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by Rick Norwood
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I watched a little bit of Being Human, but it didn't hold my interest. I also
gave Primeval and The Vampire Diaries a try, and was unimpressed. Somewhat
better is Fringe. The concluding episodes of Smallville have been
pretty good so far. I'm glad Chloe is back. But the show I most enjoy these days is
Sanctuary. I liked Season Three so much I've rented Seasons One and Two
from Netflix. The Season One DVD includes the original webisodes, but most of the webisode
footage is also incorporated into the Season One episodes.
Every year, I make predictions on which movies will be best, based on how good the writers are. Here's what I picked for 2010.
My top picks:
Worth a look:
How did I do? Not too well. I failed to pick my favorite film of 2010, Toy Story 3 by Michael Arndt. I did not like Michael Arndt's previous film, the well reviewed Little Miss Sunshine, but I loved Toy Story 3. I stand by my picks of Iron Man 2 and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part One. Two other films on my list, The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec and The Tempest, never played in a nearby theater. The Tree of Life was pushed back to 2011. If I had it to do over again, I'd move Inception and The Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader into my top five list and drop entirely The Last Airbender and, under a new title, Nanny McPhee Returns. Turns out they were not worth a look after all. In March, I'll let you know what looks good for 2011. | ||||||
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Rick Norwood is a mathematician and writer whose small press publishing house, Manuscript Press, has published books by Hal Clement, R.A. Lafferty, and Hal Foster. He is also the editor of Comics Revue Monthly, which publishes such classic comic strips as Flash Gordon, Sky Masters, Modesty Blaise, Tarzan, Odd Bodkins, Casey Ruggles, The Phantom, Gasoline Alley, Krazy Kat, Alley Oop, Little Orphan Annie, Barnaby, Buz Sawyer, and Steve Canyon. |
 
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