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It’s rare that this pessimistic old heart gives a flip about a movie trailer these days, but this 9 looks like Incredibles-level special. My thanks to SleepyMagus for sharing this in the forum:

used to be a 9 video here

I’m probably the last person on the world wide internet to discover this, but just in case you missed it too, Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog is one of the good ‘uns.

On of the many things I admire about Avatar the Last Airbender, aside from some the best animation and fight choreography I’ll ever see, is the completeness of the series. It’s rare to get a satisfying ending from a TV show, especially the animated ones. That being said, who couldn’t use a little more?

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Every night this week at 8:00 PM on Nickelodeon and a 2 hour movie on Saturday. This slipped under my radar so I’m just making sure it doesn’t slip under yours.

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I watched the Cartoon Network version of Superman Doomsday this morning. It left me with a lot of questions. What were those lines on Superman’s face supposed to be? Has Lex Luthor developed an eating disorder? Who gives a shit about Lois Lane and her cleft chin?

It stunk, but I guess it was still better than Superman Returns. Doomsday has a slight edge over Kumar.

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As badassmuthas.com’s foremost TV aficionado, I’ve been remiss on commenting on the latest TV happenings.

The Sopranos: Didn’t we all see this coming? Were we not expecting some kind of unsatisfying open-ended thinking man’s ending? Isn’t that what REALLY caused the tension we felt while watching the diner scene? Not so much “oooh, who’s gonna get it???” but more of a “shit there’s only like a minute left, nothing’s gonna happen.”

I would have liked a nice neat resolving violent ending as much as anybody, but I have to admit, that wouldn’t have really fit the styleof the series. I sort of understand what everyone is furious about, but not really. B

The Shield: A weak ending for such a fun season. Everything wrapped up a little TOO neatly. Heads needed to roll. C

Prison Break: “Hey this show’s getting pretty good ratings! Let’s reset and do it all over again!” C+ (plus for hot Bellick nudity)

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Any show that kills off major characters gets a thumbs up in my book. My only gripe with this week’s episode has to do with the Syler/Peter confrontation. It was actually a little more entertaining than I expected, but it could have used more super-sparring. Also, the 15 minutes I spent thinking “Pull the fucking glass out of his head” were irritating.

Kudos for killing off Simone 3 episodes ago, too - not sure if I mentioned that before. It was probably my favorite moment of the series.

Next week looks fun.

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Seriously, the past two weeks have been great.

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Nice one, cup. I like how the article calls the dude THE Peter Berdvosky.

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This isn’t saying much, but this was one of the best episodes in a while*. The Sylar origin was interesting and actually not what I expected. The Nickie stuff was tolerable and Mohinder only got like 30 seconds of screentime. But man, this show is just dumb sometimes:

Parkman continuously fails the detective test because he’s dyslexic? Ok. Wait, what? I guess in 11 years of police work he never had to write any reports … or take any statements … or read any handbooks … or take any tests in the police academy?? I’m not saying dyslexia wouldn’t be a problem for him, but how did he get this far? And even if it is plausible, isn’t there some kind of training that can help the situation? Famous dyslexic, Theo Huxtable, grew up to be a school teacher.

I guess he was fudging the reading parts too.

The Hiro piece was silly. Writing time travel stuff can get pretty tricky, I understand that. It’s a plot device that can have an awesome payoff but it comes fully-loaded with continuity pitfalls. A brotha’s got to plan ahead. 10 episodes in and Heroes already fucked up. The girl has the Japanese translation book, but she doesn’t remember Hiro? That’s some sloppy work. And how about those oragami swans? Hiro can freeze time for a few weeks now I guess?

Oh and of course they fall in love…shocker!

*Last week’s was decent, the other cheerleaders death was surprisingly gory and surprisingly surprising, but the showdown between Peter and Sylar was weeeeaaak.

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I wasn’t even aware that there was some Hellboy animation in the works when I stumbled across Hellboy: Sword of Storms stored in my DVR (younger brother is always up on Cartoon Network happenings). IMHO it’s way better than the theatrical movie. As far as I could tell, it’s a totally new Hellboy story that deals with the typical Hellboy subject matter (occult and mystical type stuff - in this case, Japanese folklore). I’m not a big enough Hellboy head to determine whether these straight to DVD joints run with the comics, the movies or are a separate universe all together. If I had to bet, I’d say it’s closer to the comic.

Mike Mignola’s style was adapted pretty well for animation. It’s not exactly the same of course, but it’s close enough. The animation itself was solid. Fights were entertaining and in fact, surprisingly gory for a Toonami airing. There were also curse words (crap and damn). All good stuff. If you’re into the animation process, this is kind of cool.

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I’m back, and better than EVER! Well not really better than ever, but just as good at least.

Is anyone watching Trinity Blood? I’ve commented on it before and after seeing a few more episodes, my opinion hasn’t changed: MEDIOCRE with a little dash of gay. I’ll take my anime violence well animated, not implied, thank you very much!

And now, some implied violence.

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