hello all
Well i just got through reading the John Marsden book Tomorrow when the war began. The first book in the tomorrow series of books. Let me say for a young adult novel it was really good. I dont usually ready young adult novels but this one i took a chance after hearing some good things about it and was pleasantly surprised by how the Mr Marsden really took the drama of this event surrounding these teens and gave it life. The books takes place in Australia and involves a group of high school teens who after camping in the backwoods a bit come to find their country has been invaded by a non english speaking country. I really liked how the book is written, it is written like someone writing in a diary or journal so you get all of the characters thoughts about everything. From the morals off killing someone to love in the middle of all that is going on around them, another thing i really liked was how the characters are really giving a life and a personality all of their own, and you can see that in the books as it progresses. Their are some donts first off the language of Australia is very different than here in the states and alot you will be forced too look at the glossary in the front of the book to understand what certain words mean. Secondly, there were times when a little succing would have been preferred giving the circumstance but it did not happen but i put that down to it being a young adult novel. Besides these points it is a well written book, with the movie adaptation coming out soon i hope many people check this book out.
8 out of ten stars
Friday, May 21, 2010
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Shows i am watching part 2
Hello all well this part will conclude my look at the network show i will be watching. When i see the cable networks list their shows for fall 2010 i will tell you which ones i will be watching.
Over on the CW
First off the only show i will be checking out over on the CW is going to be Smallville with the next season being it's last i am going to check this show out to see if it does right by it's fans. The show has not grabbed me but the Justice Society of America Event and the last two seasons have really got me hooked on this show.
Over on CBS
At the CBS networks like CW there is only once shows that is getting me and that is NCIS, i have been a fan since Yankee white, i saw how ari was brought down, and felt this season has been a good one so i will be keeping an eye on this series.
Unfortunately there is nothing over at FOX i am too interested in Human Target was a good possibility but alas by the end of the season it could not hold my attention, plus with it being moved to Friday on the same time As smallville i have to go with the better show.
So that is it all the networks on basic TV have been accounted for so here is hopeing they live up to my expectations. When the Cable networks release their shows i will let you know which ones i will be checking out. until then folks
Over on the CW
First off the only show i will be checking out over on the CW is going to be Smallville with the next season being it's last i am going to check this show out to see if it does right by it's fans. The show has not grabbed me but the Justice Society of America Event and the last two seasons have really got me hooked on this show.
Over on CBS
At the CBS networks like CW there is only once shows that is getting me and that is NCIS, i have been a fan since Yankee white, i saw how ari was brought down, and felt this season has been a good one so i will be keeping an eye on this series.
Unfortunately there is nothing over at FOX i am too interested in Human Target was a good possibility but alas by the end of the season it could not hold my attention, plus with it being moved to Friday on the same time As smallville i have to go with the better show.
So that is it all the networks on basic TV have been accounted for so here is hopeing they live up to my expectations. When the Cable networks release their shows i will let you know which ones i will be checking out. until then folks
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Fall 2010 Shows i am watching part 1
hey all
Well the networks have begun to release their fall 2010 schedule and already i am seeing some shows i will be checking out below are the ones for ABC and NBC
Over on ABC
First off it is V, i saw the the season ender tonight and it left with a big cliffy which rattles me a little but left no doubt that the fight we all knew was coming is about to start you can see the sides to be drawn and you know that the best is just ahead. Secondly is no Ordinary family about a family while on a trip to Brazil get superpowers and has to deal with the consequences. This starts Michael chiklas from the shield and the Fantastic four movies So already it has peaked me interest casue i really like the thing from those movies and the trailer got me looking at it and wondering about it.
Over at NBC
First off a returning classic i love is Law and Order:SVU i have been a big fan of the series for a long time and will continue to be one for the forseeable future. Also with the loss of the original Law and Order and the new kid on the block Law and Order: Los Angeles, SVU has alot to live up to but i think it is up to the task. A new series is The Cape, about a good cop in a corrupt city, Who is believed dead, and becomes a superhero The Cape to fight the corruption of the city and help a blogger expose the corruption of the city. At first i thought that this one might not be a good choice and in all likelihood would suck but after viewing the trailer for it i am actually looking forward to this just to see if it can prove that it deserves the spot once occupied by Heroes.
