Posted on May 31st, 2008 by Samuel Walters
“Hot and Bothered” gives us a little more “meat” to the story. Things are finally starting to fall a bit more into place. And, too, the pace seems to be quickening slightly. It all adds up to an episode that, finally, actually feels satisfying. There’s plenty happening in this episode and, in many ways, it’s a culmination of a LOT of groundwork from the first nine episodes. As such, it’s quite fascinating to see things coalescing around a more focused narrative.
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Posted on May 31st, 2008 by Samuel Walters
A new review of a G1 Season 2 episode, “The Search For Alpha Trion,” is now available:
“The Search For Alpha Trion” is a very strong episode in terms of establishing the Transformers “mythology.” It’s a fast-paced, action-filled story which focuses on Elita One, leader of a rbel group of Transformers still on Cybertron. What makes Elita One and her followers unique is the fact that they are all female. And the attempt to establish a bit of gender equality in the series – however short-lived it may be – must be applauded. It helps that the episode is particularly well-written and executed.
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Posted on May 31st, 2008 by Samuel Walters
A new review of a G1 Season 2 episode, “Auto-Bop,” is now available:
“Auto Bop” is another “mindlessly fun” episode … that isn’t quite as much fun as its predecessor “Prime Target.” It is mindless, though. Or rather, it deals with brainwashing. Or is it that, when you watch the episode, your mind goes blank? Whatever the case may be, the episode is neither inspiring, deep, or even particularly well-executed. And when it’s over, you feel like you’ve been in a hypnotic daze.
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Posted on May 31st, 2008 by Samuel Walters
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Image Gallery for the latest BSG episode, “4.08 - Sine Qua Non Image” is now available. The
Full Review for the episode will be available tomorrow, 06.01.2008.
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Posted on May 31st, 2008 by Samuel Walters
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Image Gallery for the BSG episode, “4.07 - Guess What’s Coming To Dinner” is now available. The
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Posted on May 30th, 2008 by Samuel Walters
“The Enemy Within” has an exceptionally strong premise. In this episode, Captain Kirk must literally come face to face with his darker, more evil self. It’s a an important mythic archetype which is competently explored within the episode. With a few scenes skirting the edges of camp, the performances and dialogue are distinctly memorable. There are some technical issues in terms of the surface layer story. But with the primary focus being Captain Kirk, the episode is well worth watching.
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Posted on May 30th, 2008 by Samuel Walters
A new review of a G1 Season 2 episode, “Prime Target,” is now available:
“Prime Target” is an enjoyable episode primarily (pun intended) for its focus on Optimus Prime as the target of a big game hunter. The episode has shades of “The Most Dangerous Game” – which work quite well. And even if it is slightly implausible for a human to be so successful in “hunting” Autobots, the fact is easily overlooked in favor of watching the battle of wills between Optimus Prime and Lord Chumley.
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Posted on May 30th, 2008 by Samuel Walters
A new review of a G1 Season 2 episode, “Triple Takeover,” is now available:
“Triple Takeover” is a lot of fun. But it’s ultimately a rather poor episode. As the title implies, the Trple Changers of Astrotrain and Blitzwing “take over” – the Decepticons. It’s amusing watching them blunder their way through their plans. But in the end, it winds up being a rather pointless exercise beyond simply having an episode to feature the two Transformers. These are, afterall, commercials for the toys. But they usually aren’t this blatant.
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Posted on May 30th, 2008 by Samuel Walters
… but who will the actor be?
According to Empire Online, Hobbit director Guillermo del Toro had this to say about casting the pivotal role of Bilbo for the upcoming films, “We are writing based on [Ian Holm's performance], but other than that, we have ideas [of who could play him]. I can tell you that it’s down to a few names that we all agree upon. And that our first choice…completely, magically, we said the same name. All of us!”
It seems obvious to base the upcoming role on the convincing performance of Ian Holm, who portrayed Bilbo in Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings films. But who could this “magical” choice to play Bilbo in the new films be?
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Posted on May 29th, 2008 by Samuel Walters
Like most episodes in Carnivàle, “Insomnia” is not especially satisfying. Indeed, by the time the episode ends, it’s hard to pinpoint reasons for enjoying it. And yet … and yet, it still, somehow, manages to be engaging and compelling. It’s quite clear that this series is not going to have a universal appeal – either you buy into it or you don’t. But even if you do buy into it, there hasn’t been a whole lot to go on from episode to episode. However, “Insomnia” does begin to provide some more meat to the story.
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