TRON

Stepping out of TV territory for a moment:

Many years ago there was this PC game called TRON 2.0. It was a computer game that served as the sequel to the original TRON movie. I had never seen the movie but the game was still freakin sweet.

This new movie trailer came out at least a year ago but it was a brief teaser with shaky cam footage. Here's the new Comic Con HQ trailer!

Jacob Loves You

"Beloved Cunt"

Holy shit! New Curb Your Enthusiasm! September 2009! Pretty, pretty, pretty good! Aside from a the plot, basically all the dialogue is improvised.

Empire of the Rising Sun

Speaking of epic HBO mini-series', HBO released the trailer for The Pacific last month.



Like Band of Brothers, the 10-part mini-series is produced by Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks, and Gary Goetzman. Instead of the US Army in Europe, we'll see the actions of the Marine Corp in the Pacific Theater.

Get Some!

Anyone who's seen an HBO mini-series will know how good they can be. The latest details a marine battalion in the Iraq War early in 2003. While not quite on the same epic scale of Band of Brothers, this show definitely has a more of a down-to-earth feel to it. In short, you're watching a group of soldiers trying to make their way through the war with a poorly coordinated upper command.

More to come

The New Era of Television

Television is not what it used to be. Instead of weekly, similar adventures with a regular cast, we've started to see bigger, serialized stories that develop over years. What I hope to do on Wired Ramblings is touch on certain shows that deserve praise or criticism. Below are some examples off the top of my head I'd like to cover as they air. Ambitious, but we'll see what we cook from here.


In no particular order...

Current:
24
Lost
30 Rock
South Park
Flight of the Conchords
Breaking Bad
Mad Men
Dexter
Generation Kill

Past:
The Sopranos
Battlestar Galactica
Carnivale
Firefly
Jericho
Journeyman
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Prison Break
The X-Files
The Twilight Zone

Future:
Burn Notice
The Wire
The Shield
Californication
Extras