he supposed to have one up until the mother got pummeled by a bus!? Well, with the reveal of the curse of Sara Tidwell also came the reveal of why his wife Jo was truly keeping her pregnancy a secret; to protect her unborn child and Mike from harm. Guess she's not a trifling ho after all like Mike had suggested for 2 hours of the movie. The reveal of his wife's secret was probably the only fact that came as a surprise to me aside from a few surprising scenes, because I really had thought she had cheated on her ignorant husband with his gay brother she had been spotted with. Along with this shocking fact came a few deaths that were also "good" unsuspecting surprises. A sudden death of a main character actually shocked the sh*t out of me and scared me a lil'(just a lil). I liked this scene in the movie though for many reasons. 1) it brought my full attention back to the movie (&& took it away from twitter's sick grasp over my mind) 2) it providing the 2nd half with the much needed twist 2 make it a bit unpredictable && 3) it helped to explain the quote, "Custody has it's responsibilities"(an underlying theme in the 2nd half)
The other death, was more of suicide, but all can be explained when you see the film.
Now to get to the end summation of the whole film. One of the best parts of this film I believe were the quotes said by a variety of characters that really made you intrigued with their meanings and helped to play a crucial part in the mystery of the film. Such quotes as,
"This thing was always bigger than you",
"People Don't take kindly to having their secrets spilled",
"A person without secrets is like a scarecrow without stuffing",
&& "I'm going to give you once chance to save your soul".
One of the most important quotes in this movie being, "Lie still Bag of Bones". The "Bag of Bones" concept was brought up multiple times during the film. It was first mentioned when Mike had described himself as being a bag of bones with no purpose in the first half of the film. Then in the 2nd part of the film is when a novel of words was written on his laptop solely consisting of the words, "Lie Still Bag of Bones". Though this made no sense at first, this would ultimately be the resolution to the curse and the overall conflict of the movie. The way that the movie was resolved can be summed up in any episode of Supernatural.
Overall, I'd have to give this movie a solid 3.5/5.
It was awesome to see Pierce Brosnan on the screen again, though he disappointed me at times with his lack of mojo && his ridiculously acted "crying" scenes.. && the lil actress who played Kyra is just so damn cute && good at her role that it was a pleasure just watching her on my nice HD TV. The plot of the story was enough to keep you watching until the story unraveled and revealed itself, && the fact that you cared for Kyra && wondered where the curse will take things made it watchable till the end. There were about 3 scenes that could maybe make you jump out of your comfy couch, but there was much time in between these scenes, so for avid horror fans this may not be your top priority on your DVR. The reveal of the mystery and secrets is sub-par though the buildup is great && there are many things that make this movie both good and bad. In my opinion, I'd say just watch it to say you did and I promise you that you won't come out feeling like you wasted 4 hours of your life. (Though don't watch it all in 1 night--separating the 2 parts makes the 2nd half more entertaining and you feel less as though the movie was dragging on as well).
Similarity to The Shining:
Setting of the story made people go crazy: For Jack Nickelson in The Shining it was the Overlook Hotel && for MikeNoonan && the other victims it was Dark Score Lake.
Family Members were always the victims: In The Shining the families of the Caretakers during the winter for the hotel were always the victims, being killed off before the end of the winter. && in Bag Of Bones it was the father's killing their daughters.
The father is always the crazy/vulnerable one who ends up killing.
Sooo I finally checked out the first part of the A&E movie special, "Bag Of Bones"..&& to be honest I ACTUALLY liked it despite what most reviews have said about it.
Of course there were parts that I found funny at times, but the overall tone of the movie was great and the mysterious vibe was definitely kept.
Now lets keep in mind I never read the book so I really can't compare what I saw to what was in the text, though I find that in most cases the books are always better anyways.
