Paranormal Activity 2 trailer is online!

The first one was one of the better horror movies I have ever seen. It was scary, suspensful, and quite chilling. It was the only movie in recent memory that made me go home and turn on my lights in my house....all of my lights.

Anyway, the second movie is coming out in October, and the trailer is online. What do you think the chances will be that it will be as good as the first?

Johnny Depp as Doctor Who? What?!?

There is an article up on TOR.com about how Russel T. Davies, responsible for the rebirth of Doctor Who is making a big budgeted Doctor Who movie in an attempt to bring the good Doctor to American audiences. If that isn't big enough news, the article is also reporting Johnny Depp has been brought on to be the big screen Doctor. Yeah, read that again...Johnny Depp as the Doctor...rockin' the TARDIS. I'm kinda baffled, but as a big Who fan, I would love to see the audiences in America being introduced to the Doctor.

Here is the first thing that comes to mind; firstly, how will it work with the show? Does this mean they have to kill off Matt Smith, the current (and 11th) Doctor? And, if so, what happens after the movie? Clearly, the show will have to take the movie into consideration for a new season, and that means going through two Doctors in a short amount of time. I really like Matt Smith's Doctor, and am in no hurry to get rid of him.

Interesting indeed!

AT-AT Day Afternoon!

Sometimes, the creativity on the Internet astounds me. This is one of those times. Check out what baby AT-AT walkers do before they grow up and take down snow bases!

Check it out!

Harry Potter & The Deathly Hollows Trailer

The new trailer for the first part of the finale of Harry Potter is out, and it is amazing! Seeing this trailer, you can kind of get a sense of how far we've been lead through this series, and how it's all coming to a head. November can't get here soon enough!

Steven Moffett (Doctor Who writer) get interviewed...

By his own son! It's actually a pretty good interview with the man behind the latest season of Doctor Who. Moffatt is pretty well respected among the Who-vians, and his son has done a pretty good job of getting some good questions going. It begs the question "if your father was Stephen Moffatt, what would you ask him?"

Check out the interview. There aren't any real spoilers.

Warehouse 13 Season 1 DVD review

Warehouse 13 is the latest and greatest TV show from the Syfy channel. The series wraps around a warehouse that protects the worlds most bizarre and dangerous secrets, and the agents that protect those secrets (imagine the Warehouse at the end of Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark). The show was the highest rating that Syfy has had, and as Season 2 gets ready to start up, season 1 is coming out on DVD, so lets see what all the fuss is about.

The pilot starts off taking these two secret service agents, Peter and Myka, who are total opposites. Myka (Joanne Kelly) is by the book, detail oriented, and very brainy, and Peter (Eddie McClintock), is very gut-driven and relaxed. After saving the president from an artifact, Mrs. Frederick recruits them to the Warehouse, where they meet Artie (Saul Rubinek), who is in charge of the Warehouse. Once Peter and Myka see the good they can do, they stay on to save the world, one gadget at a time.

The pilot was actually kinda week, and the first few episodes seemed to not be able to find their footing, but it seemed like with the episode Claudia, they seemed to really hit their stride. Claudia is where the team picks up another team mate in, well, Claudia (Allison Scagliotti), who is a really smart girl without a family, and after some interaction with an artifact, stays with Artie, who becomes her mentor, and father figure.

The episode, Implosion is where we get an overall story-arc in a nemesis character of MacPherson (Roger Rees), a former Warehouse agent who is trying to intercept these artifacts for personal gain. The episode is great, along with a great artifact. The rest of the season is figuring out MacPherson's connection with the Warehouse, and Artie, along with the group behind the Warehouse.

The last episode deals with MacPherson turning a member of the team, and blowing up a piece of the Warehouse, and Artie, which lead to a serious cliffhanger, that could be interesting to overcome in Season 2.

The special features are a little silly, but sold the season quite well. There are multiple interviews with the cast and crew. The interviews showed a great chemistry with actors, and a great sense of humor on the set, which is fun to watch. There are also several episodes with deleted scenes and audio commentary. The deleted scenes are only ok, but the audio commentary is quite interesting.

Overall, the first half of the season was ok, but the second half more than made up for it. I recommend you spend the hard earned dough on this one, and catch the second season starting this week. I think you will enjoy it. It's just wacky enough to be good!

EDITORS NOTE: This, too made the pages of Creative Loafing look a bit better. It's right HERE!

Kevin's Korner

Are you finding it hard to keep up with the movie news of the week? Are you terrified by a spook, specter or ghost? Well if you are, click on Kevin's Korner, where we can help with one of those! This week, we have Amanda Bynes, Joan Rivers, and Mr. Olyfantastic and so much more! Plus, a look at the new Green Hornet!

View the goodness over at Creative Loafing by clicking here!

Ha, cause, you know, it was from the Ghostbusters commercial....no? Alright, well, click anyway!

Leverage - 3.3 The Inside Job Recap *SPOILERS*

Leverage is one of my favorite shows on TV. The show is fun and manages to pull off and Oceans 11-type caper every week, and still make it enjoyable to watch. Part of that reason is due to the characters. The Grifter, the Hitter, the Hacker, the Thief and the Brains, they all seem very cliched, but the depth often surprises you, along with some great chemistry between the team.

With that being said, this weeks episode allows us to see the team come together to save one of their own, in Parker, along with getting a little bit of history on the thief.

At the start, we see Parker trying to evade numerous guards, and sensors in a building. We don't see her working with the team at all, and it looks like she is about to get caught. Meanwhile, Nate and Sophie are having an intimate moment when Nate asks Sophie, or whatever her name is, about the famous kiss from last season. When she tells Nate that he is still working off the slap, Nate gets a call from an older gentleman saying Parker is in trouble, and she is going to lose to a very complex security system, one that even Hardison is afraid of.

Nate immediately gets the team into action to go save their friend, as they head to Parkers place to find out what is going on. Parker's place is an empty warehouse with a bed, some clothes and plenty of blueprints (typical Parker). Nate gets the blueprints and heads out with the team without the usual calm demeanor of having a plan. He sends Sophie and Hardison in to cause some commotion, and give Hardison the opportunity to hack into the security system, while Nate and Eliot go find out who Parker is working for.

It turns out, Parker had a mentor, in Richard Chamerlain, who is one of the greatest thieves to ever live. He tells the team that he has a real family, and they were in danger, so Parker went in so he didn't have to. Nate doesn't seem happy that this guy made Parker go in, no matter what the problem was, given such a low probability she will come out. Clearly both men care for Parker, and both have put her in plenty dangerous situations before, but Nate is her family, and this other guy was her family.

