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TV REVIEW: The CW’s So-So Debut Of ‘The Flash’

Posted on October 10, 2014

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As I was watching the premiere of The CW’s highly anticipated comic series The Flash, it just seemed a little off to me. It started off lighthearted, focused too much on Barry’s obsession with Iris and his relationship with her father, Detective West. It tried to throw in little bits of comedy that just didn’t fit, and weren’t that funny anyway.

But to be fair to me, and the show, I’m coming off of two great seasons of the very dark Arrow series. And while Oliver Queen does make a cameo in this episode, it just didn’t quite grab me. I’m willing to give it some more time, because this is just the origins episode, and because of the track record of CW shows like Arrow.

I didn’t really care for any of the characters to be honest, or the acting of those portraying them. For the first time watching a CW show, I felt like I was watching something on a secondary network. It just seemed . . . well, lame.

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The Flickcast Episode 261: A Damn Fine Show

Posted on October 8, 2014

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It’s an all-new episode of The Flickcast for your listening pleasure. Yes, we made it three weeks in a row. Excelsior!

On this week’s episode Chris and Joe discuss the recently announced Twin Peaks series on Showtime, the prequel movie Fire Walk with Me, the continuing saga of Netflix and theaters banning its upcoming movies, new developments on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and a whole lot more, more, more.

Picks this week include Chris’ pick of the movie Gone Girl, starring Ben Affleck and directed by David Fincher, and Joe’s pick of the movie Transformers: Age of Extinction. Yeah, we know.

As always, if you have comments, questions, critiques, offers of sponsorship, or whatever, feel free to hit us up in the comments, on Twitter, at Facebook, Google+ or via email.

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TV RECAP: ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ Episode 202: ‘Heavy is the Hand’

Posted on October 2, 2014

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Agent May arrives at the crash scene and attempts to help Hunter. He tells her to go after Creel, who has the 084. May takes off after him, and military police arrive and take Hunter into custody.

Coulson reveals that he stole the jet so his team could try and reverse engineer the cloaking technology, as Fitz does not have the brain capability to finish the project now. He also tells Skye that Hunter has been captured, and he fears Hunter may start talking.

The soldiers drop off Hunter in a random field, and he is picked up by General Talbot. Talbot wants Hunter to bring Coulson to him, and Hunter can name his own price. Hunter wants two million dollars and a proper burial for Hartley.

Mack tries to get Fitz to help him with the cloaking device, but Fitz say he can’t. Fitz is growing increasingly agitated and frustrated with himself. “Simmons” convinces Fitz to take some research files on Creel to try and come up with some tech to destabilize Creel’s powers.

Meanwhile, May has trailed Creel to a diner where he is presumably waiting to meet his HYDRA contact. While waiting, Creel accidentally touches the waitress, who turns to stone.

Hunter come back to S.H.I.E.L.D. and Trip is waiting for him. Hunter openly admits to Coulson that he made a deal with Talbot and has 48 hours to deliver Coulson. Hunter, however, believes that S.H.I.E.L.D. has a better shot of finding and capturing Creel.

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The Flickcast Episode 260: Return of the Fembots!

Posted on October 1, 2014

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That’s right folks, we’re going for the record. Two episodes … in a row! As always, no need to thank us. We do it for the love.

Speaking of love (or similar), Chris and Joe have a whole slew of new and recurring topics for the show this week. Some of these topics include the return of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Star Trek movie casting rumors, the Marvel vs. Jack Kirby Estate lawsuit, the return of the Bionic Woman and a whole lot more, more, more.

Picks this week include Chris’ pick of the novel Patient Zero by Jonathan Maberry and Joe’s pick of the new Bionic Woman Season Four comic written by Brandon Jerwa with art by David T. Cabrera and cover by Sean Chen.

As always, if you have comments, questions, critiques, offers of sponsorship, or whatever, feel free to hit us up in the comments, on Twitter, at Facebook, Google+ or via email.

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TV RECAP: ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ Episode 201: ‘Shadows’

Posted on September 25, 2014

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Back in Austria, in 1945, a group on Nazis are cleaning all of the valuables out of a building. One item in particular, a shiny metal object of some sort, is of specific interest to the Nazi general. Apparently those who touched it have turned to ashy stone and died.

