As I was one of the lucky ones to have preordered early enough for my Xbox 360 Premium package, I played around with it last night and have a few initial thoughts. First and foremost – what sticks out is that it isn’t about the games. Microsoft has made it perfectly clear this generation of [...]
OXM Demo Roundup
Yesterday I went through the past three OXM demo discs and tried out some of the new games. Primarily to see if they supported HDTV, but also to catch up on some of the new releases. My comments below: Far Cry: Instincts Supported: DD5.1, HDTV 480p 16×9 I don’t know if it’s just me, but [...]
Threshold – Fall 2005 TV Preview
Threshold CBS Fridays, 9/8c Premiere Date: September 16, 2005 Let me tell you a little about my glory days. I remember, back when I was young and single, when Friday nights actually meant something. The ramp up to the weekend from a long, hard week at work. When my friends and I would plan for [...]
Supernatural – Fall 2005 TV Preview
Supernatural WB Tuesdays, 9/8c Premiere Date: September 13, 2005 Supernatural knows how to get to the point – seeing a woman scale the ceiling and burst into a demonic flame within the first few minutes of the pilot hits just the right note. This single event also rumbles the very core of the show, which [...]
Invasion – Fall 2005 TV Preview
Invasion ABC Wednesdays, 10/9c Premiere Date: September 21, 2005 Invasion has the hype machine of a hit. It borrows the ensemble cast formula that made Lost so successful and intriguing, it is among the new trend of supernatural television shows, and it benefits by following it on the Wednesday lineup. It is also produced by [...]
Night Stalker – Fall 2005 TV Preview
Night Stalker ABC Thursdays, 9/8c Premiere Date: September 29, 2005 All hail the return of Carl Kolchak. In case you are unfamiliar with the name, let me help. He was the lead character in the 1970s TV series Night Stalker, which focused on a reporter investigating the supernatural. More importantly, the character and the series [...]