With Sophie causing chaos by telling everyone they are fired, Hardison does his hacker thing to help the best he can. Meanwhile, Eliot uses a scaffold to climb up the side of the building. But, before Parker can just leave, she figures out that the company hired this thief to steal a fungus than will kill all the wheat in America, making this company's wheat the only one that will survive. So, Parker goes back in with the approval of Nate, and the team, but without the approval of her old mentor, who is just focused on getting out, not helping people.

With the help of Eliot, in some great fight scenes, she is able to overcome the security and steal the fungus, as the HASMAT alarms go off, and soon after, chemical crews get there. The head of the company plans on killing Paker and her friends, who have entered with the HASMAT suits to avoid cover. When she confronts them, she pulls the classic villain move and explains her plan, and tells them they are about to die, only to find out Nate and his team switched out with a news team, and the news team got everything she said on tape. Very clever, Nate!

After it's all over, the bad guys are in jail and the team is out, Nate gives a cold goodbye to Parkers former mentor, and Parker says that she has a family of her own now. It was quite touching.

Overall, I loved this episode. While it didn't explore the overall arc we were presented with at the beginning of the season, it was an episode that reinforced the chemistry with the team, and how they are willing to help one of their own. It was also really tense and you see Parker just about to get caught, and Nate, the man with a plan, completely plan less until the end. It was a great episode, that was very watchable.

EDITORS NOTE: This appeared on SpoilerTV.com. Check it out by clicking HERE.

Burn Notice recap - 4.4 - Breach of Faith

"...until you find out who burned you, you're not going anywhere."

All four members of Team Weston are back this week, showing some serious chemistry, some laughs and a hostage situation. It's all in a days work for the best burned spy in the business.

The episode starts off with Fiona and Jesse in the Bahamas trying to get coroner information. Apparently, Jesse does a really good Jamaican accent and after some witty banter between Fiona and Jesse, they get the report and get back to Miami. It was a nice break from Miami, if only for a moment, but back to business.

Once back, Jesse and Fiona, which seem to be getting quite friendly, brief Michael on the situation, making Michael look like the odd man out, asking if he was fully briefed in the end of the conversation. It was funny, but odd for Michael to not have all the answers. After that, we find out that Sam needs help on a job and introduces the client of the week by catching him holding a gun to a guys head. Apparently, the guy and his secretary stole a bunch of money from the clients charity, and the client wants it back. What starts off as a simple introduction turns into a hostage situation with full SWAT teams and negotiators.

While inside, Weston tries to get information out of the thief, while keeping Sam and the client from getting too trigger happy. It's the calm, cool, wise Weston we know and love. We seem him run the gauntlet of techniques from the buddy guy, to the hostage to the guy with the gun. When he does his Weston thing and calls Fiona and Jesse for help, things get tense and the SWAT team is about to bust in and arrest Weston and Axe for hostage taking.

When Fiona and Jesse capture the second part of the con job, they find that a floor safe holds the lost money. Weston uses a bunch of bullets to blow the safe from the floor (which, I don't know if it's possible or not, if you have an opinion, let me know). With the safe open, and the bad guy flushed out, Weston pulls the classic switch-aroo and lets the bad guy get the gun just as the SWAT team comes in, making them think the bad guy is actually the hostage taker. It requires cooperation from the secretary, which, after finding out her boss is a monster, reluctantly helps.

Meanwhile, back to the overall mission of finding the people that burnt Jesse, they are lead to a small house with a nosy neighbor. When they first try, they are caught and forced to leave, but when Michael comes back with a nice fake I.D., they realize the neighbor (Navi Rawat) is really the mark. Before she gets away, she tries to recover a tape from a wall. Despite getting away, she loses the tape, leaving team Weston with a bunch of questions, and an incredibly hot bad girl wanting a tape back.

I liked this episode, despite the overall story arc coming along slowly, it shows Michael in his prime, and Jesse working well with the team. There seems to be a little something between Fiona and Jesse, which could be an issue. We didn't see Michael's mom this week, or any other fun characters, but the bank heist was really good. It's episodes like these that will make Jesse feeling betrayed by Michael even more dramatic once he finds out the truth. Overall, it seems like they are trying to draw out the suspense for something big in the next few weeks. It was another great episode of Burn Notice.

So, let me know your thoughts on the show in the comments. I love hearing peoples opinions (even when it's pointing out spelling mistakes).

EDITORS NOTE: This appeared on SpoilerTV. You can see the article, and the comments (which I'm sure are entertaining) by clicking HERE.

Could you tell a movie was going to rock by the title?

Well, I have a candidate for you... "Mega Python vs. Gatoroid."

If that isn't enough to get your britches ruffled, it also has two eighties icons going at it. The film will have Debbie Gibson and Tiffany dueling it out with a backdrop of two really goofy CGI monsters battling, and maybe some bikini clad chick is going to die. Other way, I'm keeping my Saturdays open for it!

Animal in a fight for his life against OK, GO drummer

This video goes in the "greatest videos of all time" column, with Dan Konapka from the band Ok, GO, in a staring contest against The Muppets. Did you notice Zack Galifinakis in the background? Yeah, I have no idea what this video is for, except for making my day!

Check it out

DVD Review -Eureka - Season 3.5

EDITORS NOTE: This graced the pages of Creative Loafing this week. Give it a look HERE.

Eureka, the SyFy hit comes out on DVD, sorta, and fans of the show will be rushing out to stores to see more of their favorite little town. But, what about the rest, who are still debating on spending that Andrew Jackson on this pack?

First off, I am a huge fan of the show, and the third season was amazing, with plenty of drama, plenty of character development, and plenty of the best sheriff around, Sheriff Jack Carter. The DVD pack, however, is the second half of season three. The second half is all about Jack Carter and introduces a new love interest in Tess Fontana, it has Allison give birth, and it has surprisingly little of Zane. It also has an overall story arc of a signal coming from outer space, and the source of the signal is one of the more emotional points of the season, especially for Henry Deacon.

Some of my favorite episodes include "Welcome Back Carter," where we see a robotic replacement that is full of heart and comedy, but shows why the town needs the sheriff. Another is "Insane in the P-Brain," where we see Carter's new love interest, Tess Fontana. Tess and the Sheriff don't hit it off right away, but the chemistry is there. Another is "It's not easy being green," which I thought was the funniest, showing Eureka's bowling team competing against Area 51.

