The Last Ship – New TNT apocalyptic TV series commercial

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The original novel of The Last Ship, which dealt with “the last ship” after a nuclear war, was released some 25 years ago. I read somewhere that years ago director Steven Soderbergh was attached that story into a film, but for whatever reason that never came to be.

This new version, which deals with a global pandemic, is set to debut on TNT sometime in 2014.

This, along with the series Helix, should make for some interesting TV.

Total Fabrication

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Marvel Entertainment announced today that starting this September characters of Pixar’s The Incredibles will officially become a part of the Marvel comic book universe. The new book, titled Family Force: The Incredibles, will star the Incredible family along with Frozone and all will do battle with the evil Dr. Doom in the first issue. Then in October, The Incredibles are set to be the center of a Marvel crossover event titled “Shockwaves” with The Avengers and Captain America. Both will turn up in The Incredibles and The Incredibles will appear in those two mainstream Marvel titles.

“Shockwaves” follows Loki, Red Skull and Syndrome uncovering the key to The Incredibles past that threatens to destroy the future of the family.

It has been rumored that Marvel has an eye on a live-action The Incredibles movie franchise that would tie to the current Marvel universe of movies, and this comic book just might be the first step in this process.

Post apocalypse TV takes over

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We live in a time where there’s not ONE or TWO or even THREE post-apocalyptic TV series. There’s FIVE!

Falling Skies
Falling Skies

The Walking Dead (AMC)

  • Do I watch? Yep.
  • The good: When the story is paced well, the stories of TWD are amazing.
  • The bad: When the story is paced poorly, TWD can be as slow as molasses.

Revolution (NBC)

  • Do I watch? I did, but I gave up on it.
  • The good: Revolution is a fantastical version of The Walking Dead minus the zombies that’s heavy on action and light on horror.
  • The bad: Ultimately, Revolution had a lot of promise but it tried to hard to sell the central plot point of why all electrical devices stopped working. Which honestly I just didn’t find all that interesting.

Falling Skies (TNT)

  • Do I watch? Yep.
  • The good: At it’s best, Falling Skies is a dark look at last remnants of humanity trying to hold on to what’s left and fight back against an alien invasion.
  • The bad: I didn’t think the second season of Falling Skies was as good as the first. It seemed a bit lighter in tone and this might be intentional. Regardless, I still really like this show.

Defiance (SyFy)

  • Do I watch? I haven’t seen this one.
  • The good: Anytime SyFy creates original programming other than reality series is a good thing.
  • The bad: So I need to play a video game in order to fully understand the Defiance TV series? C’mon!

Under the Dome (Premiers June, CBS)

  • Will I watch? I’m planning on it.
  • The good: Based on a Stephen King novel of the same name. Need I say more?
  • The bad: CBS isn’t exactly known for critically acclaimed series. And the vibe I’m getting from Under the Dome is more Revolution than The Walking Dead.
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