Talking the Walk: Episode 209 “Triggerfinger”
February 20, 2012
And we roll on to week two of Season 2, Part 2 of The Walking Dead! This has spoilers.
Last week’s episode was basically a summary of Part 1 of the season, leaving my recap a recap of a recap (BRAHHHHMMMM). But it ended strong with Lori flipping her car on the interstate in search of Rick, who was busy being pinned down with Glen and Hershel in an abandoned pub after the killing of two aggressive Jersey-sounding survivors from Philly. OH! Fugetaboutit! Gabagool! Racial epithet!
The first half hour of “Triggerfinger” might be some of the finest minutes of the series thus far. It opens with Lori awakening from her car crash, pinned inside the vehicle in the middle of nowhere in the dead of night. Scary enough, right? Nay! Zombies are also trying to push themselves through the mangled car frame, jagged glass peeling back their rotting, bloody skin. NOW YOU”RE SPEAKING MY BLOODTHIRSTY NERD LANGUAGE, AMC!
*HITS INHALER* Read on…
Talking the Walk: Episode 208 “Nebraska”
February 13, 2012
People, people, people. The Walking fucking Dead.
This should go without saying, but here there be spoilers:
Season 2, part 2 is finally here and debuted last night to what I will assume are pretty impressive numbers. It seems like only yesterday that Rick and crew had been taken in by farmer Hershel Greene during their search for little Sophia, only to find out ol’ Hershel had a soft spot for walkers, keeping a barn full of them right on his property. Both Carl and Daryl got clipped by friendly fire, Andrea got busy with Shane, Glen got busy with the farmer’s daughter, a preggers Lori finally told Rick about her and Shane, Shane lost his ever-loving shit, and the crew finally found Sophia a member of Hershel’s quarantine, leaving Rick to gun her down. -phew- Lordy! Did I miss anything? Oh yeah, Dale kept his nose firmly planted in everyone else’s business and T-Dog definitely said some black guy stuff.
There. All caught up. Read on…
Yeezy for Number Twelve
December 2, 2011
Why Doctor Who Could Actually Use A US Reboot
“Yo, Matt Smith, Ima let you finish, but Tennant was the best Doctor of all space and time! OF ALL SPACE AND TIME!”
Okay, so maybe Kanye wouldn’t be the best choice to play everyone’s favorite Time Lord (no, he totally still is), but a report that Doctor Who would be getting a big Hollywood blockbuster reboot treatment last month is still way more intriguing than fans are willing to admit. Yeah, yeah, I get it: it’s a celebrated series with beloved characters and a certain charm all that, fine, great… but there would be some definite advantages to throwing some Weinstein-sized cash at The Doctor. Set your tricked-out Tardises(es?) for “awesome”: Read on…
The Dragon Age: Redemption Conundrum
November 17, 2011
There is an intrinsic difficulty in reviewing a web series. I like the base my opinions on a reasonable set of expectations. With a smaller budget and narrower focus, online media demands a set of critical training wheels. You have to ask yourself, what this trying to accomplish? How difficult is it to get there with limited resources? Does niche appeal outweigh catering to a broader audience? As web production enters a new generation, an influx of new technology, talent, and lucrative distribution options are forcing me to stop coddling people, no matter how much I admire their spirit.
Dragon Age: Redemption is a six episode web series that provides backstory to the Mark of the Assassin DLC. In doing so, it walks a fine line between an extended promotion and legitimate, stand alone entertainment. Much to my relief, it teeters toward the latter. Read on…
A Grimm Profile
October 27, 2011
This friday marks the debut of Grimm, NBC’s new entry into the ever popular genre of fairy tale detectives trapped in contemporary Portland. Read on…
A Song of a Wildly Popular TV Series: Game of Thrones Season 1 Review
October 3, 2011
The following review contains spoilers from episodes 1-9. Around ten years ago, a group of my high school friends were deeply engrossed in a series of books by a miraculously talented author with a penchant for driving his fans insane. They pleaded for months for me to start reading, promising I would be rewarded with a truly epic experience. When I picked up “A Game of Thrones”, first book of A Song of Ice and Fire, I did so with the trepidation of someone who’d been convinced to try heroine. Read on…