… air tonight on SyFy. So. There’s that to do tonight. If you are wondering why you should watch Lost Girl, I offer this google image search, presented with no comment by me because I’d just start to squee like an idiot.

Also, Castle with guest star Adam Baldwin airs tonight. So much goodness, not enough time!

Everything I want to mention about Cabin in the Woods is exactly the kind of thing I shouldn’t mention about Cabin in the Woods because if anyone reading this hasn’t seen it yet, they should, and they should experience all the stuff I want to mention, but will not mention, for themselves.

Saying that, I am going to give away one moment. It’s in the beginning of the film so… I guess it’s just a scene that sets the tone and some people seem to be going into the movie expecting one thing and being disappointed. (Although, if Rotten Tomatoes is accurate, it’s only about 8% of the people that have seen it that don’t like it.)

Before I get to the one spoiler I will say that the movie is funny, with some gore, some fake out tense scenes and the obligatory jump in your seat scenes. But it’s not Paranoral Activity and it isn’t Saw. Because if it was I wouldn’t have bothered to go see it.

Onto the scene! (Which means if you want to stay 100% spoiler free, stop reading right here.)

Seriously. Stop reading.

Your choice!

At the very beginning when our doomed heroes are gathering to head off to the Cabin in the Woods, one character arrives in his beat up Volvo station wagon with a four foot long stainless steel bong as his passenger. The rest of the cast freak out because they don’t want him to get himself arrested, nor do they want to go to jail for his habits. As he exits the car, shutting the door behind him and reaching through the open window to lock it, then checking the handle to see that it locked, he explains that no cop would ever pull him over with that bong because cops fear someone that would drive with a bong of that size out in the open. When they insist he can’t take it onto the RV with them, he says, “Of course not!” and telescopes the damn thing down and it turns into a freaking traveling mug. That, in a nutshell, is the entire movie. It’s one thing until it’s something completely different.

Go see it.

thedailywhat:

TV Show Cancellation of the Day: You can hold on to your toy dinosaurs: Fox has decided not to renew freshman sci-fi TV series Terra Nova, announcing today that the show has been canceled after only one season.

No word yet on why, but audience numbers had quickly dwindled following the show debuted in September. Over nine million tuned in to watch the show’s premiere, compared with just over seven million who sat through the show’s two-hour finale in December.

The cancellation will likely not come as much of a shock to fans, who sensed the show was in danger last month when they launched a campaign to persuade execs to give it another shot. In addition to a Facebook group and an online petition, fans were also encouraged to inundate the network with toy dinosaurs.

There is still a chance, albeit a slim one, that the show could be picked up by another network.

[tvline.]

Bummer. It was a fun show.

I like things with a touch of whimsy. It doesn’t necessarily have to be supernatural but a quirk always gets my attention. I could watch straight up drama, but why do that when I can watch a drama with a sword wielding Immortal, a vampire with a soul, a piemaker that can raise the dead, or now a succubus in search of her identity?

This isn’t a recent shift in taste. When I was a kid I was all about superheroes and Star Wars. One summer I pretended I was Wonder Woman and by the time winter came around I made my mother buy me all white winter gear so I could be Princess Leia on Hoth. (Which was a little difficult to pull off seeing my mother saw fit to get me one of those damn Dorthy Hamill hair cuts. Princess Leia never had to put up with that kind of crap.)

After high school I got too busy for much escapism. I had two jobs and any spare time I had was unwinding with friends, usually at bar or at someones tiny apartment. (And somehow I usually ended up as the designated drive. I think I should feel jipped and used…) It wasn’t until I became more settled (ugh!) that the need for something other than real life came back. Most shows I watch are just to get me out of my noisy head and to paraphrase Billy Joel, “to forget about life for a while…” What’s on my TV is usually enough to do that. Plus, I can multi-task by escaping and folding laundry at the same time. (Dear god, just kill me now.) But every once in a while I come across something that triggers flights of fancy to break up a monotonous day even when I’m not watching. Lost Girl does that. So enough about me, here is what I think about the show that you should be watching too.

It’s lush. Well, wait. I’ve used that word to describe it other places and it’s not quite right. Fertile. Yeah. Most stories are good for the time I’m paying attention to them. On rare occasions there are stories with enough room in them that there are questions and things to ruminate and wonder about until the next week. It lingers. But in a good way, like the smell of maple syrup after breakfast is long done. I like all the characters. Or rather, I like all the characters I’m supposed to like. Kenzi, the obligatory sidekick, is awesome. In the first episode she explains to Bo, (the main heroine of the tale), that her mother told her to pick the toughest kid on the playground and make that person your friend, saying that Bo was that kid. I think she got that part wrong however. I think Kenzi is actually the toughest kid on their playground. Optimism like hers is pretty damn potent stuff. Plus, she’s funny as Hell. Bo is a little bit harder to get a grasp of. She’s got a power that kills, yet I’m not getting much regret from her on that. She’s a little bit too together (despite living in a former crack house and driving a crappy car) for an accidental serial killer. Perhaps they’ll get to that later. She’s our in, seeing as she’s the one that has the least clue about what is going on so I suppose trying to figure out everything takes precedence over brooding. Dyson is a cop that is also Fae, (what they call themselves on this show), who in one scene gets yelled at by Bo, kissed by him, then she calls him an asshole. Funny thing is, when she was yelling at him, he should have been yelled at, when she kissed him, she should have been kissing him, and when she called him an asshole… well, you get the drift. All in a span of a few minutes. Sharp turns like that are hard to pull off with characters you don’t immediately like. He’s a bit of a mystery. And I get the feeling that he doesn’t actually think much of humans, despite being on the “side” that doesn’t hurt them. Us. Whatever. Basically, he’s a grouch. Go figure. I like the grouchy character. And I was instantly rooting for him to be on Bo’s side. He has a partner, but I don’t know much about him yet. He wears hats. Not much to go on, but he wears them well. Trick is someone with power, but hides it. I am instantly intrigued. And only four episodes in but I really want to see more of him and Kenzi interacting. It’s adorable. Yet, that guys got gravitas. If they had gotten someone with just a smidgen less, it could have turned that character into a joke and in a way the entire show would have come unhinged.

