Posts tagged Movies & TV-Series
The End: Stargate Universe
When Caprica ended, it was sad but didn’t feel like much of a big deal. I was sorry to lose such a great and complex story line, adorned with interesting intertwined characters. But in the end, they wrapped it up forcibly, crammed the last details to force the story to the conclusion we all expected.
In Stargate Universe, the story went [...]
Contra dublarii filmelor
Fostul mare folkist Victor Socaciu s-a trezit peste noapte ca vrea ca filmele straine sa fie dublate in limba romana. Stupiditatea ideii este prea mare si nu merita subliniata, dar de dragul discutiei, argumentele merita atinse (cu mentiunea ca aceasta sugestie mai fusese facuta in anii ‘90 si respinsa vehement).
1. Argument: “telespectatorul [...]
TV Series: Endings
CSI Miami: The weakest in the CSI franchise marked the end of it’s 8th season. Consistent with its reputation of being weak in script but with a great amount of “coolness”, the 8th season of CSI Miami ends with a suspenseful bang as always. In fact, if I were to note CSI Miami for anything, it would be for the coolness of Horatio Caine and th [...]
Movie Reviews: Titan AE
Titan AE (Titan After Earth) is one of those rare underrated sci-fi gems. Unfortunately, it proved to be also Don Bluth’s (previously known for Anastasia) swansong as in a world dominated by Disney, people took a long time to realize that animations needn’t be the cute and cuddly things that Disney produces.
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Movie reviews: Thor
2011 may very well be seen as the year of the comic book movies. Green Hornet, Green Lantern, X-Men, Avengers, Captain America and others have arrived or will arrive on the big screens. Thor has been one of the first fairly awaited titles, for two reasons. The first is that it comes from the Marvel universe and the Marvel universe has domina [...]
Books Never Turned Into Movies
So, my favorite resource TheRegister has come up with a very interesting poll entitle Best Sci-Fi Film Never Made (reasonably, it does include fantasy). The poll itself is not so different than many other polls, but the choices presented make for a rather difficult decision.
What would you choose from the list? I have noticed Iain M Banks, wi [...]
New TV Series: A Game of Thrones
HBO does not mass produce shows. This simple fact is reflect into each of their works: Six Feet Under, The Tudors, True Blood, The Sopranos, Rome and many others. Attention to detail, well-scripted parts, well-defined characters and expressive actors are weapons in an arsenal that won every TV battle it was engaged in.
A Game of Thrones is t [...]
TV Series: Due South
Who can forget one of the best TV series of all times? The Canadian series Due South may look as a cop drama on the outside but it’s definitely not your typical one. The highlighting of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police remains legendary just like the character of Constable Benton Fraser (Paul Gross, who later enjoyed stage success in Romeo a [...]
Crime Scene Investigation
CSI has long become a phenomenon with implications well beyond the TV. The ramifications of the social impact led to laws being changed, trial conduct regulations changed and even actual CSI procedures changed.
As a TV series though, CSI is just average. Sure, it started in full force and ended up setting too high standards for itself. Its sp [...]
New TV Series: The Borgias
[singlepic id=159 w=320 h=240 float=left] Historical dramas tend to be less historical when put into a movie. HBO’s The Tudors managed to impress visually and story-wise, while leaving historical accuracy aside. With characters not entirely related to the historical image and keeping touch only with the larger scale events, The Tudors m [...]
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