Star Trek (2009) Sequel Ordered
March 31st, 2009
More than a month before Star Trek (2009) hits theaters, Paramount Pictures has already ordered a sequel, according to Variety.com. Returning will be producer J.J. Abrams (who also directed Star Trek (2009), writers Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman and co-producers Damon Lindelof (who will help write the sequel) and Bryan Burk. From the Variety.com article:
“There’s obviously a lot of hubris involved in signing on to write a sequel of a movie that hasn’t even come out yet,” said Lindelof, co-creator with Abrams of ABC’s “Lost” who produced the upcoming “Trek” but did not contribute to Orci and Kurtzman’s screenplay. “But we’re so excited about the first one that we wanted to proceed.”
As for potential storylines, Kurtzman stressed that the writing team will wait to take a cue from fan reaction about which direction to go.
“Obviously we discussed ideas, but we are waiting to see how audiences respond next month,” he said. “With a franchise rebirth, the first movie has to be about origin. But with a second, you have the opportunity to explore incredibly exciting things. We’ll be ambitious about what we’ll do.”
In the unlikely event that the new Star Trek movie is a flop, how embarrassing will it be for Paramount, Abrahams and all involved if the sequel winds up being scrapped?
Comics I Like – Monday, March 30th, 2009
March 31st, 2009
My apologies for the delay in posting this. I’m sure it will be worth the wait. In my first column I stated that the Fantastic Four are my favorite superhero group, Captain America is my favorite superhero and Guardians of the Galaxy is my favorite title. I also explained that I was introduced to Guardians of the Galaxy (hereafter referred to as GotG) randomly after purchasing one of those cheap packs of comics at a drug store.
Legend of the Seeker – 1×17 – “Deception”
March 31st, 2009
Legend of the Seeker
“Deception”
Originally Broadcast the Weekend of Saturday, March 28th, 2009
I hate to sound like an odd broken record but what is going on with Legend of the Seeker? This is the fourth episode in a row that I’ve really enjoyed. It’s really shocking the way the quality of the series has turned around recently. Admittedly, Zedd wasn’t in this episode, which always seems to help, but recall that he was in last week’s episode (“Bloodline“) and I still thought it was a solid episode.
HYGOTS No. 24
March 31st, 2009
Last week I wrote about one of the least popular Star Trek movies, the first one, in fact, ‘The Motion Picture.’ Now, I’m not exactly hip to the current rankings as the Next Generation flicks go, but I’m going to venture a guess and assume that this week’s topic still manages to cover the only other entry of the film franchise to have consistently less respect, and that would be ‘Star Trek V: The Final Frontier.’
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles – 2×20 – “To the Lighthouse”
March 29th, 2009
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
“To the Lighthouse”
Originally Broadcast Friday, March 27th, 2009
I’m sure in the middle of the “Is Sarah Crazy?” arc, viewers of this show were wondering where things were going. Wondering if any of that stuff was going to matter, or if the show would ever get kicked back into gear. To those people, I have a question for you. Are you satisfied now?
Supernatural – 4×17 – “It’s a Terrible Life”
March 28th, 2009
Supernatural
“It’s a Terrible Life
Originally Broadcast Thursday, March 26th, 2009
This is a difficult episode to review. As a standalone story, it was a fun romp, with a seemingly perfect combination of amusing moments or one-liners and disturbing scenes of incredible gore. But by attempting to tie into the season’s long arc — the battle to stop Lilith from opening the 66 seals and freeing Lucifer — “It’s a Terrible Life” may have sabotaged itself. Given that I generally dislike standalone episodes, regardless of how fun it is, I’m tempted to dismiss this as largely inconsequential. But is it more than that?
LOST – 5×10 – “He’s Our You”
March 25th, 2009
LOST
“He’s Our You”
Originally Broadcast Wednesday, March 25th, 2009
I can still remember the first time that I saw Ben Linus in a preview for season two’s “One of Them” It was probably the idea that we finally had a face to the Others that fascinated me because I never thought that he’d be such a major character in the mythos of the series. Several years later, we get “He’s Our You” – an episode that might be Ben’s biggest to date.
Farewell to Galactica – Analyzing the Series
March 25th, 2009
(Second of Two Parts)
On Monday I talked about the moment during the Battlestar Galactica series finale when, for lack of a better term, the final episode went off the rails. Simply put, when Cavil agreed to give up Hera in return for resurrection technology, my enjoyment of “Daybreak (2)” began to peter out. By the time the episode ended I was actively not enjoying it. Why? Because what I was watching at that moment wasn’t the Battlestar Galactica I had started watching in January of 2005.
Comics On Sale – March 25th, 2009
March 25th, 2009
It’s new comic book day! Dozens of new books will be hitting the racks today. Head over to Previews to see the list of new comics and then hit the comments to share which books are on your pull list this week.
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
“Today Is the Day Part Two”
Originally Broadcast Friday, March 20th, 2009
John Connor is a lot of things in this episode. Despite never being seen in the future scenes, he’s probably the most influential person in the story. In the “present” scenes, he’s also orchestrating everything that happens, but we get to see several different sides to him. But the final scene shows the most important part of him: he’s just a kid…in way over his head.
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