Starbuck Getting Portmaned?
Apr 17Aw. Looks like Starbuck won’t be keeping her girly extensions, which I kind of liked. I am quite tickled by Ms. Sackhoff’s frank nature in this interview. Sounds like she is a bit Starbuckish in real life.
WikiWikiWhack: Kara Thrace, Katee Sackhoff
House of Spies
Apr 17OK, so the Alias preview that aired last night on ABC was pretty damn cool. There’s Will! Lena Olin! Hey, Vaughn…what the hell are they saying about Vaughn? Did they just confirm that he is actually alive? Not that this would shock anyone. But are they telling us that Actual Vaughn is coming back and not Dream Sequence Vaughn?
Also interesting is this EW article, in which J.J. and Co. discuss a few of Alias‘ missteps, and how, in the words of Abrams, “The show was always trying to find the balance between what it was and what the powers that be wanted it to be.”
I agree with a lot of what’s said in this article — much of the stuff designed to mainstream Alias up felt like obvious, dumbass network tinkering. Personally, I love seasons 1 and 2 and feel those are the years that most perfectly convey the themes of dysfunctional familial relations in an amped-up spy world. Seasons 3 and 4 have interesting patches, but I have a tougher time recalling them — certainly, I enjoy any and all eppys with Lena Olin. In any case, I’m fairly certain Alias has a slam-bang ending in store for us. And sap that I am, I really hope Actual Vaughn will be there.
WikiWikiWhack: J.J. Abrams, Alias
Stormy Fashion
Apr 17Hey, check out Storm’s wedding dress. Not bad, though I like the original sketch better than the final version — the bodice on the final looks like it’s made out of tiny animal bones and the skirt is a little too “swimsuit cover-up” for my tastes. But whatever. At least they didn’t put her in some fluffy, veily, meringue-y crap, which would have been most un-Storm like.
I think I must be missing something re: the comics/soap opera connection, though. From the article:
“Executive producer of Guiding Light, Ellen Wheeler, was also happy to see the crossover between soaps and comics. ‘Our soap world and the comics world are a great fit…'”
Um…what? They are? Is there some sort of corporate partnership I don’t know about? Probably.
I think they should have had Santino design it. You know he would have totally put Storm in some crazy jumpsuit with a bunch of “deconstructed” fringe and paillettes all over the place. And it would have been awesome.
WikiWikiWhack: Storm
Solicitations: DC, July
Apr 17So the DC Comics solicitations for comics shipping in July are out, and I must confess, I have become sadly obsessed with these monthly disclosures of minor tidbits of trivia, which I then gnaw upon in my brain until they grow into disfigured ideas of what could happen in future comic books.
That’s right. I regularly contemplate not the future of my life, or my career, or my unborn child. I think of the future of Batman, and Wonder Woman, and the rest.
So what does the future hold? Anything interesting? Let’s see…
SPOILERS AFTER THE JUMPITY JUMP.
Apocalypto Delayed
Apr 17Say what you will about Mel Gibson–he’s nothing if not an interesting filmmaker.
Unfortunately, we’re all gonna have to wait a bit longer to see his latest project, as Apocalypto has been bumped from early August to early December. Heavy rains in Mexico are to blame.
I’ve never seen Braveheart, never saw The Passion of the Christ, but I’m pretty psyched about this flick. The trailer is intriguing, and if nothing else, it could be a spectacularly riveting failure–a major studio big-budget motion picture shot in an ancient language starring unknowns. I’m fascinated already.
WikiWikiWhack: Mel Gibson, Apocalypto
