Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Making Friends and Influencing People Trailer

ABC has released the trailer for next week's episode of Agents of SHIELD.

3 New Heavy is the Head Pics

Marvel has released three new images from tonight's Agents of SHIELD.



Dominic Cooper Returns in Agent Carter

Marvel has confirmed that Dominic Cooper will reprise his role as Howard Stark in Agent Carter early next year.
“Marvel’s Agent Carter” adds another familiar face as Dominic Cooper (“Devil’s Double,” “My Week With Marilyn”) will reprise the role of Howard Stark in the upcoming series coming to ABC in 2015!

Monday, September 29, 2014

Kill the Moon Promo Pics

The BBC has released 10 new images from this week's episode of Doctor Who.

UPDATE: I missed an image. See end.











Supernatural S10 Fan Q&A Part 2

Part 2 of the Q&A with Jensen and Jared is now up.

Black Sneak Peek

The CW has released a clip from the first episode of Supernatural season 10.

First Single from Mockingjay, Part 1 Soundtrack

Lorde has released the first single from the soundtrack of Mockingjay, Part 1. The song is not currently available in the US Amazon and iTunes stores.

UPDATE: The link is now active in iTunes.

Kill the Moon: TV Trailer

The BBC has posted the second trailer for this week's Doctor Who.

Saturday, September 27, 2014

Doctor Who Extra: The Caretaker

The BBC has posted the behind-the-scenes video for today's Doctor Who.

Kill the Moon Next Time Trailer

The BBC has released the trailer for next week's episode of Doctor Who.

Face My Enemy Synopsis

Marvel has released the synopsis for episode 4 of the new season of Agents of SHIELD.
While on a mission to learn more about the secrets of the mysterious writing, Coulson finds himself attacked by the only person he can trust: Agent Melinda May. Meanwhile the rest of the team is trapped in an explosive situation, and it’s up to Fitz to save them–but is he up to it? “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.,” Tuesday, October 14, (9:00-10:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

“Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” stars Clark Gregg as Agent Phil Coulson, Ming-Na Wen as Agent Melinda May, Brett Dalton as Grant Ward, Chloe Bennet as Skye, Iain De Caestecker as Agent Leo Fitz, Elizabeth Henstridge as Agent Jemma Simmons and Nick Blood as Lance Hunter.

Guest starring are Henry Simmons as “Mack,” Adrian Pasdar as Talbot, Simon Kassianides as Bakshi, Maya Stojan as Agent 33, Diego Serrano as Gabriel Soto, Lance Irwin as Guard, Isaac Montgomery as Guard #2, Alyce Tawil as Woman, Roberto Medina as Bishop, and Christian Barillas as Priest.

“Face My Enemy” was written by Drew Greenberg and directed by Kevin Tancharoen.

The Caretaker Spoiler Summary

Here's all the spoilers for this week's Doctor Who.

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Synopsis
The terrifying Skovox Blitzer is ready to destroy all humanity – but worse, and any second now, Danny Pink and the Doctor are going to meet.

When terrifying events threaten Coal Hill school, the Doctor decides to go undercover.
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Friday, September 26, 2014

Shadows Review

So we got to see the original 084. I have to admit I didn't really notice the label. I wasn't really paying attention to the stamps on the box, except that they said SSR on them. I somehow doubt item #84 was the first Hydra object they couldn't identify. Maybe it was, but after what time period? There must have been some time after which they gave up trying to identify it and deemed it "an object of unknown origin". Also, how did that label come to be used for all similar objects?

Why, oh why, did Isabelle open the crate in the warehouse? For an alien object, that seems like an awfully dangerous thing to do. It would be best to take the entire crate and object it back at the Playground. I don't know whether her curiosity got the better of her, she was trying to walk off with it, or she was just plain stupid, but there's no good reason to examine the potentially dangerous alien artifact in enemy facility you're retrieving it from. Isabelle could have saved everyone a lot of trouble (and potentially there lives) if she had just waited.

