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Spartacus: War of the Damned 3.7 Review: “Mors Indecepta”
By John Keegan
“Mors Indecepta”, or loosely translated, “one cannot hide from death”. Given that this is Spartacus: War of the Damned, it’s the equivalent of doubling down on the titular promise. And this episode has one of the highest body counts yet, as Crassus comes very close to putting an end to the rebellion once and for all. Forcing Spartacus and his allies up against a wall in a blizzard proves to be an effective way to get them to beat themselves.
“Mors Indecepta”, or loosely translated, “one cannot hide from death”. Given that this is Spartacus: War of the Damned, it’s the equivalent of doubling down on the titular promise. And this episode has one of the highest body counts yet, as Crassus comes very close to putting an end to the rebellion once and for all. Forcing Spartacus and his allies up against a wall in a blizzard proves to be an effective way to get them to beat themselves.Curtis Finch, Jr. Talks About his "American Idol" Journey
By Jamie Ruby
Last week the top 10 contestants competed to become the next "American Idol," and one was sent home. Curtis Finch, Jr. of St. Louis, Missouri received the least amount of votes and was eliminated from the competition on Thursday. Finch, who talked to the digital media on Friday about his journey, will be part of the American Idol tour this summer.
Finch talked to SciFi Vision about why he chose American Idol to audition for. "American Idol is the show of all shows. It searches around the world for talent all across the world and so people really get a chance to be discovered. And so without American Idol, there would not be The Sing-Off or The Voice or these other shows that people in my opinion. You know, there always has to be an example of something. There always has to be a soundboard for somebody to learn something off of and so American Idol is that. It's the original. It's the best, the number one show. I love it."
The singer also discussed what kind of album he will make. "I see myself being a very inspirational type singer just talking about love, just talking about how you can overcome and how you can make it, and so I don't really know what it entails at this moment, but I just know that I really live to inspire everybody across America."
Last week the top 10 contestants competed to become the next "American Idol," and one was sent home. Curtis Finch, Jr. of St. Louis, Missouri received the least amount of votes and was eliminated from the competition on Thursday. Finch, who talked to the digital media on Friday about his journey, will be part of the American Idol tour this summer.Finch talked to SciFi Vision about why he chose American Idol to audition for. "American Idol is the show of all shows. It searches around the world for talent all across the world and so people really get a chance to be discovered. And so without American Idol, there would not be The Sing-Off or The Voice or these other shows that people in my opinion. You know, there always has to be an example of something. There always has to be a soundboard for somebody to learn something off of and so American Idol is that. It's the original. It's the best, the number one show. I love it."
The singer also discussed what kind of album he will make. "I see myself being a very inspirational type singer just talking about love, just talking about how you can overcome and how you can make it, and so I don't really know what it entails at this moment, but I just know that I really live to inspire everybody across America."
Julia Stiles Talks Wigs' "Blue" & "Paloma"
By Jamie Ruby
Julia Stiles is probably mostly known for her work in film, in projects from 10 Things I Hate About You to The Bourne Ultimatum, and more recently Silver Linings Playbook. Stiles recently made the move to the world of digital media by starring in the WIGS channel web series Blue, which debuted its second season on Friday. The series follows Blue, a single mother who lives the secret life of an upscale escort.
The new four-episode web series, Paloma, written and directed by Stiles, is slated to debut this spring.
Last week Stiles talked to the digital press about life and her work on both series.
Stiles talked to SciFi Vision about the decision to work on a web series. "It was as simple as wanting to work with Rodrigo Garcia, and I really love the way he wrote. He approached me about doing Blue I guess a little over more than a year ago. At first I was a little bit reluctant about the idea of a web series, only because I didn't know what to expect, and I didn't know really how the programming on YouTube would develop, but I was intrigued also by the idea, because I thought this is kind of the wave of the future and the way that people watch shows more and more, you know on their devices and on the computer.
Julia Stiles is probably mostly known for her work in film, in projects from 10 Things I Hate About You to The Bourne Ultimatum, and more recently Silver Linings Playbook. Stiles recently made the move to the world of digital media by starring in the WIGS channel web series Blue, which debuted its second season on Friday. The series follows Blue, a single mother who lives the secret life of an upscale escort.The new four-episode web series, Paloma, written and directed by Stiles, is slated to debut this spring.
Last week Stiles talked to the digital press about life and her work on both series.
Stiles talked to SciFi Vision about the decision to work on a web series. "It was as simple as wanting to work with Rodrigo Garcia, and I really love the way he wrote. He approached me about doing Blue I guess a little over more than a year ago. At first I was a little bit reluctant about the idea of a web series, only because I didn't know what to expect, and I didn't know really how the programming on YouTube would develop, but I was intrigued also by the idea, because I thought this is kind of the wave of the future and the way that people watch shows more and more, you know on their devices and on the computer.
