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I recognize that NBC has the guts to bring out new TV shows from time to time. But at the same time they tend to take some risks with new IPs. Their new series titled The Cape aired at the beginning of the year and I’ve dared to watch the first three hours of the series.The show isn’t cool in any way, however it does play with some nice ideas, private police, shamed masked hero, corrupting villain, magic and illusions. It feels really like a low grade TV show with cheap effect and poor dialogue. But for some odd reason there a little bit of charm behind it all. It’s part silly part gritty and dark. You will not mind missing an episode, but it’s something I could see myself watching it if I flip the channels and fall on it. This show makes me miss FlashForward or The Event, so you get my point. I’m expecting this show to be canceled very quickly, once again Summer Glau is foiled by FOX, but at least Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles and Dollhouse got two seasons, witch is very unlikely the The Cape will have.

This is my first post to feature a Revision3 show. The Totally Rad Show is my favorite program available on their network and I’ve grow to become a serious fan of the hosts. Jeff Cannata, Dan Trachtenberg and Alex Albertch bring you the latest news, reviews and previews from movies, video games, comics, television and all things rad. Their adventure started in March 2007 and they’ve hosted 60 episodes so far. The show comes out on a weekly basis and thanks to Revision3′s distribution methods it’s available in a wide range of formats and devices. Whether you have a cellphone, an iPod or a computer you can download a new episode is available every Tuesday for free. They have their own website with a weekly poll tied to the show and they aggregate various news stories so you can keep up with the ever changing world.

The original idea of the show is like the one of friends having a “couch discussion”, only they wanted to add a little more by filming in front of a green screen where they can have different contextual background and where Steve, the editor, can insert graphics and comments related to the discussion at hand.

This show is pretty much about all the stuff I like and talk about on this blog, a few times I’ve mentioned TRS (Totally Rad Show) with my reviews of Cloverfield and Shaolin Soccer. This show is one of the best you can watch on the web.

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I’ll tell you what’s going on! The most impressive show on television is coming back for it’s final season. Usually TV shows get cancelled when they’re not successful and their ending is sometimes held with stitches. This is definitely not what is going on with Battlestar Galactica. It has been decided that the fourth season would be the closing act of the series and this allows careful planning for a great finale.

When I see this show made for television I don’t understand how we’ve been missing out on great television for so long. The production value is higher than many movies that come out today. I can understand that you’ve missed the show and you’d like to start fresh from the start, I would even recommend that to fully enjoy all the fun. I’m currently re-watching season 3 on DVD that was released two weeks ago. But if you’re short on time they have made a nice 8 minutes recap to get you up to speed and start watching season 4 as soon as it comes out. Beware of MAJOR spoilers in this video as it goes to every important plot point from season 1 to the end of season 3!

So now you have no excuse not to tune in for their return April 4th 2008 on SCIFI and SPACE at 10PM Eastern Time. And if you happen to be outside the US or Canada or don’t subscribe to these channels it’s possible to catch a glimpse of their content live using the TVUPlayer.

For some weird reason I had totally forgot that a new Terminator TV show was in development. I have watched the first three episodes and was surprised it’s not as bad as I expected.

I’m not too hot for the cast, Lena Headey, Thomas Dekker and Summer Glau. But if you were craving for a new action show, you will be served. Forget about the slow paced Heroes, or the mind bending Prison Break. This show has a very long name; Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, and takes itself very seriously. Sarah Connor is still ready to fight robots to make sure her son his safe and Skynet never comes to existence and destroy the human race. She is sure she can still stop it what ever happens and she is not giving up. Similar to the plot of the previous terminator movies, future Skynet sends assassins to kill John Connor (leader of the human resistance), and the future John sends a reprogrammed Terminator to protect him. It’s a constant struggle that could last until the day Skynet takes over in the present. Those events happened in the third Terminator movie, so you could say that this movie is not a direct sequel but is evolving in a parallel storyline.

The movies deserve the name of classics and this series is a nice nod to expand the universe. You can be sure that I will be tuning in every week to get my fix. The next new episode will air on FOX, on Monday February 4th.

I just wrapped up watching the first season of Dexter. Thanks to some well deserved free time from the Holidays I’ve been able to see through the 12 episodes and will admit that it was much more interesting to me then I had originally anticipated. Sometimes they say seeing is believing and if you get the chance to watch the show you’ll get the vibe.

