Thank goodness for the writer’s strike, because let’s be honest here: Were it not for 80 percent of the series on primetime television going off the air thanks to a bunch of out of work writers, “The Sarah Connor Chronicles” wouldn’t have stood a chance in the ratings. I mean, come on, let’s look at the ingredients: It’s a serialized version of two very popular movies, the third of which has been lambasted by fans worldwide. It stars a barely memorable actor from “Heroes” as young John Connor, a cult actress from a cancelled television series as a cyborg sent to protect him, and an ad campaign that revolves around Lena Headey, a woman who is only popular with fan boys. Not to mention “The Sarah Connor Chronicles” completely forgets the horrific third installment of “The Terminator” series while also leaving a trail of continuity problems and plot holes in its wake.
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Jurassic Fight Club
Aw man, where’s Human Weapon? Why isn’t it on History Channel anymore? I was still waiting for the episode when the guys go to a Woman’s self defense class and scratch some dude’s eyes out. Oh well, for folks still waiting for it to come back some day, there’s the next best thing: Dinosaurs fighting! Now I know, many of you guys are pumping your fists at the thought but there’s a lot more to “Jurassic Fight Club”! There’s explorations in to the defenses of animals like the T-Rex and Raptor, there’s the different methods of execution to which these dinosaurs were capable of, and of course the inevitable question: How did dinosaurs form a fight club?
Space Angel Collection One (DVD)
Syncro-Vox is defined as being an animated still or still picture that is given motion through the lips by an actor whose lips are voicing the character and providing the motion of the lips. If you’ve ever seen “Conan O’Brien” or the opening of “Spongebob” then you know what Syncro-Vox is, and it’s an obsolete method used in the rather creaky science fiction animated series called “Space Angel.”
Much like the animated series “Speed Racer’s” propensity for barely moving the characters at all while talking, Syncro-Vox was used as a form of saving money for the animated team, which is made very obvious when you see what “Space Angel” has to offer.
Spaced: The Complete Series (DVD)
Hey nineties brats, do you remember the running man? You know what I’m talking about, that dance that’s a mixture of running in place and the moonwalk sans the motion? Well, that’s what I was doing when I received this from Warner. The running man. I thought I’d forgotten how to, but apparently not. “Spaced” finally comes to DVD in the US bringing with it a slew of extras, and some of the funniest comedy in a sitcom that took many years to get to the states.
The Next Food Network Star: Season 4, Episode One
You’re allowed to call me a hypocrite, a phony, and a two face because: I saw the entire season three of “The Next Food Network Star.” And I watched it religiously. And I liked it. And voted for the finalists after that obnoxious Hispanic dude bowed out. Go ahead, chuck your insults at me. I’ll wait. I deserve, but damn I love the Food Network. And, in my defense, there was one contestant named Rory Schepisi who was hot as bloody hell, and lost out to a less talented and charismatic woman, but whaddya gonna do? No offense to Amy, of course. “The Next Food Network Star” season four now begins, and I’m hooked yet again. For those interested, yes, episode one begins with a bang a la artificial melodrama. Yes, I’m one of you now, the people I judge and look down on.
The Smurfs – Season One, Vol. One (DVD)
Donnie Darko: First of all, Papa Smurf didn’t create Smurfette. Gargamel did. She was sent in as Gargamel’s evil spy with the intention of destroying the Smurf village. But the overwhelming goodness of the Smurf way of life transformed her. And as for the whole gang-bang scenario, it just couldn’t happen. Smurfs are asexual. They don’t even have… reproductive organs under those little, white pants. It’s just so illogical, you know, about being a Smurf. You know, what’s the point of living… if you don’t have a dick?
1968 with Tom Brokaw
“I think movements create leaders, leaders don’t create movements.” – Mark Rudd
Every time I think I know as much as I can about the sixties, there’s always something introduced that surprises or astounds me, and believe it or not, while “1968” does tell some stories and accounts some events that we’ve seen over and over again, Tom Brokaw brings to the table the perspective of a journalist who happened to be around during some of the most historic moments of American history, and gives an objective view of the sixties. In the two hour special, aptly premiering a day after the twenty seventh anniversary of John Lennon’s death, Brokaw interviews ex-hippies, activists still fighting for freedom in our country, and right wing politicians all of whom have a different view of the sixties than the host does. Brokaw gladly doesn’t depict himself as important, only an observer who was there, and feels the need to show how astonishingly similar 1968 is to the social and political climate of 2007, and these aren’t simply coincidental, either. In one scene, Lyndon Johnson declares how we must go to war in Vietnam and fight over there before the communists come here.
It’s a common scare tactic used by the Bush administration and only solidified my interest in the documentary. Brokaw and the History channel simply don’t disappoint with an excellent account of the sixties and the entire movement for civil rights, feminism and free love, while also showing the hardships of the movements. The sixties were a time where the draft was taking people of any color to war, and protests raged while some of the best leaders fell to the gun. Not a single stone is unturned as we are given interviews with folks like Mark Rudd, and Jon Stewart and take a look into the awfully subversive legacy that was the Smothers Brothers, and their battles with network censors over their anti-war movement and the satirizing. “1968” is a very informative look at a historical decade and a wonderful exploration at the year that signaled change for better or for worse.
Premiering on the History Channel December 9th.