The season premier of Angel runs tonight. Did they maintain the quality the last season ended with?
Firefly Review – “Our Mrs. Reynolds”
We’ve had our third solid character piece using recycled plots. Still, the potential for this show is clear, don’t you think?
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John Doe Discussion – October 4, 2002
It hasn’t aired here yet, but it will in a few hours. We might as well have somewhere for you to discuss it when it does air.
Ig Nobels Awarded for 2002
Given out every year from Harvard, these awards recognize some of the more dubious (and just plain weird) scientific studies published in the last year.
Free Comic Book Day 2 – May 3, 2003
Some of you may have missed the first Free Comic Day. Don’t miss the second; there’s some great stuff out there, and they’re giving it away so you can find out for yourself. Free Comic Day 2 will be Saturday, May 3, 2003, the day after the release of X2. Details about the day and which comics will be available for free can be found at www.FreeComicBookDay.com.
Salon reviews “Firefly”
YaRness writes, Salon is often a bit extreme in it’s reviews, but in the case of this review they basically describe exactly the way I feel about “Firefly” so far, that is, it’s not living up to its potential. They do mention that part of yawning feeling it’s causing may be due to network intervention (i.e. shelving the pilot). Anyway, it’s way more well written than anything I could come up with, so check it out and post your responses.
“The Core” Delayed till Q1 2003
Paramount is delaying the release of the Sci-Fi action flick, The Core until the first quarter of 2003. They site post-production issues as well as the fact that fourth quarter of this year is already overloaded with genre material (not that I see this as a bad thing). Paramount already has Star Trek Nemesis in a tough spot with Two Towers and Harry Potter fighting for the same bucks.
Enterprise Review – “Minefield”
Back from the abyss, Enterprise debuts a new episode, thankfully not written by Berman and Braga.
Twilight Zone Discussion (Oct. 2nd)
I missed it last night (in fact I’ve only seen the first episode).
Feel free to sound off about Cradle of Darkness or Night Route.
Comic Review – “Essential Fantastic Four Vol. 1”
The first comics that made people stand up and notice the Stan Lee and Jack Kirby team have been rereleased in the excellent Essential line from Marvel. Care to see how the whole thing started?
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