“The Woman King”

“The Woman King” could have been a filler episode that was still well worth watching. Unfortunately due to some flaws in character and storyline it becomes less than thrilling. The concept behind the storyline was indeed something worth exploring and therein lies the problem. It’s only explored on the vaguest of levels. Nothing changes at the end, and missed opportunities abound throughout.

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“Sine Qua Non”

Wow. What a hunk of junk. I could almost end my review there but I don’t think that would do this episode justice. It is a full on mess of everything wrong with Battlestar Galactica.
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In a revealing sequence Meredith and Nathan talk about their daughter, Claire. We learn pretty quickly that Meredith certainly isn’t above using her daughter for her own personal gain as she intimates that a story about an illegitimate child coming out right before election would certainly hurt him. Nathan offers her $100,000 and she accepts. It’s intriguing that they don’t portray Meredith as black or white. She isn’t evil by any means, but she isn’t good either.

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“Suffer The Children”

“Suffer the Children” does what most good episodes do. It may be filler as the overall arc certainly doesn’t advance a whole lot, but it doesn’t matter. The connection between people are optimal and serve the story well.
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Ironically enough, “Distractions” gets rid of what distractions the series had. “Distractions” is a very focused episode. One reason I think is very little of the Niki-Jessica sequences.
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Variety reports that Eddie Murphy and director Brett Ratner (”Rush Hour” trilogy) will team up for “Beverly Hills Cop 4,” a film to be produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura (”Transformers,” “G.I. Joe”). Shooting will begin in 2009 for a summer 2010 release. Paramount Pictures will handle distribution. A writer will be hired shortly.

The trade reports that Jerry Bruckheimer, who produced the first three films, will not actively be involved with the film.

Although a little out of our usual genres, I’m a huge Kevin Smith fan. Here is the teaser bit Kev released yesterday on his new flick starring Seth Rogen and Elizabeth Banks!

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Please visit SecondViews: Middle Earth for the story about possible casting!

According to Dark Horizons Harrison Ford has thrown his hat into the ring for any upcoming Jack Ryan movie. Having played Ryan in both Patriot Games and Clear and Present Danger, Ford said that Jack Ryan was one character he was interested in exploring further. He had been attached to Sum of All Fears, but he dropped out because he didn’t like the script.

Who knows…maybe one day he’ll put the vest back on and we’ll see him revisit the Galaxy Far Far Away…

According to ComingSoon.net Shirley Manson, the lead singer of Garbage will be playing a recurring role in Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. She will play Catherine Weaver, a CEO of a cutting edge high-tech corporation.