Dexter Morgan (Michael C. Hall) is a blood spatter analyst working for the Miami Police. But that doesn’t stop him to express his real personality from time to time as he is a serial-killer. The story surrounding the character is very intriguing and throughout the show you are lead to see life through the eyes of a killer. Now who wants a bad guy for a main character? Like he tells us, Dexter has standards, his father taught him well, helped him grow up with the desire to kill but to channel it for the greater good. Following the code a Harry (his fater), Dexter only kills the worse criminals that go though the net of the justice system. He’s a bit different from a vigilante because he has that need to kill.

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It’s been a while since I’ve been drawn to an anime, I feel like all the right shows that were out there have all ended (and have been reviewed). There was this friend of mine who was always over-hyped about this show and I never got the appeal. I didn’t appreciate the visual style and though it was just an other story where a kid has to save the world from some evil. Of course what is best out there is mostly a re-hash of old ideas but I’ve become a fan of Naruto just after seeing one episode.

I was lucky to see episode number five on YTV, thanks to it I’ve decided I had to follow the show and I can say that for a series that has 220 episodes I had very few deceptions. The anime is derived from the manga of the same name and despite the use of many filler episodes the story line remained steady and focused on the development of many characters.

The story’s main character is called Naruto Uzumaki, he is a child coming of age and training to become a Ninja (Shinobi), he’s really the type you would consider hyper-active, never listening in class and very hard headed. Thanks to his perseverence and determination he manages to pass all the challenges to come between him and become the next Hokage (chief of the village). As an infant the spirit of a demon (Nine Tails Fox) was sealed into his body in order to save the village. However, while growing up many people resented him because he had this evil within him. He never let it get to him, he made friends and became a full fledge Ninja. What I like about most anime is the fantasy aspect of it. Ninjas have special abilities that involve spiritual energy called Chackras. The episode progression can be slow at times, but battling against the odds and coming on top is always a gratifying experience. The show was so successful that it sprung three movies and a second series called Naruto Shippuden was started to pursue the adventures of Naruto as he becomes a teenager.

If you get the chance to see the show don’t miss out on it. They sure made me a fan.

I can’t believe how many shows I keep missing out, only to discover years later. Hopefully this time around this show has not been cancelled yet and I even discovered they were renewed for a fourth season. The show is called The 4400 and I’ve heard of it in a while but it’s never interesting to jump into a show when it’s been airing for three years. I caught glimpse of it on the Space channel and was immediately interested to hear that these people had special abilities. Little more was needed for me to run out and seek all three seasons and watch every available episode back to back.

The premise of the show is simple and they were nice to add a reminder of that during the latter season. Over the past 60 years, people have been abducted (just disappeared) only to be returned all together in a ball of light. At first they were welcomed in fear and apprehension of not knowing what their purpose was and how the mysterious abilities they had were to play in the world we live in.

You don’t have to be a science fiction lover to enjoy what the show has to offer. But I will admit that it does not really improve the genre. After catching up in a record time last night. I went over to see when the fourth season would start and it seems to be TONIGHT at 9PM. Talk about weird timing… perhaps the future has a plan for me… And how can you say no to some Darth Vader mind choking and ultimate fight against good and evil. You’re served with mind readers, future viewers, healers and all sort of crazy powers. You can watch the season three finale on USA‘s website and be sure to tune in to see how the battle of the future is settled in the past.

Four elements, water, fire, air and earth. Teenage characters that have to save the world. Thrilling action sequences and great peril. That pretty much sums up the essence of Avatar: The Last Airbender. The story is about a kid named Aang who turns out to be the Avatar. He’s capable of “bending” all four elements and is posed a the saviour of the world. Their world is divided in four nations in which they each control a specific element. However the fire nation decided to rule and started a war with the other nations that has been burning for over a 100 years.

I’ve always found cartoon from my youth to be the only ones worth a while but was proven wrong by this new show. I caught up to it and now just can’t wait for the release of the third season. The show has compelling story and characters. I get a few good laughs from it and I’m passionate about people coming into their powers and surpassing evil. Nothing that fresh apart that this show is not from the 90s. The third season is expected in Fall 2007. I can’t wait for the show now.