Thursday, March 20, 2014

The Originals: Balance of Power Shifted?


Here's to a spectacularly boring evening... yeah right!
             Ever since Hayley broke the curse put on her werewolf clan she's been spending a lot of time in the bayou with them, especially with her supposed fiancé Jackson. Yet after last episode we've discovered that Jackson wants to be the superior species of the French Quarter. That would mean dethroning the Originals and subjugating the witches as well as the humans. So the question is how will New Orleans's supernatural community handle this new balance of power shift.


I suspect that these two may hook up in the future


Careful where you dip that paint brush, Klaus...

          Here's what's happening now: since Rebekah has exited the scene, Klaus has been brooding while also dipping his proverbial paint brush in a certain undead witch, Genevieve (much to Cami's dismay). The witches are back with their powers at full charge and are taking it out on the vampires who have been feeding on locals. All the while the Human Faction's leader Kieran is spiraling deeper into madness leaving his seat empty. Pretty much chaos, but Elijah decides: if Klaus won't take the reins of power (like he wanted to before Marcel's exile) then Elijah will. Of course he had to tear up the old rules set by Marcel and to Hayley's frustration the werewolves were not invited to the table. 


Jackson has his own plans in becoming king.




There may be trouble for the Haylijah ship
            Klaus suggests a party (of course what could go wrong at a party thrown by the Originals---remember their coming out ball in Mystic Falls?). Yet Klaus cornered Jackson (I suppose we call him the current leader of the werewolf pack) and gave him an option: Moonlight Rings. They're like sunlight rings that protect vampires from burning in the sun but the moonlight rings stop werewolves from turning on the full moon. Jackson sees this as an opportunity to not only become equals but superiors to the vampires, witches, and humans. 


Genevieve seems the jealous type. I'd watch out, Klaus if I were you

Jackson, stop blowing holes in my Haylijah ship!

        So with the werewolves back in town certainly there will be some tension. Yet Hayley's speech about wiping the slate clean really rang true (now that's a queen of New Orleans). Now I think there will be some sense of peace, but Jackson's plan may tear the fabric of that peace down. To be honest I like the vampires in charge. 


Hmmm a sexy werewolf or a sexy sophisticated vampire?

     Werewolves are more muscle than they are about politics. In other words, werewolves can be bullies. I don't believe having Jackson in charge of the whole community will be good for New Orleans. Same goes for the witches whose fanaticism will be the ruin of the city as well. The humans? Well their new leader who runs the casino I see hooking up with Elijah. I just see them together since Elijah has his honor preventing him from going after Hayley. I don't know how that will affect the balance of power but as they say: these strange times bring strange bedfellows.


One ring to rule them all...

Spot Light Review of The CW's "The 100"


          
The 100 on Wednesdays at 9 pm on The CW

           So I was going to watch something on Amazon but I remembered that The CW was premiering their new show The 100. So being a curious viewer I decided to watch and tweet live as the Pilot aired. 


Even I know how radiation works 

          The episode started pretty fast with only a short description of the situation then immediately rounding up all the teens like cattle onto a tiny ship headed to Earth which for close to a century has been radioactive (Hint, Hint World Leaders...). By the way I was wondering when "Radioactive" by Imagine Dragons would play during this episode. Would have been disappointed if it didn't play. 


So far not a great start

         Symmetric songs aside, the characters have interesting chemistry. For some reason I want that blond girl Clark to hook up with Lord of the Flies instigator Bellamy. I don't know why but I see some sparks there. I know who I'm shipping this season! Then there's the lead female protagonist who has a boy's name: Clark. Is that as in Lewis & Clark? If you're going to give your daughter a boy name can it be Alex? I say that because Alex means "defender of man" but then again that would be predictable and watching this episode I can see that like my favorite show in limbo (Almost Human) the show seeks to break away from the pack. Certainly it's done somewhat better than Star Crossed premiere but let's be fair, that show aired during the Olympics which is TV suicide. 


