‘Stinger’ In A ‘Teacup’

When I first heard that James Wan was developing a series based on Robert McCammon’s excellent novel,Stinger, I had mixed feelings. The novel revolves around an alien (the language of the creature isn’t directly translatable to any human language so the closest we can get to what the creature is is ‘Stinger of the House […]

REview: Debris (2021) Ended Way Too Soon

What’s arguably worse than shows that last way longer than they should, like Supernatural (2005-2020) or The X-Files (1993-2018) are those that end way before their time (Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974-1975), Dark Matter (2015-2017) or Travelers (2016-2018)) because they’ve barely gotten their legs under them before they’re cancelled. Add Debris (2021) to that ignominious […]

Heroes Reborn Superbowl Teaser

I was a HUGE Heroes fan.  For awhile I made it my business to catch every episode, though because of the writer’s strike and some ill-conceived creative decisions (why destroy The Company?  That’s like Star Wars getting rid of the Empire.  Sure you could do it, but would you really want to?) Combined with a plot that […]

‘Constantine’ Trailer

NBC, as part of their upcoming new season, is launching a series based upon DC/Vertigo’s Hellblazer.   And unlike the last movie based on the character, this time around he’s actually British!  And blond! I don’t know quite what’s going on, but I have grown accustomed to television executives doing their best to ignore, not acknowledge, the […]