Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Justice League My Way...

For no reason, other than the idea just popped into my head, I am posting the version of the Justice League I want to see. The team that I would have in the book if I had the power to make it so... my JLA dream team.

Blue Beetle(Ted Kord)
Booster Gold
Firestorm
Animal Man
Captain Marvel
Captain Atom
Manhunter(Mark Shaw)
Green Lantern (Kyle Rayner)
Flash (Wally West)
Powergirl
Green Arrow (Conner)
Nightwing
Red Tornado

If I think of any more I'll post them later.

Battlestar Galactica Finale

I'm going to keep this brief to try and avoid spoilers for those that haven't seen the finale, but there may be a few slips.
Over all I have to say this is one of the best series finales I have ever seen. It was chocked full of action, emotion and definitely left the characters with the dignity they deserve, for the most part.
Roslin and Adama's ending was great. McDonnell and Olmos are incredible actors and the finale only made me respect their abilities more. Emotions were high and seemed pretty genuine. Apollos ending was a bit lame, but since the character only had a few truly memorable moments in the entire series, I didn't really notice. Baltar and Caprica's ending was really good and I think the way they fleshed out Baltar in the last few episodes was excellent. I actually came to empathize for a characters that I had spend most of the series wondering why Adama hadn't flushed him out of an airlock. Saul and Ellen had a good, if uneventful ending. Theirs was more meaningful in flashbacks than it was in "current" time. Tyrol's ending was uneventful, but understandable given what he's been through. Hera, with parents in tow, ended up having a bigger part in retrospect than I thought, which put the whole "survivial of the species" tag she has been carrying in perspective and made sense in the end.
While there were actually 3 disappointing parts of the finale for me, 2 of which are minor so I won't mention them and risk ruining it for everyone else, there was only one that really bugs me. Kara's ending was kind of dumb. Again I won't go into detail, but after Kara's ending the only thing going through my mind was WTF? I don't like being left with a huge question mark in a finale. It's not like this is a cliffhanger, it's the end of this story. Now I do understand what was implied by Kara's ending, but I just don't like it. It doesn't sit right with me in the context of a sci-fi show. For those of you that have no idea what I'm talking about... watch the show. For those that did watch it and understand where I'm coming from I'd like to know if you agree and what your take on the finale is.

Depsite my few complaints, I was impressed with the finale and will sincerely miss BSG. I have pretty much quit watching television, with the exception of BSG, & Heroes, which only serves to speak for how much I like those shows. I am genuinely sad to see BSG end and will miss these characters I have become accustomed to spending time with each week. Sure they will live on in my DVD collection, but that's not the same.
On the upside we have Caprica and the BSG TV movies to look forward to in the future.

Monday, March 23, 2009

Watchmen. Was it worth the wait?

I managed to finally see Watchmen last night and have to admit I was both amazed and disappointed. On one hand the movie stayed incredibly true to the source material, something I applaud the film makers for doing. Yet at the same time I can see that as a fan of the material, it could have been a bit distancing for those not familiar with the original story. Thinking back I, like many others, tend to remember the story fondly and forget that non comic book readers may not get it. The story is pretty deep and requires you to think a little, something too few people are willing to do.
So my final opinion on the film is definitively positive. I thought it was great and I will definitely be buying the extended DVD version. But for someone who doesn't know the characters and the story, I have to admit that it may seem rather dull. The story is kind of slow. If someone goes into this thinking they are getting a movie like X-men, they will probably be disappointed. But for fans, it was definitely worth the 20+ year wait.