Now that the writer’s strike is over we are starting to get some answers about the future of freshmen shows. ABC is keeping just about everything and based on this announcement NBC is still unsure what it’s going to do. For me the big disappointment of the season was Chuck – it’s just too much […]
Alone In The Dark is getting Sticky
I saw this tech demo for the new Alone In The Dark game on Joystiq and thought it was really cool. Check out the end where we see the many joys of Sticky tape. The game is coming along very nicely and the it’s use of real time lighting effects is definitely intriguing. My only […]
Toshiba set to give up on HD-DVD and the Consumers Lose Again!
Toshiba set to give up on HD-DVD and the Consumers Lose Again!
Dexter: Darkly Dreaming Dexter Hits The Mainstream!
Showtime’s Dexter – one of the five or ten best series on television comes to CBS [Sundays, 10/9C] in a somewhat different, but equally effective form. The series, which features a serial killer who only targets other serial killers – and lives by a code instilled in him by his late adoptive father – […]
Definitely, Maybe? Definitely!
Definitely, Maybe is a smart, witty, genuinely funny romantic comedy with intelligent plotting, real conversations and not one, but two happy endings – though not necessarily the kind of happy endings that you find in the usual Hollywood romcom.
Jumper: Read the Book!
Doug Liman’s Jumper is an adaptation of a far superior novel by Steven Gould. It is a total travesty in terms of story and character – and will probably do well with the ADD crowd. Pity.
The Spiderwick Chronicles Enchants – And Scares… A Little!
In this age of bowdlerized fairytales and Political Correctness, it would seem that most venues for storytelling are more concerned with not offending someone than actually telling a story. The writers of the five volumes of The Spiderwick Chronicles created their stories with a refreshingly dark edge – something that kids of all ages […]
Indiana Jones Trailer Hits Friday!
I haven’t done much coverage of the upcoming Indiana Jones film but here’s some interesting news, the teaser trailer debuts in theaters this weekend. Paramount Pictures and Lucasfilm Ltd. announced today that the first teaser trailer for the highly anticipated Indiana Jones adventure “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull,” directed by Steven […]
Piano and Keyboard Method
It’s pretty amazing how far music education has come and the different ways of learning. A few months ago, I wrote about this really cool product called Piano Wizard that turns learning how to play the Piano into a game. I used to be an avid player and played for ten years before stopping. […]
Jericho Explodes!
Tons of nuts later, Jericho reaches the rarefied status of brand spanking new eps [CBS, Tuesdays, 10/9C]. We get closure on the Jericho-New Bern war; a new central government makes itself known, and much more.
ABC Picks Up Nine Series for Fall!
With the end of the writers’ strike all but signed, sealed and delivered, ABC is the first network out of the box in terms of announcing early pickups for the ‘08-‘09 with nine series getting the good news.