The 3 adults who will decide the ship's fate 

         More on characters and names, Kane or Cane, however you'll choose to spell it on Twitter, will be our main antagonist. While the kids on Earth rage against the machine, the proverbial Cain (who doomed the human race according to the bible) will be doing some raging on the space station that is losing life support. Survival of the fittest is this guy's motto as he mentioned becoming the new Adam and Eve to his girlfriend who doesn't seem too happy about their relationship in either case. Kane does know about the incest factor of that story right? We all held our breath when Kane was interim Chancellor as Bellamy shot the current one (who is Wells's father and I'm guessing Clark's other love interest in her love triangle with Finn). Luckily the Chancellor is a trooper and stopped the execution. Now we all don't want Kane to sit in the boss's chair but we can expect him to still cause some trouble. I suspect that he wants the experiment the kids are doing on Earth to fail so he can kill 100s of people so they have enough life support for a remaining few.


Our show's suspicious character: Bellamy

        Earth has become an alien planet, which sort of makes this sic-fi show even more exciting. Octavia (this show's mean girl or Clark's frenemy) almost gets eaten by a weird eel-fish monster (it's always the horny teenagers who die first in a horror movie) and apparently there are hints of apes having evolved to become human intelligent to the point of neanderthal-like behavior. By that I mean throwing spears at people. Let's not also forget seeing that deer with TWO, count 'em TWO heads! Ewwww! Is it still safe to eat? 


Earth has become an alien planet
        All in all, this Lord of the Flies + Planet of the Apes = a pretty engaging sic-fi thriller that could make it to a season 2. I saw #The100 trending for a while in the United States, hopefully it'll keep that up. So many shows are getting cancelled that it would be a shame to lose another one. It looks like good bye vampires hello aliens, androids, and space ships!


While Bellamy creates a tribal society Clark will try for a civilized one


People to follow:

@MarieOnline (this is a fan twitter page for the actress who plays Octavia)

Marie Avgeropoulos--> @iamAvgeropoulos (the real actress who plays Octavia)


Rasheed Newson--> @ra_sheed (former TV writer for Army Wives and Lie To Me, now a TV writer for The 100)

Chelsey Marie Reist --> @ChelseyReist (actress who will be seen on the show playing a girl named Harper)

Twitter fans of The 100 --> @The100_CW (fan account for the show)

Eliza Taylor --> @MisElizaJane (she plays Clark Griffin, the main female lead)

And of course the writers of the show --> @The100writers

Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Revolution: What Will the Nano Tech Do Now?





           Before Aaron figured out that the nano tech made itself known, it approached Aaron with a child like curiosity about it's creator. It took the form of Aaron's childhood friend then as Cynthia. People Aaron could feel comfortable with and can trust. However, after Aaron tried to destroy the nanos, they took the form of his worst fear: Dr. Horn. 


       Like Gloria said, the nano tech just wants to know who its parents are. They helped Aaron because they felt like they owed him that much for waking them up. Being an A.I. means that the nano tech can make its own decisions, sort out its own feelings, and decide what's right. Now that Priscilla and Aaron have made their feelings known about the nanos, I can only guess that Peter is the only one who will be able to continue working his "miracles" in Texas. However, I doubt the Patriots won't hear about this eventually and I wonder if they'll be able to manipulate Peter into working for them. 


      The last contact Aaron had with the nano tech, they messed with his mind (which was entertaining for us to see what may have happened if the power didn't go out: Monroe still friends with Miles and Rachel and that Monroe loves the Civil War). Yet how Aaron went out of that dream kind of changed his relationship with the nano tech forever. At first they kind of loved him (if that's what you want to call it) but now the last time they addressed themselves to Aaron, they took the form of the man he hates and fears. This leads me to believe that now the nano tech has some sort of animosity toward Aaron.


      Does this animosity mean that the nanos will cause trouble for Aaron and the team? Not really sure it would be directly. They said they would leave Aaron alone, but the last time they said that, the nanos didn't really keep that promise (seeing as they needed Aaron to fix them). The nanos for now seem only interested in helping their creators (right now Peter) but maybe in the long run they'll take Peter's "God-talk" seriously and start playing the part, which could spell doom for Peter himself. The nanos may decide that Peter is wrong and abandon him, choosing other "prophets" to be their mouth piece. We can only speculate this though. We'll discover more hopefully in a season 3 if NBC has decided to renew the show.


Thursday, March 6, 2014

Almost Human: "Straw Man" Season Finale Review


Gather round folks for the season finale!

