Blue Brain

Back in April of this year I purchased an iPad, after seeing the various demos of comic book apps I was impressed. As a kid I was very much into a handful of comics, but as I got older I grew out of them. I continued to think comics were for kids, but with my fancy new iPad I decided to check out some comics recommended to me by some adult comic fans. “The Walking Dead” written by Robert Kirkman was one that was continually recommended, I grabbed the first few issues and was instantly hooked. The artwork was great, but I was shocked how excellent the writing was.

The story chronicles the travels of a group of people trying to survive in a world stricken by a zombie apocalypse. The group is led by Rick Grimes, who was a police officer in the old world. As their situation grows more and more grim, the group’s desperation to survive pushes them to do almost anything to stay alive. Although, there are zombies in The Walking Dead, the story is as much about zombies as Lost was a story about a strange island. Similar to Lost, the real stories lie in the survivors, their moral decisions, and how they must change and adapt to this new world. The biggest threat to the survivors safety aren’t the zombies, it’s the other human survivors. Resources are scarce and safe shelter is hard to find, desperation brings out the worst in some. Continue Reading…

The Lost 2-hour season premier of the final season kicks off tonight. The show notorious for raising a handful of questions for every 1 question it answers is back to finally wrap-up everything into one neat little package? Right? I hope so. I can’t count the amount of times I’ve yelled out “WHAT?” at the end an episode. I realize it’s just a TV show but there are so many loose ends that need to be wrapped up that I’m almost watching in disbelief that it’s possible to make sense of it all. What is all that crazy jungle whispering? How did John Locke come back to life? What’s up with Walt’s have special powers?  Why does Hurley see dead people? How does Hurley remain to be 300lbs on an island with limited food resources? Where is Claire? How is the island connected to Egyptian mythology? … I could do this all day.

The producers have said they plan to wrap up long-standing mysteries, such as the nature of the smoke monster, the four-toed statue of Taweret, the identity of the Adam & Eve skeletons from the season one episode “House of the Rising Sun”, and the reason the Dharma periodic resupply drops continue after the purge. Let’s hope they don’t disappoint.

The kids of South Park return tonight for the second half of the 13th season. The episode titled “Dead Celebrities” appears to be a the writers taking a poke at the explosion of ghost hunting shows popping up all over TV. Powerful forces are tormenting Ike Broflovski, the adopted younger brother of Kyle. He’s freaked out and the stress could kill him. Kyle and the boys are doing everything they can to save him, but the poltergeists won’t leave the poor kid alone. They’re forced to seek out professional ghost hunters to bring some sense of normalcy back to the Broflovski household.

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Well it looks like Sacred Heart isn’t closing its doors after all. It’s official — there will be a ninth season of Scrubs. And it looks like Scrubs may become very similar to the medical drama E.R. — not in content, but rather in it’s rotating style cast. Zach Braff (J.D.) and Sarah Chalk (Elliot Reid) will be returning for the first six episodes to “help transition the show to its new set-up, details for which are still being hammered out” according to the Hollywood Reporter. Donald Faison (Turk) and John C. McGinley (Dr. Cox) have both shot pilots for new shows, however if their pilots don’t get picked up they may be returning to the show as regular cast members. Ken Jenkins (Bob Kelso) will be making guest appearances in some capacity. No word yet as to whether or not Judy Reyes (Carla) or Sam Lloyd (Ted) will be returning to the show. Neil Flynn (Janitor) will appear in the first episode of the new season — however his new show The Middle has been picked up by ABC and airs September 30th.

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No cable? No satellite? No problem. Traditional television and the way it’s delivered is a thing of the past. You now have alternatives. The internet is an endless resource for great FREE on-demand programming — whether it be network tv programs or internet exclusive content. There’s much more than Youtube out there.

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The hot summer weather is on the way out and the kids are going back to school – but some great TV shows are on their way back. Here’s a list of some of the great shows to look forward to this month for the fall season.

This includes Family Guy, It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia, The Ultimate Fighter, The Office, Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Big Bang Theory, How I Met Your Mother, Californication & Dexter.

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It’s official — the entire voice cast of Futurama has just signed a new contract with Fox after weeks of intense salary negotiations.

As late as last week, the network was threatening to replace the original voices of Matt Groening‘s cult-hit cartoon, to the point of actually announcing a casting call for voice actors to replace them.

The Futurama voice cast includes John DiMaggio, Maurice LaMarche, Billy West, Tress MacNeille and Katey Sagal.

The compromise agreement, with the studio paying more and the actors accepting less, comes after the announcement of a 26-episode pick-up here by Comedy Central. Futurama also airs internationally in syndication, has produced four bestselling straight-to-DVD movies (later cut into episodes) and an upcoming feature film.

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Interesting news for you Lost fans out there– so don’t read forward if you don’t want any details. It’s sounds like Jack’s crazy plan worked. In May’s finale, the castaways detonated a bomb on the mysterious island in hopes of resetting the last several years of their lives. During Comic-Con this year numerous sixth season reports were made including the announcement of the return of Elizabeth Mitchell (Juliet Burke), Jeremy Davies (Daniel Faraday) and Dominic Monaghan (Charlie Pace),  as well as the inclusion of Nestor Carbonell (Richard Alpert) as a main character. Josh Holloway stated his character Sawyer would revert back to his old self after the loss of Juliet.

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Much like that gas station burrito you thought tasted great at the time — the news of Futurama returning in 2010 to please starving fans has turned horribly crappy.

20th Century Fox TV is producing 26 new episodes for a mid-year cable run on Comedy Central, but talks have broken down with voice stars Billy West, Katey Sagal, John DiMaggio, Maurice LaMarche, and Tress MacNeille over money. Fox is trying to cut costs for the move to cable and has offered the cast much less than they were asking (believed to be around $75,000 per episode).

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Curb Your Enthusiasm is slated to make it’s season 7 premiere September 25th 2009. The announcement was recently made by Jeff Garlin on the Adam Carolla podcast. The Emmy Award- and Golden Globe Award-winning  comedy series starring Seinfeld writer, co-creator, and executive producer Larry David as himself, and produced and broadcast by HBO.

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