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June 15th, 2010 tedi31 No comments
Clayface from the DC Universe Clayface vs Batman/Fists of Clay Box Set

Clayface from the Toys R' Us Exclusive DC Universe Clayface vs Batman/Fists of Clay Box Set

It took awhile but I was finally able to find the time to update my planned Villasor Collection website.

Thank you Flash and Tumblr.com for helping me get this “work in progress” started.

Episode: The Batman/Superman Story (2007) – The Batman (2004)

November 28th, 2009 tedi31 No comments

Series: The Batman (2004)
Episode: “The Batman/Superman Story” (Season 5, Episode 53 & 54)
Original Air Date: September 22, 2007 (Episode 1); September 29, 2007 (Episode 2)
Date Watched: January 1, 2008 (DVD)

The World's Finest = Batman/Superman

The World's Finest = Batman/Superman

Characters:

Usual Suspects:

Lucious Fox and Robin

Origins:

Robin’s Jetpack and The new Bat-Bot

Baddies:

Lex Luthor, Mercy Graves, Ariel Wireless Transmitters (AWT), and Lex’s own personal “Daddy” AWT.

Cameos:

Metallo, Clark Kent, Jimmy Olsen, Lois Lane, Black Mask, Bane, The New Clayface, Mr. Freeze, and Poison Ivy.

Key Events:

Batman’s idea of trusting others in his fight against crime becomes more evident. Superman uses his X-Ray vision to “unmask” Batman. He also entrusts Metallo’s Kryptonite to Batman and reconsidered his decision to join the Justice League at the end of the episode.

Brief synopsis:

Batman and a Ivy/Lex controlled Superman face off (Inspired by Lee and Loeb’s “Hush”? And Miller’s “Dark Knight Returns”). The World’s Greatest Detective discovers the secret identity of Superman by consolidating (The Daily Planet and Metropolis Garden Apartments) the “supersonic disturbances” generated by the Man of Steel himself (All to easy). Lois doesn’t think much of Clark, yet they live an apartment away from each other (Lois resides in Apartment #1009, while Clark’s is at #1011)

Robin’s “Asta la Vista, Baby” along with Metallo’s exposed hand in the garbage compactor pays tribute to James Cameron’s Terminator 2.

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Episode: Pilot (2008) – Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008)

November 16th, 2009 tedi31 No comments
Series: Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008)
Episode: “Pilot” (Season 1, Episode 1)
Original Air Date: January 13, 2008
Date Watched: January 16, 2008

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Summer Glau plays a Terminator named Cameron Phillips

Truly, a number of things have changed from the leaked original pilot to the aired pilot. Here are some of the details:

  • The original pilot’s Burke Daniel (Tim Guinee), Sarah Connor’s former fiancé has been replaced by Charley Dixon (Dean Winters) in the actual series. The computer file photo of Sarah Connor is replaced in the aired pilot as the one shown in the original pilot featured Burke Daniel.
  • In a dream sequence at the start of the aired pilot, Sarah Connor now finds John Connor in a library (unlike in the original pilot wherein she pulls him out of a class).
  • The infamous Seung-Hui Cho and the events that lead to April 16, 2007 Virginia Tech massacre played a role in retooling a scene involving students who were dealing with the Cromartie, Cameron, and John Connor shooting aftermath.

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Episode: Original Pilot (2007) – Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008)

November 15th, 2009 tedi31 No comments

Series: Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008)
Episode: “Original Pilot” (Season 1, Episode 1)
Original Air Date: Unknown, sometime 2007
Date Watched: January 16, 2008

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Are you ready for your Terminator fix?

Sarah Connor (Lena Headey). John Connor (Thomas Dekker). The year is 1999 and two years have passed since the infiltration and destruction of Cyberdyne Systems as well as the deaths of engineer Myles Dyson, the T-1000, and the T-800. (Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles takes place two years after Terminator 2: Judgment Day…shouldn’t it then be 1995 instead of 1999. But who is counting right?)

The Connors, who live by their mantra, “no one is ever safe,” continue on with their nomadic lifestyle until they encounter (what seems to be a) T-800 (who goes by the name “Cromartie” (Owain Yeoman), like Madonna, you know…) in Red Valley, New Mexico. Facing death, John Connor is (on cue) saved by a female named Cameron Phillips (Summer Glau) who reveals herself to be (a yet to be identified) Terminator (that seemingly loves potato chips).

The pilot ends with The Connors deciding to forgo their original plans of crossing the border in lieu of destroying SkyNet once and for all. Cameron shares that she has a way to accomplish just that and leads them to a Security Trust Bank in Los Angeles that houses a time machine.

Fast forward to September of 2007 (pretty convent period as now production won’t have to worry about wardrobe or sets).

This is only the beginning.

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Terminator Salvation (2009)

November 1st, 2009 tedi31 No comments

Category: Movies
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy

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Terminator Salvation (2009)

Terminator Salvation (2009) is director McG’s (Charlie’s Angels; Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle) take on the world created by James Cameron, Gale Anne Hurd, and William Wisher Jr. (The Terminator; Terminator 2: Judgment Day). The script, a post-apocalyptic view of the future set in 2018, was reported to have undergone a number of rewrites by Paul Haggis, Shawn Ryan, possibly Anthony E. Zuiker and Jonathan Nolan, before John D. Brancato and Michael Ferris were credited. The changes were so extensive that novelist Alan Dean Foster even had to resubmit his work which was based on the original shooting script.

Unlike the now defunct television series Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008 & 2009) (abbreviated as Terminator: TSCC) which disregarded director Jonathan Mostow Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003) as canon, Terminator Salvation embraces the trilogy as it explores the life of mankind’s savior–John Connor–fourteen years after Judgment Day.

Look out for Linda Hamilton (voice) reprising her role as Sarah Connor in this film.

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