The most important thing for anyone to know going into Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland (2010) is that the story in question is not Alice in Wonderland. Oh sure, many of the characters are the same – Tweedledum and Tweedledee… Read More ›
Month: May 2010
Television’s Long, Dark Summer has Begun
Wow, what a sad, sad week, televisually speaking. I deleted my Law & Order “Season Pass,” I deleted my Lost “Season Pass,” and my TiVo's “To-Do List” is depressingly short. That sort of thing happens at the end of every… Read More ›
Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands Better Left Forgotten
I distinctly remember a time, nearly 20 years ago, when I would sit down to play the original Prince of Persia on a regular basis. I remember playing the game through the first time and being wowed by the aid… Read More ›
Doctor Who Fights "The Curse of Peladon"
Though not often necessarily discussed these days, John Pertwee's portrayal of the Third Doctor on Doctor Who still ranks among fan favorites. A poll available on the BBC's website indicates that Pertwee ranks number four, with 11% of the total… Read More ›
How I Met Your Mother – The Season Ends, Where Might it go From Here?
I think How I Met Your Mother originally set itself a very ambitious, very difficult goal. Most relationship comedies deal with the progress of a long-term relationship or the beginnings of one. HIMYM is a relationship comedy that is about… Read More ›
Super Mario Galaxy 2 – So Guess What Happens to Peach
Although you may find this quite difficult to believe – I myself had a great deal of trouble wrapping my head around this development – at the opening of Super Mario Galaxy 2, our hero Mario is on his way… Read More ›
The CW Announces its 2010-2011 Television Lineup
Taking a look at the new fall 2010 schedule that The CW unveiled today one might get the impression that the network took the easy route because it's the end of a long week. While the network has shifted the… Read More ›
CBS Announces its 2010-2011 Primetime Lineup
How the mighty have fallen. Oh, not CBS, which announced its primetime schedule today, but rather NBC, something evident in CBS’s lineup. With its new schedule, the Eye network has opted to try to establish a comedy bulkhead on Thursday… Read More ›
Motormouse – The Computer Mouse Goes Sports Car
There was a time when I spent a significant amount of time watching Dragons' Den on BBC America. To watch various products and ideas get pitched to potential investors was always fascinating – the ideas ranged from the supremely fantastic… Read More ›
ABC Announces 2010-2011 Primetime Lineup
In announcing their new lineup for the 2010-2011 season, ABC made it clear that they are happy with where they are. The network isn't introducing a ton of new series, is making no changes to Sunday or Monday, tweaking Wednesday… Read More ›
FOX Announces 2010-2011 Network Primetime Lineup
As has become standard for the FOX, in unveiling their new 2010-2011 primetime lineup, the network delivered more than one schedule. While in the past there have been as many as three delivered – fall, January, and spring – this… Read More ›
NBC Announces its 2010-2011 Primetime Lineup
Having already announced the new series that they would be airing in the fall, the veiling of NBC's unveiling of its 2010-2011 television schedule today contained few surprises. It is, however, a markedly different schedule than what the network showcased… Read More ›
Mel Gibson Visits the Edge of Darkness (2010)
Mel Gibson has made a career out of playing the man on the edge. He has done it in action comedies (Lethal Weapon), he has done it in post-apocalypse sci-fi (Mad Max), he has done it in action thrillers (Ransom),… Read More ›
Racing Monsters on Nintendo DS’s Monster Racers
Gotta catch'em all. It's a phrase which every Pokemon player knows, and it has greatly added to the length of time fans will sit with each Pokemon title. After all, if you haven't caught'em all, no matter how good your… Read More ›
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