Wizard of Outer Zone?!
December 8, 2007 by Ryan
I don’t know how many of you caught the previews for the Sci-Fi Channel Mini-Series Tin Man. My wife and I saw them and decided to watch it. I was really excited about the idea: a new take on the Wizard of Oz. I was even more intrigued when I saw some of the casting: Zooey Deschanel (Elf, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy) as “Dorothy” & Alan Cumming (Nightcrawler from X2) as “The Scarecrow”.
Here is a chat I had with Dan of CinemaGaslight.com about the it: Read more
The Best Show You Probably Missed
September 25, 2007 by Ryan
You are probably all excited at the return of Heroes, and I am too, but this is about my new favorite show. The unfortunate thing for you is that it’s already had its season finale!
Who is this guy? Is it the jerk from Hitch? No…well yeah I guess, the actor anyway (Jeffrey Donavon). But here he is Michael Weston from Burn Notice. If you haven’t seen it, sorry, you missed it (at least until it comes out on DVD). It’s seriously the my favorite show since 24.
It’s about a spy who gets “burned”, which means whatever agency he was working for has now disassociated themselves and left him high and dry. I was skeptical at first because I didn’t think the actor could pull off the role. But USA has put together some great shows: from Monk (which I hope everyone knows about and watches) to another one of my favorites in Psych (which I probably could write another whole post about). So we gave it a shot and I’ve been hooked!
I don’t know if it’s the dead sexy jet black challenger or the fact the Bruce Campbell (of Army of Darkness fame) is in the show that has me so addicted! I think it’s because the guy is so freakin’ slick and has is always a step ahead of everyone. Actually, throughout the show, the main character narrates little spy tidbits and insights and I think that helps me to jump into the whole spy fantasy. If you saw it, you know what I’m talking about. If you didn’t, buy it or rent it when it goes to DVD!