Now I gave a summary of the movie in my previous post so I won't do much to summarize it here again...all I will simply say about the plot of the FIRST half is that in this half they introduce Mike Noonan, the renowned Novelist, and his wife(soon to be dead-wife) Jo. They have a seemingly awesome relationship filled with awkward sexy moments between an elderly man(Mike) and what could be his daughter(Jo)? As you can see, I really found the scenes between the couple kissing and climbing on top of each other just plain awkward. Pierce Brosnan who plays Mike seemed so shaky, like he needed to take some more Viagra before he partook in any kind of sexually arousing activities. Not to mention him trying to kiss his lovely and hot wife seemed completely forced beyond belief.
Fast Forward to his wife's untimely death just as she was returning back to her ignorant lover with a secret hidden away in her purse. BOOM! A bus hits her and her secret just like that is spilled out for everyone to see..literally. && What do you know? its a pregnancy test! Gosh. Now the question on all our minds, even Mike's, is whether it was his baby that just got run over or some hot young dude's baby from the lake house she so frequently visited while her husband ignored her so effortlessly.
Well, that question isn't answered in the 1st half.
Lets fast forward again, && now we find Mike at the lake house that he inherited from his wife after her passing. Many things could have prompted poor terribly acted-depressed Mike to come here(seriously his crying scenes were laughable, like a bad audition tape for acting school). It could have been his frequent nightmares that were acted out like a poor interpretive dance about drowning children and the lake house itself. But then again, maybe it wasn't the dreams that did it, maybe it was Jo's presence in his own house who was supposedly frequently talking to him through phone rings, "once for yes, twice for no". Hmm..maybe people are just calling you MIKE?! The only thing that actually convinced me he wasn't crazy(and NOO it wasn't the backgrounds of Jo all over his phone and computer that did it) was the fact that Jo pulled a "sixth sense/m.night shamala-dingdong" move on us by reaching out from underneath the bed to warn/scare Mike of something. Which by the way, I thought that scene was soo poorly done. It wasn't creepy, it was expected, and she was just THERE. No blood, no corpsy looking body. Just her being like, "Hey go the lake house f*ck tard && stop crying over spilled milk". Anyways, it actually wasn't any of those things at all that made him go to the lake house, but instead it was his sweet and lovable agent Marty who convinced him to write another novel in 4 months who made Mike think it was a good reason to go.
Anyways, we're at the beautiful lake house, that I now envy so much, and crazy shit starts happening almost immediately. Which I think is a good thing because the movie definitely picked up towards the second half of the first half =] If things moved any slower I'd probably be bored out of my mind, which is sometimes the case with Stephen King movies.
In the house, in my opinion, it feels like 2 spirits are fighting to control Mike's decisions and his life there at the house. One is obviously Jo, who is the good-natured spirit always asking him to help others, and the other being an angry spirit that we have yet to learn about(my guesses is that it's Sara). The ghosts that we are introduced to in this part are Jo and Sara Tidwell (a jazz singer from back in the day). Both of them seem to have secrets hidden in that house, and the creepy elderly people around town seem to know a little sumtin sumtin too about these secrets as well. There ways of communicating to Mike are actually quite interesting, though some methods are down right stupid. One way that Jo actually tries to communicate with Mike is through the same bell around the Moose's neck that they so often rang together each time they made love when she was alive. This was clever because it really played into Mike's preferred method of communicating with the dead with the once or twice method. The other way that these spirits communicated is through the preschool refrigerator magnet letters on the fridge. This made no sense to me because first of all why would 2 grown adults with no children have just 6 letters on the fridge. They obviously only have about a 4 word vocabulary. The other methods include Mike's visions and an old record player that played creepy lullaby's about the Sandman coming, sung by none other than Sara Tidwell.
Jo vs Sara
The beautiful Sara
We are also introduced to Mattie and her daughter Ky during this half, who are both wonderfully portrayed by the actresses. Ky is just soo damn cute =] Mattie is actually fighting for custody of her daughter against her daughter's maniacal grandfather, who ever since the death of the father(who tried to kill his daughter), has been trying to take her away. Honestly, I would not want the father of the guy who tried killing my baby to take my daughter away; bad genes run in the family hunny. Locals actually called the deceased father, "Dark Score Crazy" for attempting to kill his daughter. It's funny because these were actually the key words that gave me the idea that Sara Tidwell might have been killed by some of the older generations in the town back in the day, and that is the secret they're all hiding. Maybe the grandfather did it? Maybe he was Dark Score crazy too?
