My thoughts on the LOST video game

By Tony Black | Saturday, March 1, 2008, 12:00 AM

Zack bought me LOST: Via Domus, a new game for the XBox360 based of the television show LOST.

I am still playing the game so I am unsure of how much is left to play. I took a break from playing because I was sick of being killed by the smoke monster.

Anyway, I won’t spoil anything about the game, but just to be safe, click the link to read my thoughts on the game…

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Deal reached to end writers’ strike

By Tony Black | Friday, February 8, 2008, 01:41 PM

The WGA strike appears to be coming to an end according to CNBC.com:

A deal has been struck between the major media companies and the Writers Guild of America to end the writers’ strike, former Walt Disney chief executive Michael Eisner revealed on CNBC.

“It’s over,” Eisner said. “They made the deal, they shook hands on the deal. It’s going on Saturday to the writers in general.” Read more at CNBC.com

Photos from the strike
So, do you think TV shows that were affected by the strike will resume production? Were any TV shows that you watch affected?

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15 things to help you throw a LOST party

By Tony Black | Sunday, January 27, 2008, 10:04 PM

All you avid LOST fans out there must be excited for the show’s premiere this Thursday at 9 p.m. on ABC. Some of you die-hard fans (like me) may be planning a party to ring in the new season. If so, I have found a list of 15 details to help you throw your own LOST themed season premiere party.

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New LOST online game has begun

By Tony Black | Friday, January 4, 2008, 01:48 PM

From Nickb123 at Lostpedia.com:

Over the next month it appears fans will be able to wet their “Lost” appetites with a new alternate reality game entitled Find 815. The game’s main protagonist appears to be Sam Thomas, an IT technician for Oceanic Airlines who is disgruntled by the company’s decision to stop searching for Flight 815. Sam has been contacted by a mysterious individual or group, hinting that they may have the answers to what he seeks - what happened to Flight 815 and his girlfriend, Sonya. The game is expected to end at the end of January 2008, coinciding with the Lost Season 4 premiere. Until then, fans can enjoy a tale which promises interesting revelations in the show’s mythology.

LOST fans, will you take part in the Find815.com game, or will you just sit around waiting for season 4 to begin?

Oh, and here is a trailer for season 4 with footage from the new season.

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Parallels between Star Wars & Harry Potter

By Tony Black | Wednesday, December 12, 2007, 10:26 AM

From StarWars.com:

To the casual viewer, Luke Skywalker and Harry Potter hail from vastly different realities. Whereas Harry’s is a hidden Earth community in which the Renaissance never ended and magical creatures abound, Luke’s story is set in a galaxy far, far away, filled with spaceships, aliens and other trappings traditional to science fiction.
A keen eye, however, will notice a surprising number of similarities between the mythos, in terms of theme, plot, characterization and even nomenclature. Listed in the following pages are some of the more remarkable parallels between the two series. (Those who have not read J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter novels or seen their film adaptations, both of which have been mined for the list below, should beware of spoilers.)

Can you think of any other parallels that the folks over at StarWars.com missed?

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New ‘Half-Blood Prince’ Footage on OotP DVD?

By Tony Black | Tuesday, December 11, 2007, 10:53 AM

From The-Leaky-Cauldron.org:

There is new footage from the upcoming ‘Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince’ film included on the US Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix DVD. The sneak peek includes some fantastic shots of Draco (Tom Felton) cursing Harry on the train, and Harry and Ginny, the interior of Slughorn’s home, and even dialog between Professor Dumbledore and Harry discussing Horcruxes (yes really!). Also new are various interviews conducted recently at the DVD launch in London, England, including new quotes from actress Emma Watson (Hermione), Matt Lewis (Neville), Rupert Grint (Ron) a hilarious quote from Dan Radcliffe (Harry Potter) discussing the Ron/Lavender snogging scenes, as well as quotes from producer David Heyman and HBP director David Yates. To watch (SPOILERS AHOY) click here via youtube.

You might be thinking ‘Didn’t a new Harry Potter movie just come out?’ Well, the next movie isn’t due to hit theaters until November or December of next year but it’s never too early to see new clips. I know I was excited to see such early footage for ‘Half-Blood Prince’ because it was my favorite book. Are you as excited as I am about the next movie?

EDIT: Zack and I sat down to watch this footage on our new ‘Order of the Phoenix’ HDDVD and couldn’t find it anywhere. It is a combo disc so we flipped it over thinking it might be on the standard-def side. Nope. We did some online searching and couldn’t find any reference to this footage existing on any version of the movie. I don’t know where The-Leaky-Cauldron.org is finding this information. So, if any of you were hoping to watch this footage you should just visit the YouTube link above because that is the only way I know of to find it.

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Season 1 of ‘30 Rock’ a must have on DVD

By Tony Black | Friday, November 30, 2007, 06:13 AM

If you love to laugh then you’ll love Tina Fey’s ‘30 Rock’ on NBC. I was so excited when the first season of this show was about to air. I never felt Fey was writing enough on ‘Saturday Night Live’ (because if she had been, the show would have been funny). I was glad that she was going to get her chance to unlock her potential and create something really fun. The other aspect of the show that piqued my interest was Alec Baldwin in a comedy role. He has always been great at it whenever he hosted ‘SNL’ but other than that, we’ve never really seem him in a funny role, let alone a TV series.

When I first watched the pilot, Zack and I both were very disappointed. It just wasn’t that funny. We were also hoping to see Rachel Dratch in the show more since she left ‘SNL’ to be a part of it. She is hilarious in every skit she partakes in on ‘SNL’ so why leave the show to do ‘30 Rock’ if you’re not going to be on it? Also, Alec Baldwin was playing his role too seriously and wasn’t really being a part of the show. After watching that first episode, Zack and I were ready to throw in the towel and give up on the show.

We decided to give it another shot and watch the next episode. Thank goodness we did or we would have missed out on one of the funniest shows on TV.

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