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Hello to everybody, sorry if you felt I left you (oyu ain't that lucky yet), the reason of my absence was due to an oportunity at going back to full time on my job, but it meant to go a litttle bit further branch of my company, so far so good and hopely thing will start to look up.

The secon reason it was more due to lazyness, and to the fact that since a lot of shows have finished their seasons, I'm watching more movies and reading books, and actually going to the movie theaters a lot more (you can check my stuff on Movietome) and of course taking care of my family (I just Love those little rascals of mine) and anoiding hang overs by staying drunk...Just Kidding, some.

Well anyway, I just wanted to say hi! and soon I will catch up with some missing reviews (Fear Itself it's one on my to do list) and get back to the vice of the tube.

Cheers!!

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Posted by bangor09, 06/20/2008 2:39am  0 Comments
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Smallville Rant

Warning: Like a previous rant, this pretty much a copy/paste part of a review.... I just did it again because i feel the need to rant it more...You were warned....

...From my "Descent" episode of Smallville's review...

Finally we see the setting of thing to come, namely Clark and Lex being mortal enemies.... In case anybody forgot... Clark and Lex aren't mortal enemies: It's SUPERMAN and Lex... and YES!! There's a Difference!!!

Lex Luthor always tries to kill or submit Superman, but Clark Kent is not more that a reporter to him, a nosy one, but not as much as Louis Lane and not so dangerous, if Clark were his enemy (or knew that Superman was in fact, him) he would have Clark killed or used his loved ones against him, as he has done against Superman....

Besides the fact that the series has taking too much years out of the Superman mistery, and that pretty much every single person in Superman's future is already shown on the show, it's beyond me how are we supossed to believe that NOBODY (specially Lex and Louis) will conect the dots between Superman and Clark Kent, since he won't change that much in whatever years the show's creator are going to set for the mandatory absence of Clark's before Superman's first appearance, it will take more than a fancy new haircut and glasses (not to mention he pretty much just wears RED and BLUE all the time) to fool those who were and will be so close to the Man of Steel...

Now, I know it would seem I am a hater of the show, many I set the record straight... I am not, but I'm more fan of the tru Superman Legacy, thus I have try to forgive the obvious mistakes of the series for the fun of it, but since the series has been too long on the air and we know the ideas arent flowing that good anymore, and good nice series conclusion should be on the horizon soon, before it get Cancelled due to lack of viewer's interest and thus giving it a mediocre ending (if not a sudden one) to a series that brought us a legendary icon back on the television....

Posted by bangor09, 04/23/2008 11:51pm  2 Comments
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Done!!!

Here I am just to tell you that my self-imposed catcher up Lost marathon it's done, I justfinished "Meet Kevin Jonhson" and since I pretty much saw 6-8 episodes per day (one perk of being in a part-time job season) I am ready for the remaining episodes of this season, the show it's one of the best written i've seen so far, but I gotta agree with ome other fans that the last episodes have going a little bit donwhill, which it's to be expected after two very good seasons, hope they writers get their second wind soon and go back to full noth, my concerns/complaints with the most recent episodes are the chances in Locke's character, I thought after the death of Mr. Eko he would be regainig his obi-wan/zed master self.... but so far that's not happening, Charlie's sacrifice was painful but it was meant to happen, although we haven't see the conclusion of our fav scotsman's vision, Michael it's back... it's that a good thing??? and we are pretty much back to square one on the love triangle (more of a rectangle by now) of Jack,kate and Sawyer, I still think Anna Lucia was a cool character but agree that once she served her porpouse it was going to drag things, just like Eko... So where are the Others now? and when are we gonna know what's that Lost-Zilla thing?, and when are we going to see it again, seems like in the most recent storylines the writers are forgetting about the whole mistyc thing of the island and more interested on confusing us with a lot of betrayals/suspicions plots, what's that Jacob in the end for that matter? and let's not even get started on the events that show a post-rescue group with their lifes pretty much going down hill by the second... I for one got hooked (and seriously overdosed) on this show, just waiting to see what happens next, I going to take some days off the tube and maybe later start on another marathon...something simple....how about "Dark Shadows"???
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Posted by bangor09, 04/18/2008 7:27pm  0 Comments
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lost season 3

I just saw the first minutes of season 3 of lost (yes, the marathon continues...) and the first thought it's Whaa???? too bad that disk 2 and 3 will get home in 2 days (give or take) I guess Iīll have to swing by the video store, or suffer Lost Withdrawal.... but at least I could get some sleep.... Choices, Choices... the goal it's to catch up before season 4 ends so I can review it time, at this rate i might make it, just let's hope sanity hasn't left me yet...
Category: TV
Posted by bangor09, 04/13/2008 1:41am  0 Comments
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Lost marathon update

Hello again, I just finished the first season of "Lost", grat series, I indeed was missing out, too many questions, so many episodes, too little time, I still am NOT reading any spoilers, so I gotta find out how things turn out eventually.