        Oh my god! The season finale was amazing! We finally got to know who John Kennex's dad was. The suspense of the review board on whether or not on keeping Dorian; nail biter! Very meta! 


It's not an episode without John & Dorian in the car!

       While the episode didn't reveal anything too big, we did finally get to meet John's dad. We discover that Edward Kennex was the reason John became a cop, but we kinda knew that already. What we didn't know was that Dorian is the reason John wants to stay a cop. I have to go "Awwwww" on this one. Really touching moment but that's what makes John and Dorian such an amazing partnership. The fact that John can open up to someone who doesn't have a pulse and for Dorian to have someone who doesn't view him as just a synthetic but also as a cop gives them a strong bond that will make both protect the other not just out of duty but out of real brotherhood. John and Dorian also on occasion like to bust each other's balls if you will (Dorian may not use his but it still smarts a little). John listed all of Dorian's mistakes (my favorite being when Dorian exposed himself in the car). Then John said, "I'm just messing with you, man." That's one of the elements of their strong bond.


Straw Man? I guess Tin Man was too complicated.

       This episode was very John-central. John expressed some hero worship of his dad. Super Man who? Even though Dorian suggested that maybe John was wrong about Kennex Sr. not being dirty, John didn't get mad. Dorian also didn't protest when John said he wanted to view his father's files alone. Like I said, these two have such a strong bond of brotherhood that they don't have to explain their feelings to each other; they just respect each other's privacy and know that the other one is there if the other wants to talk.


Foot fetish?

You never suspect the guy in the wheel chair

       I was wondering when we would run into a cyborg on this show. We have humanoid androids and people with synthetic body parts but this week's criminal had wires running through his body acting as an artificial nervous system. And an organic printer? When Rudy made that cupcake I thought: "I wish I had that now so I don't have to use an oven." In the future the homeless people problem has yet to be solved but at least nutrition stations have been introduced. Just a little finger prick and out pops a pill filled with the nutrients your body needs.


Why do I always play the hobo?

      Speaking of pricks, Detective Paul turns out not to be such a huge jerk after all. He had a fun conversation with a kid on the street. Nothing like a talking of "I'm sleeping with your mama" jokes to break the ice. Paul gave the kid some money from his bit-coin (which can I say is much more convenient than a credit card) so he could have a nicer place to sleep that night. I also want to point out that Paul is stuck playing the hobo again. 


This looks bad!

That MX is giving John the Evil Eye

     The real suspense in this episode was Dorian's evaluation. This is where it gets all meta. It felt like the whole show was being evaluated by FOX. Rudy suggested that Dorian act more like the MX's after Dorian got a call back (for electronics call backs aren't really good). Yet I'm glad the guy giving the final evaluation preferred Dorian to be his usual empathetic, calm self. I was so happy when Dorian was allowed to continue to be on the force with John. In the back of my mind I was thinking that if Dorian gets a renewal then FOX should do the same for Almost Human. 


"Gee I wonder what it is..."

       My favorite part of the episode was when Dorian gave John a new leg then started to cry after heard about John's glowing review of him. "I was made to feel, John" was my favorite line. Then they got a call and almost left John's gift behind, yet John went back for it with a smile on his face. Greatest ro-bromance ever! Well it's the only one really.  


"I was made to feel, John"

       All in all, a solid episode. It was more a procedural episode with no cliffhanger but I didn't mind that much. Although I wish that FOX would just renew the show already. Fans are very passionate about it and to be honest there are too many mysteries left unsolved for this to be just one season. The show has big potential to be a hit. It's popularity has been slow at the beginning despite all the money FOX put into advertisements for the show. Yet I think the fandom has grown considerably. I feel like FOX will renew it despite nay-sayers but if FOX does cancel it that would strike a blow to me as well as many others. 
         

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Why Fans LOVE Almost Human




          It's the season 1 finale of the cult classic Almost Human. I call it a cult classic because of how quickly I saw viewers take to the show. Already fans call themselves "Humaniacs"! While there was a severe fear of premature cancellation, there has been some cause for cautious optimism. Numbers for the show have remained steady while also steadily rising despite it running up against the Olympics. Even FOX executive Kevin Reilly has been recently talking about a possible renewal for Almost Human. So I decided my thoughts were not enough and instead decided to ask fans their reasons for loving this sci-fi buddy cop procedural.

