RSS'The Vampire Diaries' Review: 'The Originals'
Julie Plec recently revealed the original plan for Joseph Morgan's Klaus: he was going to die at the end of season three. Big Bads come, torment the good guys, make their lives hell, and then get defeated in the last or second to last episode of the season. TV's about as organic as any medium gets. For every Joss Whedon, David Chase, Matt Weiner, and David Simon, who all claim to have a grand plan for their series, there also exists the show runners who let the story take them wherever it may. The LOST show runners, Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse, tried to convince their fans about a plan....
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'The Vampire Diaries' Season 4 Finale Review 'Graduation'
TV Upfronts: The CW Has New 'Vampire' Spinoff 'The Originals,' Confirms End Of 'Nikita'
'Arrow' Recap: 'Home Invasion'
Act III of the season begins.
With the first of the final four episodes of season 1, Oliver alienates his best friend even more, and his bodyguard, all for the love of a girl who could love him back but who he won't let because of his extracurricular activities. Season 1, in my opinion, is following the structure of a summer superhero flick, only the writers have successfully spread it out over 18 hours and counting. "Home Invasion" marks the time when Oliver loses the people he trusts because he's selfish with the people who've gone above and beyond for him. Diggle's gotten burned more th...
READ MOREWith the first of the final four episodes of season 1, Oliver alienates his best friend even more, and his bodyguard, all for the love of a girl who could love him back but who he won't let because of his extracurricular activities. Season 1, in my opinion, is following the structure of a summer superhero flick, only the writers have successfully spread it out over 18 hours and counting. "Home Invasion" marks the time when Oliver loses the people he trusts because he's selfish with the people who've gone above and beyond for him. Diggle's gotten burned more th...
TV Upfronts: The CW Has New 'Vampire' Spinoff 'The Originals,' Confirms End Of 'Nikita'
"Arrow' Season 1 Finale Review: 'Sacrifice'
'The Vampire Diaries' Review: 'Pictures Of You'
Finally. The Vampire Diaries' fun prom episode happened. Best friends tried to kill each other; Silas took on the guise of more characters to fool other characters; Steven R. McQueen revealed the worst accent of all-time. Prom episodes are usually great for nonsense drama, confrontations, and wistful sentimental nostalgia for days gone by. Mystic Falls' prom committee chose the unimaginative yet thematically relevant prom theme--pictures of you. Pictures of the senior class lined the path into the prom. There were pictures from freshmen year, of happiness and innocence before supernatural n...
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'The Vampire Diaries' Season 4 Finale Review 'Graduation'
TV Upfronts: The CW Has New 'Vampire' Spinoff 'The Originals,' Confirms End Of 'Nikita'
5 Things You Need To Know About 'Oblivion'
The sci-fi flick 'Oblivion' starring Tom Cruise hits theatres in the U.S. this weekend. The movie has made some noise overseas, where it made some $61 million (half the film's budget) in its first weekend. In anticipation of its big opening, here are five things you need to know about 'Oblivion.'
1. Not an adaptation of David Foster Wallace's short story collection, Oblivion
No, Oblivion isn't John Krasinki's follow-up to his adaptation of David Foster Wallace's Brief Interviews with Hideous Men. An Oblivion adaptation would be harder than Brief Interviews with Hideous Man. Oblivion, the ...
READ MORE1. Not an adaptation of David Foster Wallace's short story collection, Oblivion
No, Oblivion isn't John Krasinki's follow-up to his adaptation of David Foster Wallace's Brief Interviews with Hideous Men. An Oblivion adaptation would be harder than Brief Interviews with Hideous Man. Oblivion, the ...