Each episode has a deleted scene or two, and about half have some really good audio commentary with the director and stars, but nothing special. There is also a 15 minute featurette about the special effects in Eureka, but sadly, they talk more about the first half of season three, than the second half, but it was still really interesting. Some of the effects were terrible in the show, especially the blob, but some of the special effects you can't even tell were special effects.
Overall, twenty bucks is a bit much to spend for half a season, especially since you can get all of season 2 for around the same price, but the show is a must see, so if you can get a good deal on it, go for the BUY!

And, something to make you smile!

Who doesn't love a bit of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle humor, huh? Darn right! So, here you go, here is your moment of Zen, or whatever...

Why is this summer so lackluster?

I've had many conversations lately about the validity of the remark "it's been a terrible summer season." For what it's worth, I agree with them, 2010 has been a terrible summer so far for movie goers, as we are treated to sequel after sequel, and rehashing of stale material, which leaves the box office extremely low for the year, and the movie goers uninspired. So, what is causing this dark cloud of crappy cinema? Well, there are a few reasons, but it's much more fun to speculate. Why do you think it's so crappy? Use the damn comments section, and tell me!

If you read the movie blogs, some who claim to be among the enlightened movie snobs will tell you that it's because studios have listened to fanboys for too long, and given them what they've wanted. As a result, fanboys, who are notoriously hard to please aren't happy, and of course, no one besides a fanboy will see fanboy-fodder, resulting in rehashing and rebooting and squeezing that sponge until it's dry. A good example of this idea is the comic book movies that have come out. With so many popping up, it's like eating 10 chocolate bars a day for a week. By the end of the week, you probably don't want chocolate anymore, for at least a while, anyway.

Another possible explanation is the lack of bravery in studios, where studio execs want the surest bet they will get their money back, or make a profit, and sadly, the surest bet is on a pre-existing property, which means sequels, reboots, or remakes. This includes everything from the A-Team to Shrek 4, and as a result, it makes some money, but it results in a decreasing slide of profits at the tactic continues. Instead of making Shrek 17, or Jaws 11, studios should be looking for this year's Paranormal Activity.

The final, and most interesting theory I've got is the laziness factor. You can blame everything from DVR's, to On Demand movies to Netflix with this theory, but the idea goes, that it is so easy to not get off your couch, people are just sitting back and relaxing, waiting for their favorite movies to be only a remote control button away. While this is a great reason for the fall of Blockbuster, I am not sure how detrimental it is to theaters. I do think it presents studios with a challenge on how to market the sale of DVD's, and even how early to release the DVD. Disney seems to be a good example, as they tried to get Alice in Wonderland out a mere 2 months after the film exited theaters, capitalizing on the huge marketing campaign they had. It makes sense, but if studios continue that trend, than, maybe it is a factor.

So, overall, those are three well thought out reasons for the lackluster summer season. In my opinion, it all comes down to Hollywood not coming up with anything original or worthwhile. If we could have one really original script or film franchise this year, maybe that idea could be proven. It's still young, and we have Inception coming out in a few weeks, which could be exactly what the doctor ordered.

Tell me your thoughts in the comments section

The Lion King in 3-D?

Disney is now talking about re-releasing Lion King, only now in 3-D. Will this make you go out and get Lion King? What about if they release it in theaters in 3-D? Will that bring you to the theater to see the Disney classic?

I would say the gimmick, like so many others Disney does will work wonderfully. The Lion King is a great movie and re-releasing it, in theaters or not will give parents the opportunity to buy the movie all over again. I don't think 3-D will have much to do with it, but if it's done over the summer, it will help fill the gap in an otherwise lackluster summer.

For me, however, I wouldn't go and see it just because it got converted to 3-D. While I love the movie, and have even gotten a chance to the see the amazing play, the 3-D just does nothing for me.

The differences and similarities with some of the best Sci-Fi

This post is going to be a bit of a ramble, but hold on, I hope it will be worth your time. Ready? OK.

One thing I thought was really noticeable and surprisingly different with the top three Sci-Fi franchises of all time, Star Trek, Star Wars and Doctor Who, is the perception of humanity in the future. While Star Trek took Gene Roddenberry's optimistic view, saying humanity had evolved past their anger, and plans of world domination and all around war-mongering to be a much more civilized race that focused on advancing themselves. While it wasn't always the case, the original series, and the Next Generation show embraced these values. Sadly, the Next Generation Movies looked to destroy that ideal, but since we have a fresh reboot, I hope to put that crap behind us.

Doctor Who, on the other hand, often shows humanity acting badly, and instead of being refined, often undo the Doctor's sensibilities and cause worse problems. Even in the future, humanity is portrayed as slightly week, with a small few showing true strength. And, while humanity is depicted beautifully in the Doctor's companions, the rest of the humanity is shows as savage, and easily driven to violence.

Star Wars, while technically, was supposed to be a long time ago, blah, blah, blah, depicts humans almost exactly as we are, or, rather were, with the exception that we work with aliens and robots. The obvious exception are the Jedi's, who show a true refinement due to religion.

Well, this thought isn't done, but what do you think? What other differences do the top Sci-Fi movies have? What is the one thing you think they share?

Am I wrong for condemning Cocoon?

In this week's St. Petersburg Times, there was an article, talking about the movie Cocoon, made in St. Petersburg 25 years ago. The article talks about Cocoon, and how it was a big deal for St. Petersburg, and blah, blah, blah. Well, I say that silly little movie is the downfall of the cinematic community of St. Petersburg, and 25 years later, we're still feeling the effects of the type-casting of that movie. Am I wrong?

When that movie was made, it showed a St. Petersburg that was very young, and as a result, looked very old. The city was going through a bit of a change, and still had that old people feel that has haunted the new modern St. Pete for years. Ron Howard just happened to capture that fleeting moment in time, for all to see, and as a result, cemented the stigma of St. Pete as death's waiting room.

If you ask any St. Petian "what cinematicly has your city contributed in the past, oh, say, 30 years," they will all point to one, and only one film, Cocoon. Don't get me wrong, there are dozens of other movies that have used St. Pete for their backdrop, but none of the name or reputation that goofy sci-fi movie about a fountain of youth in a pool has.

So, I say Cocoon is the reason why you don't see many blockbusters using our humble abode as a backdrop. Sure, you can blame it on the Film Commission, but the secret is, it goes back 25 years.