Facebook:


FOX you have to renew this show! Please don't throw such a great piece out the window. It deserves at least a second season! The best SciFi I have seen in a long time


"Almost Human" is a smart, intimate and high tech -- I vote to renew for another season. We don't have enough tv like it.

Kurt Schilling I really hope that this is renewed. It's rare that you get a great combination of great plots, witty dialogue, superior acting and fine special effects that are believable.

Brian Rittmeyer Season, not series finale. Dorian's service was renewed; the show should be as well.

Sam O'Connor Why do I love Almost Human? It's an intelligent, darkly funny, sarcastically endearing show that proves that even with technology humans are still human. I love the camaraderie between the leads, and the premise of the show as a whole. It's a show that makes you think, makes you hurt, makes you want more.

Dennis Christilaw Lili Taylor  One of the main reasons I love this show! Please keep it going! 

Jimmie Loyd Fillyaw Jr. Best show I've seen in a while....and haven't laughed so hard and as much over a show in a long time. Keep it running!

Gerry Parkins I love AH because the characters all fit so perfectly, it's just awesome - the snarking is second to none and Karl and Michael just rock my world every Monday night [they make Mondays bearable] - followed closely by Maldonado and the hilarious Rudy! My Mondays will be ruined without MX interaction!

Robyn Keyes Best show ever!! Renew!

Kim Streuli Ferrara Simply said...the bromance is my favorite part. Aside from Karl Urban 

Suzi Ritter This is the only show I look forward to. Hope it comes back for another season!

Alex Iniguez This show brings movie level quality to the TV sci-fy genre and a quiet challenge to our preconceived notions about the future. The acting is great, the characters are fantastic and the mysteries from week to week are compelling.

Robin Gibbs I love Almost Human because of the great storyline. Each week it digs a little deeper into someone's past and just makes you eager to watch the next one to find out what's going on. That and Karl and Michael are so supremely enjoyable to look at. (Too far?) Hope not, because it's my favorite show and will be as long as it's on.

Phoenix Reigns It better come back!! Its great

Sylvia McKinney Please renew this show! I love it and it has so much potential for a second season 

Jodi Palmer I love Almost Human because of its different & interesting storyline plus watching the relationship between Kennex & Dorian develop into a most unlikely, but amazing partnership/ friendship has been so entertaining to watch. Love this show!

Amy Zimmerman Timmins I'm guessing that Lily Taylor is no longer on Hemlock Grove since this show Almost Human is a huge success.

Sarah Heming Everyone covered most of why I love it, so I'll just add that the little glimpses of the future remind me of growing up watching the Jetsons! I love the imagination that went into thinking about the minute details of what our future could look like.

Mary Kleinsmith This show needs to be renewed!!!!!!! Come on FOX!!!

Kristen Dyrr I don't have much time, so I'll keep it short and simple: I love it because of bromance, cool tech, all the possible mythological directions I can see it going, and shear awesomeness.

Val Johnson I tried to be honest with myself and ask: would I love Almost Human if it didn't mean Karl Urban was on my TV every week? Well - yes - the chemistry between Karl and Michael can't be denied! That bantering in the car is the best.

Ryan Frazier Don't drop the ball on this, FOX - we need another season of this show!

Andraya Brennan Doyle I love Wymans vision of the future: not too far out there believeable and the focus on male characters John & Dorian. Their different outlooks on the tech world they both inhabit. A strong female captain Maldonado and the fact it isnt all about romance/love story/will they wont they.

Marisa Adams Love this show! Please don't pull a Firefly on us Fox!

Jane Wilson Oh goodness! I love everything about the show, but the humor & affection between John & Dorian is ABSOLUTELY my favorite thing!!!

Liz Blocher Charron Best show on TV!

Michael J Jones One of the bright spots in television these days. The show's pacing, performance, are wonderful. It's a refreshing update to the typical cop drama. This deserves a renewal


Erin Beck Great show, cant wait until next season!!


Valery Mullins Cox Please give this show a 2nd season. The actors are wonderful, and I love the storyline. Please don't cancel it, it definitely deserves another season and more!!!


