Comics On Sale – March 18th, 2009
March 18th, 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.
Farewell to Galactica – My Story
March 17th, 2009
I’m sure there are those at the Observation Lounge who, after reading my latest complaints about Battlestar Galactica, have asked themselves why I keep watching when I obviously don’t enjoy the show. I’d like to be able to say that Ronald D. Moore sneaks into my house every Friday night and holds a gun to my head so I’ll watch Battlestar Galactica but I can’t because that would be libel. In my defense, I actually did stop watching three episodes into Season Four. But more on that later.
Comics I Like – Monday, March 16th, 2009
March 16th, 2009
Earlier this evening I found myself wondering how kids in the 1960s picked the comic books they wanted to read. Adults, too, for that matter. Today, comic fans know months in advance quite a bit about the various books coming out on any given week. They can read interviews with writers and other talent, look over cover art and even preview the first few pages online. That’s a lot of information to look over and can certainly help someone decide whether to buy a specific book or not.
Legend of the Seeker – 1×15 – “Conversion”
March 16th, 2009
Legend of the Seeker
“Conversion”
Originally Broadcast the Weekend of Saturday, March 14th, 2009
At the end of my review for last week’s episode, “Hartland,” I wondered if Legend of the Seeker would be able to go two weeks in a row with episodes that I enjoyed and found fun. Well, “Conversion” was a fun episode and I enjoyed it. Has the show turned a corner and finally found its footing? It’s too early to say for sure, of course, but for the first time I’m actually hopeful. Of note, however, is the fact that the character of Zedd has been absent these past two episodes. He’s my least favorite character and I’m sure he’ll be back before long.
Lost to End Season Five May 13th
March 16th, 2009
ABC has announced the season finale dates for the bulk of its schedule, including Lost, which will conclude on Wednesday, May 13th with a two-hour event. Here‘s the complete list, courtesy of the futon critic.
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
“Today Is the Day Part One”
Originally Broadcast Friday, March 13th, 2009
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles has never really been the kind of show we all expected it to be. So no one really should’ve been surprised when a two-part episode of the show didn’t end with a frightening and suspenseful cliffhanger. No, this was simply an episode that happened to exist in two parts with an intermission focusing on one of the show’s more enigmatic characters.
Harlan Ellison Suing Paramount Over Star Trek
March 15th, 2009
Variety.com is reporting that writer Harlan Ellison is suing CBS Paramount over “The City on the Edge of Forever,” an episode of Star Trek he wrote. It first aired on NBC during the show’s first season on April 6th, 1967. The actual lawsuit can be read here, at Ellison’s website. Also available is a press release.
The Variety.com article explains the lawsuit the following way:
Ellison, in an action filed Friday in federal court in Los Angeles, also sued the Writers Guild of America for its alleged failure to act on his behalf but is seeking only $1 in damages plus attorneys fees and court costs from the guild.
The suit accuses CBS Paramount and WGA of breaching the collective bargaining agreement and also accuses the guild of breaching its duty of fair representation.
“Paramount has earned millions exploiting the ‘City’ teleplay since it was aired in 1967,” the suit said. “Yet Paramount has not accounted to Ellison or paid him for such exploitations as it is required to do under the 1960 MBA (minimum basic agreement) and 1966 Amendment.”
In the press release at his website, Ellison gives his own take on the lawsuit:
“And please make sure to remember, at the moment some Studio mouthpiece calls me a mooch, and says I’m only pursuing this legal retribution to get into their ‘deep pockets,’ tell’m Ellison snarled back, ‘F- – - -in’-A damn skippy!’ I’m no hypocrite. It ain’t about the ‘principle,’ friend, its about the MONEY! Pay Me! Am I doing this for other writers, for Mom (still dead), and apple pie? Hell no! I’m doing it for the 35-year-long disrespect and the money!”
The latest Star Trek film, simply titled Star Trek, will open in theaters on May 8th of this year.
Ghost Whisperer – 4×17 – “Leap of Faith”
March 15th, 2009
Ghost Whisperer
“Leap of Faith”
Originally Broadcast Friday, March 13th, 2009
Should the fact that this episode, one of the most important in the history of Ghost Whisperer, was first aired on Friday the 13th be seen as anything more than a coincidence? No, probably not. Interesting quirks of timing aside, “Leap of Faith” appears on the surface to be the conclusion of the Jim/Sam storyline that began at the end of “Imaginary Friends & Enemies” (originally broadcast November 7th, 2008). But is it?
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Farewell to Galactica – A Tribute
March 18th, 2009
As one of the milestone sci-fi series of the first decade in the new millennium, ‘Battlestar Galactica’ deserves all the accolades and a pat on the back as it concludes its run this Friday. While I wasn’t one of its biggest supporters (nor ever one of its rabid detractors), I can recognize the considerable achievement of the project that began under such intense controversy but has long passed the point where it has become considered to be one of the most critically acclaimed TV shows today, genre or otherwise. It has come to redefine geek cool.
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