Am I wrong?

Kevin's Korner

Well, there is another Kevin's Korner this week, wrapping up some of the big movie news of the week. There is some interesting news I think you will like. I always try to put the stuff in that, when I read it, I feel like I have to tell someone. While it isn't always the news that rocks Hollywood, it's often the news that rocks me, which is far more important.

That being said, I feel like the ol' Korner is missing something this week. There is a hilarious "Editor's Note" that cracked me up, but I still think something is missing. What do you guys think? Any Suggestions?

Check out the movie-wrap-goodness by clicking HERE.

A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Daleks

So, this is the greatest thing ever, in true Hitchhiker's form, the history of Daleks (ya know, the Doctor Who arch nemesis).
Check it out, I promise you, it's worth your time.

DVD Review "Greenzone" starring Matt Damon

EDITORS NOTE: This post appeared on Creative Loafing. You can see the awesomeness by clicking HERE.

Green Zone, a Paul Greengrass film starring Matt Damon hits DVD shelves June 22nd. So, you are wondering, should you pick it up, and if watching a movie about a guy looking for Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD's) can be interesting. The answers might surprise you, I know it did for me.

CL's own Joe Bardi saw it in theaters and had some excellent things to say about it, saying that, although the movie takes a very sensitive issue and plays with it, it delivers the greatest hits of the war, and if you saw the war from your TV, then you can easily recognize now infamous shots. I agreed with Bardi, that the movie was pretty entertaining, and I especially agreed with the notion that Matt Damon was in top form. Damon, who is everywhere in this movie looks like he put the time in to getting the movie, and his character right, from the way he holds his gun, to how he walks and talks, Damon echoes the movies sentiments of placing a popcorn flick into a very real situation of finding WMD's in a very volatile Iraq.

The special features easily make the DVD, and for me, were more enjoyable than the movie. While the all the features left me wanting more, the substance to them was well thought out. The Deleted Scenes had director Greengrass and Damon commentating, explaining what was going on in the scene and why the scene wasn't used, which was really interesting.

"Matt Damon: Ready for action" was my favorite, because it showed how all of Damon's team were real soldiers in the Iraq war and showed not only the effort to get every detail right, but the respect and admiration both Damon and the real soldiers had for each other and the project. Several times, it showed a very humble Damon asking what the real soldiers would be doing in the scene, and making sure every detail was well done.

"Inside the Green Zone" is a typical special feature production on how the movie was made, centering on the director letting the characters and real soldiers do what they would do in an attempt to get the most authentic response possible. The process was quite interesting, and the attention to detail earned a lot of respect in the movie.

Finally, the feature commentary with the director and Matt Damon was very good, as you could easily see the enthusiasm they had for the project, and the respect they had for the soldiers in the real life war. I truly felt, by the end, they gave everything they had to make a very real, respectful movie that delves into a very shameful subject for Americans.

Overall, it's a movie about a very sore subject that tries to squeeze action out of the situation. The movie was good, and the special features were enjoyable, leaving me to highly recommend the rent, especially since no one went to the theaters to see it anyway. Don't worry about too much political commentary, as the movie is more about the location of the WMD's than why they aren't there.

Should IMDB be censored?

Whether you are a die hard movie fan, or simply a casual moviegoer, you know about IMDB, the site that is the encyclopedia for all things movie or television related. I personally spend way too much time every day on that website. One of the many features is the biography of the actor, actress or the individual you are looking up. However, there is a petition to remove parts of the feature, and taking anything away from my IMDB leaves me very angry.

/Film had a post up about how several movie guilds are protesting the age of the person in the bio, stating that it is helping with Ageism in Hollywood, and as a result is causing too many actors jobs. So, the guilds are asking IMDB to remove the feature for everyone except for the A-list actors because we all know how old they are (which seems a bit like an “ism” of its own). IMDB, who is notorious for being very giving on the information, and very strict on changing the information doesn’t seem to like the idea, and has said “Customers of IMDb trust that when they use our website, they are receiving comprehensive and accurate biographical information.”

Now, I use IMDB every day, and I do look at the age information. There is nothing that provides me with more joy than knowing one of my favorite actors has made millions of dollars at the ripe age of 16. But IMDB is like an encyclopedia for me, and censoring anything in there is a step in the wrong direction. We don’t hear anyone looking to go after Wikipedia, or Brittanica, so why IMDB?

Also, tell me how displaying someone’s age encourages ageism? The information is important, and most casting people go after their looks and talent, not their age. There may be exceptions out there, but I can’t imagine the problem will be fixed by omitting a small something like the date of birth. Besides, how will all the young males out there know if their favorite actress is jail-bait or not?

What do you think? Should IMDB be gracious and take it down, or should they give the guilds the middle finger and keep it up? Sound off in the comments, I would love to hear your opinions!

EDITORS NOTE: The article also appeared on the wonderful pages of Creative Loafing. Check out the comments by clicking HERE.

A 3-D Holy FAIL to end Holy Fail's? It's happening!

The wonderful people over at SciFi Squad put up a post that had me doing the happy dance all day. Apparently, one of the greatest Holy Fail movies of all time, Plan 9 From Outer Space is being converted into a 3-D Fail-Tacular presentation for the summer.

The movie lives in infamy as one of the worst movies ever made, and one of director Ed Wood's masterpieces. So, you take a fail, and 3-D convert it, making it even more unwatchable to make the ultimate FAIL of all time! Brilliant! Maybe, if we're lucky, Troll 2 will be next!

Burn Notice Recap - Ep. 4.03 "Made Man"

Editors note: This post was for SpoilerTV, and you can see the full post, and all the comment goodness by clicking HERE.

"...until you find out who burned you, you're not going anywhere."

In Made Man, Michael is still dealing with the spy he accidentally burned (Coby Bell) as he tries to not only get to who let out Simon in last season's finale, but also not let on to Jesse Michael is the one who burned him. It's all pretty complicated, but when you add a mob boss to the mix, it gets crazy.

The episode starts off with Michael and Jesse getting along much better than they did last week. While the chemistry is still a work in progress, Jesse tells Team Weston about a bad guy who can get them a lead nicknamed "Cobra." The best part is the team thought it was as goofy as a name as you did reading it and made fun of it the whole time. The investigation lead to the docks, where during some snooping, we hear the patented Weston voice over talking to us about the proper way to get intel. Meanwhile, Jesse sees a guard getting beat up and rushes over to stop it while Weston is focused more on the job at hand and less on some puny guard. Once the guard is rescued in a really good scene with Jesse, we find out a Mob Boss is working the docks, and now, Team Weston has a new client.