Beyond these i dont really have any other shows i am looking hard at for these two networks stay tuned for for the next part of my shows to watch this fall series
Well the networks have begun to release their fall 2010 schedule and already i am seeing some shows i will be checking out below are the ones for ABC and NBC
Over on ABC
First off it is V, i saw the the season ender tonight and it left with a big cliffy which rattles me a little but left no doubt that the fight we all knew was coming is about to start you can see the sides to be drawn and you know that the best is just ahead. Secondly is no Ordinary family about a family while on a trip to Brazil get superpowers and has to deal with the consequences. This starts Michael chiklas from the shield and the Fantastic four movies So already it has peaked me interest casue i really like the thing from those movies and the trailer got me looking at it and wondering about it.
Over at NBC
First off a returning classic i love is Law and Order:SVU i have been a big fan of the series for a long time and will continue to be one for the forseeable future. Also with the loss of the original Law and Order and the new kid on the block Law and Order: Los Angeles, SVU has alot to live up to but i think it is up to the task. A new series is The Cape, about a good cop in a corrupt city, Who is believed dead, and becomes a superhero The Cape to fight the corruption of the city and help a blogger expose the corruption of the city. At first i thought that this one might not be a good choice and in all likelihood would suck but after viewing the trailer for it i am actually looking forward to this just to see if it can prove that it deserves the spot once occupied by Heroes.
Beyond these i dont really have any other shows i am looking hard at for these two networks stay tuned for for the next part of my shows to watch this fall series
Sunday, May 16, 2010
My Letter to the Syfy Channel
after a VERY long hiatus i am back posting here
Below in an act of frustration wrote a letter to the syfy channel let me know what you think either here or on facebook at
Below in an act of frustration wrote a letter to the syfy channel let me know what you think either here or on facebook at
Three words that make me seriously confused, Mongolian Death Worms, syfy channels newest attempt at a movie. After seeing this i have to speak up. First off syfy i have been there since the beginning when you were first on Dish networks, when you were scifi, when on Saturday morning you showed reruns of Bionic Six. I was there for Farscape, Firefly, Dark shadows, all of the stargates, eureka, battlestar galactica. I am a loyal fan and that loyalty was rewarded(at least in my view)when you started airing repeats of Jericho, and firefly(Jericho now back on at 1 am but still on)
However i have to speak up about this so what i say next i say out of kindness. syfy your monster movies suck. Look i get it monster, vampires, and magic is more popular now that starships, space marines, or aliens. But you are the syfy channel not the everything that is fantasy channel. The money you could be wasting on movies like this could be put to better use(make a new series, make a season 3 of Jericho or a season two of firefly, try something new. I know you need to make money and doing things on the cheap is a way to stay in the black but there is cheap and there is trash. This is trash, and i will admit it i have not seen it yet and there will be people who will burn me for saying this but look at your past attempts were any of them good. Now Look syfy i will always be a fan of the genre i will always look at new scifi shows and check them out no matter what channel they are on. But these movies are not syfy. Still i don't know whether to be happy you are finally reaching the bottom of the barrel, sad that there may be worse to come, or what. Still i will always have a place in my heart for you but if something dont change soon i will stop watching anything that comes on syfy no matter what it is. right now the only show i watch is Jericho but something has got to give, something has got to change not just for me or the Jericho nuts who stick with you for bringing our show on but for all the scifi fans who deserve a channel for all of us and not just for the ones who want to make cheap movies to make a buck. You may now burn me fir my opinions thanks you for reading.
Let me know what you think at
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However i have to speak up about this so what i say next i say out of kindness. syfy your monster movies suck. Look i get it monster, vampires, and magic is more popular now that starships, space marines, or aliens. But you are the syfy channel not the everything that is fantasy channel. The money you could be wasting on movies like this could be put to better use(make a new series, make a season 3 of Jericho or a season two of firefly, try something new. I know you need to make money and doing things on the cheap is a way to stay in the black but there is cheap and there is trash. This is trash, and i will admit it i have not seen it yet and there will be people who will burn me for saying this but look at your past attempts were any of them good. Now Look syfy i will always be a fan of the genre i will always look at new scifi shows and check them out no matter what channel they are on. But these movies are not syfy. Still i don't know whether to be happy you are finally reaching the bottom of the barrel, sad that there may be worse to come, or what. Still i will always have a place in my heart for you but if something dont change soon i will stop watching anything that comes on syfy no matter what it is. right now the only show i watch is Jericho but something has got to give, something has got to change not just for me or the Jericho nuts who stick with you for bringing our show on but for all the scifi fans who deserve a channel for all of us and not just for the ones who want to make cheap movies to make a buck. You may now burn me fir my opinions thanks you for reading.
Let me know what you think at
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