The show itself moved pretty quickly into formula territory, but I can forgive it that seeing as a lot of genre shows like this have to throw everything they got at the viewing audience in order to stay on the air. Unless it’s different in Canada and their airwaves are chock full of shows like this. If so, I’m packing my bags pronto. And like I said, I like all the players. I’m sure that the writers are going to back off the monster of the week formula and start digging into who Bo really is, why Trick is so interested in her, and just how many hats does Dyson’s partner have.

It reminds me of a lot of other shows that I love, like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, it’s spin off Angel, Highlander the series, and even Moonlight, (which got more fun as the actors seemed to just embrace the camp that show was), but I don’t mean that it’s derivative. Except the clothing. That is derivative and a half. But more like Goth meets Middle Earth. Actually, it looks more like clothing people would buy that were heavily into Tolkien or going to medieval fairs and that influence leaked into their daily clothing style. Same with the set dressings. Which does remind me of one peeve. How does Bo have so much furniture and even electricity in a house that’s supposed to be abandoned? She barely has walls yet she’s got a plush red velvet couch that looks like it just came off the sales floor. I ask that mostly out of jealousy. I hate my couch. (I also hate paying my electric bill…) 

It airs Monday nights at 10PM EST on the SyFy (that’s still stupid) channel. I have no idea if the previous episodes are online, but I suggest you find them and watch them. They’ll make your brain happy.

Show quote of the day:

“Have I spit in your coffee or something. What is your deal?”

“Kiss me.”

“Wow are you bad at reading women.”

Not sure who Astro is, but apparently he is a star of X-Factor. He’ll be on an upcoming episode of Person of Interest.

Link detailing more: here.

Vampire Diaries:

Evil Stephan is evil! But the look on Klaus’ face when he beheaded the hybrid right in front of him, and then later when they were on the phone and Stephan was going to make Elena a vampire? Priceless. So glad today is Thursday and I get to see even more of this show.

Nikita:

Yay, the band is back together! And they picked up a new member to boot. Hurray for them. However, I absolutely hated what they did to Amanda. And by ‘they’ I mean the writers. So, she’s done everything just because she was a scorned woman? Give me a break. That totally ruined her. Now she’s just a psychotic petulant child. And for Percy? Ew.

Supernatural:

Both Krychek and Logan in one episode? Awesome! A little 40s prohibition noir? Bonus! Dean being a dork? Whatever. I swear he has only three modes: Down, dork, dick. He’s either mopey and depressed about his crap life, or he’s being an ass to Sam and everyone else, or he’s acting like an idiot. Can’t there be more to Dean?

Castle:

I’m a little confused. Is there a shadowy group verses another shadowy group thing going on in the Castle verse? Seems like the one that might have killed Beckett’s mom is going up against the one that tried to take down the mayor. And Castle is caught in the middle.

Person of Interest:

They are starting to reach that point where the writers can add some levity to the dialog and have it not feel forced. Love it. Also love that Reese can kick ass even when he’s hampered by a set of crutches. That is seriously badass.

Not sure if it’s such a good idea letting Carter in the club. We’ll see. In fact, we’ll see tonight!

The Good Wife:

Kalinda has a plan… right???

The Fades.

Interesting. Bleak. Oddly realisitic in the way everyone talks to each other. Occasionaly gross. I’ll be tuning in again next week. It’s on BBC America.

One of the best action packed, procedural crime thriller series on TV, Person of Interest, returns for its winter premiere tonight and according to series star Kevin Chapman, we are in for quite a ride.

Chapman who plays Detective Fusco, the formerly corrupt detective/reluctant team asset to Jim Caviezel’s mysterious character John Reese, took some time out of his packed schedule to chat with Daemon’s TV about his character, the exciting episodes coming ahead and working with an amazing cast. Check out what he had to say below and don’t forget to tune in for the newest episode of Person of Interest “Super” which airs tonight Thursday, Jan. 12 (9:00 – 10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

Read the interview here.

Michael Emerson seeks “Person of Interest.”

Even though it was about 30 degrees outside and the winds were gusting to over 50 miles an hour the crew of CBS’s hit show “Person of Interest ” was hard at work filming new scences for the series.  The New York Flash was there this time to watch actor Michael Emerson who plays the computer genius Harold Finch film his scenes.  Also filming, was actor Michael Kelly who plays Mark Snow on the show.

LINK.

PS Was the character of Mark Snow named after the X-Files composer?

rinalism:

I want to follow you!

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savagealias:

cusesmith:

awww :B

OMG!  I LOVE YOU!  I LOVE YOU SO MUCH!  THANK YOU!!!!!  Now us international viewers can see it!!!!!!

And nawww look at them all!  They are so ADORABLE!  And what is up with that plaid vest, Emerson?!

Anyway, you don’t have to thank us…. thank you for making an incredible show!

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He’s been my favorite for a while. Way to finally catch up, world.

Goes to Person of Interest! Woot.

So give it a second season already!

What else do you need to know?

New York Flash posts picture from filming of Person of Interest on January 4th.
https://thenewyorkflash.wordpress.com/2012/01/04/jim-caviezel-person-of-interest/