With a Mob Boss as the intended target, Team Weston tries to plant Michael as an FBI Agent ready to turn for the Boss. In an interesting change of pace, Weston's plan comes undone and he has to get out of the situation with some great fighting moves, which leaves non other than Jesse and Chuck Finlay to save the day. Finlay goes in and convinces the Mob Boss he is about to die, and the only way to save his own skin is to rob a big shipment of merchandise on the docks. After a great interrogation scene, we get Jesse telling the mob guy about a real life story from Sam's Navy Seal days, which gets Sam upset. After the heist job goes wrong, the team is forced to convince the Mob guy to confront his superior in a move to take over the business. After team Weston and all the guys backup disappears, the Mob boss and his superior shoot it out, resulting in no more problem for the guard.

On the overall story arc, we learn this "Cobra" guy dumped some sort of body out of a plane, which may be a dead end. We also find out why Jesse rushes in to save the little guy, and like all guys, it had to do with his mom getting gunned down when he was a kid. Apparently, no one did anything to help her, and she bled out. Finally, we also got Michael's mom showing that she is a master interrogator as she coaxes the truth about Jesse out, and figures out that Michael is the cause of Jesse's problem, and in the last scene, confront Michael about his lies, leaving our hero standing there, ready to start balling, as he tries to convince himself he is not a monster.

Overall, it wasn't a bad episode. This episode progressed the storyline of Jesse quite a bit, and for a change, put Michael on the back burner, which was something different. The final scene where Michael's Mom confronts Michael was as powerful as anything we've seen from her, as Sharon Gless continues to impress me. We also got a good dose of Chuck Finlay, which is always entertaining. The one down side, is that it didn't advance Michael's search for who is behind all the problems very much, but I have a feeling, it will come in big doses throughout the season.

Futurama is back baby! Here's a recap

Futurama is back, starting Thursday at 9 pm on Comedy Central. A long time, and 4 really crappy straight to DVD movies have happened, so it's ok if you aren't up to speed on all the Planet Express goodness. In order to get you ready, here's a video getting you all up to date. And please, don't ask me about the church!

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Movi Review - Jonah Hex

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So, I went to the theater to watch a movie about a fast shooting cowboy in the old west who has to protect the newly reunited United States from a once thought dead southern General. The hero uses crazy, over the top weapons and plenty of bullets to eventually save the United States, and goes on to be the likable cowboy as he rides off into the sunset. Does this movie sound familiar? I'm not talking about Jonah Hex, I'm talking about Wild Wild West. Wild Wild West was a movie that came out in 1999, starring Will Smith, and bombed horribly in the box office and was universally panned by critics (although there were parts I liked). So, why would Jonah Hex take that formula and add Transformer reject Megan Fox? Well, to be honest, I haven't a clue, but I think someone, somewhere thought they could make some money.

Jonah Hex starts off explaining the whole story about how a southern general, played by John Malkovich made Jonah (Josh Brolin) watch as his family was murdered in front of his eyes and his face was horribly disfigured, and how Hex went on to seek vengeance, only to have the general die in a fire, leaving Hex to seek his vengeance by bounty hunting. After a scene with a gatling gun on a horse, we learn that not only is the general alive, but he has a doomsday weapon to overthrow the government. Now, America's only hope is Jonah Hex, and his whore (Megan Fox), as Jonah leaves no dead body unturned in his quest for vengeance.

There has been plenty of talk about whether the summer of 2010 will go down as one of the worst years not only financially, but also for quality, and sadly this movie doesn't help the argument. Like Wild Wild West, this movie was cheesy, and over the top and stupid. While that can make for a fun popcorn flick (i.e. A-Team), this movie tried to take it further and ended up just plain stupid. The action was poorly shot, leaving me wondering who was punching who, and who was doing more of the grunting. The premise was the most bizarre, with the bad guy using glowing balls to destroy towns, and Jonah Hex being the only guy to stop him (because like 200 guys would've failed, I guess). Apparently Hex's only power is that he can talk to the dead, but there is all kinds of crappy rules, like if Hex sprinkles dirt on them, they will stop burning...to death. And, if Hex's journey is explained in the opening montage, why must we endure flashback after flashback? My final gripe with the movie is the sheer lack of interest shown by any of the actors, including the always impressive Malkovich. When the actors don't look like they want to be there, why should an audience?

So, obviously, I truly disliked it, and coming from someone who loves cheesy action oriented popcorn flicks and westerns, it is saying something. But, I can't leave you before saying something good about the movie; I hate it when a critic can sit through an hour and twenty minutes of film and not find anything good, so here is my attempt; Megan Fox, despite her terrible accent and horrible acting looked pretty good in a corset, and the movie was only an hour and twenty minutes, meaning it's like ripping a band-aid off really quickly, so it only hurts for a moment.

Posters excite, and DVD coverart disappoints

My friend Rabid Nick and I were talking about some of the most promising posters in movies, and how, far too frequently the DVD coverart is not only different, but far more inferior. There are plenty of great examples, and I'm going to try to compile a few and could use some help in the comments section (That area has to be useful for something).

My most favorite poster of all time will be first on my list:

And, here is the DVD coverart, in my opinion falling short of the simple masterpiece that is the poster:

I saw some stuff

That headline is the winner of this year's "TheHopp.NET best headline of the year award."

Anyway, in my attempt to escape the sweltering heat this weekend, I saw a couple of movies, and since this is a movie blog, and more specifically my movie blog, I decided to talk about it.

The first thing I saw was I Love You Man. It's the latest Judd Apatow clone, trying to take the success of 40 Year Old Virgin and twist it just enough to be considered fresh. In this case, the twist is that it is what is now referred to as a "Bromance."

The idea is that Paul Rudd, who is great in the movie, never had a best friend, or really any guy friends, so when he goes to get married, he looks for a guy friend and goes out on man-dates. He finally finds a friend in Jason Segal's Sydney, and they two enjoy each other. Of course, the wife gets jealous and shenanigans ensue.

The movie is incredibly awkward at times, and takes something like enjoying a friends company and makes it weird. The movie has two great performances, however from Paul Rudd and Jason Segal, which is enough to make it enjoyable in the end.