Of course in this custody battle there is no justice being served because everyone is on the grandfather's side even Mattie's lawyer. That's what happens when your rich and have a history of killing people.
Also, while at the Lake house Mike's visions become more intense and sexual. There is even 1 minute of the movie where he cycles through all the ghosts all while succumbing to all their seductions. Seriously folks, he makes out with all 3 ghosts, including his wife, with no conviction. At least he did gain some valuable information from his hands on approach to interrogating the dead. Maddie, who appeared as a ghost with a hole in the back of her head(no she's not really dead, confusing right?) before she disappeared said to Mike, "All will be revealed". My guesses are that Maddie knows more than she is letting off, and that everyone in Dark Score is pretty much keeping a secret.
"All Will Be Revealed"
Part 2...to be continued.
Well guys, I gave a summary even though I didn't plan too. That's what usually happens when I start talking...I usually can't stop myself.
As far as the quality of the movie goes, it was definitely enjoyable and watchable. Its better than other Stephen King adaptations I have seen in the past such as the unmentionable, "Langoliers" and "Kingdom Hospital". There were creepy jump out of couch scenes and then there were the scenes that lacked in intensity. From this first half I have come up with the conclusion that, Pierce Brosnan sucks at being sexy anymore =[ and he is definitely not a good crier(way 2 much expression). Also, I couldn't help but notice all the similarities the film had to the Shining, another Stephen King film.
Here are a few:
The bathtub scene: In the Shining we had the creepy old woman come out the bathtub and in this movie we had a little child reach out the tub to scare the shit out of us.
The main character is a writer, who of course suffers from writer's block and because of it goes a lil mad at times.
The subtle ghost precenses. In the Shining a lot of the ghosts weren't there to show up for 2 seconds to scare you and then leave again until the next "oh-shit" moment. This was similar to, "Bag of Bones", because in this flick the ghosts communicated with Mike, as they did in the Shining, and there presence at most times came quietly.
The child and mother in both movies are the ones who are keeping the men sane to a certain extent or at least trying to. In the Shining, they struggled to keep there daddy with them and on the same page. In this movie, they are a means of bringing Mike back to the reality he lost with the death of his wife.
The ghosts from the 20's-60's. In both movies there were spirits that were communicating with the main character that came from times way before there years. In the Shining it was the bar tender. In Bag Of Bones it was Sara.
Thank the TV gods for A&E. I think I fell in love with them ever since they advertised that they will be showing a 2 night television event starting Dec 11 at 9/8c. This 2-night event will be showing none other than the master of written horror, Stephen King's Bag Of Bones. This movie is directed and produced by Mike Garris.
Starring in this movie are great actors such as
Pierce Brosnan(who was sexy as hell back in the day) as Mike Noonan
Annabeth Gish as Mike's dead Wife Jo
Melissa George as the "Attractive" young widow, Mattie
Caitlin Carmichael as the widows daughter, Kyra
William Schallert as the wealthy grandfather
And Anika Noni Rose as the spirit of the blues singer
Premise of the Story:
Well just like any other good ghost story it begins with a death. && who better than to go through the emotional roller coaster of having a dead wife than a best-selling novelist, Mike Noonan, who probably ran out of ideas?? Is it starting to get utterly predictable yet? Well, because he is so distraught, Mike decides to follow his dream(literally), by going to back to his lakeside retreat in Western Maine that he once used to visit with his late wife. Enter stage right the cold weather and the predictable hot new love interest, Mattie. However, this can't be just a one night stand for this fella cuz everyone in Maine comes with baggage..and hers is in the size of a lil pint size daughter named Kyra. Of course being the man that Pierce Brosnan is, he gets involved with this strangers crazy custody battle over her daughter that is between her and guess who? Her wealthy grandfather. If I was the girl I'd rather go with grand daddy and get the pony for Christmas. During this plot line, somewhere along the way, Mike regains the ability to write again from some sudden inspiration. However, everything comes at a price. And his is costly. It includes nightmares along with frequent visits from a blues singer who ghost still lingers in the house(yet happened to not ever be there when he used to visit...hmm). Now here comes the secrets at the lake which start to unveil themselves && at the end comes the biggest secret of all from his late wife.