SHIELD seems to have been busy since we last saw them. According to Talbot, it's been an "entire winter". It's certainly been several months months, since not only has Coulson recruited dozens of new agents, but they've had time to get to know each other, too. The mission they were on at the beginning of the episode didn't seem to be their first together. Apparently, they've been using commercial airlines to fly around this entire time since the bus can be tracked on radar. That, of course raises the question of how they're paying for the tickets. If SHIELD has large amounts of money stored away in an account, then surely the NSA or someone could trace that money back to them. The other alternative is that Skye has simply been hacking the airlines and booking the tickets that way. However, that would be discovered sooner or later as well.

Where is Simmons? Apparently she left Fitz on his own to recover, while she went off to do something. Given SHIELD's circumstances, I doubt she's just on a family holiday. If I had to guess, based on episode 3's promo pictures, she may be on an undercover mission. I wonder if Coulson informed her of Fitz's deteriorating condition. If she is on a mission, she may be on radio blackout or Coulson doesn't want to distract her, so he probably hasn't told her. It'd be interesting to see her reaction when she gets back.

Did anyone else notice the 084 flashed with the same symbols that Coulson and Ward were drawing? When Isabelle picked it up, it briefly flashed with the alien symbols. Assuming this object was made by the species that the drug came from, there's some interesting parallels. One brings life, the other death, plus the obelisk kinda turns you blue in the process (though that may just be rotting flesh). For some reason, I can't help but think that this obelisk or the GH325 serum may be involved with the origin of Ms. Marvel. However, all I know about her character came from a cursory internet search a few weeks ago.

Why were the motorcycle and quinjet left there with the key in place? That seems like terrible security. It may be that the quinjet simply requires a voice code from an authorized SHIELD agent, which Triplett still counts as. Another possibility is that it's so advanced, the Air Force couldn't figure out how to lock the doors. May wouldn't have had time to hot wire that motorcycle, so it was probably left with the keys in the ignition. Whoever left it there probably didn't count on an enemy break in and will receive a stern reprimand from Talbot.

Finnick Odair Photo

The Hunger Games Instagram has released yet another new photo, this one featuring Finnick.

Supernatural S10 Fan Q&A Part 1

The CW has released the first part of a Q&A session with Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki featuring questions sent in by fans.

Kill the Moon Clip

Peter Capaldi was on The Graham Norton Show earlier today and showed a preview of next week's episode.

Boggs Picture

The official Hunger Games Instagram account has posted a new photo of Boggs.

Mummy on the Orient Express Synopsis

The BBC has released the synopsis for episode 8x08 of Doctor Who, due to air on October 11.
The Doctor and Clara are on the most beautiful train in history, speeding among the stars of the future – but they are unaware that a deadly creature is stalking the passengers.

Once you see the horrifying Mummy you only have 66 seconds to live. No exceptions, no reprieve. As the Doctor races against the clock Clara sees him at his deadliest and most ruthless. Will he work out how to defeat the Mummy? Start the clock!

Thursday, September 25, 2014

Heavy is the Head Clip 2

IGN has got a new clip from next week's episode of Agents of SHIELD.

Pollux Photo

The Hunger Games Instagram has released a photo of Pollux from Mockingjay, Part 1.

Guardians of the Galaxy DVD and Blu-ray Release Date Confirmed

The listings on Amazon have recently confirmed that Guardians of the Galaxy will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on December 9 in the United States. The discs are currently on sale priced US$18.99 for DVD and $24.99 for Blu-ray.

Heavy is the Head Clip

Raina returns to Agents of SHIELD in this clip from next week's episode.

Making Friends and Influencing People Promo Pics

ABC has released 14 promotional pictures for Agents of SHIELD 2x03.












Castor Picture

The Hunger Games Instagram has released a new picture of Castor from Mockingjay, Part 1.

The Caretaker Clip

The BBC has released a clip from Saturday's episode of Doctor Who.

Introducing The Caretaker

The BBC has released the introduction for this week's Doctor Who.

Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Reichenbach Synopsis

The CW has released the synopsis for Supernatural 10x02.
CROWLEY TELLS DEAN THE MARK NEEDS TO BE FED — Crowley (Mark Sheppard) notices Dean (Jensen Ackles) is becoming more and more aggressive. Dean tells him that’s the side effect of being a demon, but Crowley knows it’s something more - the Mark of Cain needs to be fed. Meanwhile, Sam (Jared Padalecki) is captured by Cole (guest star Travis Aaron Wade), an angry man who blames Dean for his father’s death years ago and wants revenge. Cole tortures Sam, hoping he’ll tell him where Dean is hiding. Hannah (guest star Erica Carroll) sees how weak Castiel (Misha Collins) is becoming as his grace continues to fade, so she makes a bold choice and asks Metatron (guest star Curtis Armstrong) for help. Thomas J. Wright directed the episode written by Andrew Dabb.

Caesar Flickerman Photo

The Hunger Games Instagram account has released another new photo, this time of Caesar Flickerman.

Two New Mockingjay Photos

The official Hunger Games Instagram has released two new photos of Beetee and Cressida.



Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Heavy is the Head Trailer

Here's the trailer for the second episode of Agents of SHIELD season 2.

Shea Whigham Cast in Agent Carter

Marvel has cast Shea Whigham as SSR Chief Roger Dooley. Dooley is the direct superior to Peggy Carter and other agents.

New Gale Photo

Over the next eight days, the official Hunger Game Instagram will be releasing a series of promotional photos for Mockingjay, Part 1. The first is featured below and star Gale Hawthorne.

Kill the Moon Cast List

The BBC has released the cast list for next week's Doctor Who.
  • Danny Pink - Samuel Anderson
  • Courtney Woods - Ellis George
  • Lundvik - Hermione Norris
  • Duke - Tony Osoba (pictured, left)
  • Henry - Phil Nice
  • McKean - Christopher Dane
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Sunday, September 21, 2014

Time Heist Review

This plot seems rather over-complicated. The whole point was to rescue to Teller's mate. Now, the easiest way to do that would be to simply take the TARDIS in there to rescue it. The Doctor stated that wasn't possible due to the solar flares, but the teleports seemed to still work. It would have been much easier to teleport in, rescue both the Teller and its mate and teleport out. The whole breaking in thing is more work than necessary. Also, the Doctor could simply have gone to an earlier point in time to rescue the the two creatures. The only reason I can think of is that there has to be a way for Madame Karabraxos to get the Doctor's number and have an opportunity to regret not rescuing the Teller and its mate.

This episode sees another re-occurrence of solar flares. They've been conveniently interfering with things since 2005. The Earth's Sun flared on three occasions at just the right time to make the plots of The Parting of the Ways, The Waters of Mars, and The Rebel Flesh possible. Now a different star is flaring at just the right time for this episode to be possible. Of course, in this episode there is an actual explanation: the Doctor is a knew when the flare was going to occur and planned the whole thing in advance. The other flares could just be convenient plot devices for the writers to use, or it could be evidence of some darker conspiracy. I mean, we still don't know who the shadowy figure in the church in The End of Time was, or how the Doctor's mother was moving in and out of the time lock so easily.

We also received mention of two ongoing mysteries in this episode: the woman in the shop and the Doctor's face. The Doctor explicitly stated that very few people in the universe have the TARDIS phone number. The only people who are alive and have the number would be various classic series companions, Martha Jones, Mickey Smith, Captain Jack, Sarah Jane, and UNIT. Now before you say "Sarah Jane's dead", Elizabeth Sladen is dead and Moffat has made no attempt to kill off her character. She could easily still be having adventures with Luke, Skye, Rani, and Clyde. Presumably, the Time Lords would also have the TARDIS phone number, but I don't know what one of them would be doing a London shop giving important phone numbers out to random young women. The Doctor's face wasn't explicitly mentioned as a mystery, but there was talk about not trusting someone with your own face. That could be foreshadowing to the Doctor meeting Caecilius or John Frobisher.