Okay, this has been a little while coming. Scrubs has always had a bit of a hard time trying to find a niche or corner to fit in with schedulings typically only in the spring for the past few years and then the moving to abc for its final season (I hope, I heard a rumor about maybe continuing it, but how can they do that after those final episodes?), but it was a fantastic show. I have heard that it was going downhill for the last couple years, but disagree. There have been a few points that surely could have been better, but every show has that. Heck, Simpsons was great during its 8th season. I think Scrubs was, too. The finale should stay just that, the finale. It wrapped everything up very nicely without being overly show (except for maybe a minute there, but who can't be just a little showy in the end) and brought it to an end I can definitely live with. I would say the finale was actually more satisfying the Battlestar's. I know they are two completely different shows but a level of satisfaction can be judged across all genres.
I don't think I need to give away any spoilers. If your a fan of the show then you'll watch the end. If you've never seen it, then I highly recommend it. It is one of the few gems in television life where you get something great for longer than three seasons, and it doesn't overstay its welcome.
Seasons 1-7 are only $155 on amazon with season 8 being released in August. If they plan on releasing them on blu-ray I'll definitely be picking those up and reliving the glory days all over again.
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Star Trek
Let me say first that this movie has been touted as a reboot of the series. It does not mean a remake or a part of the whole series that is established. This is the beginning of a new universe for Star Trek. If you have not seen this yet, then you should know that going into this movie.
Now that being said, I liked it overall. It brought a new spin on the creation of the original Enterprise crew that fit in well with established mythology. The updates were much needed while still giving homage to the original inspiration, and anyone who says they should have stuck with all the 1970s props is no true fan of the series. Gene Roddenberry always tweaked his stories and changed things around to make them better, and I have no doubt that he would have loved the updates made to the setting. The fact that the updates work very well is also a great plus, as well as having much of the classic character descriptions and one-liners that people remember from the original series pop up throughout the movie.
Spoilers
There are a few random things that I have to mention. There always will be (most of the time). Some of the aliens throughout seemed that they might have been put in just to put more aliens in it. There didn't seem to be so many in the shows as there was in this one film. But that's just being nit picky. There are two major things that are kind of bigger. The first is the one my brother pointed out to me and that is the end when Scotty jettisoned the warp reactor or whatever to blow up and push them out of the way of the singularity. He thought it was a little too far fetched (I think I'm okay with it). The other is that Spock from the future obviously had to come from somewhere where Romulus got sucked up practically destroying "The Empire." Is this Spock from our established universe? What does this mean for the future novels and whatever else comes of the original series universe?
I don't know. I might have to watch some comentary or read some interviews or something else to find out, but right now I think I am good with the movie and cannot wait to see what comes next.
Now that being said, I liked it overall. It brought a new spin on the creation of the original Enterprise crew that fit in well with established mythology. The updates were much needed while still giving homage to the original inspiration, and anyone who says they should have stuck with all the 1970s props is no true fan of the series. Gene Roddenberry always tweaked his stories and changed things around to make them better, and I have no doubt that he would have loved the updates made to the setting. The fact that the updates work very well is also a great plus, as well as having much of the classic character descriptions and one-liners that people remember from the original series pop up throughout the movie.
Spoilers
There are a few random things that I have to mention. There always will be (most of the time). Some of the aliens throughout seemed that they might have been put in just to put more aliens in it. There didn't seem to be so many in the shows as there was in this one film. But that's just being nit picky. There are two major things that are kind of bigger. The first is the one my brother pointed out to me and that is the end when Scotty jettisoned the warp reactor or whatever to blow up and push them out of the way of the singularity. He thought it was a little too far fetched (I think I'm okay with it). The other is that Spock from the future obviously had to come from somewhere where Romulus got sucked up practically destroying "The Empire." Is this Spock from our established universe? What does this mean for the future novels and whatever else comes of the original series universe?
I don't know. I might have to watch some comentary or read some interviews or something else to find out, but right now I think I am good with the movie and cannot wait to see what comes next.
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Battlestar Galactica
There has been way to much hate for the end of this show. Sure the finale wasn't what was really expected, but what can you do with a show that has extremely high expectations especially considering that many of the plots and actions throughout the show have come out of left field.
The show as a whole is fantastic. One could probably say that the first season and maybe the second are the strongest ones, considering that no one ever knew where it was going in the later episodes. The Pegasus plot was awesome, the spirituality that permeated the first half was awesome, and the mysteries that surfaced throughout were awesome. But the execution of so much was handled somewhat poorly. The acting could be a little over the top (cough Roslin, Tigh cough). But for the most part things seemed to come together.
Now for spoilers. The death of Callie was a little random. Galin's many loves was a little random unless they could have shown how he became the kind of broken person who clinged to any woman who came along. Kara. I don't really know where to go with this. After her death she became this big mystery that frankly was explained crapily. I mean really, an angel? It would have been so much easier to call her a cylon or half cylon and have Daniel be her father. That would explain why she knew the music and could translate the notes into coordinates for a new earth. I was actually okay with most of the end of the finale, but it was drawn out way too long. They could have used the time to tie up other loose ends better and give us more closure.
