I’m not a TV numbers wonk, mostly because numbers give me headaches, which probably explains why I suck at math. But thankfully we have sites like tvbythenumbers.com to do all the numbers following and crunching for us. The site has a comprehensive ratings break-down for the first nine episodes of “Stargate: Universe”, and depending by your point of view, the show is either falling or steadying itself.
Archive for November 30, 2009
Stargate Universe Ratings: Steadying, or Falling?
Nimrod Antal Promises Guy in Suit Predator, Explains Adrien Brody Casting
Nimrod Antal has got a lot going against him. For one, his name is Nimrod. Seriously, can you imagine the pounding the poor guy must have taken in school? I don’t even want to think about it. Secondly, he’s already knee-deep in shooting “Predators”, the long-awaited sequel to the “Predator” franchise, with Robert Rodriguez producing, and fanboys are tad squeamish about everything they’ve heard about the movie so far. Talking with Comingsoon, Antal explained his casting of Adrian Brody (a move that resulted in a collective, “What the EFF????” from fans everywhere, I would imagine), and promises that the Predator in “Predators” will indeed by a guy in a suit.
First Look at the Justice Society on Smallville
Ha, look, Green Arrow is getting his ass kicked again. Remember when Green Arrow was actually a cool character on “Smallville”? Now everytime I see him on the show, he’s getting his ass kicked. I mean, by everyone. Some chick. Some dudes. Some gangbangers. It looks like Green Arrow’s status as “Smallville’s” resident punching bag will continue in the “Smallville” two-hour Justice Society-themed movie “Absolute Justice”. Check out two images from the upcoming February 5 episode below via EW. The “event” episode will guest-star “Stargate” fave Michael Shanks as Hawkman (seen below putting the smack down on Green Arrow), Brent Stait as Doctor Fate, and Britt Irvin as Stargirl. The Doctor’s costume looks completely impractical, though the abs on Stargirl is kinda hot.
Avatar Interactive Trailer is All Kinds of Interactive-y Goodness
James Cameron’s “Avatar”, the movie that will change the face of moviemaking (or perhaps not), opens December 18th, but until then, you can check out this interactive trailer that Twentieth Century Fox is calling the first-of-its-kind “next generation” doohickey. I’ve tested it out to make sure it actually works, and it doesn’t do anything you wouldn’t want it to, so go ahead and follow the instructions to download the Adobe® AIR® software (if you don’t already have it installed on your PC, which chances are you won’t) once you land on the page.
SyFy Channel Picks up Stephen King’s The Colorado Kid aka Haven TV Show
As bad as movies based on Stephen King stories tend to be (with some rare exceptions, of course), TV products based off his books tend to be that much better. I can rattle off some examples: the long-running “The Dead Zone” TV show, “The Stand” mini-series, and heck, even the “It” mini-series scared the beJesus out of me when I was a wee bit lad. (Looking back on it, the mini-series was kind of tame, but you know, back then it was some pretty scary stuff.) The latest King offering to get the TV show treatment is “Haven”, based off his “The Colorado Kid” short story.
Fede Alvarez’s Alien Invasion Pitch Goes To Ghost House
Some of you might remember that recently I posted a fiendishly awesome vid of commercial director and special effects man Fede Alvarez’s “Panic Attack”, where giant robots entered cinematically from the mists and proceeded to drop some heavy metal on the innocent? denizens of some unnamed city.
Surrogates (2009) Movie Review
Bruce Willis’ “Surrogates” may have had a good idea going in, but the result is … middling. To be sure, as with any big-budget sci-fi film, it’s enjoyable enough on a base level, but this isn’t a movie that people will be using to salute Bruce Willis when the “Die Hard” star signs off to visit that Big Hollywood Sky. It’s a vanilla effort, disappointingly so given all the talent (not to mention money) involved. Jonathan Mostow is a good director with a knack for action, but his work here feels restrained and muted. I’m not sure how much of the idea survived from the script by Michael Ferris and John D. Bracato, or from the original source material, a comic book by Robert Venditti and Brett Weldele, but what’s left is average at best, not-even-trying at worst.
Hobby Bot Maker Stumbles On The Missing Link To Humankinds Eventual Doom
I always knew it would be some dude in his basement that makes the giant leap, or horrible error, that leads us all down the garden path to the day that we live scattered like mice, running pell mell through the rusty wreckage of our once towering society as the robots come a huntin.
A Nice Closeup Of Denzel’s Post Apocalyptic Mug In New Book Of Eli Poster
Won’t be too much longer before the “Book Of Eli”, a tale of a Clint Eastwood (ish) man, alone on the road, fully equipped and chock full of all kinds of serious Sci-Fi badass and determined to protect something in his possession that could change the fate of mankind from grungy to golden.
Burgeoning Sci-Fi Queen Zoe Saldana in Details
Zoe Saldana, star of “Star Trek” and the upcoming “Avatar”, has quite the mouth on her. Luckily for her, she has quite the face and body to make up for all that swearing like a sailor drunk on swearing juice. Here’s Zoe Saldana in Details Magazine, talking about what it’s like to star in a movie for James Cameron, female action movie roles, and why she’ll stab you in the eye with a unicorn horn if you mess with her TV viewing habits.
Hugh Jackman Confirmed For Real Steel
It has been confirmed that Hugh Jackman has been tapped for the Dreamworks production of “Real Steel”, a film based on the Richard Matheson (The Button) story about an ex-fighter that turns to the sport of robot on robot gladiatorial combat to make ends meet. Since he’s poor and can’t afford decent buzzsaws and giant pincers, he must turn to the scrapheap where he magically finds a droid that has the pluck to win!
FlashForward Takes a Break, Shuts Down Production
Are you still watching ABC’s “FlashForward”? I have the show DVR’ed, but haven’t had time to watch the last three episodes. Okay, it’s not that I don’t have the time, it’s that I, well, don’t want to. Which is a shame, because after the first couple of episodes, this was quickly becoming my favorite new show. Then it, er, wasn’t. I don’t know what happen, to tell you the truth, but maybe it was that trip to Washington that just opened the door up to a whole slew of new, completely unlikeable characters that made me give up on the whole thing. In any case, news is that the show will now temporarily shut down production for six days so that the writers can “tinker” with it.
Here’s A Sneak Peek At The Next Episode Of Stargate Universe Called Justice
No one is pickier about their programming than Sci-Fi fans. We’re like piranhas on guppies when there is blood in the water. I for one, remain optimistic that SGU has some legs. People putting this show together and acting in it give a shit. I think it’s killing them that the show hasn’t had the reception they expected.
British Television Fav UFO Returns
Being old and Canadian, I was treated in my post larvae stage to some fine 70′s British Sci-Fi television. Nobody did great Sci-Fi with no money like the Brits.
Doctor Who: The End of Time Preview (BBC Children in Need Special)
The Doctor’s been a marked man all year, and now all hell’s about to break loose. David Tennant departs “Doctor Who” and the BBC is giving him a grand sendoff, with a shattering story of epic proportions that will alter the show forever.
