Category: TV Action (Page 130 of 145)

Battlestar Galactica: “Torn”

November 4, 2006 /

So the Cylons have decided that they want to make Earth their new home. Caprica wasn’t good enough? I’m still not clear what their endgame is. Do they want to annihilate the human race? Do they want to make a new race of human/Cylon hybrids? I’m sure that their goals have religious origins, which could mean just about anything. Luckily they have Baltar to lead the way to Earth…that’s just great. Way to sell out your own race (again), Doctor. At least the search for Earth is on. I was wondering when they’d get to that.

Baltar goes to inspect the infected ship and ends up strangling a Cylon just to shut her up. Then he lies to the seven Cylons about the presence of the human artifact, but Number Six is onto him. I’m not sure how this is going to play out, but like Gaeta said, Baltar’s instincts for survival are unparalleled, so he’s not in any real danger.

What’s the deal with the other five models of Cylons? They can’t even talk about them? Consider my interest appropriately piqued.

Back on Galactica, Starbuck’s line to Lee on the deck was great: “The bird is on the deck! I’m on the deck! I don’t know what you’re bitchin’ about!” I didn’t really understand why she and Tigh took a bunch of shots at those that weren’t involved in the ground war. That storyline seemed a little contrived, but Adama’s speech and actions in the lounge made up for it. First, he kicks over Starbuck’s chair, causing her to run out the room with her tail between her legs. Then he confronts Tigh, who looks like he’s about to spiral downward into oblivion. I still think all he needs is a patch over that eye.

One surprising thing is how much trust Adama puts in Sharon (Athena). I like her character, so I hope this doesn’t backfire on him. Clear something up for me…this is the Sharon that had the baby – is it the same one that shot Adama? I’m pretty sure that one – Boomer, the one who loved Chief – is back with the Cylons.

And then there’s Starbuck, knife in hand, ready to cut that hair of hers. Inside, I was screaming, “NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!” (She looks much better with long hair.)

Battlestar Galactica, External TV, TV, TV Action, TV Dramas

Prison Break: One step forward…

October 31, 2006 /

This week’s episode was kind of a filler, but the story did move along a bit. LJ and Lincoln were caught by the law, after ditching a perfectly good car to hop on a train, exposing themselves to a bunch of people at the station. Sure, the girl at the rest stop might have been able to describe the make and model of the car, but they would have been much better off stealing another one down the road. However, this boneheaded move was completely in character for both of them. Neither guy has proven to be very sharp, so it is to be expected that they would trip over each other to a certain degree, and Michael will probably have to clean up the mess.

One question: have Lincoln and LJ ever had a conversation about Veronica’s death? That seems like something you might want to talk to your kid about.

I thought the “sundown” in “SUNDOWN/HOT” was the time of the meeting, but it turned out to be the name of a hotel. Sarah is all over this one and apparently has already caught a flight to New Mexico for the meet. She doesn’t know when the meet is, but she knows the location. Meanwhile, Mahone (with some help from Agent Evil) figured out the city, but at this point they have no idea where the meet is. Hopefully Michael picked a big town, but something tells me it’s small enough for random encounters.

But Mahone’s eye isn’t exactly on the ball right now. Michael threw him off when he called the agent from his ex-wife’s cell phone. (By the way, she was played by the lovely and talented Callie Thorne, of “Rescue Me” fame.) The last shot we see is Mahone digging up the dead body. Shouldn’t he be on a flight to New Mexico? Or is he going to let Michael go to keep that skeleton safely in the closet – er – ground?

It appears that T-Bag stashed the money somewhere, which was quite crafty for a guy dumb enough to look up his ex after escaping from prison. I’m sure Bellick will enjoy beating the information out of him. I get the feeling that this money is going to change hands a few times before it’s all said and done.

Finally, I thought C-Note’s storyline was a little iffy this week, but his wife’s line at the reunion was great – “What now?” she says. Exactly. C-Note doesn’t have any money and now he’s got his family on the run. What’s he going to do next? He thinks Sucre has the cash – will he and his crew go after him? Now that would be an interesting road to take.

External TV, Prison Break, TV, TV Action, TV Dramas

The return of the Amazing Screw-On Head…?

October 30, 2006 /

In an interview with Comic Book Resources, Bryan Fuller – creator of the “The Amazing Screw-On Head” pilot (which we discussed a few months back) as well as a consulting producer on “Heroes” – reveals the possibility of viewers seeing more of the Head:

Q: What’s going on with “Amazing Screw-On Head?” Critics loved it, but then it didn’t do too well in the ratings. I heard a rumor you guys wanted it at Cartoon Network now.