All in all, its a good series. I'm sure I will find myself coming back to it soon because of its sheer power. I can't let a somewhat lackluster ending ruin what was actually a really good sci-fi series especially in a genre that doesn't get the greatest support. Now I wait for Caprica.
The show as a whole is fantastic. One could probably say that the first season and maybe the second are the strongest ones, considering that no one ever knew where it was going in the later episodes. The Pegasus plot was awesome, the spirituality that permeated the first half was awesome, and the mysteries that surfaced throughout were awesome. But the execution of so much was handled somewhat poorly. The acting could be a little over the top (cough Roslin, Tigh cough). But for the most part things seemed to come together.
Now for spoilers. The death of Callie was a little random. Galin's many loves was a little random unless they could have shown how he became the kind of broken person who clinged to any woman who came along. Kara. I don't really know where to go with this. After her death she became this big mystery that frankly was explained crapily. I mean really, an angel? It would have been so much easier to call her a cylon or half cylon and have Daniel be her father. That would explain why she knew the music and could translate the notes into coordinates for a new earth. I was actually okay with most of the end of the finale, but it was drawn out way too long. They could have used the time to tie up other loose ends better and give us more closure.
All in all, its a good series. I'm sure I will find myself coming back to it soon because of its sheer power. I can't let a somewhat lackluster ending ruin what was actually a really good sci-fi series especially in a genre that doesn't get the greatest support. Now I wait for Caprica.
Sunday, March 8, 2009
World War Hulk
Ok, so this may have happened a couple years ago or so, but I just finished it.
oh, and spoiler alert
I have to say this was a decently entertaining read that could never truly deliver on the build up to it. Planet Hulk was an inventive storyline that was able to keep the hulk distracted while the heroes had their little civil war because we all know Hulk would have messed it up pretty bad. But as I was saying the long build up of sending the Hulk off and having him do battle on an alien world for well over a year was fun, if not maybe a little fast (almost like classic marvel storylines).
When the Hulk returned there was this kind of inevitable end looming over the heads of everyone. They could not kill the heroes. They could probably not even kill one of the heroes. With the knowledge of Secret Invasion on the way (Marvel can work up to two years in advance) they could not just kill a major person (he or she may be a skrull later on). So no one was going to die, and as usual there were a bunch of useless tie-ins from other comics like Ghost Rider, Punisher War Journal, and Heroes for Hire (not to mention the absolutely useless World War Hulk: X-Men, Hulk doesn't kill and he definitely wouldn't have killed on a hypothetical). Aside from some filler, there is some pretty good action in the main storyline along with the bickering between Rick Jones and Amedeus Cho and his Defenders.
It may sound like I'm bashing this storyline, but I would rather say that it acts like most most crossover events that say the world will never be the same and it really is and that it has a bunch of extra dumb tie-ins. The concept is pretty cool, Hulk beating every last person down is cool, heck, even the destruction of NYC is cool, because in the next issue it'll all be fixed again. Spider-Man's writer's don't have time to worry about him swinging around on dilapidated buildings, he's too busy getting his mind wiped, erasing one of those long lasting effects of the civil war.
My suggestion, read the main story in TPB form for however long it takes you to finish it, then move on, and pick up the new Hulk series starring the Red Hulk.
oh, and spoiler alert
I have to say this was a decently entertaining read that could never truly deliver on the build up to it. Planet Hulk was an inventive storyline that was able to keep the hulk distracted while the heroes had their little civil war because we all know Hulk would have messed it up pretty bad. But as I was saying the long build up of sending the Hulk off and having him do battle on an alien world for well over a year was fun, if not maybe a little fast (almost like classic marvel storylines).
When the Hulk returned there was this kind of inevitable end looming over the heads of everyone. They could not kill the heroes. They could probably not even kill one of the heroes. With the knowledge of Secret Invasion on the way (Marvel can work up to two years in advance) they could not just kill a major person (he or she may be a skrull later on). So no one was going to die, and as usual there were a bunch of useless tie-ins from other comics like Ghost Rider, Punisher War Journal, and Heroes for Hire (not to mention the absolutely useless World War Hulk: X-Men, Hulk doesn't kill and he definitely wouldn't have killed on a hypothetical). Aside from some filler, there is some pretty good action in the main storyline along with the bickering between Rick Jones and Amedeus Cho and his Defenders.
It may sound like I'm bashing this storyline, but I would rather say that it acts like most most crossover events that say the world will never be the same and it really is and that it has a bunch of extra dumb tie-ins. The concept is pretty cool, Hulk beating every last person down is cool, heck, even the destruction of NYC is cool, because in the next issue it'll all be fixed again. Spider-Man's writer's don't have time to worry about him swinging around on dilapidated buildings, he's too busy getting his mind wiped, erasing one of those long lasting effects of the civil war.
My suggestion, read the main story in TPB form for however long it takes you to finish it, then move on, and pick up the new Hulk series starring the Red Hulk.
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
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