'Heroes' falls from grace... again

After last week's super episode by Bryan Fuller hopes were high that this new episode would carry on and be great.

Boy, were we wrong!

This might be the only show on television where the characters get dumber as the weeks progress. Just a bunch of idiots.

Here are some other observations I had (yes, I took notes):

• Nathan and Claire in Mexico, where according to Nathan Delko's reach can't go that far south. Oh, but he can reach into freaking Tokyo to kidnap Hiro?!
• Since when can Sylar teleport/super speed? He sure got out of that car fast? I hate that they can just give him a power without showing us to suit their crappy writing needs.
• Speaking of which, this new shapeshifter kills three agents and the Hunter goes nutso saying he must be caught and mourns over the dead agents. What about freaking Sylar?! He killed like 10 plus agents!

See? It's like a bunch of monkeys or preschoolers who write this show.

Does this make any sense?

So, Six Flags Magic Mountain is making a new rollercoaster!

And it is based around the upcoming "Terminator" movie, even better!

What doesn't make sense?

It's a wooden coaster. For a movie about evil metal robots.

http://travel.latimes.com/daily-deal-blog/index.php/magic-mountain-termi-4295/

Yeah, it is that stupid and lame.

New episode up... and an editor's note

A clarification on something we talked about during the show. I estimated (based on old information) that William Peterson's "CSI" job paid $350,000 an episode. That number was actually $600,000 an episode, which is roughly what Laurence Fishburne is making. So, nothing really to report I guess...

'This is what is sounds like, when Tim cries'

And I want to take my tear filled eyes and rip them out of their sockets and throw them in the fireplace.

For weeks there have been rumors of what to expect from the "G.I. Joe" movie. "G.I. Joe" is close to my heart, I loved the toys growing up and the cartoon always entertained me. The first bad sign was the all black supersuits that each character is going to wear. They released images of Duke, Scarlett etc. wearing this ugly looking armor.

Ugh.

Then the trailer during the Super Bowl came and there were those ugly suits.

But, the horror I witnessed today actually made me die a little inside and I made a very weird sound (I think it was my soul escaping... ask Stephanie).

I'll just link to it to prevent anyone else from suffering:

http://www.thebadandugly.com/2009/03/25/first-look-the-cobra-commander/

As a point of reference this is the Cobra Commander that EVERYONE knows:

http://markandamy.mobilerepublic.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/cobra_commander.jpg

The one from the movie kind of looks like Jason from "Jason X." And that, is a BAD thing.

Quicky DVD review

Around awards time I made an effort to jam my Netflix queue with all sorts of nominated films. I really wanted to be informed and have a good sense of what was nominated.

The first movie to be sent from Netflix? "Happy-Go-Lucky," which was nominated for "Best Screenplay" at the Academy Awards and which had won a bunch of Best Actress awards leading up to the Oscars (but, was not nominated for that award.)

Sally Hawkins stars as Poppy, a school teacher, who seems to always be in a good mood and her adventures dealing with friends, family, an issue at school and a surly driving instructor.

And it's true. She is always happy and joking around. At some points you kind of think "Wow, she is kind of annoying..." but then you just figure she is happy with her life and doesn't let things bother her.

Hawkins is great and was robbed in not getting a "Best Actress" nomination. She shows great range from being happy all the time, to being concerned and then being terrified. Eddie Marsan also shines as Scott, the scary driving instructor (his last scene with Hawkins is hard to watch.)

The film will cheer you up and make you look at your life and wonder if you could try and be a little happier.

Great film.

BSG: The last frakkin episode

There is only one word to describe Friday night's final "Battlestar Galactica," perfection.

Fans always hope their favorite shows will end on a high note with everything wrapped up in a nice bow, but it rarely happens.

"Battlestar Galactica" ended its four year run by giving fans everything they wanted and more. There was a frakkin awesome space battle, some really cool old school versus new school centurion fighting and a spectacularly sweet finish for every major character.

In the end they finally found Earth and it turns out the colonial fleet and all its inhabitants are our ancestors from 150,000 years ago. The Earth that they found was untouched and gorgeous and made me sad that we have so thoroughly destroyed it.

With the journey finally over and the fight with the cylons finished, everyone finally had a chance to catch their breath and get the endings they deserved.

An especially sweet and heart wrenching moment came when Laura Roslin (Mary McDonnell) succumbed to the cancer that has been killing her for three seasons. She died quietly while Adama flew over the spot where their cabin would be. Would someone just give this woman an Emmy already?

My other favorite moment came at the very end when the Six and Baltar "angels" were questioning whether we would make the same mistakes as the colonials and the series concluded with a montage of all the advancements in robotics.

It was just enough morality to make me think, but I wasn't beat over the head with it.