A: Mark Stern at the Sci Fi Channel was the lone champion of the show. Everyone else at Sci Fi didn’t get it. Now we are waiting very patiently for our pass from Sci Fi so we can take it to Adult Swim. It was a very different experience than what I was used to doing with live action, and I would love to continue. We have three backup scripts. They are as bizarre and interesting as the pilot. We have Emperor Zombie working with Darwin on Galapagos Island determining that the ultimate evolution is zombification; we have Screw-On Head encouraging Indians to assimilate to the ways of the white man only to discover they’ve taken it too far – horrifically too far; those sorts of stories. It is a new way to do a twisted soap opera. Hopefully, the show will find a home on another network.

External TV, Heroes, TV, TV Action, TV Comedies

Battlestar Galactica: “Collaborators”

October 29, 2006 /

At some point someone had to make contact with Gaeta to set things up. How did the resistance know that the dog bowl was the signal? How did they know to look in the drawer for the information? Gaeta could have anonymously contacted someone, but he would have been much better off approaching the Chief on the level so that he had some protection once the occupation was over (or during a resistance attack on the President’s ship while on New Caprica). Once everyone was back on Galactica, I’m surprised it was still such a secret who the leaders of the resistance were – Gaeta needed to seek them out and clear his name. Of course, he didn’t know that there was a circle of six executing people, but still – you’d think he’d want to set the record straight.

Another thing that’s confusing: one of the women from the circle was in the mess hall and it seemed like she overheard Gaeta tell Starbuck about the dog bowl, yet she didn’t say anything to the rest of the circle. Starbuck also failed to mention this important piece of information when she joined the circle, but she isn’t the sharpest tool in the shed, so it’s within the realm of her character to neglect such things.

Tigh is losing it. He’s freaking out on the bridge and proclaiming people guilty while barely looking at the evidence. It’s obvious he’s affected by the loss of his wife, but he needs to pull it together. I still think an eye patch would do the trick.

And poor Dr. Baltar, stuck on the Cylon ship. Biers was the first to talk to him and it seemed like she was coming on to him, which was odd. Number Six later laid out some clothes for him, so I’m guessing she decided to let him stay. It will be interesting to see how long he stays with the Cylons. One of the most interesting parts of the series is how Baltar interacts with the humans, but he is going to have a tough time earning their trust again.

Battlestar Galactica, TV Action, TV Dramas

Prison Break: I must…suspend…disbelief!

October 24, 2006 /

All in all, I thought this was a pretty ridiculous episode. Would a man with one good hand be able to pull a switcheroo with a bag full of money without anyone noticing? What are the chances of a guy getting his foot caught under a log in a stream? Between T-Bag’s unlikely theft of five million dollars – five million! – and Sucre’s ability to bend the laws of physics, the writers are really stretching the limits of reality.

But there were some nice surprises. It turns out I was dead wrong with my prediction that Agent Evil was going to save Sara. Turns out she doesn’t need saving, she just needs some conveniently placed bug spray. She is one tough cookie.

Agent Evil is back to being evil, so all is right in the “Prison Break” world. He’s in cahoots with Agent Mahone, who turns out to be more of a mercenary than an actual FBI agent. Mahone’s instructions are to kill all of the escapees, which certainly raises the ante for this season. When he murdered Tweener in the last episode, I gave up any hope of a Tommy Lee Jones-in-“The Fugitive” vibe, but maybe it’s more interesting this way.

I bought Sucre’s act in the garage and really thought he was going to take off with the money. Of course, when Scofield ran into him in the forest, it was clear it was all an act (even though at first they tried to make it seem like Scofield was going to attack him). That was a nice moment of friendship – that is, until they opened up the bag. Crap, outsmarted by the hick again!

So now T-Bag is a millionaire. He’s so smart, he can steal the money from a genius, but he’s so dumb that he’s going to head back to his ex’s place to confront her. All he has to do is drive to Mexico – buy a bungalow on the beach, ice down some beer in a bucket – and he’s got himself the Corona commercial that everyone wants when they retire. Instead, he’s going to go to the one place anyone would think to look for him. What a joke.

It looks like Lincoln has a few brain cells after all. Setting up the fight to free LJ seems like a playcall from his brother’s playbook. So Agent Evil has lost LJ, which means finding Sara is now doubly important. So far, we have the following code:

RENDEZVOUS/SUNDOWN/HOT/??????????

Where do we go from here?

External TV, Prison Break, TV Action, TV Dramas

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