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Showing posts with label terminator. Show all posts
Showing posts with label terminator. Show all posts
21.5.09
This Week in Genre Movies! (this week being around May 22nd)
Star Trek
Just came back from seeing Star Trek on the big screen, and I’ve got to say, as the DiveMistress predicted in our most recent Avod, I was pleasantly surprised. Clearly written by Star Trek nerds, the references to previous movies and episodes were almost groan-inducing at times, but it moved quickly, everyone was perfectly cast for their parts, and the script showed a great understanding of all the characters. Totally worth seeing, and I’ll be happy to watch the next one in 2011.
That being said, there were some problems – one from the perspective of a ridiculously dedicated Trekkie, some normal plot complaints, and, of course, one really huge thing that was just funny as hell.
Just came back from seeing Star Trek on the big screen, and I’ve got to say, as the DiveMistress predicted in our most recent Avod, I was pleasantly surprised. Clearly written by Star Trek nerds, the references to previous movies and episodes were almost groan-inducing at times, but it moved quickly, everyone was perfectly cast for their parts, and the script showed a great understanding of all the characters. Totally worth seeing, and I’ll be happy to watch the next one in 2011.
That being said, there were some problems – one from the perspective of a ridiculously dedicated Trekkie, some normal plot complaints, and, of course, one really huge thing that was just funny as hell.
22.3.09
Avod Sunday! The Watchmen edition!
That's right, the time has finally come for Divemistress and the Count to discuss Watchmen, a film with which they had very different experiences. They also discuss Terminator, in a few of its different incarnations, and the best comic book movie of the decade.
Which, if that statement wasn't clear enough, is not Watchmen.
The episode can be downloaded here, through a simple course of right-clicking and saving the link as, or if you'd care to stream it directly to your speakers, just head on over to the Avod's blog.
Show notes!
It turns out that Bionicle, the toys that L'il Skynet was playing with are based on a combination of Hawaiian and Maori mythology.
Which, if that statement wasn't clear enough, is not Watchmen.
The episode can be downloaded here, through a simple course of right-clicking and saving the link as, or if you'd care to stream it directly to your speakers, just head on over to the Avod's blog.
Show notes!
It turns out that Bionicle, the toys that L'il Skynet was playing with are based on a combination of Hawaiian and Maori mythology.
16.11.08
Sunday Afternoon Avod!
Welcome to another episode of the Avod, the Internet's sole audio-only Vodcast!
This time around, we go in-depth in our discussion of DiveMistress' John Carpenter project, while I discuss some of the myriad problems that Terminator: The Sarah Conner Chronicles offers to anyone foolish enough to view it.
Enjoy! By right-clicking the word Enjoy back there and then saving the file and listening to it!
This time around, we go in-depth in our discussion of DiveMistress' John Carpenter project, while I discuss some of the myriad problems that Terminator: The Sarah Conner Chronicles offers to anyone foolish enough to view it.
Enjoy! By right-clicking the word Enjoy back there and then saving the file and listening to it!
1.10.08
I Should Really Stop Watching Terminator
If it's just going to make me angry. This week, we discovered that Cameron was based on a real person. This isn't a surprise, per se - obviously the Terminators would have better luck pretending to be actual people they killed rather than just random faces.
My problem wasn't with that conceit, but rather that the evil Cameron (as seen murdering the real person she was based on) was making wacky quips to corpses even before she was switched into read/write mode. What possible purpose could quipping to corpses serve a computer?
My problem wasn't with that conceit, but rather that the evil Cameron (as seen murdering the real person she was based on) was making wacky quips to corpses even before she was switched into read/write mode. What possible purpose could quipping to corpses serve a computer?
29.9.08
What's Wrong With Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles?
Is it the title? Possibly. My associate Mer-Man tells me he hates the show because every time he's flipping through the channels on his digital cable and sees the word 'Terminator' his hopes are raised for a second that the amazing film Terminator is on, or even the fractionally less amazing film Terminator 2: Judgement Day, and then he has to deal with the crushing realization, as he turns the channel, that he won't have the opportunity to watch either of those films.
Personally, I blame the show's utter lack of quality on a fundamental failure to understand what makes Terminator interesting. This is a show that had John Connor, after being flung into the future in an attempt to race the clock and stop Skynet from even going online, then be enrolled in High School. Really? That's the best possible use of his time? History class? Sure, he's sixteen, but in the second episode they went and bought fake IDs - they couldn't have made his ID say he was 18?
That's not the biggest problem, though. No, the biggest problem is how talky every single one of the terminators are. With Summer Glau's terminator (ear-gougingly named "Cameron") it almost makes sense, as I'm sure she was set to read/write mode in the future.
Personally, I blame the show's utter lack of quality on a fundamental failure to understand what makes Terminator interesting. This is a show that had John Connor, after being flung into the future in an attempt to race the clock and stop Skynet from even going online, then be enrolled in High School. Really? That's the best possible use of his time? History class? Sure, he's sixteen, but in the second episode they went and bought fake IDs - they couldn't have made his ID say he was 18?
That's not the biggest problem, though. No, the biggest problem is how talky every single one of the terminators are. With Summer Glau's terminator (ear-gougingly named "Cameron") it almost makes sense, as I'm sure she was set to read/write mode in the future.
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