Category: Television

From DOCTOR WHO to FANTASTIC FOUR?

Doctor Who Christmas Special poster courtesy BBC America
Doctor Who Christmas Special poster courtesy BBC America

After pulling myself together after watching The Time of the Doctor I had an inspiration: Matt Smith as Reed Richards?

 

Yes, we’ll work on the hair but…

 

While looking back at the Eleventh Doctor era I kept seeing Smith as the leader of Marvel’s First Family. If you look at Matt Smith’s first Doctor Who episode The Eleventh Hour you can see his shyness and vulnerability when asking Amy Pond to be his companion for adventures in time and space. I could easily see Smith as Reed Richards trying Continue reading From DOCTOR WHO to FANTASTIC FOUR?

Marvel Gods Worthy of Movies

Incredible Hercules #126 courtesy Marvel
Incredible Hercules #126 courtesy Marvel

After the box-office success of Thor I’m hoping Marvel will dive into its other mythological heroes and villains for future movies and television shows.

 

Here are 3 more God-like heroes WORTHY of consideration:

 

Hercules  Marvel’s Herc, Prince of Power was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in the pages of Journey Into Mystery. Continue reading Marvel Gods Worthy of Movies

SERENITY: LEAVES ON THE WIND Preview

Serenity: Leaves on the Wind #1 courtesy Dark Horse Comics
Serenity: Leaves on the Wind #1 courtesy Dark Horse Comics

Serenity will soar again. One of my most anticipated comics coming in 2014 breathes new life into this outer space corners of the Whedonverse. Joss Whedon created the short-lived but loved Firefly television series which was reborn as a feature film. Dark Horse Comics will pick up the story of Mal Reynolds and his crew in Serenity: Leaves On the Wind.

 

Writer Zach Whedon and artists Georges Jeanty (Buffy, The Vampire Slayer) continue with Mal, a pregnant Zoe, River Tam and the rest of outlaws’ story after the events of the Serenity movie when they exposed the universe to the corrupt government’s crimes against their own people. Continue reading SERENITY: LEAVES ON THE WIND Preview

Wonder Woman Casting Reaction by THE SUPERGIRLS Author

Wonder Woman #1 Courtesy DC Comics
Wonder Woman #1 Courtesy DC Comics

With news that Wonder Woman will be part of the Man of Steel sequel with Batman I reached out to the author who literally wrote the book on super heroines. Mike Madrid chronicled the history of women in comics in The Supergirls with a huge section devoted to the most famous woman in comics.

 

With such a long history, devoted fan following, iconic television series and numerous attempts at films and new television shows, the Amazon Princess finally hits the big screen. I asked Madrid about the casting choice.

 

“Like all Wonder Woman fans, I have my own idea of how I see the heroine. Continue reading Wonder Woman Casting Reaction by THE SUPERGIRLS Author

Matt Smith DOCTOR WHO Finale Details

Doctor Who Christmas Special poster courtesy BBC America
Doctor Who Christmas Special poster courtesy BBC America

The final Matt Smith Doctor Who episode will be The Time of the Doctor. The Christmas episode sees Smith’s Eleventh Doctor regenerate into a new form (played by Peter Capaldi.)

 

The finale follows The Name of the Doctor and the recent 50th Anniversary special The Day of the Doctor. Here’s the official synopsis courtesy BBC:

 

“Orbiting a quiet backwater planet, the massed forces of the universe’s deadliest species gather, Continue reading Matt Smith DOCTOR WHO Finale Details