Life After Death

I have been a big fan of the Dead Like Me series for some time now. I feel it was a very short lived show and should be brought back for more seasons. It aired on showtime and only lasted two seasons.

I'm not really writing this to discuss said show, though perhaps I will another time. Instead I feel I should inform my audience, what little I do have, of the movie that followed. Dead Like Me: Life After Death is the follow up to this under appreciated show. I was awestruck when I discovered this and ordered it right then and there.




Life After Death takes place 5 years after George's death. The driving theme to this movie would seem to be a simple one,everything changes. The magnitude of this statement is unimaginable though. We see the loss of Rube as he apparently "got his lights." The core group of characters is still present minus the tough as nails boss. (Though I will point out the role of Daisy is now played by Sarah Wynter. A little disappointed in that honestly. The performance wasn't up to par in my opinion, but I suppose it couldn't be helped) Now the gang has a new boss who likes to do things a little differently. We see behavior in our group that Rube would never have allowed and we see why. They learn of the serious consequences to their actions. The most direct disregard to the laws of reaping comes, of course, form George, who finally reveals her identity to her sibling Reggie.

Over all I liked this movie. I must admit it lacked in some areas, but it kept some elements true to what we already know. There were some very emotional moments in this movie, more then the show ever quite hit. It doesn't take away from the comedy however that we also remember. I would recommend this movie to anyone who is a fan of this show. It has its ups and downs, but I feel it keeps try to the dynamics the characters established long ago.



Rating
7/10


Dead Like Me: Life After Death

Dead Like Me Complete Collection (Season 1,2 and Movie)

Who Watches the Watchmen

So I've known that this movie was in the works for sometime now. The Watchmen Comic is spectacular! Of course it's in a much older style, having been written in 1986-87.



However, the story in Watchmen is very deep and complex. I was hooked from the very beginning. It can really make you question your own morals.

Now that the movie has a release date I'm extremely excited. From what I can tell it looks fantastic. Seems like they are staying true to the story. Of course, that's only from watching the trailer.




Comparing the sets, they seem pretty accurate as well.




If you haven't read the comic, you should. Probably one of the best comics you can own. (It did win a Hugo Award after all)

Watchmen

Get Your Geek On

I personally am not much of a television watcher. I don't have the ability to schedule my day around it. I do however LOVE purchasing season of the shows that get me giddy to watch at my own pace. It seems all at once however many great shows are being released all at once. (depends on your definition of great) If only money were no object!

Here are a few the the television shows you might want to look at for your geek collection.



Birds of Prey The Complete Series




Witch Blade The Complete Series




Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Season One




Heroes Season Two

Pa Pa Pa Pow

This particular post was difficult for me. I've been wanting to start it for a while now. I'm torn between my personal and professional opinion. (I use professional very loosely.)

Tank Girl is a comic created by Alan Martin and drawn by Jamie Hewlett in the beginning. You may know Mr. Hewlett from his fame as co-creator of the Gorillaz.



In 1995 Tank girl was made into a movie directed my Rachel Talalay. Lori Petty stars as Rebecca (Tank Girl)and co-stars Noami Watts as Jet and Malcom McDowell as the villain Kesslee.



Here's where it gets tricky for me. To be perfectly honest, this movie wasn't that great. It flopped horribly when it was released and it's pretty easy to see why. Production was poor and a bit cheezy.


Personally though I adored this movie. It was fun and goofy, but in a good way. I liked the constant cuts into comic book scenes, made it feel much more like watching a comic movie. I do see how that was a downfall in the same right though.


All in all I would warn not to go into seeing this movie with high hopes. But I still think it's worth seeing. Also this movie has a fantastic soundtrack as well.

Rating
4/10

Tank Girl Movie

Official Site

Extra Extra!

Mark your calenders ladies and gents. If you haven't heard of Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog then shame on you. Not really, but come on, educate yourself. Dr. Horrible's is a mini series on the web by none other then Joss Whedon, the genius behind Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Serenity (among other things) This rare gem stars everyone's favorite doctor Neil Patrick Harris. There are also a couple familiar faces from the Joss-verse, Felicia Day and Nathon Fillion. (yay capt'm Mal)


And it's totally free! Here's the catch though, Dr. Horrible's is a week long event. Once it's gone POOF, it's gone. Though you can pay for it later, but who wants that? (besides the people who want to get paid for their work on this project)

Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog airs July 15. Check the sites Master plan for more details. Don't miss out! You'll be looked down upon if you do. (by me)

Rock On

I decide to splurge and something new for once. It's been too long.

Like many people I like playing Guitar Hero. Sure some of us don't like to admit how much of a guilty pleasure the game becomes. You play once and your hooked. Well now you can get your fix anywhere with Guitar Hero on Tour! Now Nintendo DS owners can enjoy playing some good tunes on the go.



I'm pretty impressed with the music selection for this game. A lot of what's on here I've wondered why they didn't think to include before. There are some pretty recent tracks as well including Maroon 5 and Daughtry. I adore the style of this game as well. It's unique while still feeling like Guitar Hero. All our favorite characters are there, as well as a few new faces. Looks pretty all around. There's also a cool new play mode, BATLLE! In the mode you can earn attacks to mess your opponent up or defenses against these attacks. They are actually quite entertaining. You can play against the game, or your friends. You can also play other two player modes, but it requires both of you to own the game.

Sadly though it does have some draw backs. I've been trying for the two days I've owned it now to find a comfortable way to just hold it. It is a little uncomfortable and really stresses your arm and hand muscles. I usually end up laying down and holding it slightly sideways. So with that you tend to get some mess ups that you know you could have easily avoided. The Guitar grip, which is the attachment that has the fret buttons, does have a tendency to slip out if you aren't careful. That's a bit of a pain since it forces you to turn the game off and start over. I don't know how many times I played through the same song because the Grip slipped out at the end of the song.

The whole package comes with The Guitar Grip, a nifty pick stylus, the actual game, and a couple pages of cool stickers. There's also an adapter for those of you that have the original DS.

Guitar Hero on Tour

Rating
7/10

Alas...I Knew Him Well

Y: The Last Man. I almost feel like I needn't say more. The 10th and last trade came out just this past Wednesday. To be honest, I was skeptical about this series when i started it.

Basic plot:

Every man in the world suddenly drops dead. Yorick Brown and his monkey Ampersand are the only males left alive on earth. He has no idea why but now he's determined to find his girlfriend who resides in France.

I'm trying not to give away too many spoilers, but be forewarned it could happen.
The world is thrown into utter chaos when the men die. Of course at first my feminist side gets angry at thinking that the world would be uncivilized without men. The writer and creator Brian K. Vaughn however made absolute sense the way he played out the events. The whole story is just fantastic. The story takes place over roughly 5 years, but the pacing doesn't drag in the least. It flows very well, every page was...well a page turner. I couldn't wait to finally see how it all ended. As far as the ending, I can't decide if I expected it, or if I was completely shocked. Either way I was happy the whole way through the story. The art was spectacular as well, with pencils done by Pia Guerra.

Seems there might be a movie in the works soon. Perhaps out some time next year.

Y: The Last Man is released by Vertigo.
Vertigo
Brian K. Vaughn's blog site
BKV.TV


Y: The Last Man