Awake Pilot Review

I've just seen NBC's bold new drama "Awake" and in a word, I found it fascinating. Stripped down to the nuts and bolts, Awake is a police procedural drama. Similar in that respect to the show it replaces in NBC Thursday night line-up; Prime Suspect. What holds Awake apart from that show, and every other cop show is that it has one of the boldest, and most innovative premises I've ever seen on network television. Awake is about a police detective named Michael Britten(Jason Issacs) who was in a very bad car accident. The twist is that he's now living what appears to be parallel lives. In one reality his wife Hannah(Laura Allen) died in the accident, and in the other his son Rex(Dylan Minnette) died. Michael doesn't know which one is real, and while he's in one of the realities the other one appears to have been a dream. 

30 Day Sci-Fi-Challenge - Day 30

Favorite Theme Tune -- Star Trek: The Next Generation






Star Trek always had great themes. They always were so much more epic than any other show I watched. This is my favorite Jerry Goldsmith's theme from Star Trek: The Motion Picture was used for this show, and it quickly became known as simply the theme for Star Trek: TNG.

Episode 21 - Star Trek V: Kirk vs. God

In this episode of the Flashbacks Podcast I talk about one of the more disliked Trek movies. Star Trek V gets attacked a lot, and most of those attacks are warranted. However, in this episode I try to show why there are parts of it that I think are really good. It has some of the best character moments of the franchise, and Jerry Goldsmith's score is simply beautiful.

Are those things enough to make me like this movie?  Listen to find out!

30 Day Sci-Fi Challenge - Day 29

Best Pre-1980s Sci-Fi -- Star Trek: The Original Series

I've written at length during this challenge about how much I love Star Trek so this will be brief. Plus I did do a whole podcast episode about The Original Series so if you want to hear my thoughts on it check it out! Lets just say that I find it very impressive that a show that was cancelled after 3 seasons turned out to be the beginnings of one of the greatest and most widely loved franchises of all time. It launched five more series, and as of now 12 movies. Not to mention a ton of comics, and fan fiction.

Love this show.

30 Day Sci-Fi Challenge - Day 28

A Great Sci-Fi B-Movie -- Plan 9 From Outer Space

Ed Wood is known for making some of the worst movies of all time, and this his is masterpiece. If you've never seen it you should definitely check it out. Also check out Tim Burton's film Ed Wood. It's one of my favorites.

Plan 9 From Outer Space is about aliens who use a special technology to raise the dead in order to assist them in taking over the world. It's a really interesting and different idea for a genre that was being done to death at the time.

People joke that this is the worst movie of all time, but in reality it's in the same group as Rocky Horror. It's a bad movie, but it's a GREAT bad movie. Don't get me wrong, this movie is bad, but compared to some of the movies Syfy puts out these days this movie is brilliant

30 Day Sci-Fi Challenge - Day 27

Nastiest Villains -- The Daleks

The Doctor's oldest and meanest villain are the Daleks. They made their first appearance in the 2nd serial of the franchise, and have been a menace ever since.

Some what based on the Nazis, they believe they are the highest and greatest form of life in the universe, and their goal is to wipe out anyone who is not a Dalek. Their famous attack phrase of "Exterminate" haunts all who encounter them and for most it's usually the last thing you hear.

While the Doctor seems to defeat them again and again, they are partly responsible for the destruction of the Time Lords, and countless others. They might look silly(yes that's a plunger), but they are terrifying.

LOVE THESE GUYS!!

The Walking Dead 2x10 Review

18 Miles Out

This episode is my favorite since the show returned from the hiatus. There have only been three so that's not really saying all that much, but it's the truth. We had some really amazing scenes between Shane and Rick. Those two put everything on the table and I really loved how Shane couldn't even look Rick in the eyes. I know the show is trying to make Shane more of a bad guy and make Rick the hero, but I think that exchange alone shows that he's not a bad guy. He's clearly a little messed up and honestly feels he can protect Lori, Carl and the baby better than Rick can, but there is still a hint of shame in what he did. 

Once again Shane tells Rick about what it was like when he came for him. We've seen that in flashbacks and know that he's telling the truth. Obviously that's a luxury Rick doesn't have but I think we would have much more negative feelings toward Shane if we never got to see that scene. We don't know of course if he ever had his eyes on Lori beforehand, but even if he did I don't think that matters at all. I mean it's not like he planned any of this.