Cathleen Colquhoun So sad the season is over! I love this show. We need another season!!!


Patricia Ryan Clark C'mon Fox, don't cancel yet another awesome sci-fi series!


Kathleen Perrot Please we need to see more of these amazing characters!! We want an another season!!


Twitter:


Watched for the first time...it's pretty cool. 😏 might want to watch it in the future.

This show is giving me a headache Hugh ... Too confusing- & are so much simpler & better!!

I am entirely too fascinated with right now. Lol!!

This is actually a really good show....I may need to start from the beginning.

Steak on the grill and on Fox... A perfect evening!

easily the best new show on tv this year. Praying for season 2


When you are lucky to have on tv combined with the chemistry of you make sure


: monday's without almost human more like cut my liver out with a butter knife and feed it to hannibal lecter”


What'll I do when isn't "On Demand"???? could save the day by announcing S2 !


, WWJD? What would John do? He'd renew. Then eat something. Interrogate InSynd. Enjoy a snack. Heckle Dorian. RENEW.


I am enjoying Star Crossed but it is not the kind of program is. Renew and tell me !


RT : This day would be so much better if I were watching and knew that


awesome. People please tell to


I miss already!! My Monday night wasn't the same without it!


Missed so much last night had to rewatch one of the episodes I bought from Amazon




Renew more episodes more seasons with


Hope doesnt get cancelled :/


This will be my first Monday not tweeting about with and .. We need a season two!




Just finished watching the first season of - best TV show I've seen in ages. we want season 2 - renew, don't cancel!


Good TV is hard to find.


I really like ! It's great :)


Love the amazing way tells us stories! keep them coming!


There's no way that I'm letting go of . Thank you for creating such an amazing show, .


Give the show time to get word of mouth. Viewers will come. Renew ! I have many people who want to watch from me talking.


Im hoping and get renewed soon too! My DVR will be full of AWESOME!


That deserves a renew, great show RT ": So Fox renews almost all their shows, but no word on "


Last episode of its season. I hope it comes back.


Tell me is coming back next season!


: We should probably tell how much we love it and want a Season 2, right?” THIS!


almost saw Straw man and wow another great episode. Here's hope for a second season


Before , I never knew of . Now I've noticed he's in everything I watch.




Dear Karl Urban, thank you so mucn for not letting and stop you from making my FAVORITE show


Renew already, will ya ?


better be back this fall, ! You took Firefly, don't take John and Dorian too!


Loving so much!


Really enjoyed watching ! I like their guess about future, visual effects and acting. Hope to see 2nd season! :)


please continue the series. we NEED a second season. thank you


I'll just say it: I want back for a second season. , can you pls arrange that for me.


season 1 left me hanging on ! Let's hope there is a season 2 !


Hello? All the fans say "We want more!"


So John's dad is the reason John joined the Force..and Dorian is the reason John stayed on the Force. I love you @AlmostHumaFOX


If I don't get a season two I am going to picket whose with me! I will do all I can


I'm staying positive. I believe season 2 will happen!


we need a season 2 so I can have more Jorian moments!


Wanna thank & for protecting us & being just plain awesome bots—er people!




I love ? i love Dorian&Kennex too :D


Seriously must get picked up. Where are all you fans??


Can I just say I love The crimes in this show, so well thought out and written.


I love for a LOT of reasons. I think the chemistry between Dect. Kennex and (cont)


;A: guhh... this better come back!! WHAT AM I GONNA DO IF IT DOESN'T COME BACK?!?!


I'm liking more now than i first saw it 💖


why i love - because Kennex and his inner judge Dredd


got me through a horrible year of uni. PLEASE give us another season!


This show is awesome. is the highlight of my Monday nights. I'm so pumped for tonight's finale.


Why I love - Robots that look like and have sexy blue lights flashing in their cheeks <3 <3 <3


Today is the finale of & I'm sure it's going 2 be mind blowing. U did a fantastic job being


why i love - Dorian. because he's sweet, kind and innocent but at the same time he's strong and brave.


I love for the funny car conversations between and


fans are seriously the best fans out there!


