Heroes Graphic Nover Hardcover
September 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Curious about some of the details that occur between scenes or episodes in NBCs hit series Heroes? This additional content was made available for free in a series of short digital comics available for free on the Heroes site (unfortunately not in CBR or CBZ).
Now, those digital comics are being delivered by DC and their Wildstorm label in a 240 page hardcover starting October 24th! Even better, it’s only $29.99. If you are on top of things, you can also order from Discount Comic Book Service, preorders go for $14.99 there! It’s on my pull list and I can’t wait.
This stunning hardcover collects the amazing online comics based on the smash-hit, Emmy Award-nominated NBC show HEROES! This volume — featuring two stunning covers by comics legends Jim Lee and Alex Ross — also includes an introduction by Masi Oka (Hiro), all 34 chapters of Season One, and Tim Sale’s artwork as seen on the show.
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Psych - A Great New Show
July 11, 2006 | 4 Comments
USA stepped up to the plate and drove this one so far out of the stadium they are being investigated for steroid use. Yes, the new series Psych is an absolutely fantastic show.
The premise is great. Shawn Spencer is a guy who was raised by a cop father who developed his extraordinary skills of observation and memory through extreme and constant training. He is grown up and in every imaginable way a screw up. Gosh we love screw ups. Now he has fanagled his way into helping a local police department solve crimes by posing (of all things) as a psychic.
The acting is good for TV quality and the casting equally satisfactory. Shawn Spencer is played by James Roday who manages to make a character who is in many ways a jerk, undeniably likeable. His partner Gus is played by Dule Hill who plays it straight keeping Shawn in line as best he can. Shawn’s father Harry is played by Corbin Bernsen, equally likeable and annoying. The entirety of the blundering police force is fun to watch as they repeatedly doubt Spencers psychic abilities and are then wowed by his ability to see things and “prove” he is psychic.
Finally, the advertisements for this show are good enough to watch multiple times. These are the kind of commercials I rewind my DVR to be sure I don’t miss them. If only ad agencies realized we only skip ads that are boring…
The show’s feel could be best described as a cross between Veronica Mars and Monk. Both fun and entertaining shows in my book. Without compare this is the best new show of the summer. A complete must see. Go catch the reruns, USA will be playing them repeatedly.
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Arrested Development Nears Its End
November 13, 2005 | 2 Comments
Since the beginning Arrested Development has appealed to my slightly offbeat humor. After seeing the first episode, I was sure this was on Fox’s short list of shows to cancel. I was happily amazed when it managed its way through a first and second season. With it’s late start this season, I was sure it had finally saw it’s demise.
I was happy to see it return to TV for a third season last week with back to back episodes.
However, that was short lived according to this CNN article. Apparently the viewership was down and Fox has decided to omit Arrested Development from November sweeps. It will then return in December to finish out only 13 episodes this season. Fox is not renewing past there.
A sad end for an entertaining, Emmy award winning show, that was a welcome departure from the similarity amongst most other popular network shows. It’s this thinking that killed Firefly and will continue to kill shows with small loyal followings. Each will be replaced with generic mindless dribble of bad writing and bad acting.
Other stories about the cancellation:
Arizona Republic: Fox bails on superb ‘Arrested’
Reuters: Fox pulls ‘Arrested Development’ for November sweeps
EOnline: “Arrested” Going to “Heaven”?
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