Obviously Lost will continue to kick arse. The 'Monster' is due a return in some upcoming episodes according to AICN and I'm sure Mira Furlan 'The French Woman' will be reappearing. What's the pipe?! Where's Claire?
You yanks get your new series of Battlestar Galactica staring in January, already up to episode 9 in the UK (haa haa) - great show. You bastards had better all watch - apparantly the sets have been left standing - they've filmed their obligated 13 episodes and Sci-fi are waiting for first viewing figures to come to greenlight the 2nd series.
New series of Alias. J.J has promised to keep his eye on the ball this season after letting it wander with the average (but still better then 99% of shit on TV) third season. I'd like to see them get Will back and a return to the double crossing SD6 style plots rather then the lame Mission Impossible plotlines of the 3rd series. With some Buffyverse writers on board we should have a good season to look forward to.
Enterprise - amazing how a simple change of staff can work wonders. Manny Coto is giving us the Enterprise we wanted to see from the start - a universe that acknowledges and pays homage to the classic series rather then shitting over it with the crap Future Guy bollocks that Berman & Co created. Is it too little too late tho?
Personally for me March is the big month - the new series of Doctor Who. The most expensive TV serial ever made by the BBC (which granted isn't saying much). A great actor Christopher Ecclestone as the Doctor (mad military guy from 28 Days Later), top notch writing talent behind League of Gentleman, Coupling & Queer as Folk and special FX created The Mill - Ridley Scott's special FX company. Old favourites The Autons and the Daleks are the returning foes, with a gallery of new fiends trying to thwart the Doctor.
Then we come to the movies:-
2005 belongs to one movie.
Nuff said really. How can Lucas possibly screw this one up? I don't think it's possible...but keep your fingers crossed anyway.
Batman Begins - mmmmhh. Jury still out on this one. The trailers have been lightweight fluff so far, but Nolan directing, Goyer writing - Bale, Caine, Oldman, Neeson, The Wildcard.
Sin City - Again, not exactly a trailer that jumps out at you...well apart from saucy Jessica Alba sliding up and down that pole. :O Frank Millar writing, Rodriguez directing and probably the greatest cast ever seen in a genre flick....just visit IMDB - take too long to list the big stars here. Might be a bit estoric for mainstream audiences. http://www.apple.com/trailers/miramax/sin_city.html
Kingdom of Heaven - Ridley Scott back in ye olde times with a tale of the Crusades. Woman (and probably most of GAF men) can wuther at the sight of Orlando Bloom wielding another big sword as the crusaders go up against the might of Saladin's armies in the middle east. New trailer for it here:- http://mp3content03.bcst.yahoo.com/bmfroot04/BMFShare04/yahoomovies/7/11048407.mov
War of the Worlds - I'm not expecting this movie to have too much to do with the book to be honest - the taglines / poster seem to indicate a bodysnatcherness plot rather then war machines stomping over everything . Dreamworks already monumentually fucked up H.G Well's Time Machine with a frankly shite adaption. Thankfully with Stephen himself directing I'm expecting something better. Tom Cruise is on a roll of late with great projects, I loved Collateral. http://www.apple.com/trailers/paramount/waroftheworlds/large.html
You yanks get your new series of Battlestar Galactica staring in January, already up to episode 9 in the UK (haa haa) - great show. You bastards had better all watch - apparantly the sets have been left standing - they've filmed their obligated 13 episodes and Sci-fi are waiting for first viewing figures to come to greenlight the 2nd series.
New series of Alias. J.J has promised to keep his eye on the ball this season after letting it wander with the average (but still better then 99% of shit on TV) third season. I'd like to see them get Will back and a return to the double crossing SD6 style plots rather then the lame Mission Impossible plotlines of the 3rd series. With some Buffyverse writers on board we should have a good season to look forward to.
Enterprise - amazing how a simple change of staff can work wonders. Manny Coto is giving us the Enterprise we wanted to see from the start - a universe that acknowledges and pays homage to the classic series rather then shitting over it with the crap Future Guy bollocks that Berman & Co created. Is it too little too late tho?
Personally for me March is the big month - the new series of Doctor Who. The most expensive TV serial ever made by the BBC (which granted isn't saying much). A great actor Christopher Ecclestone as the Doctor (mad military guy from 28 Days Later), top notch writing talent behind League of Gentleman, Coupling & Queer as Folk and special FX created The Mill - Ridley Scott's special FX company. Old favourites The Autons and the Daleks are the returning foes, with a gallery of new fiends trying to thwart the Doctor.
Then we come to the movies:-
2005 belongs to one movie.
Nuff said really. How can Lucas possibly screw this one up? I don't think it's possible...but keep your fingers crossed anyway.
Batman Begins - mmmmhh. Jury still out on this one. The trailers have been lightweight fluff so far, but Nolan directing, Goyer writing - Bale, Caine, Oldman, Neeson, The Wildcard.
Sin City - Again, not exactly a trailer that jumps out at you...well apart from saucy Jessica Alba sliding up and down that pole. :O Frank Millar writing, Rodriguez directing and probably the greatest cast ever seen in a genre flick....just visit IMDB - take too long to list the big stars here. Might be a bit estoric for mainstream audiences. http://www.apple.com/trailers/miramax/sin_city.html
Kingdom of Heaven - Ridley Scott back in ye olde times with a tale of the Crusades. Woman (and probably most of GAF men) can wuther at the sight of Orlando Bloom wielding another big sword as the crusaders go up against the might of Saladin's armies in the middle east. New trailer for it here:- http://mp3content03.bcst.yahoo.com/bmfroot04/BMFShare04/yahoomovies/7/11048407.mov
War of the Worlds - I'm not expecting this movie to have too much to do with the book to be honest - the taglines / poster seem to indicate a bodysnatcherness plot rather then war machines stomping over everything . Dreamworks already monumentually fucked up H.G Well's Time Machine with a frankly shite adaption. Thankfully with Stephen himself directing I'm expecting something better. Tom Cruise is on a roll of late with great projects, I loved Collateral. http://www.apple.com/trailers/paramount/waroftheworlds/large.html
