Josh has read the Star Trek movie prequel comic, Countdown!
IDW has published a four-issue prequel to J.J. Abrams’ upcoming Star Trek movie called Countdown. I picked up the four issues, but decided right away that I would wait to read them until after seeing the new movie. I didn’t want to be spoiled about any of the film̵
Josh Reviews Season One of Mad Men!
I was excited, last month, to finally sample one of the best-reviewed new shows of the past several years: Mad Men. No surprise, Steph and I made pretty short work of the 13-episode first season on DVD. Mad Men depicts the lives of the men and women who work at Sterling Cooper, a Ma
“Will You Join Us?” — Josh Reviews Season Two of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
In my review of season one of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles as well as my review of the season two premiere, I indicated that while there was a lot that I enjoyed about the show, I also felt that it was far from living up to its potential. Now that season two has drawn [&hel
News Around the Net!
Let’s begin the day by my pointing your attention to two great pieces recently from The Onion A.V. Club: this article about 25 great albums that work best when listened to from start to finish, and a spirited defense of the recent seasons of The Simpsons that lists 10 episode
Here Come the Superheroes! Part III of Josh’s Look at His Favorite Graphic Novels!
Over the past two days I have listed several of my favorite graphic novels. (Click here for part I and here for part II.) You’ll notice that most of them had nothing to do with super-heroes. This was purposeful — although super-hero stories dominate the American comi
More of Josh’s Favorite Graphic Novels!
Yesterday I wrote about several examples of my favorite graphic novels. Today I’d like to share a few more that represent longer works: Bone — Three cousins stumble into a mysterious valley filled with wonderful and dangerous creatures. What begins as a whimsical, fun-
After Watchmen — Some of Josh’s Favorite Graphic Novels
Recently I’ve had a number of conversations with friends about graphic novels. A lot of this was prompted by the Watchmen film. People have been asking me what I thought of the original Watchmen graphic novel (it’s a masterpiece!), if they should read it (YES!), and if
J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek has screened in Austin, Texas!
This is unbearably cool. I’ve been reading for weeks now about a special screening this week of a pristine new print of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan at the Alamo Drafthouse in Austin, TX. Seeing the magnificence of Khan on the big screen would be awesome enough, but the scr
Josh Reviews I Love You, Man!
In I Love You, Man, Paul Rudd plays Peter Klaven, an LA real estate agent who discovers, after getting engaged to his girlfriend Zooey (Rashida Jones), that he doesn’t really have any male friends he could ask to be his groomsmen. With some help from Zooey and his brother Robb
Family Guy’s Star Trek: The Next Generation reunion!
I’d been reading about it for months now, so I was very pleased to watch this Sunday’s episode of Family Guy, “Not All Dogs Go to Heaven,” which featured the entire cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation. The episode opens with the Griffin clan attending a Star