Why do I love ? Because it brings people together. Everyone I've met in the fandom has been amazing.


why I love the relationship between Dorian and Kennex


I love because it makes me smile and I have an amazing time watching it. Isn't it what TV is all about?


Why I love - Kickass female protagonists


So, it's safe to say that & did a damn fine job casting . Well played! Here's to a season 2!


Why I ❤ -eps really make u think abt what's possible in the future w/tech. Cast is dope & oh yeah, duh? 😉


Reason #3 to be hooked on AH: outstanding technology! Those holograms are killers!! They are the bomb!


Just watched the season finale, how can you cancel such comedy gold?


I'm PUMPED for the season finale! If you haven't seen this show, you are MISSING OUT! Come on , season 2!!


": Why I Love - and his dedication to the show as well as his fans <3 <3 <3 " yup!


has great cast of characters in a great setting. Full of potential as the Universe & Mythology expands.


: I love 4 the car conversations between John & Dorian” Hands down my favorite part of the show.


If there's a big reason I love it's because of !! He tweets all the fans and is really cool!


This is definitely a show I want to see more of!


because Almost Human is the best show on TV, with the best bromance ever!


Ealy playing the sweetest android since Data is gold


On Almost Human Dorian (robot) from his extreme empathy to his anger illustrates the beautiful dirtiness that is humanity.


Rarely has the relationship between man and machine been more closely examined...


because Dorian is my weekly dose of sunshine!


The only reason Mondays are good for me any more is because of Almost Human


almost human is wicked!!


Dorian is Snarky, Kennex is tough, Rudy is dorky, Stahl is a chrome, the MX is stoic and we need more


Those MXs are by far the cutest android cops ever after everyones fave DRN Dorian


TV needs some soul even if it is synthetic soul


": I just need a bit more Karl Urban and Michael Ealy on my Monday nights, you feel? "


it's different. It has its unexpected moments & then it has it's moments where you just have to go Aww.


i love almost human as much as john loves doughnuts


Almost Human is such an amazing show with such an amazing cast, I can't wait to see what's next!!


: pass the bourbon and take a seat. finally has a SciFi hit.” YASSSS


A life without Jorian car scenes isn't a life worth living! Make sure Renew !


Why I love - 'Bang bot' is a daily reference now. TY


I need a second season of because I can't get enough of Dorian's disco face!


WOW! Just watched ! Mind blowing!!! I bow to you !


Rudy is knocking it out of the park as usual.


C'mon FOX, I need a reason to continue looking forward to Mondays! Just please.


Terrific season finale for Show continues to shine week after week. Come on  renew, make sure  


Hey remember that time I congratulated Karl Urban on his face? Yeah that was awesome, please let them renew


Loved the season finale. Love Dorian. Now, , you need to give us a 2nd season! We want it!


I dont want to be over It has so much potential + a killer soundtrack! Dont let it turn into another firefly!


Almost Human season 1 was absolutely amazing. It definitely needs to be renewed for a second season!


I really hope because my heart can't take a lack of Kennex/Dorian bromance.


I need renewed like I need air. 's face makes my Monday's better. I need good Mondays ya'll


Watching Almost Human: "Straw Man" on >> ICYMI!! ;)


...so let it stay this way.


I had never committed to watch a TV show like I did with and now tell me its over. SHAME.


loved this episode so much... Def need more soon! Please don't cancel it


Loved the season finale of Almost Human. Hope they renew the season


Happy is happy with his new bionic leg. You better renew this show


What makes so loved? The human emotion commonality in every episode. We can all relate.


WHY IS THE ALMOST HUMAN 1ST SEASON ALREADY OVER. WHERE DO I TAKE THE BATTLE TO HAVE IT BACK


I'll be super bummed if that was the end.


Please do not cancel the show! It's amazing don't screw this one up like you did firefly!


im a few hours too late but ! for such a consistently awesome show it deserves to be renewed!


PLEASE don't cancel because was trending


but I am dead bc that season finale killed me. I can't handle it. DORIAN!!! JOHN!!! EVEN PAUL! it was TOO GOOD




Thank you so much for Almost Human. SUCH A GREAT SHOW!

      Okay, you have to admit that is A LOT of love for Almost Human. #AlmostHumanLives has been trending in the U.S. You can't deny the passion of fans. I hope FOX takes this into account.