Before it can be packed away, a group called the Strategic Scientific Reserve attacks the Nazis and takes the relic, vowing to keep it hidden forever. They claim that this is the last HYDRA site, and their work is done. Old school S.H.I.E.L.D. agents I guess. They box up the relic (SSR 084).

Back to current times, a rogue S.H.I.E.L.D. agent is trying to sell SSR Relic 084 to the “highest bidder”. All he has is a photo of it, but swears to know the location of it. It is level 10 classified so he know it’s something good.

Before the deal can go down, a man swoops in and steals the information. He kills the S.H.I.E.L.D. agent , and is struck with several bullets, but to no effect. It is revealed that the potential buyers of the 084 are in fact new members of Coulson’s team. May, Skye, and Trip help save the new members. In a meeting with Coulson, May reveals to us that the new team members are just mercenaries motivated by money. But Coulson is fine with that so long as May can trust them.

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The Flickcast Episode 259: Bigger Is Better

Posted on September 25, 2014

iphone-6-colorsAnd, we’re back. That’s right it’s an all-new episode of The Flickcast. Be happy because it probably won’t last. But for now …

On this week’s show, Chris and Joe discuss the latest from the upcoming new Star Wars movie, the brand new iOS 8 and iPhone 6, upcoming Fall TV shows like Gotham and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., True Detective casting news and, you guessed it, more. A lot more.

Picks this week include Chris’ pick of the movie Lone Survivor and Joe’s pick of the LEGO Ecto-1.

As always, if you have comments, questions, critiques, offers of sponsorship, or whatever, feel free to hit us up in the comments, on Twitter, at Facebook, Google+ or via email.

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Fall TV Is Back and So Are the Racaps!

Posted on September 22, 2014

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The fall TV season is finally here. September 22nd marks the premiere of Gotham on FOX. The next night is the return of the love it or hate it (I’m on the love side) Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. on ABC. Two weeks later continues the comic series extravaganza, with the highly anticipated The Flash premiere on CW on October 7th, followed the next night by the return of Arrow (also on CW). And on October 24th, NBC gives it a go with their version of Constantine.

Want something a little more scary? FOX’s Sleepy Hollow begins its second season on September 22nd. American Horror Story: Freak Show premieres on October 8th on FX.  On October 12th, AMC’s The Walking Dead returns, after what I felt was a pretty lackluster season finale. And on October 24th, NBC’s hit (and my favorite show) Grimm premieres season 4.

For this season, I had to decide which shows to recap for you, the people. So, for the fall 2014 season, I will be doing recaps for the following shows: The Walking Dead, Arrow, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., and The Flash.  I chose to hold off on Gotham, just in case FOX pulls the plug, or if it’s a massive flop.

So get ready, because Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. starts this week.  Does anybody want to go to Tahiti?

Apple’s iOS 8 Is Out

Posted on September 17, 2014

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That’s right all you iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch fans, Apple’s latest OS has dropped today. As you likely know it’s called iOS 8 and has a host of new features, enhancements and more to make your use and enjoyment of your Apple device that much more, well, useful and enjoyable.

Users can download the new software by navigating to the “general” tab in their device’s settings menu and selecting “software update.” You can also connect your device to the latest version of iTunes to download the update.

iOS 8 will work on all devices as new, or newer, than the iPad 2 and the iPhone 4s. Although, as to how well it will run on an iPad 2 or iPhone 4s, well, probably not that well. If you’re still rocking those devices, and want to take full advantage of iOS 8, it might be time for an upgrade.

iOS 8 has a lot of nifty new features including HealthKit, which allows third-party apps and, one would suspect, the upcoming Apple Watch, to monitor your health status and suggest ways to improve it. It also features new hotness like Family Sharing, which lets you share iTunes purchases, calendar information, and messages with a group of people. iOS 8 also brings improved notifications, a Spotlight search function that lets you search inside apps, and the ability to install third-party keyboards such as Swype. See, nifty.

There’s also a few other new features, such as the ability to sync phone calls, files, and SMS messages between iOS 8 devices and Macs, that will have to wait until the next version of OS X (aka Yosemite) is released. Rumor has it that will be next month.

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