Tom Cruise's 'Oblivion' Easily Takes Top Spot At Box Office
Review: Sci-Fi Cinema Did It Better Before 'Oblivion'
Go On Review 'Urn-ed Run'
The episode description for tonight's Go On promised a cross country trip for Steve and Ryan wherein Ryan would interview for a national host job. "Urn-ed Run" did not involve a cross country trip wherein Ryan would eventually interview for a national host job. The fabricated plot line would've worked for a season finale story. Season finales are designed to provide closure for the season and establish story lines for the new season. Ryan achieved a professional milestone when his show was the #1 drive-time talk show in Los Angeles. Of course, Go On isn't about a man's goal to become a nati...
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'Go On' Recap: 'Fast Breakup'
'Go On' Review: 'Matchup Problems'
'Arrow' Recap: 'Unfinished Business'
The Count is a villain that the writers are evidently quite fond of since he's still going after two episodes. The Count's first appearance led to Thea's car accident and subsequent community service wherein she met Roy from The Glades. Oliver hasn't forgiven The Count for bringing a drug into Starling City that nearly cost his sister her life. The drug resurfaces and gets a girl killed on a crowded street. The death brings attention to the club because Tommy's books suggest some illegal business is happening in a secret room to get more people, and their money, into the club. The episode u...
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TV Upfronts: The CW Has New 'Vampire' Spinoff 'The Originals,' Confirms End Of 'Nikita'
"Arrow' Season 1 Finale Review: 'Sacrifice'
'Go On' Recap: 'Fast Breakup'
Close friends and family fall away from characters in the fantastical world of sitcoms. What's left are the core characters who've really just become part of the main character's universe. Any other character is reduced to a one-off guest character who'll pop up every now and then, or never again. I'm thinking of Boy Meets World's Rachel character and the way she showed up and immediately became part of the gang, even though she never bonded with any character besides Jack and Eric. Fortunately, Ryan and Wyatt have history together, so when Lauren tells Ryan to break up with Wyatt for her, ...
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Go On Review 'Urn-ed Run'
'Go On' Review: 'Matchup Problems'
'Revenge' Review: 'Masquerade'
Revenge had Halloween on Easter, which worked as well a Community's Thanksgiving episode that aired in February. For an episode about masks and masquerading, the Halloween setting works. Of course, Revenge stages a party every week, so the necessity of the Halloween setting is debatable. Anyway, things are concealed and revealed in "Masquerade." Emily's opening narration about masks and what they mean is on-the-nose as every Emily narration is. It is among the worst narrations in Revenge's history. Revenge doesn't need narration to clarify already clear themes. I mean, the characters walk a...
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'Revenge' Season 2 Finale Review: 'Truth'
'Revenge' Review: 'Engagement'
'The Vampire Diaries' Review 'American Gothic'
I feel like I'm seeing intentional nods to Buffy and ANGEL, Joss Whedon's old shows about vampires, on two genre shows lately. One show that seemingly freely borrows from Buffy/ANGEL (more Buffy in TWD's case) is The Walking Dead; the other is The Vampire Diaries. Indeed, this is nothing new for the latter show. The similarities between The First and Silas are staggering. TVD's similarities are more than just Silas/season 7. It also involves the active redemption of a brutal villain. Case in point: Klaus. He's killed characters who are close to the beloved characters of the show, he chased ...
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'The Vampire Diaries' Season 4 Finale Review 'Graduation'
TV Upfronts: The CW Has New 'Vampire' Spinoff 'The Originals,' Confirms End Of 'Nikita'
'Arrow' Review: 'Salvation'
Arrow's done a variation of the 'two vigilantes in the same town' story this season in the dark arrow episode. The Dark Arrow is different from the vigilante in "Salvation." The Dark Arrow is the opposite of The Green Arrow, the antithesis, and the representation of what and who Oliver is fighting to rid from the city. The vigilante isn't notable besides his use of technology to publicly terrorize the people watching. Oliver wanted to take out a bad landlord, but the other vigilante gets him first and broadcasts his murder for all to see online and on the television. Oliver doesn't like oth...
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TV Upfronts: The CW Has New 'Vampire' Spinoff 'The Originals,' Confirms End Of 'Nikita'
"Arrow' Season 1 Finale Review: 'Sacrifice'