This movie of course is an adaptation of another one of Stephen King's great horror novels. It is described as being a ghost story that is more about the nature of love and romance as it is about the retribution of the sins of the father. It has everything you could ever dream of in a horror-suspense movie including secrets waiting to be revealed, a mystery waiting to unfold, brutal murders itching to be heard, and of course the long anticipated battle between two spirits motivated by love and the other by hatred and revenge.
If you want to take a look at the official site check out this link below:
Also make sure you check out the Dark Score Stories website(photojournalism-type site) for a more in depth look into the story with photos and commentaries on more secrets to be known. www.darkscorestories.com
Also, here's a trailer for the movie.
Lets just hope this movie is ACTUALLY good and they don't execute it as poorly as Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital. It's a 2 night event so lets see if the ratings stay consistent to the 2nd night and lets see how many of the viewers actually remain on the channel for the full movie && not because they fell asleep on the couch.
wooo.
The Ratings are IN!!!!!
Viewer Ratings:TBA NY Times: Thumbs wayyy dowwwnnnnn Dread Central: 3 out 5 stabs Variety: Began with some home but ended badly Fangoria: 2 out of 4 skulls
So as all of you zombie humpers and just plain comic book lovers alike must know that season 2 of The Walking Dead premiered last night on AMC at 9. YAYYY!!!! I myself am obsessed with this show =] && feel like they never give me enough episodes in a season! Lets hope that this season we will get a bigger gift ala Walking Dead producers.
Season 1 only had 7 episodes!!!!!! Well that was a huge disappointment when after the 6th episode they were like, "Stay tuned from next week's season finale". Isn't always unsuspecting? Any who this season might make me a lil bit happier however since it was renewed for 13 episodes this season. *super cheese* on my face right now. I kind of look like this ----> =p
Well....here are some key facts you should know entering the 2nd season for those of you who either forgot, are noobs, or are just oblivious to this information.
Oh Amy how you life was so shortlived.
Rick Grimes is the main protagonist, husband of Lori Grimes, and father of the only cute lil' boy on the show, CARL! Thankfully Carl has a lil girl companion on the show 2 accompany him but don't ask me what her name is because I have no clue.
The show is based off of the once popular and now MEGA popular Comic Book series created by Robert Kirkman. Seriously folks, if you like the show then you must read the comic.
Shane Walsh is Rick's bf and old cop buddy before the apocalypse. He did Rick a "favor" for the period of time that he was gone by being his wives replacement for Rick. What a great friend he is? Always trying to convince Lori that he was dead and theres no hope! Wonder how he kept Lori happy during this time?
Back to Rick, he got shot in the pilot episode, ended up in a hospital in a coma, and conveniently woke up after the whole battle went on the hospital. This explains him missing for so long before joining the group with GUNS.
While Rick was gone, Shane became the father figure for Carl as well which really strengthened the bond between the two. Problem is, Rick is back and Shane doesn't know how to cope with the loss of his "temporary perfect family."
The un-deceased list(who matters) is...Amy who's is Andrea's sister(she's the blonde pictured above), Ed the abusive husband of Carol(pixie hair cut) who got an ill beat down by Shane and his roid rage, && Jim(who is a sweetheart in real life) who ties himself to a tree to be left after being bitten.
The CDC was a dead end for the group though the learned now where it the disease originally came from....Jenner(a scientist) also whispered something into Rick's ear right before he left....(dun dun dunnnnnn)...could it be a cure? a safe haven? Lori's pregnant with Shane's child?? We find out this season.
Insider Tip: There are webisodes online on AMC that give you a look into how the most popular walker person aka Hannah became a zombie && the events when the outbreak first hit! You can find her picture on the post.
