Posted by Rob on March 7, 2011 – 10:29 pm
Filed under TV Shows
Tagged as big bad bob, bigbadbob, canceled, heroes, my name is earl, nbc, netflix, no ordinary family, season finale, series finale, the cape, the office, TV Shows
I popped on NBC at 9:00pm EST tonight to catch this week’s episode of The Cape, and was shocked to find that it was not on. After doing some online researching, I found that the show was not just being pushed back a week (as has happened several times this season), but has actually been canceled. Thus I am left to make yet another rant about a good show getting canceled before it’s time, much like My Name is Earl and Heroes. It’s funny how Earl, Heroes, and The Cape are all NBC shows…
The worst part of this is that it happened basically mid-season. Yeah, the season was almost over, with only two weeks left, but it is still upsetting to know that I won’t be watching any new episodes of The Cape on TV ever again. However, all is not totally lost. NBC has confirmed that “…the show’s season finale, which was to have aired this past Monday as part of a double-header, instead will premiere online at NBC.com sometime in March.” Read More »
Posted by Rob on January 9, 2011 – 11:31 pm
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Tagged as big bad bob, bigbadbob, blade, cain, carnies, chess, comic, david copperfield, heroes, nbc, no ordinary family, scales, super hero, the cape, vince
I was watching TV last week, and saw a brief thirty-second teaser for NBC’s new show, The Cape. I had heard nothing about it before this, or until I watched the series premiere tonight, but that teaser had me sold. It looked like a solid super hero series, but with a darker, more serious undertone to it. After watching tonight’s two hour series premiere, I’m pretty happy with the show, and I look forward adding the series to the list of series I watch regularly.
As I said, the show has a more serious/realistic feel to it. It follows the life of Vince, a detective who is eventually framed for murder and then “killed” on television. However, Vince survives, and is taken in by a gang of bank robbers who are actually carnies (I don’t know what it is with these super hero shows and carnies these days…) Vince is trained by the different members where he perfects his melee fighting skills, as well as learns hypnotism and masters the art of escaping and creating illusions, much like David Copperfield. Vince is also trained to wield a special cape and uses it as a major form of combat, as he can whip it around and grab objects at a distance with it.
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Posted by Rob on September 28, 2010 – 9:37 pm
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Tagged as abc, big bad bob, bigbadbob, heroes, lost, nightcrawler, no ordinary family, powers, super hero, the incredibles, TV Shows
With the series finales of Lost and Heroes last season, I was left wondering if there was a new show that we would be able to get into. When I first heard about another super hero tv series in the guise of No Ordinary Family, I was a bit skeptical as it looked like it was a bit too family-driven and not necessarily super power driven. However, as chance had it, we turned the TV on at 8:00pm tonight, and happened to pass it right as it started, and I said “let’s watch it and see how it is.” After the premiere episode, I’m happy to say that I liked what I saw, and will be watching it regularly.
The show focuses on a family of four who suddenly receive super powers following a plane crash. Seeing how it is the first episode, not much else was revealed, but you were introduced to the family. The stay at home father who is a police sketch artist has super strength, can jump (or bound, as he puts it) and likes to catch bullets. The scientist mother has the ability to run really fast. The teenage daughter is a telepathic and can read the thoughts of everyone…including the backstabbing friends at school. Finally, the son can… apparently understand complex math problems? There are some other characters with powers introduced throughout the episode, hinting at the fact that their powers were not unique to the airplane accident, including a man who can teleport (very similarly to Nightcrawler) and someone who appears to have the power to control electricity.
After watching the first episode, I believe that it will be a promising series. The combination of people with powers along with a strong family unit reminds me of a merging of Heroes and the Incredibles. The show isn’t entirely serious like Heroes was, and has some of family-friendly feelings like the Incredibles. Seeing how I’m a fan of both, I’m pretty happy, and if you like super heroes and all the cool stuff they do, give the first episode a try and see what you think about it. As for me, I know what I’ll be watching every Tuesday night at 8:00 on ABC.
Posted by Rob on May 19, 2010 – 5:59 pm
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Tagged as america: the story of us, big bad bob, bigbadbob, canceled, carnies, heroes, highlander, lost, mini-series, nbc, season finale, series finale, the force, tv show
There are currently three shows that I say I am a true fan of, and will religiously watch them regularly when each new episode airs weekly: Lost, Heroes, and America: The Story of Us. However, all three of the shows are soon to be gone…the series finale of Lost is this Sunday, Heroes has been cancelled, and America is only a mini-series, which will be ending within two weeks. So the big question is: what the hell am I going to watch on TV now? I have nothing to look forward to!!!
The end of Lost is going to be sad. It’s been a solid show the entire series, and I hate to see it go. However, it had to happen at some point. I’m really excited for Sunday to see how they end this awesome series. I’m skeptical as to what they will do, and am afraid that something they will reveal will be completely retarded and I will hate the writers for it. Somethings are better left unexplained, such as the Force (miticlorients?!) and immortals (Highlander II claimed that all the immortals are aliens!!!) So if it’s a good explanation, then give it here, but if it’s a bunch of crap, I would rather not watch it, thank you very much.
