By Stu Robinson, Apologies for taking so long to post this. It was a busy week in Arizona Four-8. After what I felt was Season One’s sloppiest episode last week, Hawaii Five-O came back this week with what struck me as the tightest episode yet. There were many twists, but – unlike last week – the viewer still had a chance to guess the result. This week’s prologue put us in a submarine full of tourists. (I didn’t know there...
I rarely root for a series I once loved to end, but an exception could certainly be made for Heroes. Looks like I could easily get my wish, as Airlock Alpha (once syfy.com, before the SciFi Channel became SyFy) reports that NBC sources say Heroes is being asked to wrap up its entire story by season’s end. An unidentified source was quoted as saying: There isn’t much happening with this show in terms of audience, and giving it a...
In Heroes’ first season, I enjoyed the roller coaster ride of “Save the Cheerleader, Save the World” and Hiro’s adorable embrace of his superhero-ness. The Petrelli brothers and their twisted family. Claire Bear and HRG and the hapless Mrs. Bennett. Sylar torn between being good and evil. Matt Parkman struggling to understand and use his powers. Then there was the bizarre, strike-shortened Season 2 that had potential but...
I have to tell you, ABC totally has learned how to do the viral thing with Lost in its roster. To commemorate the final season, there’s 16 “top designers and artists” who also are fans of the show who have been commissioned “to create artwork celebrating one of the series’ most memorable, and unforgettable, ‘water cooler’ moments.” They are made in series of 300, all are hand-signed and numbered...
As it is with every year, a whole bunch of science fiction-y shows were canceled at the end of the season, but I have to give it to the networks for trying a bunch of new ones next year. It was so hard to keep track of the comings and goings during the upfronts, but SciFi Wire thankfully charted it all in a very understandable fashion. The clear winner, IMHO, is Fox. Sure, Fox canceled Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, better known as...
