“Mr. Ferguson is Ill Today.”
This episode apparently gave us multiple perspectives on the story. How did that work out?
Heroes Discussion: Villains
Gabriel continues to seek redemption for Sylar’s crimes, Noah Bennet and Elle Bishop continue to seek Sylar’s head, the fiery Meredith encounters new family problems, and Hiro timecreeps most of the cast.
Secret Invasion Review – “Secret Invasion: Thor”
I’m finally getting caught up on the event comic reviews. I’ll post another tonight and one more tomorrow, and with those postings (of “Final Crisis: Resist” and “Nova #16-18”) both events will be caught up. There don’t appear to be any event releases from either company this week.
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Weekly Digital Disc Picks – November 11, 2008
The Christmas quality flood is definitely here. I’ll get back on top of the comic reviews this evening.
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Supernatural Discussion – “Wishful Thinking”
Sorry I didn’t get this up on Thursday.
Smallville Review – “Bloodline”
The Phantom Zone is back. Still to come today: the digital disk picks and a comic review.
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Forbidden Planet will be the next Remake/Update
J. Michael Straczynski will be writing Hollywood’s latest re-envisioning of an SF classic. Reports online make it unclear if this will be a remake or a kind of sequel.
Dick Grayson cancelled twice in one week
Newsarama.com reports that The Graysons, originally announced as the pre-Robin life of Dick Grayson, will not be developed for television. They’ve also reported that “Nightwing,” covering the post-Robin life of Grayson, as well as “Robin” (about Tim Drake, the current Robin) and “Birds of Prey” will ship their last issues in February, which is part of the “Battle for the Cowl” event. Personal commentary follows.
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Weekend Review: Magic
We’ve got reviews of the new Bond and some old anime forthcoming. This week, as a coda to our Halloween reviews, we’re examining an often-overlooked horror, penned by William Goldman and featuring the pre-Hannibal Lector Anthony Hopkins and the post-Penguin Burgess Meredith.
Click through for the trailer that creeped out tv audiences in ’78.
Secret Invasion Review – “Secret Invasion: Amazing Spider-Man”
I plan to maintain the “one a day” schedule for event comic reviews, with reviews of “Secret Invasion: Thor,” “Nova #16-18” and “Final Crisis: Resist” over Saturday, Sunday and Monday, getting the reviews caught up next week. I’ll also be updating the checklists below, as some of the ship dates have changed.
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