The second movie I saw was Max Payne, and that movie just sucked. There is nothing I can say positive about the movie. The movie was like a polished Holy FAIL movie, where nothing makes sense, the acting was terrible, and Mila Kunis had way too much clothes on, which just makes it a terrible, crappy movie. It's based off a video game, and sadly, kept the streak of crap alive.

So, I saw the A-Team as well, which had it's own post, but that is about it. It looks like I didn't have too much of a life this weekend, but I swear, I was just really dedicated to my movie friends out there! ;)

Dr. Who Recap - Ep. 5.08 "The Hungry Earth"

This post is for SpoilerTV, which you can check out by clicking HERE. Thanks for the support.

This week's episode of Doctor Who was a bit like a horror movie with a grave yard, an old church and a familiar foe of the Doctor's, along with very little of Amy Pond in what is the first of two parts in The Hungry Earth.

As we start off, we find out the Doctor was shooting for Reno, but as The Doctor, Amy and Rory step out of the TARDIS, they discover they are far from Reno. In fact, they are in the year 2020, in a quiet British town that is drilling deep into the planet. At this point, the hardcore Who fans may have already figured out the foe for the Doctor, but the rest of us are left wondering what is going on as one of the workers is sucked through the ground. As the Doctor and Amy investigate, it isn't long before the Doctor sees Amy slip through his fingers and into the Earth. At the same time, Rory finds out that dead bodies are disappearing from the town cemetery from a young boy who is a big Shirlock Holmes fan.





As the Doctor prepares for an attack from underneath, he is quick to stop one of the townspeople from using a weapon of any kind. Finally, the monster shuts the small town off from the rest of the world, causing a black out, as they tease you with quick glimpses before their attack. Finally, after the Doctor captures one of the creatures, we see him remove the mask to show a Silurian, as the Doctor very politely interrogates the creature, only to find out the Silurians were awakened by the drilling, and intend to wipe out the human race.





As the Doctor prepares to go down to the Silurian home world, he tells the remaining villagers to not resort to violence and be the best humans they can be. Once underground, he discovers that there is an entire civilization underground, and stopping the impending attack could be much more difficult than he thought.





This episode started off extremely horror movie esque, and was a really good setup. So far, we haven't seen the kind of political undertones the last appearance of the Silurians had, but we do have the Doctor making it very clear he is not the violent type and is going out of his way to be the mediator between the two clashing cultures. We saw very little of Amy Pond in this episode, as she was captured, and the Silurians look like they intend to cut her up, adding to the suspense.





Overall, it started off spooky, and ended with a good setup to what could be a great second episode. Last time the Doctor met the Silurians, it didn't turn out so well, so, it should be interesting to see if there is a compromise, or if the humans will continue to be shown as savage, horrible creatures, despite the Doctors best efforts.

Movie Review - The A-Team

In a weekend dedicated to the '80s, the A-Team stands out as a big explosion of cheesy fun that takes you back to the days of mohawks and GMC vans. But, is it just another TV adaptation, or is it actually worth watching (I'm looking at you, Charlie's Angels).

If you remember your classic A-Team, it was a band of Rangers who were outcast and fight to clear their name while helping those who had nowhere else to turn in the most unusual fashion. This movie is the same, and starts off showing how the gruesome foursome came together, with a comical view, and plenty of gunfights. After the team is setup and framed, they must break out of jail and clear their name. The result is some great quality fun.

The best part of this movie for me was the casting, in particular Murdoch, played by District 9's own Sharlto Copley. I was really interested to see if he can match the great performance of District 9, and he did and then some. Copley provided most of the laughs, and played a great crazy person. The scene introducing him is hilarious, and they still manage to balance him being more than competent with his wackiness. Liam Neeson (Taken) played Hannibal, the man with the plan and did it expertly well. When he says the now famous line "I love it when a plan comes together," you know he is Hannibal, and he chews up the scenery with his cigar and ability to plan to perfection. Bradley Cooper, (The Hangover) Hollywoods latest golden child exudes charisma as Murdoch and has some serious chemistry with Jessica Biels character. Cooper is smooth, and has no problem looking like a suave badass. It brings me to the last member, Quinten "Rampage" Jackson, who was quite good, surprisingly and looked the part of a total badass. While he clearly needed work, he wasn't terrible, which is good enough.

The supporting cast was silly, and lame, but good enough to be believable. Mark Wilson plays a CIA agent who flip-flops sides more than Sean Connory in Entrapment, but is very likable (not necessarily a good thing for a possible bad guy).

Overall, the movie was silly and over the top. The action scenes were filmed very hastily, which works sporadically, but not for the length it was used. The movie seemed to embrace the crazy cheesiness of the show, and as a result was a great movie experience that is completely worthy of your time.

Some podcasting for your listening pleasure

It was a lighter podcasting week than normal, but what we lacked in quantity, we made up for in quality. This week, we dealed with the amazing epic ending of Glee, and the wonderful "Journey" they went on over the last 22 episodes. We also subjected ourselves to Troma film Surf Nazis Must Die, and made a FAIL-Cast about it, including the 3 Guys patented Drink Recipe. Here are the links. You know you want to listen!

3 Guys & The Quest for the Holy FAIL - The FAILCast - "Surf Nazis Must Die"

3 Guys & Glee - The Podcast Ep. 22 "Journey"

Burn Notice - Episode 4.02 - Fast Friends - Recap

Editors Note: This article was for SpoilerTV.com, and can be seen HERE.

In the second episode of the new season of Burn Notice, everyone's favorite burnt spy has to try to save a spy he just burned from death while keeping the secret that not only is Michael a burnee, he's also a burner.

There are two kinds of Burn Notice episodes, ones that focus on the client of the week, and ones that focus on the overall story arc. This episode mixed both expertly. When Michael finds out the company he is working for is going to dispose of Jesse in a similar fashion to Michael, Michael reaches out to Jesse only to find out there are some really bad guys hunting the newly burned spy. When Michael helps him out of the jam, he offers to help his new client in order to not only keep him alive, but to gain his trust. As Weston does what he does best, he conflicts with Jesse, as Jesse is a hot trigger, where as Weston is a smooth, think first kind of guy. Despite the conflict, Weston puts on one of his best characters and get the bad guys caught with a whole bunch of guns. When he finds out all is not done, he has to go back in there and work with Jesse before he is executed. It seems like just another day in the life of Michael Weston, but the catch is the whole time, Weston is keeping the secret that he is the reason why Jesse is no longer employed, and Jesse doesn't seem to happy about it, on top of the fact Jesse specializes in counter-intelligence, meaning he specializes in working over spies. Finally, in the end, he is able to get Jesse out in one piece, only to have him renting out Weston's mothers garage, keeping Weston under cover.