Now this season(#2) you can expect to see the potential un-death of a main character, a lot of blame being put on Rick(and subsequent guilt) and a LOT of time spent on a farm....MOOOOOOOO. List of Season 3 Episodes from the season premiere on:
"What Lies Ahead" 7.26 million viewers
"BloodLetting" 6.70 million viewers
"Save the last One" 6.10 million viewers
"Cherokee Rose" 6.29 million viewers
"Chupacabra"
"Secrets"
"Pretty Much Dead already"
Season Premiere of Season 2 review:
I truly think the season opened with a bang. We got an hour and a half long episode which is always a good thing for premieres because it is a long enough amount of time to figure out what happened last season and connect it to the premiere of this season. It also provided us with a reminder of why we watched this series in the first place, by living up to its name in a BIG WAY. The episode itself had a lot of emotional twists and turns and you have to love the fact that it started right where it left off...THANK GOD...because it's been WAYYtoo long. I love when shows do that rather than forcing you to guess what the hell happened between that period of time. Of course the best part was and still is the zombies, and there is definitely no shortage of them. The special effects as usual are f*cking amazing and you get to truly worship the art with a very nerve-wrecking scene between a walker and one of the characters. You'll even get an "inside" peek at what the zombies look like =] Also, expect the season premiere to be focused on the children a lot and how they are growing and coping with the zombie apocalypse. The show never really focused on them before in a big way so with the season premiere they are making up for lost time. In this episode you can truly see how they are molding to their new life and the effects it's having on their personalities. Secrets will also be let out, hope will be diminished even more, and some of the followers are considering parting ways. In the season premiere we can see the group starting to separate and not be as cohesive as they were originally. I won't go into any further detail as to not give anything anyway, because I hate unsuspecting spoilers. Regardless, this season ought to be a good one and I would have to say that the majority of cable viewers agreed with me last night when they were all sitting in front of their tv's at 9pm.
Its hannah!
Also...after each encore presentation of Sundays you can catch a show called "Talking Dead" with Chris Hardwick that will discuss the latest episode with fans, producers, and actors of the show!
Congratulations to everyone who is a part of The Walking Dead crew and cast....because....the season 2 premiered with 7.3 million viewers making it the most watched drama in the history of cable television....YIPEEEE.
SIDE NOTE: Make sure to catch the Scream Awards tuesday night at 9pm on Spike Television. The Walking Dead has numerous nominations...not to mention it's the best damn awards show. PERIOD. Sexyy & goryy =]
A cool bonus for reading my blog =]
11/07/11 Update: This week's episode was the most shocking one yet. First of all, Glen had sex! Guess any sex is good sex when there's not many choices. Second, Lori secretly gets a pregnancy test which of course by the end of the episode reveals she's pregnant! Well...Rick is going to be pissed about this. Bye SHANE!...and Carl is awake!!!! I love him sooo I'm happy as happy as the clam that doesn't get chosen by the hungry customer =]
11/10/11 update: After the airing of the 7th episode the show with go a hiatus and the next episode won't premiere until February 12, 2012.
11/13/11 Update: Today's episode was pretty intense. Hershel hates the outsiders. Some evidence was found concerning Sophia that re-establishes hope in some of the gang. Carol has been getting closer and closer to Daryl(who is slowly losing his mind) which makes me assume there are some feelings there that will eventually come out. A big secret was discovered by Glenn, think harvesting, that more info will be revealed about in the next episode && Andrea has a shitty shot.
Mid-Season Finale update: Wow...so the mid-season finale left off with quite a shocker. First of all, Shane is definitely going off the deep end and he is starting to believe he is some tyrant nowadays. He's more like Napoleon than a ex-cop these days. Especially since he heard the news about Lori's pregnancy, no thanks to Rick. Of course he thinks the baby is his, but the triflin hoe says it ain't and it won't ever be. Honestly, I think he should just tell Rick and then that baby will for SURE be his. We also get to find out where the hell Sophia has been this whole time, so no more playing "Where in the US in Sophia". Hershel has even been able to manage making himself look even more crazier this episode as well. This whole "People" instead of "Walker" thing has me freaking scratching my head. Obviously, he needs some glasses cause this guy in near-sighted. Next season we should all be looking out for how these characters either crumble or rise above with all these revelations and issues.
