It seems like yesterday that I was 18. Now I am looking down the barrel of being over 35. What happened? Can’t say it’s been the best time getting her but there has been good points. Also lots of bad spots, more than enough. If only I could do it all over again. So many choices that were made without thinking. There’s nothing to be done now but it definitely weighs on my mind. Anyway.. onward.
Final season of Smallville is coming. Can’t imagine that I would ever cry as much as I did when Lost ended. I wept uncontrollably at the end. Still love you Jack!
There are television shows that outlast their creative welcome. I am thinking that maybe Lost has gotten there. I just am not as interested as I once was in the show. First of all I do not like Ben, the actor who portrays him is so annoying. It’s like he thinks he is Kevin Spacey but without being a good actor. Also the time travel thing is kinda stupid right now. I am hopeful that it will end up being worth it because sometimes this show is brilliant. No matter what I will be watching as long as Jack is front & center. Which will probably be till the end.
Another show I was feeling disgruntled about is Smallville. After a strong first half of the season there was an arc which totally had me disliking Clark again. Of course it concerned Lana, but thankfully that ridiculously bad written character is gone. The next few eps sound great so hopefully the rest of the season will make up for the setback.
One show that never gets old or disappoints is Battlestar Galactica. Only 4 episodes left and I am steady feeling the loss of the absolute best show I have ever seen.
Good news & bad news. At the geektastic Comic-con this past weeked Smallville fans learn that so much will be improved on the show. Not only will Clark finally work at the Daily Planet, but he will likely fly. With Green Arrow on the show as a regular, you can bet that we will see more Justice League stuff as well. Also the Legion of Superheroes will make an appearance, and written by the original writer. All in all, as someone who is usually disappointed in the show, this season looks to be something special. Go out with a bang guys!
That said, my bad news & convern is about the new the X-files movie. It came out Friday, and while it is great, the audience just wasn’t there for it. I have seen the film twice now, and truly love that this movie was even made much less that it really is very good. It worries me about the box office because I really hoped that there would be at least one more movie to come from this movie. Now that I have Mulder & Scully back (brilliantly played by David Duchovny & Gillian Anderson, I do not want to let them go. I think there is a lot of story left to tell, especially since 2012 is coming fast. I had hoped that people would turn out but with Dark Knight having such a hold on the box office, there wasn’t enough of us to make a difference for X-Files. Personally, I think they lost so many fans because of the complete joke that seasons 8 & 9 were and now people are leery of coming back, wondering if that bad taste will continue. It doesn’t, the movie really delivered in bringing the main characters back, and in such a well developed story. I just want more.
I went to see Ironman this weekend and the movie is fantastic, with excellent performances and brilliant direction. Robert Downey, Jr was born to do this role. He is so engrossing to watch, you just enjoy every second of him of screen. If the rest of the summer movies that I want to see – Indiana Jones, Dark Knight, X-Files, etc. – are this good, my blu-ray and dvd budget will be huge come Christmas time. I cannot wait to see Ironman again. I knew it would be good, you just cannot put a great director, amazing cast, and a good idea together and get it wrong. But I never thought I would like it this much. While not better than Batman Begins, it is wonderful in the same vain because the idea of getting actual talent to do a superhero movie is never going to be wrong in my opinion. It makes me wish that DC comics films would get the same treatment as Marvel’s has. Besides Batman Begins, no other DC comic is done well for the big screen. Superman needs a reboot with someone who gets the concept. I found myself wishing throughout Ironman that someone like Favreau would take over the Superman legacy, because while not only being the world’s greatest and most powerful hero, Superman has always been my favorite of all the heroes. And who knows what will happen with the Justice League movie they were supposed to be making, because that was the worst cast list I have ever heard of for a movie. 
On a similar note, Smallville will be so very different for its last season. Michael Rosenbaum will be vacating the show for what seems like the whole season, Kristin Kreuk will not be in most of the season, and no one knows what will happen with Allison Mack. I only hope that Erica Durance will get more episodes than in previous seasons because I love the dynamic she has with Tom Welling. I do have hope that things will be different because the guys who created the show will also be gone next season, so perhaps we will see a Clark closer to Superman and less misery from the guy.
I am truly amazed by Smallville last night. I had to watch the episode twice just to let it all sink in. If you have ever watched the show before but tend to tune out due to the repetition, I strongly suggest finding a way to catch last night’s episode. Because Lex Luthor has arrived fully in Smallville. He is not teetering on being the wanna be good guy anymore, he has fully embraced who he is and it is awesome. LOL I cannot wait to see where they will be leading him for the rest of the season. I was thoroughly impressed and excited by these events, even though they killed one of the best characters on the program. But to finally see Lex being the evil monster he is supposed to be it makes it all worth it. Michael Rosenbaum was never better as Lex and his scenes with Tom Welling’s Clark were so engrossing and full of tension, they were both fantastic to watch.
