Because the first one, just wasn’t bad enough. It hits the cable network October 8th.
Weekly Comics Discussion – Wednesday, September 21, 2005
This
week’s shipping list includes such items as
Green Lantern Corps Recharge #1,
Essential Ghost Rider Vol. 1, Exiles
#70, Exiles Vol. 11: Time Breakers,
Hulk Visionaries: Peter David Vol. 2, New
Avengers #10, Supreme Power: Hyperion
#1, Ultimate Fantastic Four #23,
Ultimate Fantastic Four Annual #1, and
Ultimates 2 #8. It’s a pretty full week.
Supernatural Discussion – “Wendigo”
The second episode of the series, also directed by
David Nutter, was (in my mind, at least) less
impressive than the series premier. Still, I’ll keep
watching it, though I doubt I’ll have time to review
more than Smallville this season.
Review: The Night Stalker
With the new series about to premiere, we’re reviewing the original 1972 tv-movie. The production drew top ratings (hey, there wasn’t much choice in ’72), and spawned three other tv movies and an occasionally witty series, Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974-5) which presaged The X-Files, and is an acknowledged influence on that show.
Available here. The subsequent series (which holds a few gems) has recently been released on DVD.
Surface Discussion – “101” (Series premiere)
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the
water…
Emmy Award Winners
The 57th annual primetime Emmy
Awards were distributed last night. Last night’s
only genre winner was Lost (Outstanding
directing for a drama series for J.J. Abrams work on
the two part pilot episode, Outstanding drama series).
At the creative arts portion, Lost also won
for casting, editing, visual effects, and music
composition; A Christmas Carol won for music
direction; Star Wars: The Clone Wars Vol. 2
won for outstanding animated program one hour or more,
as well as outstanding individual acheivement in
animation along with Fairly Odd Parents,
Samurai Jack, The Powerpuff Girls
and Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends; and
Frankenstein won for work in makeup.
All-Star Batman and Robin, #1-2
DC’s new All-Star titles, while not in continuity with their mainstream comics, aren’t really intended to be an alternate universe, either. They represent, according to DC, their most famous characters at their purest, most iconic, and are intended to draw in readers who may be unfamiliar with recent comic books.
Who better to do Batman and Robin in this manner, than Frank Miller? He revitalized interest in Batman with Dark Knight. He rebooted continuity with Year One.
He has gone hopelessly awry with this effort.
Weekly DVD Picks – Tuesday, September 20, 2005
This week’s “Pick of the Week” is presented in the
main lists as well as the bottom, as requested.
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Lost co-creator to work on Ultimate Hulk vs Wolverine
Lost co-creator Damon Lindelof will be writing this forthcoming title.
Review: Threshold – "Trees Made of Glass" (pilot)
Many critics consider Brannon Braga and Bragi F. Shut’s entry into the Dark SF sweepstakes as the best of the bunch, this year’s Lost. I believe this show could evolve into something interesting but, based on the pilot, it has a long way to go.
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