Entries from August 2010 ↓

No Ordinary Family



I really should have posted this earlier, but it completely slipped my mind. ABC had an online preview of the No Ordinary Family pilot. Not sure if the link still works, but you can try signing up here:

http://abc.go.com/watch/noordinaryscreening/login
Password: Extraordinary

Just a couple of spoiler free thoughts. Michael Chiklis plays a corrupt cop on the edge and he's about to -- er... sorry, wrong show. Chiklis actually plays a police artist and dad, Julie Benz is the hot scientist mom and two cranky teens round out this mildly dysfunctional bunch. An attempt at family time goes horribly wrong when their plane crashes in the Amazon. They survive their ordeal unharmed, but forever changed. If you blink within the first five minutes, you might miss all the crammed in plot. After that, it’s basically about them discovering/dealing with their extraordinary powers and trying to become a family again.

NOF isn’t a game-changer, nor do I think that was the intention. Those Incredibles, Fantastic Four and Heroes comparisons will probably help more than anything. I kinda wish they had pushed the envelope a bit. You know, Dad is having an affair, Mom has a drinking problem, the daughter might be pregnant -- but this is Disney we’re talking about. Wholesome 8pm fun. Some of the effects are pretty solid for TV. Dialogue felt forced a few times (e.g. texting God). I could easily see this as a one-shot cable movie or several cable movies, but a full-fledged series? I have my doubts. Still, it's just a pilot. Gotta wait and see.

Old Radio Show Download: Dark Fantasy — The Headless Dead

When Frederick Holman visits the Tower of London he scoffs at the idea of the Tower being haunted. His guide, Mr Swifte, believes otherwise, however, and is more than happy to show Holman the haunted chapel... [Excerpt only. Full review available on site]

No Ordinary Family



I really should have posted this earlier, but it completely slipped my mind. ABC had an online preview of the No Ordinary Family pilot. Not sure if the link still works, but you can try signing up here:

http://abc.go.com/watch/noordinaryscreening/login
Password: Extraordinary

Just a couple of spoiler free thoughts. Michael Chiklis plays a corrupt cop on the edge and he's about to -- er... sorry, wrong show. Chiklis actually plays a police artist and dad, Julie Benz is the hot scientist mom and two cranky teens round out this mildly dysfunctional bunch. An attempt at family time goes horribly wrong when their plane crashes in the Amazon. They survive their ordeal unharmed, but forever changed. If you blink within the first five minutes, you might miss all the crammed in plot. After that, it’s basically about them discovering/dealing with their extraordinary powers and trying to become a family again.

NOF isn’t a game-changer, nor do I think that was the intention. Those Incredibles, Fantastic Four and Heroes comparisons will probably help more than anything. I kinda wish they had pushed the envelope a bit. You know, Dad is having an affair, Mom has a drinking problem, the daughter might be pregnant -- but this is Disney we’re talking about. Wholesome 8pm fun. Some of the effects are pretty solid for TV. Dialogue felt forced a few times (e.g. texting God). I could easily see this as a one-shot cable movie or several cable movies, but a full-fledged series? I have my doubts. Still, it's just a pilot. Gotta wait and see.

Aug 31, Freakish Face in Window Watches Girl in Bathtub

I never saw this movie because I haven't been able to find out what it was, but I did see the trailer and it scared the hell out of me. The trailer shows

Aug 31, Priest Breaks Vows – Woman and Child Turn Into Vampire Creatures

I'm looking for the title of a horror movie - well, it may be more than one movie but I'm remembering it as one. I remember that the beginning starting

Aug 31, Asian Mind Control Horror Film

I am trying to remember an Asian horror film. The film was done in the last 10-15 years and is about a thing (maybe brain?) that could get around and mind

Aug 31, Tall Lamp with White Bulb Looks Like a Face

I watched a horror film when I was little (I'm 29 now) and I can't for the life of me figure out the name of it. This big house is on the coast somewhere

Aug 31, Young Girl with Long Hair Repeatedly Murdered

I watched a movie about 2 years ago and now I can't remember the name - it's driving me insane! In a nut shell a girl keeps getting into situations that

Aug 31, Satan Chases Young Messiah and Woman Sees Demons

What is the movie where Satan is going after a kid (new Messiah) and a lady that sees the demons following them? During the movie Satan tries to convince

Aug 31, Blood Seeps Through Oatmeal

What was the movie where a kid tries to eat oatmeal but when he puts his spoon in it, blood seeps through? My buddy and I at work have been racking our

Aug 31, Nurse Haunts Hospital and Breaks Children’s Bones

I'm looking for the name of a horror film - I always thought the film was called 'fracture' but it wasn't. The film is about a nurse that has died and

Aug 31, Series of Horror Films with the Same Killer

I always saw on HBO in the 90's this movie with beautiful women who would be stalked and killed by a guy. The weird thing is I saw this same killer in

Aug 31, Horror Movie with Dancing Demon Marionette

There was movie I saw on TV in the early 80's with a scene involving two men at a door, possibly a closet door, and when one opens it there is a demon

Aug 31, Bathtub Suicide Girl Writes on the Mirror

Back in the 80's I remember watching a horror movie with a scene where a girl writes on the mirror something along the lines of, Mommy...I'm going to be

Aug 31, Family Murdered in Cabin

I saw a horror movie at the drive-in probably between 1970-1975 and now I'm looking for the title. During the opening credits the screen is all black