Season 2 Spoilers: You should not expect the group to stay together, they WILL try to branch away from eachother.
Lori's pregnancy isn't what the CDC doctor whispered into Rick's ear.
Dale and Shane's issues will come to head in the second half of Season 2.
They will also be revealing what happened to Merle after he cut his hand off.
=]
So we all seen The Walking Dead right?!? I mean how can you not see the first show about brain eating zombies?! Well..I have...and I loved it..and Hated it...But regardless of my sentiments...It's back for a season 2!
The Cast:
Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes(the most awesome cop ever)
John Bernthal as Shane Walsh(the backstabber)
Sarah Callies as Lori Grimes(the ho)
Laurie Holden as Andrea(the unstable one)
Jeffrey Demunn as Dale(the grandpa)
Steven Yeun as Glen(the smart chinese mastermind)
Chandler Riggs as Carl Grimes(the kid torn b/w 2 dads)(premiering at big apple comic con this spring)
Of course there's a whole list of more characters but I got to bored writing all these down, so I'm sure this is good enough.
This show is awesome for many reasons, the only negative is that it can be slow sometimes and it lacks what you find in most zombie movies which action sequence after action sequence. Its more like a dawn of the dead kind of show where they hold themselves up in one location for 5 episodes and then move to the next for another 5 episodes.
Of course the awesome part of this show is the zombies and that it plays so well with the creative and amazing comic book series as well. The freaking characters even look pretty well alike.
So anyways onto season 2 details.....
For 1 it will probably release in October just like season 1 of the show because they just start filiming in May of this year.
Stephen King may write an episode in season 2
Any character is subject to a gruesome death.
There will be ONLY 13 episodes =[
Bernthal: “Shane screwed up pretty big at the end of the season. We’re gonna see a guy who is really, really lonely. It’s a different kind of loneliness. He’s with the people he loves and he can’t be with them the way he wants to. You will see the worst of him and the best of him in season two."
Holden:“The only reason Andrea left the CDC is because she didn’t want Dale’s blood on her hands. She has lost everything and has no love in her life and there will be a lot of resentment towards Dale in season two. Andrea will get stronger and find her feet. In the graphic novel she emerges as a warrior, so I’m excited for that. She may be a bit of a lone wolf in season two, just trying to find her feet.” Bernthal: “In this season, you’re going to see that these people are a lot more dangerous to each other than the zombies are."
Holden: “I know we are going to get to Hershel’s farm in season two. But I can’t wait to get to the prison. Tyreese (Keith Allen Hayes is rumored in the role) and Michonne and The Governor -- we’ve got some very bad ass people we are going to meet, but I don’t think we will get to the prison in season two because there is a lot to do, but we haven’t read the script so we don’t know.”
