TV’s Pre-Sweeps Report Card
It’s that time of year again, November Sweeps. We’ve had five or six weeks of programming for most shows and now face some re-runs before the big Fall push to establish a shows status on the ratings ladder. But how are shows doing before their November extravaganzas?
I’m going to take you through the shows I watch and why I will or won’t continue to view them.
Monday
Spikes Scream Awards 2009 Recap
There’s a opalescent container on the stage, and twin girls dressed in white party dresses are raised to the top of the sphere, while a morbid nursery rhyme is recited. One of the girls raises a butcher knife to her throat and slices, and blood gushes out of the other sisters neck, staining her dress and the container.
This is the introduction to The Scream Awards 2009 which were broadcast on Spike. I will follow the categories, winners, and special events of the broadcast.
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 – New DLC
We have another glimpse at an upcoming Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 downloadable character for you today – Cable. Along with other recent characters such as Black Panter and Psylocke, Cable is the newest addition to this action-packed game. Check out more screenshots featuring this new mutant from the future:
NBC Orders More Chuck Episodes!
It looks like Chuck isn't "staying in the car" for as long as we thought. Chuck Season 3 may be coming back sooner than we hoped. Instead of premiering in March of 2010 it may be back before the end of 2009. NBC has ordered six additional episodes of Chuck, and that's on top of the 13 episodes the network previously ordered, bringing the show’s season 3 total to 19 eps (just three shy of what’s considered a full season).
Here is the link to the EW article:
http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2009/10/09/exclusive-nbc-may-move-up-chuck-launch/
Anime Blu-ray Review: Dragon Ball Z, Double Feature: Fusion Reborn and Wrath of the Dragon
“Arise Shenron”
Two movies converge in a Blu-ray disk and neither is less loved. I join you once again with the info that any DBZ fan needs to know. As I mentioned, this set has not one, but two DBZ movies, we have Fusion Reborn and Wrath of the Dragon.
DVD Review: Mushi-Shi: The Complete Series, Veridian Collection
Mushi-Shi: The Complete Series, Viridian Collection
Ginko is a traveling Mushi master, who tries his best to help people who have been afflicted by these creatures, invisible to most humans. Going from village to village, he not only makes new friends, but encounters some rare Mushi.
Highlights
DVD Review: Legend of the Seeker Season 1
The Legend of the Seekerseries is based on the Sword of Truth books by Terry Goodkind, which so far consists of 12 novels starting with Wizards First Rule in 1994, and going to the most recent publication of The Law of Nines in 2009.
Blu-ray Review: Battlestar Galactica: The Plan
The Cylons were created by Man.
They rebelled.
There are many copies.
And they have…A PLAN.
These words scrolled across our television screens throughout the run of the series Battlestar Galactica. Now, following the amazing ending of the series, the team behind the show has released a new Direct to DVD (and Blu-ray) movie entitled The Plan. This film, directed by series star Edward James Olmos, was intended to show the Cylon's point of view during the destruction of the colonies and provide new insight into the series. Unfortunately for us fans, The Plan feels more like a glorified clip show with very little revelation than the show that we have seen thrive and encapsulate our attention for years.
DVD Review: Wrong Turn 3: Left For Dead
“What you don’t see will kill you” could not be more true when you’re in the cannibalistic mutants butcher shop. At night. So goes Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead, the third in the Wrong Turn franchise.