The Walking Dead 3.14 Review: “Prey”
By John Keegan
Being a relatively new fan of The Walking Dead, I don’t have the long-standing annoyance or dislike for the character of Andrea that the fandom at large seems to have. Part of that may be that I consumed the existing source material in a matter of days, and that version of Andrea still lingers whenever someone references the character on the show. Regardless, her character arc in this season has been fairly strong, and perhaps more to the point, all too human.
Being a relatively new fan of The Walking Dead, I don’t have the long-standing annoyance or dislike for the character of Andrea that the fandom at large seems to have. Part of that may be that I consumed the existing source material in a matter of days, and that version of Andrea still lingers whenever someone references the character on the show. Regardless, her character arc in this season has been fairly strong, and perhaps more to the point, all too human.Grimm 2.14 Review: “Natural Born Wesen”
By John Keegan
As anticipated, this episode of Grimm brings the dangerous obsession between Renard and Juliette to an end. But everything has lingering side effects in the Wesen world, it appears, because no one is getting out of this situation cleanly. Nick can’t wrap his brain around the notion that Renard wasn’t controlling his own emotions and making his own choices, and Juliette is living through her own personal version ofPoltergeist.
As anticipated, this episode of Grimm brings the dangerous obsession between Renard and Juliette to an end. But everything has lingering side effects in the Wesen world, it appears, because no one is getting out of this situation cleanly. Nick can’t wrap his brain around the notion that Renard wasn’t controlling his own emotions and making his own choices, and Juliette is living through her own personal version ofPoltergeist.Once Upon a Time 2.16 Review: “The Miller’s Daughter”
By John Keegan and Edmund Boys
Once Upon A Time brings the reign of the Evil Queens to a close with “The Miller’s Daughter.” Cora’s background is filled in finally, and it becomes clear her storyline would have benefitted immensely from presenting this earlier. This show used to excel at giving archetypal characters a human dimension. Instead, for the third time this season (Jack, Johanna), we are presented with an interesting character, only to see them shuffled off the stage by the end of the episode. Unlike the others, Cora was around for more than one episode. But knowing her motivations sooner would have the actions of her and Regina less inexplicable.
Once Upon A Time brings the reign of the Evil Queens to a close with “The Miller’s Daughter.” Cora’s background is filled in finally, and it becomes clear her storyline would have benefitted immensely from presenting this earlier. This show used to excel at giving archetypal characters a human dimension. Instead, for the third time this season (Jack, Johanna), we are presented with an interesting character, only to see them shuffled off the stage by the end of the episode. Unlike the others, Cora was around for more than one episode. But knowing her motivations sooner would have the actions of her and Regina less inexplicable.Nichols, Webster, & Barry on the Season Finale of "Continuum"
By Jamie Ruby
Monday, season one of Continuum will come to a shocking conclusion while Kiera races to stop a terrorist attack that she knows will be devastating and bring the Liber8 movement to the forefront. In preparation of the episode airing on Syfy, the series stars Rachel Nichols, who plays Kiera, and Victor Webster, who plays Carlos, as well as the creator and executive producer, Simon Barry, talked to the digital media. They discussed the season finale, as well as teased about what's in store for season two.
Executive producer Barry revealed to SciFi Vision that at some point, Kiera may have to start to reveal some of her secrets to Carlos. "We obviously want to get to a point, at some point, where we've mined him not knowing and sort of dealing with their relationship based on trust and faith, to the point where it makes sense, and then to move on from that point. I can't tell you exactly when that's going to happen, but I think that we're all in agreement that it's best for their relationship to evolve at a certain point; we're just not locked into when that's going to happen."
Monday, season one of Continuum will come to a shocking conclusion while Kiera races to stop a terrorist attack that she knows will be devastating and bring the Liber8 movement to the forefront. In preparation of the episode airing on Syfy, the series stars Rachel Nichols, who plays Kiera, and Victor Webster, who plays Carlos, as well as the creator and executive producer, Simon Barry, talked to the digital media. They discussed the season finale, as well as teased about what's in store for season two.Executive producer Barry revealed to SciFi Vision that at some point, Kiera may have to start to reveal some of her secrets to Carlos. "We obviously want to get to a point, at some point, where we've mined him not knowing and sort of dealing with their relationship based on trust and faith, to the point where it makes sense, and then to move on from that point. I can't tell you exactly when that's going to happen, but I think that we're all in agreement that it's best for their relationship to evolve at a certain point; we're just not locked into when that's going to happen."