I totally get why Staephen King was so pleased with this series, they way the episodes unfold, with the flashback sequences to explaing the characters back-ground aare pretty similar to the way he writes the big books, (It, The Stand, Desperation, not to mention the Dark Tower), and know we know that the tream behind "Lost" are actually going to take a try to the "Dark Tower" books (God Bless ya boys, and good luck with that....that's pretty much a tall order), but for the life of m, as far i go I can't tell why so many people (in chat rooms and websites posts, mostly) compare the series or make references to the Dark Tower, I guess it's hard to understand without the spoilers being lid out, so I'll have to wait...

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Posted by bangor09, 04/09/2008 10:32am  0 Comments
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My Recent Reviews

 
7.0 Good
Fear Itself
Spooked
Avg Score: 7.32    Total Ratings: 92    Total Reviews: 12
The plot started very promising , but it turned too boring very quickly, by the time the twist came, you must have seen it coming, and the "secret" origin of the main character's personality didn't made sense,shocking as it was,
specially the "Make some wrongs to make a right" thing, and it was even worse if you have in mind the timing where it was said. Erick Roberts partner was very unconvincing and also the gun plot lead to a conclusion far too convenient and in fact felt too rushed, like written at the last minute.

They were a lot of elements that could have supplied with a much better plot, and better pacing:

1- A haunted "living murdering house"
2- Satanic Rituals.
3- A Vengeful Ghost
4- A denied guilt in seek for redemption in a very wrong way.
5.-The possibility of a masked psychopathy.

All them where there but mixed so unevenly that in the end none provided to a satisfactory conclusion..

...But that's just my thoughts, see and judge for yourself...
Report Abuse Posted Jun 20, 2008
8.0 Great
Fear Itself
The Sacrifice
Avg Score: 8.01    Total Ratings: 132    Total Reviews: 9
The plot was very good as was the setting:

The Plot; An isolated community holds a monster prisoner, at the cost of cutting off all contact with the outside world, only letting people in to feed said monster.

The Good; There was the use of the old Vampiric Folklore, remedies and countermeasures, something we don't see in most films today, and the suspense was well built.

The Bad: The villagers claim that they have tried and failed for years to destroy the monster (a Vampire)but in the end with the outsiders, they manage to destroy it by doing nothing special (torching the place)something that could have done very easily on THE DAY In Plain Daylight. The ending was proper and creepy and it saved the episode for going to hell (no pun intended)but somehow overall the episode lacked the strength for a solid series opener...
Report Abuse Posted Jun 20, 2008
10.0 Perfect
Fear Itself
Family Man
Avg Score: 8.31    Total Ratings: 87    Total Reviews: 6
Users who agree: 4    Users who disagree: 2
I saw the first two episode of the series and although at certain degree I liked them, I think this one is the one that will make the viewers stick around for a while more...

The plot has been done before (the last incarnation of the Twilight Zone had an episode similar) but these time I really felt bad for the main character, you know from the beginning things are going to end bad, and they did.

The twist at the end saved the episode and although it was predictable, it had been built up to an inevitable conclusion that will leave even the more cynic with a eerie feeling.
Report Abuse Posted Jun 20, 2008
10.0 Perfect
Lost
There's No Place Like Home (2)
Avg Score: 9.66    Total Ratings: 802    Total Reviews: 45
Users who disagree: 1
This is an season finale like they should be... Here's looking at you Smallville!

Let's do my typical quick recap!!!

The survivors try to get to the boat... Surprised G.I. Jerk got it rigged with C-4 all the way!! Desmond, Jin and Michael try to deactive it, but you know better than that!

Ever since we meet "the others" they wee despicted as savages and pretty much mean bad-asses, I was dissapointed when I learn that they were actually cientifics in disguise, this time we see that the can kick military ass!, Sayid?..not so much, although he did hold his ground ...for a couple of minutes...I still thinks he's cool. Ben gets rescued and in turn Kate and company are let go...

Lockes goes to a "new" where he's supposed to move the Island, He tries to convince Jack to Stay in the Island, but then again, we know better than that... Cool dialog, though.

