Tuesday, May 4, 2010

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Deal: DVD Box Sets For ‘Medium,’ ‘NCIS,’ ‘Numb3rs’ & ‘Criminal Minds’

Posted: 04 May 2010 05:21 AM PDT

All this week, Amazon is running a special on box sets for network television series.

Today's Gold Box spotlight item of the day is four CBS Network Favorites DVD box sets, all of which are 62% off the list price.

-- Medium: Seasons 1-5 for $63.99 (down from $169.95)

-- Numb3rs: Seasons 1-5 for $64.99 (down from $169.95)

-- Criminal Minds - Seasons 1-3 for $45.99 (down from $119.95)

-- NCIS: Seasons 1-6 for $89.99 (down from $239.88).

Note, this sale is for today only -- Tuesday, May 4 -- while supplies last [...]

‘The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn’ Director Bill Condon’s Letter To Fans

Posted: 03 May 2010 09:46 PM PDT

Last Thursday it was confirmed that Bill Condon, director of Gods and Monsters and Dreamgirls, would be directing the final, possibly two-part chapter of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn.

That project is still off on the horizon, but Condon wanted to get things moving in the right direction immediately. The director wrote out a nice letter to all of the mega-fans of the Twilight franchise on the official Facebook page basically introducing himself and assuring them that everything was in good hands, and that he would deliver the best possible closure to this all-important chapter.

Click on over to the other side to see what Mr. Condon had to say to you the fans of Twilight.

Greetings Twihards, Twifans, Twilight Moms, Team Edward, Team Jacob and Team Switzerland,

I just want to say hello to all of you and let you know that I'm stoked to be getting underway on the adventure of making BREAKING DAWN. As you've probably heard, I've been given a very warm welcome by Stephenie and Team Summit - who are super-focused, as you know, on getting these movies right. [...]

Must Watch: Jim Henson & Frank Oz Do ‘Muppet Movie’ Improv!

Posted: 03 May 2010 06:58 PM PDT

These videos have been around for a long time and were special features on the DVD release of the Jim Henson classic, The Muppet Movie. But it wasn't until Zombieland director Ruben Fleischer posted it on his blog that I became aware of their existence.

The videos are basically just Henson, Frank Oz, and director Jim Frawley doing camera tests for the 1979 movie, and the result is almost 14 minutes of fantastic Muppet improvisational fun. Most of the time it's Kermit the Frog and either Fozzie Bear or Miss Piggy, with a mention and appearance of some other Muppets.

These videos (especially the second one) are must-watch for any fan of the Muppets, so drop all your important adult business and click on over to the other side for some surely much-needed happy time!

For those of you who don't know, The Muppet Movie was the first of many Muppet movies to come along over the years. It was about Kermit as he left his home in the swamps and set off on an adventure to try and reach Hollywood. [...]

Game Review: Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (Xbox 360)

Posted: 03 May 2010 04:16 PM PDT

Battlefield: Bad Company 2
Platform: Xbox 360
Developer: EA Digital Illusions CE
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Release Date: March 2, 2010

When it comes to console online first person shooters, most people fall into two camps. You have your diehard Call of Duty fans (Modern Warfare in particular) and you have your Battlefield fans (let's ignore the Halo fanboys for the sake of argument).

Ever since the launch of the Xbox 360 I've been in the Call of Duty camp. Call of Duty 2 was a launch title and it ushered me into this current generation of consoles with an engaging experience that made me fall in love with the franchise. With the introduction of modern weapons in Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare I fell even deeper in love. COD4 became the measuring stick of quality for all other first person shooters in this generation for me. When the first Battlefield: Bad Company was released I was eager to give it a shot but it ultimately fell short of my Call of Duty standards. So I was curious to see what changes would be made in the sequel and if those changes could get me to put down the Modern Warfare and enter the Battlefield.

The biggest change to the sequel is the implementation of destructible environments. No longer are you safe behind a wall or standing next to a barrier. Grenades, bullets and bombs will shred through the environments like paper rendering any type of cover system useless. This totally changes how you have to approach firefights in both multiplayer and single player campaigns [...]

Comic Review: The Flash #1

Posted: 03 May 2010 02:05 PM PDT

The Flash #1
Writer: Geoff Johns
Artist: Francis Manapul
Colorist: Brian Buccellato
Letterer: Nick J Napolitano
DC Comics
Price: $3.99
Released: April 14, 2010

One thing to get out of the way: Buy Flash #1. If only for the art, every comics fan should buy this issue. This is a feast for the eyes, and if you want to see some of the finest art being produced today, you have no excuse. I don't care if you've never read The Flash before (I haven't), and I don't care if you're a Marvel fan and not a DC kind of person. This is a comic for people who love superhero adventure, plain and simple. With that out of the way, we move onto the rest of the review.

Geoff Johns has a long history with The Flash. His run on the book was a big reason why he became a super-star writer and one of DC's big creative executives these days, so it's no surprise that he is leading the character back into the limelight. The last few years have been rough on the character, with one Flash being saddled with a couple of kids, one Flash being brutally killed, and yet a third Flash spending a year in creative limbo as we waited for the story of his resurrection to be told [...]

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