Chuck, The Complete First Season
Warner Bros. Television
Starring Zachary Levi, Yvonne Strahovski, Adam Baldwin, and Joshua Gomez
556 minutes (13 episodes on four DVDs)
Release Date: September 09, 2008

If you ever go to see a taping of a sitcom at Warner Bros. in Burbank, Ca, you’re likely to see a row of Nerd Herd cars parked next to one of the massive soundstages on the lot. This is where many of the interior scenes of the new series Chuck are filmed. You’ve probably seen promos for the series and wondered, “What’s it all about?” Continue Reading

Pinky and the Brain, Volume One
Warner Bros. Animation
Not Rated
471 minutes
Available Now

There’s something so poetically unjust in the fact that The Brain can never get one of his megalomaniacal schemes of world domination to work. He tries so hard, thinks up overly-elaborate plans, and still, like Wile E. Coyote, can never catch that proverbial Road Runner. Whom can we blame for his failings? Continue Reading

Technology is moving fast and while we obviously cannot do without the net now with every television show advertising it’s website address there are a few things that right now you think you don’t need. For example, when reading online about the newest games all that comes to mind is what new processor or graphics card model you must have from the system specs. The thing not mentioned in most cases is the RAM.

While a system requirements list can tell you that there must be 2GB of RAM in your system to run this game they don’t mention just how fast your memory sticks should be. What’s also not mentioned is how if you buy some cheap and slow memory it doesn’t matter how much money you just spent on a graphics card the memory will slow down your framerate without even letting you know.

One recommendation for speedy ram is the XMS2 6400DHX from Corsair. It’s seriously fast DDR2 memory so that it wont give a bottleneck in your performance numbers. Even helping allow run Crysis in High or Ultra High graphics settings with less stuttering due to loading. While we thought that just having the right amount of RAM was enough a few years ago now you have to pay attention to brand name and type, sometimes a bit too much detail for the casual PC user to care about without a recommendation.

Portable video players are another area. Before the iPod came around nobody cared about portable video and MP3 players but now they are a status icon. While the PR might lead you to believe that iPod’s are the best thing out there some cheaper and better alternatives are around. SanDisk, while better known for memory cards have a line of cheap audio and video players that can match or even beat their Apple rivals. The Sansa View for example is better than an iPod Nano with more audio and video features plus expandable storage capacity though memory cards. The only downside though by using products other than those by Apple is that almost all are not compatible with iTunes purchases so they are useless unless playing backup tracks from CD or bought via another website.

We used to think that both video players and speedy memory were only for a few people but now they are essentials. It begs the question what will be next in the constant technology war making us need more USB plugs than power sockets to recharge players.

It’s now been confirmed by the studio that the long running spin-off to the original Stargate SG1 has been cancelled and will end with it’s fifth and current season concluding in January. There is however light at the end of the tunnel for Stargate fans in general as to complete the to be continued storyline already filmed for the end of the season a direct to dvd movie is to be made.

On an opinion side of things this could be a good thing overall as season three of Atlantis was very average and season four was just appalling. Not by any fault of the actors but in how all the episodes had the same stories as each other. Out of a single standard length season there were three episodes which involved main characters trapped in rooms forced to discuss their feelings.

So far season five has had a number of episodes which feel like they are directly cloned from SG1 episodes. Without saying too much in fear of spoilers 5×02 of Atlantis has a very similar story to an SG1 season 4 episode. You also had that episode of Atlantis about the glowing crystals which had the basic story directly lifted from the SG1 first season episode at least in how it begins. There’s also the final point of the writers default backup for any sci-fi show being used, a baby! The thing that made Angel season 4 unwatchable compared to the rest.

The one person you should feel sorry for is Robert Picardo who just joined the Atlantis cast as the new leader for the base. Considering that it was not long ago that it was announced that he would be there for a long time to come, in the UK Atlantis has just this week finished airing 5×01 so he didn’t even have a chance to command before the show gets cancelled. Robert Picardo is a great actor and his roles in E-Ring and especially Star Trek: Voyager were inspired.

With E3 came many announcements, but among them, one has been circling the internet and game stores with vast excitement: The announcement of the new Batman game, Batman: Arkham Asylum.  Rumors that the game will be based on the movie were soon proven to be false as Eidos Interactive and Rocksteady Studios have decided on the dark secrets of the mental institution of Gotham City as the basis of their story line.

The game will start off with our hero Batman delivering the Joker to Gotham’s haunting Arkham Asylum, which is where the game hails its name.  The Joker manages to escape and take over the mental institution, awesome gameplay ensues.  Although the Joker is the main villain, you will also encounter many others throughout the game, such as Harley Quinn and Killer Croc, just to name a few.

There have been no confirmations yet as to who the voice actors will be, yet.  The previous Batman game, Batman: Begins included an all-star cast with almost every actor from the film providing their voice for the character they played.  Even so, the previous game failed on the market.  Fans are hoping history will not repeat itself.  Due to the success of The Dark Knight and the hype following this video game, it is more than likely this game will make up for previous disappointments.

Systems: Xbox 360, PS3, PC

Release: Fall 2009