From Taking Lives to Saving Lives
June 8, 2009 by Spotlight-On WM
Filed under FEATURED, TV SHOWS
How annoying is it to start watching a show, only to realize it’s already been cancelled? SCI FI Channel is one of my favorites, but they’re also one of the most frustrating in that they seem to pick up shows I never saw when they were first out, didn’t realize how great they were, only to find out that the 13 eps are all that there are and most likely ever will be. Read more
LOST – Sayid Takes Center Stage
February 14, 2008 by Spotlight-on WM
Filed under Lost, TV SHOWS
Tonight’s episode was great – Naveen Andrews’ character Sayid got lots of screen time, something I always appreciate. (I’ve been a big fan of Andrews’ acting since THE ENGLISH PATIENT.) And boy, does he look equally good in a tux as he does a muscle T! (Hopefully that isn’t giving too much away… LOL)
For a show that’s supposed to be ‘answering all your questions’ before they go off the air, I swear they just keep adding more to the mix. (Maybe that’s the producers’ way of trying to get the show some more time. OK, wishful thinking, I know.)
BTW, am I the only one to notice that Oceanic Flight 815 had way more than its share of great looking men on board than on any flight I’ve ever taken? Jack, Sawyer, Sayid, Charlie, Jin, Michael, and Eko (not to mention Desmond already on the island…) I wonder – were they trying to hint that if you see a bunch of gorgeous looking guys boarding your flight, skip it as it will probably crash on a mysterious island? LOL
Off to go rewatch tonight’s ep to see what little nuances I may have missed the first time through.
LOST – Too Much Review, Not Enough New
February 1, 2008 by Spotlight-on WM
Filed under Lost, TV SHOWS
Tonight was finally the beginning of the end of LOST (according to the Powers That Be) so I was hoping for at least what the many, frequent commercials promised. However, instead of the scenes they’ve been previewing for weeks now, it still felt more like review than new. (And yes, I know the first hour WAS a review show – I’m talking about the “all new episode” we’ve all been waiting for that was shown as the 2nd hour.)
They’re getting a lot like soap operas it seems – taking one plot point and stretching it out until it screams (or we do)…
The commercials have been showing what are probably scenes from the next 3-4 episodes, not just the next one, which drives me crazy because I keep waiting for certain things to happen and then suddenly you find youself watching the end credits and now you have to wait another week to see if those promised scenes will finally happen then. I miss the “good old days” when teasers/previews actually reflected what you would be seeing next and only that, piecing out cliffhangers that were pertinent.
I don’t want to say too much because I don’t want to spoil it for anyone who didn’t catch it tonight so I won’t go into what finally happened and what is still coming. Just felt like venting over network advertising practices.
LOST – Whose Bright Idea Was the Captioning?
January 30, 2008 by Spotlight-on WM
Filed under Lost, TV SHOWS
Talk about extremely annoying – tonight’s episode / recap of LOST — which we’ve been waiting for how long now? — is using a stupid ‘captioning’ system at the bottom of the screen to give you ‘back stories’ and ‘on screen facts’ while they use flashbacks to pretty much show you the same thing while talking about it, too. What? Did the writers have a VH1 fixation with the pop-up screen facts thingy and had to find a way to work it into the show? Or maybe they’ve taken a page from channel G4 and the “Star Trek 2.0 Interactive” repeats that have ongoing comments at the bottom of the screen and factoids along the edges, with the show only being a small section of the screen (another channel/show I avoid like the plague when they do that.)
I’ve noticed the LOST guys managed to stop the dratted pop-up comments only during credits. Heaven forbid we should be distracted from those. I mean, I’ve waited all this time just to see who crews the show, haven’t you?
If they manage to do this distracting captioning every episode, and not just this recap version, I’ll have to reconsider watching the series this season. (Maybe I’ll just have to wait for the end of year 2 1/2 minute “distilled version”, eh?)
I don’t know about you, but I watch TV to see and hear an action/adventure story – otherwise I’d pick up a book if I wanted to read it, eh?… <sigh>
23 hours and counting until the beginning of the new season!
(Now the commercials for the new season each featuring a different character are actually quite funny and good, though… )
THE DARK KNIGHT – Coming Summer 2008
January 8, 2008 by Spotlight-on WM
Filed under MOVIES
The new official teaser trailer for THE DARK KNIGHT is now available:
I like Christian Bale as the “new” Batman, and I’ve always enjoyed Michael Caine in just about anything he’s done, but doesn’t the new Joker, played by Heath Ledger, remind anyone else besides me of the character Creegan from CLEOPATRA 2525 (one of my favorite Sci Fi series)?
Of course, Jack Nicholson does nutso the best out of all of them: He managed to be both over the top and (mostly) believable at the same time as someone you didn’t want to cross. I fear Ledger has some pretty big (clown) shoes to fill…
Interview with Anthony Stagliano – FADE
January 6, 2008 by Spotlight-on WM
Filed under ACTORS, MOVIES, Michael T Weiss
Anthony Stagliano, writer-director of FADE (starring Sarah Lassez, David Connolly, and Michael T. Weiss) has done a YouTube interview about the movie with InArtMedia:
“This chilling drama explores what happens if our bodies refuse to shut down – and the resulting effect on those closest to us. Using the rare genetic disorder fatal familia insomnia as a jumping-off point, writer-director Anthony Stagliano’s film examines issues of identity, marriage and death as a couple confronts constant sleeplessness and the dissipation and sorrow that follow.” (From the Official Movie Website)
If you will be in New York City on Valentine’s Day, Thursday, February 14th, 2008, you can catch a screening of the film at the NewFilmmakers Festival at the Anthology Film Archives.
On a sad note, David Connolly, one of the stars of the film, passed away in Oct 2006… FADE was his final movie. R.I.P. David.
(Thanks to Ask Dr Mike for the info.)
