Monday, December 29, 2008

Saying Goodbye to "Pushing Daisies"

I can think of no better way to say farewell to the best show on TV "Pushing Daisies" than this video!


Fox continues to fight Warner over the rights to release the film adaptation of "Watchmen", and now it looks like the whole thing is going to trial. This is getting out of hand! Fox just needs to tell Warner what it really wants, wether it's DVD rights to the "Batman" TV show of the 60s or just $$$.
The property belongs to WB, Fox wasted the rights it had. They made no attempt to make a film in the years they had the film rights. To attack now seems more like a hit on fans, rather than WB, and with "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" right around the corner Fox is messing with the wrong fanboys.
If this was indeed about $$ I think Fox would have picked a number by now, this seems to go deeper. And while some may see this as a fight for copyrights, it really reeks of sour grapes. Warner hit the jackpot with "The Dark Knight", which is fast on it's way to becoming the highest grossing film in history, and Fox really needs a hit with "Wolverine".
But I think Fox should re-evaluate it's position here. WB produces "Terminator: the Sarah Connor Chronicles" and may choose to cut all ties to the Fox network and take it's shows to rival nets.

Sunday, December 28, 2008



"New Krypton" Part 7
The return of a classic silver age team "The Creature Commandos". Looks like Brainiac shrunk the the commandos long ago and thanks to the bossiest Kandorian Alura they are now free to be bad ass across the DCU again!
But really this whole Kandor story is pretty slow, but Geoff knows how to give some great moments. And it appears that the more Kryptonians there are the more irrational Supergirl gets! I would think that a few thousand Superman level folks would catch the attention of more heroes, especially after Wonder Womans' "sister" Amazons tried to take over America just months ago.
The timing of the story also seems off, I am assuming "Final Crisis" had just happened or about to happen...God only knows with current continuity!
But this is still more entertaining than the last few years of this book. And with the Phantom Zone piling up with villains, the eventual prison break will be pretty awesome!!

Happy LIFE DAY

BEST/WORST of 2008

Here we are, the end of another year. And what a year it was, new President, new depression and now a new blog for me. So to start my new year, I decided to list things that made the last 366 days worth living!

BEST MOVIE: THE DARK KNIGHT
Even tho I cannot watch the whole thing without an emotional breakdown, this film demolished all others that came before it.  Heath Ledgers' performance was hyped beyond belief, but the guy lived up to every bit of press.

WORST MOVIE: MAX PAYNE
I think the title explains the journey of the viewer of the film. And yes Marky Mark was nice eye candy....but I have had more fun dental visits.

BEST TV SERIES: PUSHING DAISIES
All other TV shows WISH they could be "Daisies". The colors, the characters and Digby! Not since "Buffy, The Vampire Slayer" has a TV show pushed the limits of what television can do. Sadly, the show is now cancelled and will join the pantheon of axed art.

WORST TV SERIES: PRIVATE PRACTICE
Put the worst qualities of any given TV series together in a stew of mediocrity and you have "Practice". 

BEST VIDEO GAME: MORTAL KOMBAT vs. DC UNIVERSE
Captain Marvel vs. Raiden.....i'm hooked!!! So much fun, it should be criminal! Other games had better graphics, but none made me as blood-thirsty! 

WORST VIDEO GAME: ANY MARVEL MOVIE GAME
From "Iron Man" to "Incredible Hulk", these licensed games were just awful. The game play was stiff, and didn't come near replicating the fun of their respective films. For real movie game fun...play the LEGO franchise!

BEST COMIC SERIES: ACTION COMICS
Geoff Johns has done it again! He has taken Superman and put new life into the man of steel. Along with artist Gary Frank, Geoff put big blue on the map again with powerful stories that reminded me of the first 2 Superman films.

WORST COMIC SERIES: TITANS
Judd Winnick puts the final nail in the coffin of what used to be the best super-team. Every issue was worse than the last. Bland characters and art that makes my head hurt, DC should just stop with this team before readers stop with them.