Daniel continues to take survivors to the Carrier, but we get the hint that Charlotte has already been in the Island before.. huh? Season 5 Subplot!!!

Back in the station Ben kills the last soldier who was try to capture, locke yells at him because Ben knew that the soldier's death would trigger the C-4 in the Ship, Ben's response...So?? Cool bastard!!!

So Jack, Kate,Hugo,Desmond,Sawyer,Sayid and Lupis fly off to the carrier, but when they discover that the chopper is leaking fuel due a hole mad by a bullet during Ben's rescue, Sawyer takes a plunge...literally, not before asking Kate for a favor and one last frechie in the process... So the remainig fuel last long enough for the rest to reach the ship.

And now some FlashFoward!!!

Back in the future, Sayid goes fetch Hugo from the nut house, we see him playing chess by himself, but before leaving the premises, he says "Check Mate, Mr.Eko".

Kate sees Claire and yells at her that she must not take Aaron back to the island.

Now back to the present...or something...

Locke gets out of the station and is told to meet "the Others" in order to be their leader, finally a smile in my fav old man... The C-4's time bomb it's runnnig, the chopper lands and after a real QUICK catching up, repairs and refuel the group takes flight again, Michael tells Jin to go to Sun, who is in the chopper with Aaron, but they have to go and Jin can't make it, cue Celine Dion... oh, sorry wrong scenario..!

Before the whole thing goes off, we see Michael having a vision and being told he can go now, redemption stuff I guess, cool.

Sawyer gets to the island and there he learn the doom of the ship, unknowing that Kate was not there anymore...

Ben goes deep into a Ice Fortress (not THAT Ice Fortress) and after turning some wheels, we see a bright flash, just like the one's when Desmond saved the world seasons ago, but this time....The Island it's no more....

The chopper crashes anyway but is rescued by Penny who had tracked the phone call made by Desmond, seems like at least for now Desmond gets a happy ending (take that, you Desmond Haters!!!!) And after some deliberation, the group agress to get lie about the whole plane crash and stuff to protect the ones in the island...wherever they are... and get to another island in order to be "found" again, minus Desmond and Lupis who will go deep underground...

And now for the Cliffhanger!!!

Flashfoward; Jack's it's at the mistery Funeral, and Ben's there we learn that Jack's visitor told him that aince they left the ones in the island suffered some horrible fate and because of Jack's fault, the visitor turns out to be no other that Locke...Who now it's in the casket...

Now that's a season Finale!!!!
Report Abuse Posted May 30, 2008
10.0 Perfect
Supernatural
No Rest for the Wicked
Avg Score: 9.17    Total Ratings: 777    Total Reviews: 88
Users who agree: 3   
I could understand the plot from the get go, and the Quick recap hooked me entirely, not to mention the use of "Wayward son" as background song was excellent...

I have watch only like 3 episodes total (not for lack of interest mind you,)but clearly I was missing out, just like "lost", it seems Iīll have to do some catching up, the characters are very well written, I canīt say for sure how acurate the demons mithology itīs used but it well presented and interesting...

The homage to "The Twilight Zone" episode was a real kicker for me (one of my favorite series) but the demonic approach was really cool, and I canīt wait to see what happens next...

...Hereīs a new fan.
Report Abuse Posted May 15, 2008

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As for Horror, sci-fi, and action goes for me, there's no such thing as "too much". Am I the only one to think that 2001 brought us a LOT of good series that were cut short with no really good reasons?, sure we had to make room for those crappy reality shows, but at least they could gave us a hope for the future or at least a website were you could buy the remaining unaired episodes via online (shame on you, Itunes, you were years too late for the rescue!) instead of leaving us searching in ebay and hoping our tivo will find them in some remote channel,now I know why I'm so attached to that episode of "Tales from the darkside" called "distant signals" (check the episode recap and you will understand. Anime it's a big thing for me too, since I worked for several years in a comic book store, I had access to it before it was "cool" (that should tell you something about my age, ehem, nevermind)and although I still enjoy it, I more of a an occasional otaku now. I love movies although I'm not a big fan of remakes (specially if are "translated" from Asia to u.s., Give them up, greedy studios, they don't work! that was make them unique!!)IN music Information Society It's the top in my list, but followed by tons of others: Linkin park, Depeche MOde, Alice Cooper, Ac-Dc,(I JUST HAVE to start my day with "You Shook Me...) Metallica,Papa Roach,3 Doors Down, and tons of 80's music,
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