This was an excellent episode, with something I thought would be a one and done storyline in Jesse turning into something Weston will have to keep struggling with for some time to come. It also seems like Jesse is more of a Fiona type character, and a trigger-happy loner, rather than a team player. And how is Weston going to continue to work for a company that just burned Jesse without him knowing? Either way, its a new dynamic to the show, which is refreshing, while keeping the same dynamic of Weston and his friends helping the little guy.

The spy work this episode was stronger than the last, but there wasn't the patented gadget making we know and love from Weston, leaving us hoping for next week to see some home made bomb, or cell phone bug. Overall, a great episode, leaving me wondering how the rest of the season will work. It definitely seems like the small tweak in the show will provide some great excitement in the coming weeks.

A new Mortal Kombat?

A new short video depicting the characters of the Mortal Kombat universe was discovered today. You can forget the campy FAIL worthy movies, this video is only 10 minutes long, but it does answer one thing; this is not some light-hearted Mortal Kombat, it is a brutal, gritty movie that has the attention of many. So, is it a fan movie? Doubtful, considering the names in the movie. Is it a trailer for the new movie? Well, probably not, considering the lack of news on the matter. What it is, most likely, is a short designed to gauge fan interest in a new movie, that has been in one stage or another of production hell for years. So, does this capture your interest?

The Cove may not reach Japanese viewers afterall

I have a real personal connection to the documentary The Cove. Besides immedietly feeling sympathy for the filmmakers and the subject material after watching the movie, I had the privlidge of talking to director Louis Psyihoyos and star and famed dolphin trainer Richard O'Barry on more than one occasion, and when you talk to them, you can't help but feel for their cause.

With both of those gentleman, when you hear the passion for the film and the banning of the slaughter of dolphins, you have to cheer for them. On both occasions, our talks turned to getting the message out to the Japanese people to stop the horrible slaughter depicted in the movie, and how hard they were working to get the video viewed. It looked as if that was going to happen when it was announced The Cove would be in Japanese theaters despite opposition. However, after several death threats, the movie will be pulled from theaters, and it seems, just like that, the hopes of these two passionate people and the fans of the movie get dashed.

It wasn't enough for them to win an Academy Award, or win awards at every film festival they attended, or even get extremely high marks from a certain Creative Loafing movie critic; they made it clear, their real goal was to get the message to the people who needed to see it. While I know this will not stop Psihoyos or O'Barry, O'Barry did say about the pulling of the movie "It's not right that a small minority of extremists could take this right away from them, to do so is a clear threat to democracy."

The movie did show at the Tokyo Film Festival in the fall, and is currently the only time it was shown in Japan. The movie didn't even show on U.S. military bases, all because they didn't want to cause a fuss. Or was it something else?

http://www.cinematical.com/2010/06/07/theaters-in-japan-cancel-screenings-of-the-cove/

Harry Potter & The Deathly Hollows clip

This comes from the MTV Movie Awards, and it is a clip of the upcoming Harry Potter. I've seen all the movies, and I've liked some more than others, but I enjoyed the series as a whole, and I am really excited to see what the conclusion will look like.

In the clip, I noticed a few things; first off, no Hogwarts, a lot of Voldemort (compared to the last movie, when there was none), and some serious tension between the three friends (I'm assuming one of Ron's family members kicks the bucket), and finally, the kiss between Ginnie and Harry.

Dr. Who recap 5.07 "Amy's Choice"

Editors Note: This also appears at the wonderful SpoilerTV.com. You can see all the comments by going HERE. The post does contain *spoilers*


Amy's Choice is all about, well, Amy's choice, weird how the works, huh? The episode finally brings to a head the conflict that has brewed ever since we met the grown up Amelia Pond back at the beginning of the season. The conflict is between the men in Amy's life, her soon to be husband, Rory, or the Doctor. Amy has been running from that choice, and her wedding since the beginning, but in this episode, her path becomes clear.

The episode starts with Amy and Rory living happily in a small town; Amy is pregnant and Rory has a ponytail. It has been 5 years since their adventures in the TARDIS, and life seems to be good, albeit dull for them, until the Doctor shows up. Once the Doctor comes, we realize that may not be real, they may be stuck in the TARDIS, barreling toward a frozen sun, and they will continue to switch between the worlds, being manipulated by a character known as the Dream Lord until Amy chooses between one or the other. With the Doctor and his time machine in one world, and a quiet family with Rory in the other, she must choose, or everyone will die. Her choice is interesting, and not fully expected, and the episode leaves many more questions than answers.

The real shining star in the episode is the chemistry that has developed between Rory, Amy and the Doctor. While everyone shines in the drama, it is Matt Smith who truly excels as he watches Rory trying to convince Amy to choose him, while trying to figure out who the Dream Lord is, and maybe convince Amy to stay with him. Finally, when he tells Rory to "stop competing," we know the Doctor realizes Amy belongs with Rory, but the mystery doesn't end there. While the Doctor is quick to explain the Dream Lord, his answers, like many the Doctor has given through the season, may not be what they seem.

I thought the creepy alien old people were a great threat (I live in Florida, and let me tell you, old people are scary!). I think there are two kinds of Doctor Who episodes; ones that progress the plot of the overall arc, and ones that provide contained adventures, and this was definitely a story arc episode. While I first thought the crack in time and space would be the overall arc, I am now wondering if the mystery behind the Dream Lord is the real question.

So, overall, it was an amazing episode in a great season that settles some questions, and raises many more. If you have an idea about who the villain is, I would love to hear them in the comments section!

Kevin's Korer - all the movie news you could ever ask for

...All in one easy click! Enticing, huh? This week's Kevin's Korner, we have a celebrity death, news on the newest Scream movie, a Star Trek member gets SIRious, I have a look at the new Captain America and there is a really good Scott Pilgrim vs. The World trailer on there too, along with a ton more, with a side of snark!


Welcome to another week of crazy movie news, casting bits, some great images of the new Captain America and the wonderful trailer of the week … it’s Kevin’s Korner! This week was a busy one as the Interwebs blew up with movie news, and the Creative Loafing team nabbed some exclusives as well (we’re on the forefront of the movie world) — so read on, and thanks for being in my Korner ......

Click HERE for the rest of the goodness.

There can be only ONE

Ghostbusters Backpack - I want one!