New Battlestar Galactica tonight, and still no HD to watch it in. 
I briefly mentioned in a post earlier about the Justice League movie being “postponed” or possibly even scrapped altogether. As much as I wanted that movie to kick butt and for Tom Welling to be Superman in it, reading the supposed cast list on Superhero Hype really made kinda happy that this mediocre movie might never get made. Or moreover, with someone else at the helm. With an entirely new cast. Part of the reason I want “Smallville” to be over is that while sometimes the show shines the writers/producers never really allow anything to change. Clark is on occasion allowed to be a hero but most of the time they write him as a whiny obsessive guy who is in love with someone for no apparent reason. Well, they want us to believe he is in love with her, but honestly to me it seems like an infatuation that he is never allowed to grow out of. Personally, I don’t even want Clark to be in a relationship until he accepts his destiny to some degree. At this point, and for the last 7 years as he has been written, he would gladly give up his destined greatness for Lana. And that is just not a hero, not to mention the greatest hero ever. I just want to see Tom as Superman and for “Smallville” to end. It is past time for Clark to grow. the. heck. up.
It is like Christmas came a week early for me. Lost will be back on Jan 31!! I was really thinking it would return in February. I don’t know why they changed their minds but I am so very ready to see Jack again. I am anxiously awaiting my Season 3 dvds (they are a Christmas gift thankfully). So that I can be all caught up before they bring it back. Now if only the studios would get on the stick and settle the writers’ strike, things would be right in the tv/movie world again.
Also, Smallville’s fall finale was great. The ending was totally unexpected, though not for me as I am a spoiler freak. I am anxious to see what happens when they come back to Clark. Should be interesting as another terrific villain comes back to the show.
SO Smallville was good Thursday night but I am afraid now that Lana is back we will get the same tired routine going again. I hope not. There will be so much else going on during the season, important plot stuff, that with any luck the Lanaville drama will be in the background. I love Tom Welling as Clark, but the writers really seem to tear his character down so he can stay obsessed with Lana. Who in my opinion has no likeable qualities at all. Go figure. I just wish that they would hire Welling for the Justice League movie and end the show in May. I know that quite a few members of the cast say that their contracts are up in May, so perhaps this would be the ideal time to call it quits. Of course the CW needs this show because the ratings continue to be up for new episodes. I am cautiously hopeful that this season Clark will keep up his Supermanly growth spurt shown in the first few eps. I just do not want another season of him pining for Lana and never going forward into his destiny. And for goodness sakes, why doesn’t he fly?
I know it is a huge long shot but I would truly love to see Welling in the Justice League movie. He is just so right, obviously, for the role. I doubt it will happen, but it is nice to dream.
I hear women say that God must be a woman because we have kids. I could not disagree with that statement more. God is a male, no doubt about it. Women have so many annoying trials in life. There is the menstrual cycle; which obviously is nothing short of hell on earth. Then having kids; nothing fun about gaining all that weight and going through excruciating pain. NO thank you, never. What really ticks me off about all this is that I am in my 30’s and would LOVE to have an hysterectomy to never worry about female cancers and mostly because I would never have kids. But you cannot choose what you do with your body in this country the United States. How is that for freedom? My female parts will likely turn on me because I don’t like kids enough to ever have them, but I cannot prevent that by having a surgery to fix said problems.
Anyway, I sure wish to hell there would be an announcement about the cast for the new Justice League movie. I have heard a lot of rumors that Tom Welling (from "Smallville" ) was in strong contention for the role. That. would. be. amazing. And just because I said that they will hire some other guy to play Superman. I liked Brandon Routh in "Superman Returns" but I hear they are not wanting to use him in the JL movie so that the "Superman" movies can go on without any comparison to the JL films. Supposedly they will be in different timelines, etc., so we will see. I do have to say that no one in my opinion will ever be good enough to play Batman; after what Christian Bale has done for that role.
Well Smallville managed to knock it out of the park again with tonight’s episode. I really enjoyed the new character of Kara. She and Clark’s relationship is going to be very interesting. I loved seeing Lois get into the Daily Planet. It is obviously on the ground floor but the foundation is set. I don’t know if this upswing will continue with Lana back, but besides Lex (who seems to have lost his balls) Lois & Clark are moving nicely into their legendary roles. I am still cautiously optimistic because Clark loses his drive with Lana around, but since the series is ending in the next year I am hopeful he is finally ready to realize why he and Lana will never work and move on towards being Superman. I will post more later.
