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Adam Monroe, where did you go? is that you on the floor? are you dust, nothing more?!

Dwardus — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 08:50:27 +0000

I have to say, of all the jumping around in time, people coming back to life and trying to keep track of
who has what powers now, Heroes seaons 3 has to be the most confusing to date. For instance – why has Suresh become Brundel-fly, and why has Peter forgotten all about that Irish bird he loves, yaddayaddayadda?

Heroes can get away with a little confusion because you know that all or at least most of this will be resolved by the season’s end. Lost however, crossed that line long ago (I still bloody watch it if it’s on though, gaah!). One thing really bugs me about Heroes though, and this guy said it best – why oh why has Adam Monroe been given such a crap death? Adam was the lead villain of the second series (and I did enjoy this, though others thought it was too slow and expositiony) and in the last episode (to be shown on BBC, anyway) was disposed of so brashly. The new guy (Petrelli senior, apparently, in a Star Warsy-esque twist) reduced Adam to dust without a second thought. All that cool character build-up, Hiro finally having a super-cool sword-wielding adversary, there being a cool back story developed in series two. Why exhumed the coolest villain if you’re not gonna use him? besides, the only thing Adam was really worried about was being shot in the head (I seem to remember him mentioning this in the second series once or twice) so at least if you’re going to kill him off do it by preferably cutting off his head after an epic and well choreographed fight against Hiro. Ho hum, maybe he’ll come back (doubt it though). Anyway, here’s a pic of him crumbling (or not, thank previous hosts for helping to lose my pics!)

…and a picture of the “villains”. I don’t really care about any of these new ones. Who is the guy with the tash(?) anyway? top-right I mean. Is that Peter or Sylar, or none of the above?

I love Heroes by the way, so don’t think I’m slagging it off! I’m just erm, picking flies!

Spooks Trailers

Dwardus — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 12:18:42 +0000

The new BBC Spooks website is up and with it, the pulse-pounding tv trailer and an interview with Armitage on his new role as Lucas North. Enjoy!

Check out my longer post on Spooks here.

Spooks

Dwardus — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 07:17:52 +0000

Yesterday I went to Exeter with the folks for a spot of shopping and then some food and drink. I like Exeter – good shops, a quay and a nice cathedral. Everyone seems a little bit more dignified than they are here too (which isn’t particularly hard). I don’t know if there are really more nice women than there are here or whether that’s just the Paperchase = chick-magnet factor talking. Hmm.

I picked up a bunch of DVDs and a book lauded by the girl who worked in the bookshop. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell has been on my list for a little while now, so to get it for three quid was pretty cool. Basically it is on my reading list because it (at least from the blurb) sounds like the stories I enjoy writing, so I reckon it should be pretty helpful.

MI5, not 9 to 5

The Spooks logo

Over the last couple of days I’ve been watching quite a bit of Spooks, which returns later this month with its 7th season. I must admit when they first aired I missed seasons 4 and 5 out completely – I still hadn’t got over the departure of much of the original cast. It was only a year or so ago that I bought season 4 and I’m still to watch 5 (waiting for it to go down in price!). I watched and enjoyed Season 6 on TV last year.

Thames House, featured widely in the show. Well, the exterior, anyway.

If you’ve seen yesterday’s TV guide in the Times, you’ll know that Richard Armitage (the true heart-throb of the BBC’s Robin Hood, as Guy of Gisborne) enters this season as a character named Lucas North to help our Spooks after eight years in a Russian prison. Details are sketchy at best, but he is said to carry plenty of baggage and have traitor written all over him. Sounds good. Spooks ruthlessness with its characters (even pivotal main characters) has always been one of its main attractions. You never quite know who will survive an episode to live another day.

Adam Carter is having a bad day

At one point, when Tom Quinn left in season 3 I was upset by the crumbling original cast. I missed quite a bit of Spooks after that as I’ve mentioned, which I later regretted. Adam Carter (Rupert Penry-Jones) has grown on me, as has Harry Pearce (Peter Firth) the quick-witted staple of the series and the good-natured Malcom (Hugh Simon) who has taken more of a place in Spooks in the last few seasons.

Jo Portman - will she or won't she?

The photo in the Times also shows hard-faced Ros Myers (Hermione Norris) alongside Harry, Adam, Malcolm and the aforementioned Lucas North. This intrigues me as I thought we’d seen the last of Ros given all the subterfuge in last season’s closing episodes. Of course the real question for all Spooks fans is whether Jo Portman (Miranda Raison) will make her return after the small-scale but powerfully bleak season 6 series finale last year. I’d say no, but would they really start the new season with another funeral?

Expect Spooks to return on the week of October 27th

Another Way To Die – the Quantum of Solace Theme Tune

Dwardus — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 17:01:59 +0000

First question – what’s wrong with it?! I think it’s really cool! There’s a whole lot of hate over it at the BBC website at the moment. I mean Jesus, we’re talking 90% pure, unadulterated hate. I think the problem is that it is for a Bond film, and everyone’s so quick off the mark to call it crap unless it’s exactly what they thought it would be. Before White and Keys were revealed as the singers I thought it was gonna be Duffy, who I’m sure would have done an ace little number. Muse would have been perfect for the job but I don’t think they were ever asked. I reckon Winehouse was hit and miss - she could either have done something fantastic, or frankly, pap. The fact that Ronson scrapped whatever it is that they produced is immaterial, he’s not exactly the next John Lennon, is he? Anyway, this tune is no way as bad as people are saying, it’s pretty catchy and I’m sure it’ll grow on me even more. It seems like people just want to hark on about how much they know about Bond and music, and why change is bad. Sod em!

Here’s the link to the full song. I’m not sure how long it’ll be up, so click now (unless you like James Bond, then apparently, don’t)!