Any Zombiephiles here excited from the upcoming tv series based on the comic books?

Here's a poor quality trailer someone filmed at comic-con.

I'm also surprised at how closely the cast resembles the comic.


I just wonder how closely this will follow the comic. (If certain chartacers will [SPOILER]lose limbs for the remainder of their performance on the show.[/SPOILER])

I haven't watched anything on AMC in a long time. Anyone know what kind of stuff they'll be able to get away with? Please let them be able to cuss every now and then.

Almost done with Fatal Error. And, as Maxwell Smart would have it, llllllloving it.

This should be a fairly S P O I L E R -free post, but there may be enough hints of what's to come to consider it worth the warning.

On page 248 of the Gauntlet HC, Jack, Weezy, Veilleur, and the Lady are discussing strategies, tactics, the Otherness, the q'qr, and of course, the One. It just sort of jumped out at me, because sometimes when I'm alone, I'll read books aloud (helps me sink more deeply into them); but, whenever I see a certain R-fellow's name, I don't say out out loud. That said...there's a time Jack is talking:
[INDENT]" 'The big question, as I see it, is why is a baby q'qr so important? I mean, important enough for Rasalom himself to keep--"
[/INDENT]Whoah-whoah-whoah, time out! Jack? Aw, come on! :mad2: Since when does HE get to drop the One's name without...consequence? (And since nobody in the room stopped him from saying it, my guess is this truly was just an error...and hopefully not a Fatal one.)

Just something to keep in mind for the trade edits, FP. (Nice as always to see you again, by the way!)

So I noticed that SIBS is not included on the Secret History of the World timelines in the back of the YA JACK books (at least, not in my copies of the Tor hardcovers). I take it this was on purpose, so not to seemingly recommend SIBS to youngins?

The Tomb is on the list: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story...=128518102

Socerer's Apprentice--I wanted to like this movie so much, I don't know what happened. Maybe it was the shoddy editing. Many scenes just ended abruptly. Some characters just came and went. And there was no major character development. Our hero is the same guy from beginning to end, even though his cgi develops. Best scene that reminds one of its namesake: when our hero is late for a date, he conjures a spell on the brooms and mops to clean up the basement and then takes a shower, little knowing the entire room, from sponges to brooms to mops to electrical outlets have become animated and have started working chaotically to clean up. LOL. Too bad the rest of this live-action adaptation of the original animated feature didn't live up to that scene.

The Girl Who Played With Fire--Those of you who saw The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo can rejoice: Part Two of the Millenium Trilogy has arrived, and it's better than the original. Our hacker heroine is accused of murder. The journalist who befriends her must stay one step in front of the cops to solve the case before she is caught. A villain and his hengeman want her dead. And there's enough noir twists to make Chinatown look like a picnic. Only disappointment: Just as The Empire Strikes Back sets up Return of the Jedi, but is still the superior of the trilogy, TGWPWF sets up the final episode, The Girl Who Shook the Hornet's Nest. Man, I hope Part Three can live up to the first two parts.

Despicable Me--Yes, I knew this hardhearted villain was going to learn to love his adopted kids (the best scene is when he becomes protective of them from the carny folk), and I know The Minions were one-note sidekicks designed to sell toys and get cheap laughs. Well, I fought back tears at the end of the movie and I laughed long and hard thoughout the movie. Dr. Nefario nearly steals the movie. And I will be adding this predictably silly little gem to my dvd collection. Can't wait to see it all predictably unfold again.

AC

P.S. Hey, saynomore, that's sure alotta movies yur seeing these days. Yup, shor iz. And tomorrow I'll be seeing Cyrus and Snow Queen. Let ya know if they's any good. Where's the smiley with the raspberry when you need one?

A cross between Mission Impossible and The Outer Limits, this new movie by Dark Knight's Christopher Nolan is pleasing to the eye, but leaves one a bit hungry for more by the movie's end. If there's a book, I'll definitely read it as many questions were left unanswered (maybe for the sequel??).

Anyway... I liked it. DiCrapio plays the same role he played in Shutter Island. See it now on the big screen before the powers that be figure out that this would make a great tv show.

AC

I just finished Fatal Error (never finished one THAT fast. All the things that are brilliant in the other books, this book had them all in spades). But I feel like I've missed something. Unless it's going to be explained in more detail in the next one.

Ground Zero was largely about creating the Fhinttmancha to destroy the Lady. And she still survived. OK. I could see that happening because of the internet.

But then this whole book was about destroying the internet and she STILL survived! And I know what Glaeken said about her becoming a person. And I know what Weezy said about being fed by humanity itself. But it still doesn't make sense to me. I still don't understand how have the rules suddenly changed? And when had the rules changed?

She has always been a product of the noosphere and suddenly we find that after all the worry about the internet and its effects, it doesn't matter. Because she suddenly is existing independently. Furthermore, if she is existing independently, why did she nearly fade away as servers across the world were crashing?

It seems a little deus ex machina to me, but having read every single FPW book and story....at least twice, I feel like it's much more involved than that. And I'm sure I'm just not comprehending the full picture. Can some clarify for me?

P.S. I can't believe I have to wait a whole year again!!!!!!!!! Argh!!!!

While I realize that the movie has likely stagnated. If it were ever to come to fruition, I have an idea for who might be a great actor for the role. His name is Michael C. Hall. He is the actor who plays Dexter the name of the character and show that airs on Showtime. He is great as Dexter whom I think is a similar character to Jack. What are your thoughts?

Anybody else get a vibe off of this? Maybe this was yet another damned ship,transporting an infernal to NYC back in the day....

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/0...erstitial/

Jackie Chan's new movie is not an action kung fu flick. This time out he has followed up his dramatic turn in the Karate Kid with a twist on Scarface. He plays an illegal alien (from China) who enters Japan in a spectacular opening: A sinking ocean liner in the background and hundreds of illegal Chinese on the sand. A cop arrives and the illegals scatter.

Chan ends up in the Chinese section of town that is run by the Taiwan Mafia. Other Asian gangs, including the Yakuza, are feuding over this territory. Chan leads the illegals in a revolt against the Yakuza and is given control over the Chinese territory by the Taiwan Mafia leader. As usual, absolute power corrupts absolutely. It's a treat watching Chan's good intentions slowly go awry.

Lots of gore, machete battles, but held together by a great plot and Chan's nice acting. Just as Jet Li's acting turn in Warlords shows that old action stars still have some cinematic life in them, so too does Chan show there's more to movies than beating up a bunch of guys without a stuntman.

AC