Shane Walsh might have an early departure on the show...*hint*hint* but no final script has been seen until just prior to them shooting. (I'm going to hate to see this triangle turn into a line)
All in All, it looks like we still have a while till we can get our zombie fix on television. In the meantime though go watch some great Zombie movies like Dawn of the Dead or a classic like Night of the living dead....or even better...watch season 1 of The Walking dead so you can refresh your memory way to far in advance =]
The Andromeda Strain Mini TV series didn't catch my eye when it first appeared on the A&E network in 2008. I actually came across this one when I was recommended it on my blockbuster account(Thank you!). Now this review is only for part 1 because that is all I have gotten in my blockbuster by mail account so far, and when it first aired on TV it was in 2 parts as well. The main cast consists of:
Benjamin Bratt (Law and Order, Miss Congeniality)
Eric McCormack (Will and Grace)
Christa Miller (Drew Carey Show, Scrubs)
Daniel Dae Kim (Lost, Crash)
Viola Davis (Knight and Day, Doubt)
and Louis Ferriera (Dawn of the Dead, Shooter)
The whole idea of this movie is that a supposed "alien vessel" crash lands on earth and a couple of horny teens who witness the crash take it home with them and release a deadly virus that kills EVERYONE in the town. Stupid Kids, don't you know you shouldn't touch things that don't belong to you! Especially when they fall from the sky..does anything ever good fall from the sky? Anyways, turns out, and just so you know this isn't a spoiler, that the supposed Alien vessel is from the USA!!! It's actually a US military satellite that was sent up into space to figure out what the hell a worm hole does that they found in outer space. Curiosity killed the Piedmont, UTAH retards! There are 2 survivors however, and of course they may be the key to finding out what the hell feeds this disease and how to stop it. I won't give anymore away though because you just have to watch it yourself. I will tell you that of course like any other sci-fi movie with an unstoppable disease, they enlisted the help of scientists, trapped them in a hole way too deep underground that words can't explain, and quarantined them from the rest of the world until they find a cure.Who knows if they will even all survive at the end b/c I haven't seen the ending. The first part of the movie leaves off of course on a cliff hanger, but it leaves me ready to watch part 2, in about 2 weeks when blockbuster decides to send the 2nd half(ugh). Now, my feelings on the first part overall is that they did chose a great cast because for the most part they are a lot of familiar b-actors faces, especially Eric McCormack. The script however, is lacking the punch that it needs when you want to create a 4 hour long movie ( 3 hours without commercials) and make it entertaining for all those 4 hours. Then again, so little directors and writers can actually capture my attention for that long or anyone else for that matter. But still, I feel that the most exciting scenes of the 1st part of the movie were in the beginning when everyone died and at the end of part 1 which was the cliff hanger. The rest of the movie was more of a transition period from their homes to the lab and trying to figure out what the disease is. There were really no major developments until the end. Its worth a watch though if you have time, like having a plot with a disease in it that causes sudden death, or are interested in science. Who knows whats in store for us in the second part though?!?! ....I'll keep you updated.
Dean(right): I'm not gonna die in a hospital where the nurses aren't even hot!
This is one of my favorite shows ever so I may be a little bias on this one. I'll try my hardest not to be. It all began in 2005 with a death, a demon, and an escape. After that, the Winchester Brothers(Dean and Sam) were reborn as the greatest and most threatening demon hunting team in America...so far. The show originally aired on channel 11 when it was still WB but now the network has changed over to CW. The show airs on Friday's at 9pm(which of course is a protected event on my dvr). The genre of this show as you can imagine is based on the supernatural, drama, horror, and now a little romance(the one night stand kind). It's a great show to follow and I believe it is even worth it to buy the seasons on DVD with all the extras. It has already been through 5 whole seasons and it is currently in the middle of its 6th. This season is said to be the last of the series, but who knows what will happen in the end. Lets just hope it doesn't turn into another Smallville and get so stretched out that the characters all begin to kill themselves off. What makes this show unique is that each and every one of the characters is either one you will fall in love with or one that you can relate to. I mean look at the two main protagonists, Dean and Sam. They're great eye candy. Regardless of all this hotness though, this show is for men as well. A lot of my guy friends that I turned onto this show love it. It includes lots of action, comedy(some of the best one-liners), and sex(the girls are all hot) occasionally. The demons and other entity's aren't corny at all and the effects aren't even horrible for a TV series, which means there pretty good. I applaud Eric Kripke(show creator) for keeping me and all the other Supernatural-Fanatics around for six seasons. I am going to hate to see it go, but if they end things right they will keep me happy. Which reminds me, that's another thing the Supernatural Series is famous for; there season endings. If you ever take the time to watch the seasons on tape or the reruns they have on TNT, you will see what I mean. Overall, I really think the show is worth a watch no matter your age, sex, or super power.
It's always been a show about family, much more than it is about anything else. The mythology is only an engine to raise issues about family. A big brother watching out for a little brother, wondering if you have to kill the person you love most, family loyalty versus the greater good, family obligation versus personal happiness- Eric Kripke
Castiel: I brought you out of hell, I can throw you back in.