Overall the final episode of "Battlestar Galactica" was pure perfection and made me wonder if Friday nights, or television as a whole, would ever be the same again without it.

So Say We All!

New episode up...

Quick update on Wanna See It? I saw one. Tune in next episode for details. And it wasn't "Knowing." I know better.

When (crappy) worlds collide

There are some things that just go great together.

Peanut butter and chocolate.

Red Bull and vodka.

Bacon and eggs.

Then there are things that make you cringe when you try to put them together.

Doritos and cough syrup.

Pencil shavings and rum.

And this...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_M9J8Tmu2c

Take two things I really dislike and put them together. And don't forget the blatent product placement ("Oooh that picture phone is SO cool").

Ugh, ugh, ugh.

American Idol: Country Week

Last night on "American Idol" the top 11 performed country songs. As a long time country music fan, I'm always a little concerned when "American Idol" goes country.

For the most part it was average with no one really taking any risks. The stand outs of the night were Danny Gokey doing "Jesus Take the Wheel" and Anoop Desai's beautiful version of "Always on my Mind." I think Anoop sung himself back into the competition.

Worst performance of the night goes to Adam Lambert in a landslide. He took what might be the most perfect country song ever, Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire" and butchered it into as Simon called it "self indulgent rubbish." He turned it into a middle eastern influenced ballad that was just awful. Plus once you got past the crappy arrangement, his singing was terrible. He basically screeched and squealed for two minutes, causing my head to hurt and making my ears bleed.

If there's any justice in this world Adam Lambert will be voted off "American Idol" tonight. Then he should be forced to go on an international apology tour, making amends for putting us through his horrendous singing. His first stop should be Johnny and June Cash's graves, followed by a by a visit to Randy Travis, last night's mentor.

He started off as one of the front runners, but now I just want him destroyed.

The best Irish movies

Since today is St. Patricks Day, I thought that we should talk about the best Irish themed movies Hollywood has brought us.

1. "The Departed"-Martin Scorsese's masterpiece about cops and gangsters in Boston. The film features an all-star cast that includes Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Wahlberg and Jack Nicholson in one of his all time best performances.

The sequence where DiCaprio follows Damon to find out if he's the mole is so suspenseful and brilliantly directed that just that segment could have one an Oscar.

2. "The Boondock Saints"-Two Irish brothers stumble into becoming assassins who only kill criminals. Sean Patrick Flanery and Norman Reedus play Connor and Murphy McManus, characters that are so much fun to watch you forget about all the violence and just enjoy the ride.

"We're like 7-11, we're not always doing business, but we're always open." Best. Line. Ever.

3. "Leprechaun 2" (Tim's choice)-When I asked Tim why "Leprechaun," he responded why not. I personally don't see the appeal of these movies, but, Warwick Davis has gotten rich off of them and I'll always give him a pass because of "Willow."

Honorable Mention: Tom Cruise's fantastic accent in "Far and Away." Tom stop doing accents, it's not your thing.

"Kings:" The Bible gets an update

On Sunday night NBC premiered its new drama "Kings." The story is an update of the biblical tale of David and Goliath.

Ian McShane stars as King Silas Benjamin, the ruler of Gilboa and Chris Egan portrays David Shepard, the young soldier who saves the king's son and becomes a national hero.

I was a little wary of watching "Kings," because I thought the biblical aspects might be a turn off. However, I was wrong because "Kings" is really about political intrigue and a young man's fight to stay true to himself.

Gilboa has been locked in long border war with the neighboring Gath and the king wants to use David's act of heroism as a way to gain support for his military campaign. He is challenged by his spiritual leader Reverend Samuels, played by Eamonn Walker.

This show is filled with romance, war, politics and yes biblical references. It reminded me of Baz Luhrman's update of "Romeo and Juliet." With a strong cast and great production quality, "Kings" has everything it needs to be a success, except maybe good timing.

This is a horrible time for a new television show to premiere, networks have really been tightening their purse strings, so when a show has a pilot that costs $10 million and every show following that costs $4 million, it better be worth every penny.

The money is visible on the screen, however, the ratings for the premiere episode were awful and NBC won't stick with a show that doesn't bring in ratings.

The solution is for NBC to move the show to a better time slot, I suggest Wednesdays at 8 p.m. It could lead off the night of dramas and would work well with NBC's other quirky show "Life." It would also suffer very little competition in that time slot.

So, if you're reading this NBC I've just saved you a major headache. You're welcome.

The Lonely Island presents...

Heyo Viewpoints readers, as promised here is the video for "I'm On a Boat," the edited version of course.



Also, check out this original that's not on "Incredibad." One "bad" word in the video so far warning.

New episode up... and an editor's note