Silas Weir Mitchell On "The Inner Lives of Wesens"
By Karen Moul
In tonight’s all-new episode of Grimm, a group of Wesen criminals commit a string of robberies fully morphed in front of humans, a serious violation of the Wesen code. Silas Weir Mitchell, who costars as everyone’s favorite Blutbad Monroe, shared some details with us.
“You're really not supposed to show your inner self in order to take advantage of the normal people in the world,” he explained. “It's immoral and it also could tear at the fabric of reality for people.”
He added that “it's a big no-no because it exposes too much of the way the world really works. You have to behave a certain way. And if you go outside of that, you are in big trouble.”
Monroe is present during one of the crimes. “The bank robbery was intense,” Weir told us. “They were firing off full loads with automatic weapons. And it was loud and it was scary.
“I hope that comes across on screen because it was pretty cool to be there.”
In tonight’s all-new episode of Grimm, a group of Wesen criminals commit a string of robberies fully morphed in front of humans, a serious violation of the Wesen code. Silas Weir Mitchell, who costars as everyone’s favorite Blutbad Monroe, shared some details with us. “You're really not supposed to show your inner self in order to take advantage of the normal people in the world,” he explained. “It's immoral and it also could tear at the fabric of reality for people.”
He added that “it's a big no-no because it exposes too much of the way the world really works. You have to behave a certain way. And if you go outside of that, you are in big trouble.”
Monroe is present during one of the crimes. “The bank robbery was intense,” Weir told us. “They were firing off full loads with automatic weapons. And it was loud and it was scary.
“I hope that comes across on screen because it was pretty cool to be there.”
The Vampire Diaries 4.16 Review: “Bring It On”
By John Keegan
The previous episode saw the loss of the last remnants of Elena’s former life. Even if she is somehow restored to her humanity (what I believe would be a bad creative decision), what is left for her? Nothing can be the same anymore, and as if to punctuate that point for the audience, her high school graduation is also approaching. Though one could rationally question why that would be much of an ongoing concern, given what is a normal day in Mystic Falls.
The previous episode saw the loss of the last remnants of Elena’s former life. Even if she is somehow restored to her humanity (what I believe would be a bad creative decision), what is left for her? Nothing can be the same anymore, and as if to punctuate that point for the audience, her high school graduation is also approaching. Though one could rationally question why that would be much of an ongoing concern, given what is a normal day in Mystic Falls.Justified 4.10 Review: “Get Drew”
By John Keegan and Henry Tran
Everybody wants Drew (Goddamn) Thompson. I personally found the depth of this episode most impressive despite its lack of overt action. Justified may be a Western set in modern times, but there doesn’t always have to be a shootout present in every episode of a season. Since Drew Thompson is on the run, that prompts much of Harlan County to go into a kind of craze. Boyd wants him to give him to Theo Tonin; The Marshals want him to close a 30-year old cold case; Ellen May sees him as her savior from a destitute life.
Everybody wants Drew (Goddamn) Thompson. I personally found the depth of this episode most impressive despite its lack of overt action. Justified may be a Western set in modern times, but there doesn’t always have to be a shootout present in every episode of a season. Since Drew Thompson is on the run, that prompts much of Harlan County to go into a kind of craze. Boyd wants him to give him to Theo Tonin; The Marshals want him to close a 30-year old cold case; Ellen May sees him as her savior from a destitute life.
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Welcome! This is a place for those inspired by the strange, fantastic, and unknown. It is dedicated to those who share their talents with us and shine, whether it be on our televisions or on the silver screen. Here you will find interviews with celebrities, reviews from multiple genres, and other pop culture news and multimedia. While we originally started with a love for science fiction and fantasy, this site is no longer just for any one genre.Something you want to see featured here? Have your own site you'd like to see here? Don't hesitate to let us know!
Welcome! This is a place for those inspired by the strange, fantastic, and unknown. It is dedicated to those who share their talents with us and shine, whether it be on our televisions or on the silver screen. Here you will find interviews with celebrities, reviews from multiple genres, and other pop culture news and multimedia. While we originally started with a love for science fiction and fantasy, this site is no longer just for any one genre.Something you want to see featured here? Have your own site you'd like to see here? Don't hesitate to let us know!
Welcome! This is a place for those inspired by the strange, fantastic, and unknown. It is dedicated to those who share their talents with us and shine, whether it be on our televisions or on the silver screen. Here you will find interviews with celebrities, reviews from multiple genres, and other pop culture news and multimedia. While we originally started with a love for science fiction and fantasy, this site is no longer just for any one genre.Something you want to see featured here? Have your own site you'd like to see here? Don't hesitate to let us know!