Reviewed by: Michael Hickerson (Slice of SciFi Editor) One of the problems with Internet rumors is that they can create false expectations for an episode. For example, last week I heard that as many as two other previous Doctors could turn up for a cameo in this week’s mid-season finale. The story was backed up [...]
Last year when Steven Moffat took over as producer and show runner for Doctor Who, the buzz was all about seeing what a full season under his guidance might look like. Most fans agree that Moffat delivered solid results in his first season at the helm and that just amped up the curiosity to if and how Moffat might top himself in his second season as showrunner.
Reviewed by: Michael Hickerson (Slice of SciFi Editor) On paper, the combination of Doctor Who and Neil Gaiman looks like a winner. And while many fans were looking forward to the season premiere of series six, I’d be willing more than a few were equally or more excited to finally see the story from writer [...]
In the overall arc of the sixth series of Doctor Who, “The Curse of the Black Spot” has the poor luck of being sandwiched between two highly anticipated episodes–the two-part season premiere and the Neil Gaiman episode.
If “The Impossible Astronaut” was all set-up, then “Day of the Moon” should have been mostly pay-off. And, for the most part, it was. Except for the fact that watching this two part opener to series six, I couldn’t shake the feeling I used to get during Lost and The X-Files–namely that we were answering one question only to replace it with six or eight more.
Let’s start at the beginning–how cool are the opening credits for Game of Thrones? In a day and age when credits and theme songs are being cut to make room for more commercials, it’s nice to know that at least on HBO we can have an opening title sequence that not only features a well done theme song, but also offers some clues to what’s coming up in the episode. No, it’s not snippets of what’s to come in the hour as we saw with Battlestar Galactica. Instead, it’s the map of Westeros showing us where much of the dramatic action will center that week.
Reviewed by: Michael Hickerson (Slice of SciFi Editor)
impossibleaSeven years ago, I was really, really excited about the return of Doctor Who. As a long-time fan, I’d endured the wilderness years when being a Doctor Who fan wasn’t necessarily cool, when merchandise was hard to find and every year on April 1, we got that inevitable the show is coming back thread cropping up. So, when news came that Doctor Who was returning in the spring of 2005, I was excited but skeptical. Finally, my skepticism was put to rest that Easter weekend in 2005 when the new series debuted and a new era of Doctor Who was born.
Before the Lord of the Rings hit theaters a few years ago, I attempted to wade through the trilogy again by signing up for an on-line book club with Barnes and Nobel. In the forum, I recall a discussion about what was being kept for the movies and what wasn’t. One fan posted they already hated the films and were going to weep during their entire viewing of Fellowship of the Ring because Peter Jackson and company had decided the subplot with Tom Bombadil would be cut.
Reviewed by: Michael Hickerson (Slice of SciFi Editor)
A Game of Thrones
Airdates: Sundays starting April 17 at 9 p.m. on HBO
Slice of SciFi Rating: 5.0 out 5.0
Years ago, HBO showed that cable could do just as well, if not better, than the networks in providing audiences with solid, award-winning, critically-acclaimed dramatic programming with its first hit series The Sopranos.
The BBC held a press screening for the upcoming two-part season premiere of Doctor Who.
While Slice of SciFi wasn’t able to attend, we have heard several reports about the screening from those who were lucky enough to attend.
The screeners are out for A Game of Thrones. We’ll have our thoughts on this highly anticipated new series in the coming days. But to tide you over until then, the Hollywood Reporter has weighed in with their thoughts on the new series from HBO.
USA Today’s television critic Robert Bianco has a preview of tonight’s season finale of V. Here’s a sample of what he says about the finale.
Reviewed by: Michael Hickerson (Slice of SciFi Editor) Stargate Universe: “Deliverance,” “Twin Destinies” & “Alliances” Airdates: Monday, March 7, 14 & 21 at 10 p.m. EST on SyFy. Slice of SciFi Rating: 5.0 out 5.0 SGU continues to impress as one of TV’s best genre shows Fans upset that SyFy has given the boot to [...]
The Hollywood Reporter’s Tim Goodman says that NBC’s Monday night line-up from 9 -11 p.m EST in the two worst hours on TV.
That line-up includes “The Cape” and “Harry’s Law.”
HitFix’s Alan Sepinwall has weighed in on the upcoming series “The Cape.”
The series debuts Sunday evening on NBC and then settles into its regular time slot on January 17.
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