TV Review: HELIX, Season 2 Episode 1 “San Jose”

TV Review: HELIX, Season 2 Episode 1 “San Jose”

Genre: Sci-Fi | Thriller Network: Syfy Air Date/Time: January 16, 2015 10/9c(Two-Hour Season Premiere) Synopsis: The second season of Helix finds the doctors of the Centers for Disease Control, still haunted by the Narvik outbreak and the events that took place in Arctic Biosystems, [...]

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TV Review: 12 MONKEYS, Season 1 Episode 1 “Splinter”

TV Review: 12 MONKEYS, Season 1 Episode 1 “Splinter”

Genre: Sci-Fi | Adventure | Mystery Director: Jeffrey Reiner Writers: Terry Matalas & Travis Fickett Network: Syfy Air Date/Time: January 16, 2015, 9/8c Synopsis: Inspired by the classic blockbuster film, which commemorates its 20th anniversary next year, Syfy’s anticipated adventure thriller 12 Monkeys explores the provocative [...]

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DVD Review: Extant: The First Season

DVD Review: Extant: The First Season

Genre: Sci-Fi | Action | Drama Creator: Mickey Fisher Original Broadcast Network: CBS Discs: 4 Run time: Approximately 540 minutes (13 episodes) Synopsis: Extant is a serialized mystery thriller about a female astronaut (Halle Berry) trying to reconnect with her family after returning from a year in [...]

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Book Review: The Art of the Brick: A Life in LEGO

Book Review: The Art of the Brick: A Life in LEGO

Author: Nathan Sawaya Hardcover: 248 pages Publisher: No Starch Press ISBN-10: 1593275889 ISBN-13: 978-1593275884 Synopsis: Nathan Sawaya is renowned for his incredible, sometimes surreal, sculptures and portraits—all made from LEGO bricks. The Art of the Brick is a stunning, full-color showcase of the work that has made [...]

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TV Review: Ascension, Night One

TV Review: Ascension, Night One

Genre: Drama | Sci-Fi Writer: Adrian Cruz Network: Syfy Air Date/Time: December 15, 2014, 9/8 (1st 2 hours of 6, 3 consecutive nights) Synopsis: Ascension is an ambitious original drama following a covert U.S. space mission launched in the 1960’s that sent hundreds of men, [...]

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DVD Review: Witches of East End – The Complete First Season

DVD Review: Witches of East End – The Complete First Season

Genre: Drama | Fantasy Original Broadcast Network: Lifetime Discs: 3 U.S. Rating: TV-14 Run time: Approximately 431 minutes (10 episodes) Release date: June 24, 2014 Synopsis: “Witches of East End” stars Emmy award-winning Julia Ormond (Temple Grandin) as Joanna Beauchamp, an ageless mother trying to keep a supernatural secret from her [...]

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TV Review: Resurrection, Season 1 Episode 1 “The Returned”

TV Review: Resurrection, Season 1 Episode 1 “The Returned”

Genre: Drama | Fantasy Creator: Aaron Zelman Network: ABC Air Date/Time: March 9, 2014, 9/8c Written by: Jason Mott (based on novel), Aaron Zelman Directed by: Charles McDougall Cast: Omar Epps (“House”) as J. Martin Bellamy, Frances Fisher (“Titanic”) as Lucille Langston, Matt Craven (“Crimson Tide,” “A [...]

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