Today I am going to start reviewing the tv show Heroes, starting with season 4 because that is the season I am currently watching on DVD. I have already watched the first three seasons but I like to write reviews directly after watching an episode so my feelings and thoughts on that episode are fresh. After I am finished with season 4 I will go back and rewatch the first three seasons again.
The first episode, entitled Orientation, is a double length episode. This episode is really good and really bad.
The Good:
We are introduced to some new characters from a carnival. Lead by the mysterious and creepy Samuel Sullivan, they intend to find a replacement for Samuel's dead brother (he died off screen so we have no idea how he died or why). We don't know exactly what they are after or what their end game is but they seem a little shady and we know they are willing to kill people to meet their ends. These character have interesting (and mostly new) powers. Finding out what exactly these characters are up to is an interesting mystery that starts this season off with some anticipation.
Peter is back to work as a paramedic, savings people's lives using the powers he acquired from Mohinder (he is basically like Spider-man minus the webbing). Hiro has started a business with his friend Ando called "Dial a Hero". Things go down hill quickly though when we find out something is wrong with Hiro and he is no longer in control of his powers fully. Instead of stopping time, time is stopping him.
There are several stories going on that involve the ever popular Sylar. Nathan (actually just Nathan's memories in Sylar's body) is starting to have powers manifest he never had and he doesn't understand why. Elsewhere, Matt Parkman is starting to see visions of Sylar, whose consciousness is trapped in Matt's mind, causing him trouble.
Noah and Danko (the villain from the second half of season 3) have to deal with Tracy who is out for revenge against them for their plot to round up all people with abilities.
The Bad:
All of this is pretty interesting and you may be asking yourself, what is so bad? One name: Claire. Her story line of starting college and having an annoying roommate seems completely useless, pointless and distracts from all of the other interesting stories going on. It seems like everything with her was thrown into the show because her character is popular with teenage girls. It also seems like her annoying story line gets more screen time than any of the other stories. This may not be the case, it could just be that her story is so bad and slows down the pace of the show so much it just seems like an eternity. Her character probably should have been written out of the show after season 3 (or at least reduced greatly).
This season does feel a little different, more like the 1st season (which is a good thing) and it does show promise for an interesting season. It has my curiosity peaked.
I give this episode 3 out of 4 stars (it would have been 4 out of 4 without Claire's storyline bringing it to an annoying crawl constantly).
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Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Friday, July 6, 2012
UFC 148: Dong Hyun Kim vs Maia
Dong Hyun Kim (15-1) vs Demian Maia (15-4)
This should be an interesting fight between a high level Judoka and a high level Brazilian Jiu-jitsu fighter. Both guys have some striking ability and both are good on the ground.
Dong Hyun Kim has great throws and is pretty good controling the top position on the ground. He also has a nice height and reach advantage. As good as his ground game is, I'm not so sure he wants to mess around on the ground with Maia. I think his keys to victory are keeping it on the feet, stuffing takedowns and mixing in a striking to takedown strategy (where he immediately stands up or stays standing after a throw). Kim only has 1 loss in his career, to current welterweight champ Condit. One knock on his game is he tends to tire out during a fight.
Demian Maia is a ground wizard who seems to have forgotten he can fight on the ground. After his 21 second KO loss to Nathan Marquardt he has worked extensively on his striking, while seemly neglecting his top level BJJ game. He is only 1-2 in his last 3, losing 2 decisions. While his striking has come a long way, it's not his bread and butter and he isn't a KO puncher. His needs to go back to working his Judo and Wrestling to get a fight to the ground, where he is better than anyone at welterweight (he used this strategy to destroy Chael Sonnen in under 3 minutes). He is also making his welterweight debut which means we have no idea how he is going to look. Sometimes guys look better moving down, but most of the time they seem to be drained and gas out quickly.
This should be an interesting match and could be anyone's game depending on how they show up and the game plan they decide to employ.
This should be an interesting fight between a high level Judoka and a high level Brazilian Jiu-jitsu fighter. Both guys have some striking ability and both are good on the ground.
Dong Hyun Kim has great throws and is pretty good controling the top position on the ground. He also has a nice height and reach advantage. As good as his ground game is, I'm not so sure he wants to mess around on the ground with Maia. I think his keys to victory are keeping it on the feet, stuffing takedowns and mixing in a striking to takedown strategy (where he immediately stands up or stays standing after a throw). Kim only has 1 loss in his career, to current welterweight champ Condit. One knock on his game is he tends to tire out during a fight.
Demian Maia is a ground wizard who seems to have forgotten he can fight on the ground. After his 21 second KO loss to Nathan Marquardt he has worked extensively on his striking, while seemly neglecting his top level BJJ game. He is only 1-2 in his last 3, losing 2 decisions. While his striking has come a long way, it's not his bread and butter and he isn't a KO puncher. His needs to go back to working his Judo and Wrestling to get a fight to the ground, where he is better than anyone at welterweight (he used this strategy to destroy Chael Sonnen in under 3 minutes). He is also making his welterweight debut which means we have no idea how he is going to look. Sometimes guys look better moving down, but most of the time they seem to be drained and gas out quickly.
This should be an interesting match and could be anyone's game depending on how they show up and the game plan they decide to employ.
Thursday, July 5, 2012
Review: Heroes Season 1
What can I say? This is a great show. If you like x-men, superheroes or anything of that nature this show is for you. The first season introduces us to many characters, all of them (the advantage of tv over movies) given time to be developed.
Heroes doesn't simply have heroes and villains but all kinds of people working their own various angles. It's made up of many small story lines that cross during the season and end up all coming together at the end for the overall story line. Every character may not be for you but there is someone for everyone to follow.
The powers these people have range from standard to creative. Even the score is amazing. This is about as good as television gets for this type of program. In the future I will review individual episodes as I have time to watch them.
Heroes season 1 gets 4 out of 4 stars.
Heroes doesn't simply have heroes and villains but all kinds of people working their own various angles. It's made up of many small story lines that cross during the season and end up all coming together at the end for the overall story line. Every character may not be for you but there is someone for everyone to follow.
The powers these people have range from standard to creative. Even the score is amazing. This is about as good as television gets for this type of program. In the future I will review individual episodes as I have time to watch them.
Heroes season 1 gets 4 out of 4 stars.
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