Good Grief
The first real trailer for the upcoming Peanuts movie has arrived, and I'm still not getting the warning signs off this one. It seems to be genuine and sweet and true to the Peanuts, without devolving...
View Article[Review] - Game Of Thrones, Season 5 Finale, Episode 10, "Mother's Mercy"
Courtesy of HBOIn which things come to ends. Lives, plots, and my patience for the sharp turn this season took towards sub-par storytelling. For the first four seasons, this show had a spark, a fierce...
View ArticleGods and Starz
Starz has officially picked up American Gods, moving just that much closer to becoming a reality. Bryan Fuller (Hannibal, every other thing made of joy this past ten years) and Michael Green (Heroes)...
View Article[Review] - Hannibal, Season 3 Episodes 3 and 4, "Secondo" And "Aperitivo"
Courtesy of Sony Pictures TelevisionSo this is how it is, NBC? I go away for one week - turn my back for a minute - and you cancel the show? A show I'd only just publicly and passionately declared as...
View ArticleGimme A Second...
As John Oliver explained this past Sunday, today is a Leap Second Day. Leap Seconds are things that most people have never heard of, and few people ever think about. But it is another example of the...
View Article[Review] - Penny Dreadful, Season 2 Episodes 8 And 9, "Memento Mori" And "And...
Courtesy of Neal Street ProductionsI've been saying all season that the additional episodes season two were given ended up being used to fill the gap between the episodes that mattered. Considering how...
View ArticleMore Long Hard Times To Come
A cheery bit of information from when I was off. Former Justified writer and executive producer Chris Provenzano has inked a deal with AMC to bring another of Elmore Leonard's work to screen....
View ArticleHail To The King, Baby
A while ago, Starz released a teaser trailer for Ash Vs. Evil Dead that I didn't post, because it didn't show any footage, and only featured Bruce Campbell's voice saying "Groovy..." and didn't really...
View ArticleMs. Carter, I Presume?
Well this is something I can entirely get behind. Despite the recent announcement that Agents of SHIELD will be bringing Nick Fury's Secret Warriors into season three, I have decided to finally just...
View ArticleWe Are Here, And So Is Everything Else
Courtesy of the ESAThe Gaia satellite, operated by the European Space Agency, is a fascinating project. Equipped with a billion pixel camera, it's goal is to produce the largest, most accurate 3D model...
View Article[Review] - Hannibal, Season 3 Episode 5, "Contorno"
And now, in what appears to be a black smear across the proud forehead of this wonderful show, this review begins with a sad update concerning it's future. Between last week and this, the contracts of...
View ArticleT-rex Triking
In Portland, the above tricycle is for sale. It is a custom item, and going for $2000. And lest you think that having a tricycle isn't cool, for whatever reason (physical stability is "da bomb, son"),...
View ArticleThe Doctor, A Wizard And Batman Walk Into A Video Game
I haven't been paying too much attention to Lego Dimension because, honestly, I spend too much of my money on Lego as it is, and this games seems like it would cause a shame spiral of bankruptable...
View Article[Review] - Penny Dreadful, Season 2 Finale Episode 10, "And They Were Enemies"
Courtesy of Neal Street ProductionsEarlier this year, I said I would review the second season of True Detective. Keen eyed readers and distracted library hobos will have noticed that I have not done...
View ArticleThe Force Is Strong With These Ones
Long time readers of the site will have likely picked up on the fact that I'm not that big a fan of Star Wars. I understand and appreciate the original for it's historical value in the history of...
View ArticleThe BBC Looks To Conclude The Year In Style
As Comic-con wrapped up over the weekend, now we begin the business of sifting through the bevy of trailers, information dumps and general knowledge that studios, creators, and stars of the Big...
View Article[Review] - Hannibal, Season 3 Episode 6, "Dolce"
Courtesy of Sony Pictures TelevisionOnce again, it is time for a Hannibal news-of-the-week roundup. The cast and creator Bryan Fuller took to Comic-con this past weekend to announce... absolutely...
View ArticleLike A Quarterback On Prom Night
I feel like I should leave this full trailer for Ash vs. Evil Dead here without comment. Because it looks amazing. Any reservations anyone might have had about this project (seriously?) should now be...
View ArticleComic-Con Is The Natural Habitat Of Nerds And Bears And Chickens And Things
By all accounts, it sounds like the Muppet panel at Comic-con was by far the most enjoyable. And not just because it gave the audience a look at the 10 minute pitch reel that convinced ABC to move...
View ArticleBack In My Day, Pluto Was Never A Planet
Late night television is not a great place for innovation. The formula that the majority of the American TV late night shows work from is the one that was created by Steve Allan back in the fifties,...
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