This goes in the 'movie crap I must have' section. It is a Ghostbusters pack that promises to be totally awesome for kids and movie geeks who simply can't resist. I don't think it has a half-life of 5,000 years, like the ones in the movies, but I still wouldn't cross the streams if I were you...important safety tip!

A podcasting kind of week

It has been a busy week for me this week, with the start of writing for a new blog, along with a ton of posts for Creative Loafing, and trying to give my fans here some exclusive content, it's been a fun and busy week. Some of the more fun things I've done this week were three podcasts. This week, we had a Glee podcast, counting down to next week's season finale, I had what is my favorite podcast of all time, the FAIL-cast for The Quest for the Holy Fail where we saw Troll 2, and finally, a really great Reel Projections podcast, where we discussed all kinds of movie news.

So, if any or all of those sounds 19 kinds of awesome, and they ARE, check them out here:

3 Guys & Glee The Podcast - "Funk"

3 Guys & The Quest for the Holy FAIL - Failcast "Troll 2"

Reel Projections

Burn Notice Ep. 4.01 Recap w/ spoilers

BEWARE THE POST HAS SPOILERS. IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE EPISODE YET, SCROLL DOWN!

Ep. 4.01 Friends and Enemies

Editor's Note: This appeared under a new blog I post for, SpoilerTV.com. You can see it by clicking HERE.


Everyone's favorite burned spy, Michael Weston is back in the season 4 premiere of USA's series Burn Notice, entitled "Friends and Enemies," and I couldn't be happier!

Burn Notice starts off right where season 3 ends, and we find out where Michael (Jeffrey Donovan) got taken. However, that bit of knowledge, like the rest of Burn Notice is not the answer, it is the beginning. After Michael talks with the company he helped, he finds out they need his help. Once he reluctantly agrees, he is dumped back into his old life, with a case already in the works. So, before Michael can even greet his mom (Sharon Gless), Fiona (Gabrielle Anwar) or Sam (Bruce Campbell), he has to settle a vicious feud with a bunch of bikers. After we get some great Michael Weston action, some hilarious voice over work by Geoffrey Donovan, and some gun fire, we get the best part of the episode, Michael's soft side to his mom. All the things Michael has been keeping to himself come out, along with all the emotion in the most powerful scene in series history. Now, Michael is working for the same people that burned him, but at the same time, he is trying to not become the monster he battles.

I loved this episode. The characters showed through perfectly, and the chemistry Sam, Fiona and Michael all had is instantly renewed here, along with Michael's mom being the emotional anchor she has been. The new agent that is working with Michael is better than in previous years because he isn't forcing Michael to be an errand boy, he is asking him to be his partner. The better part, however, is the fact, like Weston himself, we don't know if we can really trust the guy, which makes it even better. This episode perfectly setup the overall arc for the season, and even setup next weeks client, a spy Michael accidentally burned to get the truth, which adds a great bit of personal drama.

Overall, USA showed they can really bring some great shows to the air, and Burn Notice is a great example. I can't wait to see what happens next for team Weston.

What do you think about a black Peter Parker?

Editors Note: This appeared in Creative Loafing, with pictures, and an interesting poll. You know you wanna see the results! Check it out HERE!

Is it ok to have a black Peter Parker? That seems to be the question raised after comedian and Community star Donald Glover started a Twitter flurry to audition for the lead role in Spiderman 4. Since then, more questions than his acting ability seem to come up.

Glover seems to be a decent actor, and while I don't see any reason why he would be a good Peter Parker, I could have said the same thing about Heath Ledger in Batman, or even Toby Maguire in the original Spiderman. Both seemed odd choices that angered fanboys, and both turned out surprisingly well. So, obviously he should get a chance to prove his acting chops.

So, what is all the hubbub about an actor wanting to tryout for a role? Peter Parker has always been drawn and portrayed as white, and changing a small thing like that in a character seems to bring out a side of people everyone wishes would die; racism. Parker has never been purposefully white, and there has never been a story that uses that fact to solidify the character. Some characters in the Marvel universe use the background of their race as plot points, such as the Black Panther, but Parker has never been about his upbringing, it's about his decision to do what is right, despite society.

Websites such as Chud.com have proclaimed they have no problems with such things, and received hundreds of comments proclaiming the change of a character is fundamentally wrong. So, what do you think? Should Glover be allowed to try out for Peter Parker? Would you mind a black Peter Parker? Sound off in the comments!

Brittney from Glee

Meet Heather Morris, my new favorite character on the TV show Glee. Ms. Morris plays the spacey Brittney on the show, and as such, gets all the best one-liners "did you know dolphins are just gay sharks?" or my favorite, "I think my cat is reading my diary." So, check out this video where we see the actress (and mega hottie) behind the Cheerios uniform.

Star Trek Titan? Any takers?

Over at Scifisquad.com, there is an article that talks about a comment Jonathan Frakes (Commander Riker) made the other day when a fan asked about a new Star Trek series. The comment was about an idea Frakes had awhile back for a series following his characters exploits after the final Next Generation movie, where he takes command of the USS Titan. He would be joined by Counselor Troi (Miranda Sirtis) and a new crew in a timeline just ahead of TNG universe.

The problem with this idea is it seems kind of pointless as the timeline as we know it has disappeared with the latest reboot, but little things like that can't stop Star Trek. But, would anyone watch a new Trek series? Enterprise tanked because no one watched it, and both Voyager and DS-9 both had extremely poor ratings at the end of the show, so, have those things changed?

Would you watch a new Trek? And, if so, what would you like to see, a move into the future, a similar timeline, or the alternate timeline setup by 2009's reboot?

For me, I would love to see a new Trek series, but it would have to be done with care. I would like to see the alternate timeline back for TNG times. So, there could be an Enterprise (or not) and there may or may not be a Jean Luc Picard in the timeline at all. Give it a complete reboot, and find some good writers!

Wipeout: My guilty pleasure

And, no, I am not apologizing.

Wipeout is a show on ABC that, unlike other shows, is really easy to describe; it's an hour of people falling down...and hard. The show features contestants chasing a $50,000 bounty through crazy obstacles, and insane courses designed to provide the audience with the most hilarious contortion of body parts imaginable. The signature stop on the course is the "Big Balls," aptly named are usually the stars of the show.

Tonight is a sneak-peak episode featuring blind date couples, and some serious bruising. Check out the video, and if you tell me you didn't at least smirk at some of the wipeouts, than I will call you a liar...or check your pulse!