TELEVISION
1. Farscape: Pilot Brian Henson, son of the legendary Jim Henson, knows his anamatronic puppets, and back in 1999 he put that knowledge on display for adult audiences with the advent of the sci-fi series Farscape. The show, which was filmed in Austraila, focuses on an Earth-dwelling astronaut who inadvertently enters a wormhole into another universe and quickly becomes caught in the middle of conflicting planets, outer space empires, and the personalities of escaped alien prisoners (re: the puppets) living on the starship Moya. After completion of its fourth season the series was canceled, eliciting a resounding "what the frell?" from loyal fans worldwide. Check out the pilot episode that started it all here on Fancast.
2. Mad Men: Smoke Gets In Your Eyes: Pilot - It's already won two Golden Globes and it's currently gunning for a chance at Emmy-dom. See the show that the whole universe seems to be buzzing about from it's inception, right here on Fancast.
3. American Dad: Threat Levels - You're about to celebrate our Nation's independence, and what better way to do so than with the most patriotic animated dad on television? Seriously, who could love America more than this guy?
MOVIES
Feature
The Blue Max -George Peppard is a fighter pilot during World War I. That should be enough to make you want to watch The Blue Max already, but we'll tell you more anyway. George Peppard is a German fighter pilot named Bruno Stachel, who is determined to win the Blue Max - the highest honour in aviation (it's a British film, so we'll add the 'u' to honor). To do so, he must shoot down 20 enemy aircrafts. His quest puts him at odds with some of his fellow soldiers, who believe he cares more about earning the medal than protecting his allies and winning the war. When General Von Klugermann (James Mason) meets Stachel, he decides the man has potential in propaganda, and begins to exploit his exploits. Even Stachel's affair with Von Klugermann's wife Kaeti (Ursula Andress) doesn't derail his agenda. Americans and British folk playing Germans without even bothering to attempt an accent is something that worked well in 1966 and likely won't work well in 2009 when Valkyrie is released, so enjoy it now. It's George Peppard being a ruthless badass. That's always worth watching.
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007: Quantum of Solace We don't care what anybody says - Quantum of Solace is a cool title. The layperson is just going to call it "James Bond" anyway (true, by that rationale, Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins will just be called "Terminator" by the public, but it's still awful), so why not take it from the title of an obscure Ian Fleming short story? Continuing the relaunch of the 007 franchise that started with the rookie Bond's first mission in Casino Royale, we find Bond (Daniel Craig) still awash in the grief of losing Vesper Lynd and bent on retribution. However, it is soon revealed that the nefarious organization called Quantum has spies within the British government, and that trust is now an even rarer commodity. Events lead Bond to Haiti, and then force him to try and put a stop to the potential overthrow of the Bolivian government by Dominic Greene (Mathieu Amalric) while trying to outpace terrorists, the CIA and even M (Judi Dench ).With the same pulse-pounding excitement looking to carry over from the first Craig film, Quantum of Solace continues to give us this new-look Bond that we can sympathize with rather than simply idolize
BLOGS
1. Deep Soap: Feel Free To Skip The Boring Parts Of This Column
2. Sci Fi Tracker: Scare Tactics Is Baaack...With Tracy Morgan
3. Photos: Hancock Premiere
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