Super-Geniuses, Federal Marshalls, and a Murderous Conspiracy!

John Rogers the Kung Fu Monkey, or as I like to call him Sun Woo Kung, has a post about a new show on Sci-Fi network called Eureka.



The picture has nothing to do with Eureka rather it is a representation of John...aka Monkey King...Rogers.

Will Commander in Chief Lead to Viable Women Candidates for President?

Many on the Right have complained that ABC's new dramatic series, Commander in Chief is nothing more than a ploy to advance Hilary Clinton as a Presidential candidate, but one group is using the opportunity to "draft" Condoleezza Rice into running for the office.

I would highly recommend visiting the website of the show, linked above, it has some very interesting "blog" articles regarding the Mackenzie presidency. The site gives insight into the direction the show might actually be heading, rather than speculations as to purposes.

Can Allen balance the duties of The Presidency with those of a wife and mother? This is a woman who resigned from congress after just one term “to spend more time with her family” (though those of us who were paying attention know that decision had more to do with congressional gridlock than familial obligations).

So if Congress was taking too much of a toll on her home life, what then will be the impact of the Oval Office? This is not exactly a job where you can leave your cell phone on the hall table in the evening and forget about work until the next morning.

Will Equal ?

Forest Whitaker to Join Cast of "The Shield"

The gritty hit show The Shield, which is a part of the cable network revolution, will be adding Forest Whitaker to its cast. This past year they added acting heavyweight Glenn Close to an already talented cast. The addition of Whitaker as an IA detective investigating Mackey only points to even better things.

Ash-Moore Update

No this isn't a post about an upcoming "Ash vs. Jason vs. Freddy vs. Gandalf vs. Godzilla" movie, rather this is about Aston Kutcher and Demi Moore. That's right, they finally tied the knot.

For those of you groaning, "C'mon...Ashton Kutcher sucks" or "Ashton Kutcher is teh suxxorz," I would like to point out that I enjoyed Kutcher in Butterfly Effect and look forward to seeing him in a remake of The Evil Dead.

I know, I know, My Boss's Daughter was awful, but I have to give mad props to Kutcher for being a workaholic who seems to have fun doing what he is doing.

Besides, even if you hate him...shouldn't you be looking forward to seeing him raped by a tree?

Finally a "First Run" of a Japanese Horror Film.

As you all know, recent years have seen a large number of Japanese horror films being remade for American consumption. From Gore Verbinski's adaptation of The Ring to adaptations by the original director like The Grudge, we have seen a lot of these in recent years. Personally, Cinerati has been very pleased with most of the adaptations (and with the originals as well), but now it looks like America will be getting a "first run" of a Japanese horror story.

According to ICV2, we will soon be seeing an American adaptation of the Manga Parasyte, directed by Takashi Shimizu of The Grudge. The manga was released in the United States during the late 90's, but it seems has not yet been adapted to film. So maybe this will lead to a Japanese movie based on an American movie based on a Japanese Manga. Or better yet, an American movie based on a Japanese Movie based on an American movie based on a Japanese manga. The spiral is endless.

Continuing the Good Movie News! Fraggle Rock to Move to the Big Screen!

According to Movies Online one of my favorite television shows is soon to be a major motion picture. That's right, Fraggle Rock is jumping from the Silver Screen to Celluloid. It appears that the motion picture will have the Fraggles leave the Rock and come to "outer space," or as we call it "the real world." The basic narrative looks like a typical fish out of water story, but it sounds like it might be a lot of fun. Given that one of the permanent trends in Hollywood, and it is an old rather than new one, is to have a remake (Holiday Inn vs. White Christmas for those who think remakes are new) old stories, it is nice to see a "remake" of something I deeply desire to see.

Dungeons and Dragons Movie...

Welp, I saw this on Wizards' site, and here's the place for the skinny.

The Sci Fi channel will be premiering Dungeons & Dragons II: Wrath of the Dragon God, Saturday October 8. From scifi.com: "Five heroes undertake a quest to prevent the rise of a dragon god and an evil sorcerer -- who intend to subjugate the world under their reign of fire and shadow."

Hey, that promo pic looks sweet, anyway.



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