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Posted by Rob on February 8, 2010 – 11:24 pm
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Tagged as bennet, big bad bob, bigbabadbob, charlie, claire, heroes, hiro, nbc, noah, Peter, samuel, season finale, Sylar, tracy, TV Shows
Ive been pretty darn excited for tonights season finale. I was hoping it would be a two-hour special, but it was only an hour. In the end, I was pretty pleased, and the preview for the next season takes the show in a whole new area.
I didnt exactly like the idea of Tracy getting to Claire and Noah so quickly and helping them out. I wasnt sure what would happen, but I didnt expect it to be Tracy. Plus, I dont know where she was, but she got there conveniently quick.
I do like the direction that Sylar is taking. Making him out to be a hero was pretty cool. However, I was pretty sure that his powers were locked away in his mind so that he couldnt access them, but he did when facing Doyle (the Puppeteer.) Im thinking that maybe he couldnt use them because he did not want to be tempted to abuse them, but when he needed them to do “good”, they were readily accessible. I was half-expecting Sylar to kill Doyle in the end, but he did not, which was pretty cool.
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Posted by Rob on February 2, 2010 – 7:35 pm
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Tagged as bennet, big bad bob, bigbadbob, claire, heroes, lost, matt, nbc, noah, Peter, samuel, season finale, season premier, Sylar, TV Shows
So apparently last night was the second to last episode of the season, and it left off with plenty of loose ends. I was discussing it with Steve, and we both agreed that there is quite a lot of plot to cover before the season ends. Im optimistic that the last episode will be a two-hour special, but I doubt it.
The whole back story of Noah’s past was pretty awesome. It explains quite a bit about who he is and why he does what he does. I was a bit stupified with his “arranged” marriage with Sandra, but everything else was cool.
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Posted by Rob on January 18, 2010 – 11:18 pm
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Tagged as adam, big bad bob, bigbadbob, claire, heroes, hiro, nbc, powers, samuel, Sylar, TV Shows
So tonight’s episode of Heroes was pretty damn great. A lot of interesting stuff going on, and as such I am really enjoying this season. It definitely makes up for last season’s mediocreness. And as Ive previously stated, one of the best parts of this new season was the introduction of Samuel and his carnies.
As of tonight’s episode, Samuel finally hit the point Ive been waiting for. This entire season, you know he’s bad, but he doesn’t always come off as being evil, or a villain. However, after having his heart broken, he has crossed that bridge into the world of super villainy, and I like it. He has a pretty amazing power, and from now on he will not be holding back, which means he will be causing quite a bit of evil, which I look forward to.
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Posted by Rob on August 5, 2009 – 5:26 pm
Filed under Video Games
Tagged as bitch, captain america, christmas, Gamestop, heroes, hulk, iron man, Juggernaut, Marvel, Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2, pre-order, preorder, spider-man, thing, venom, villains
Yup, its official. Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 is a must-have for me. However, I was initially planning on waiting for Christmas to ask my parents or someone else to get it for me as a gift. I would have been able to wait a few extra months before partaking in the awesomest collection of Marvel heroes (and villains) ever assembled. However, I ended up going to Gamestop today and preordered the game. Why, you ask? One word…Juggernaut.
I mean, come on, its the Juggernaut, bitch!
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Posted by Rob on July 15, 2009 – 3:59 pm
Filed under Movies
Tagged as heroes, Marvel, movie, Peter, Push, pusher, sniffer, Sylar, teleknisis, telepathic, watcher
We got Push in from Netflix and watched it last night. The best way for me to sum it up…it was the movie for the TV show Heroes.
Basically, it follows a group of people who have powers. The main character is a “pusher”, which means he has teleknesis (moves stuff with his mind). He meets up with a “watcher”, who sees the future, and together they head out to take down The Division, which is a government department that employs people with powers to track down others. The main purpose of Division is to find individuals with powers and then give them drugs to try to make their powers more…powerful, and thus create the ultimate soldier.
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Posted by Rob on June 30, 2009 – 3:03 pm
So Ive just begun checking out Hulu this week, and so far Im liking it. If you dont know, its a website where you can watch TV episodes and movies for free. There is no player or anything to download, as you can watch it right off the site. There are commercial breaks, but only 15-30 seconds long, which isnt too bad.
I like it because it is fast, has good quality, and is convenient. I remember having to watch missed episodes of Heroes or Lost on either NBC or ABCs websites, and it was a pain the the butt. You had to install a player onto your computer first, then you had to follow a confusing series of menus to find the option to play the show you want to watch, then you had to guess which was the most current episode (because they werent numbered or anything). Also, the quality sucked, and the videos often skipped, and it took forever to load up.
Hulu is not like that. You just search for what you want, and if its there it comes up. I just watched an episode of the Simpsons that I missed from a few weeks ago and it was great. The episodes are not only labeled with their title, but also the season and episode numbers, so you know where in the season it is. Good stuff all around. I could have used this a few years ago when I was in my first Oneonta apartment, and didnt have television at all.
I highly recommend checking it out. You can find your favorites that you missed, plus some new stuff that you probably would never watch.
