Suits – Pilot
- Title: Suits – Pilot
- tv.com: link
Suits is one of the new slate of shows USA Network has premiering this year. The “Pilot” shows promise, but also quite a lot of room for improvement.
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Princess of Thieves
- Title: Princess of Thieves
- IMDB: link
When I learned there was a Robin Hood movie out there I hadn’t seen that starred Keira Knightley I knew I had to track it down. Princess of Thieves isn’t the most original tale of a headstrong young girl showing her father she can stand on her own, but it does provide its share of moments.
The film didn’t have the biggest budget (it was a made-for-TV project which premiered on The Wonderful World of Disney), but in look and style (if not writing) it compares favorably to similar projects including the recent Robin Hood BBC series.
The film centers around the daughter of Robin Hood (Stuart Wilson) and Marian (Hannah Cresswell) who has grown estranged from her father, whom she sees rarely. When news reaches that Richard the Lionheart is dying the king sends his chosen heir, his only son Phillip (Stephen Moyer), into Robin Hood’s keeping and away from the treacherous plans of Prince John (Jonathan Hyde).
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Megamind: Bad. Blue. Brilliant. #2
- Title: Megamind: Bad. Blue. Brilliant. #2 (of 4)
- Comic Vine: link
- Writers: Troy Dye, Tom Kelesides, Chad Lambert, Quinn Johnson, Jesse Leon McCann
- Artists: Tina Francisco, Carlos Valenti
Ape Entertainment’s second issue of this Megamind mini-series gives us three more tales including the continuation of “Minion’s Day Off” where Megamind has unintentionally activated and unused plan of evil to shoot Metro City into space. Whoops! Where’s Minion when you need him? Limboing on the beach, obviously.
In “Bad Minion, Bad” one new experiments goes awry when his newest machine (designed to turn evil people good) has an unexpected effect on Minion – who becomes the new master villain of Metro City. With the help of Roxanne, Megamind tries to track down his sidekick and even attempts to replace him (in an effort to make him jealous), but in the end must face the new master of crime in battle.
The final short tale involves a field trip of school children accidently setting off various inventions in Mega Mind’s lair. Much like with the first issue of the series (but thankfully without a high school story this time around), this one should provide some fun to fans of the character – even if it is grossly overpriced for a comic aimed at younger readers. Worth a look.
[Ape Entertainment, $3.95]
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Captain America: The First Avenger 12in. figure
Okay this Captain America: The First Avenger 12 inch Figure from Sideshow Collectibles is pretty damn impressive. It almost makes me forget about the costume’s over-indulgent use of unnecessary straps. Almost. Still, it’s pretty damn sweet (and at only $170, making it far less than some of Sideshow’s more expensive collectibles).
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Burn Notice – Company Man
- Title: Burn Notice – Company Man
- tv.com: link
As the Fifth Season opens Michael Westen (Jeffrey Donovan) is back with the CIA. Well, sort of. After the fallout of the Season Four finale Michael has begun working with the man who recruited him (Dylan Baker) to take down the various members of the shadow government conspiracy that burned him.
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