Dec
7
2008
We all know how I feel about Twilight. (*screams*)
However, firing the director (who by all accounts was beloved by her cast) is a little suspicious coming on the heels of a $70.6 million dollar opening weekend. I mean, we get that you hate a woman who’s too successful, but damn, the woman’s still on her European press tour trying to plug the movie. You couldn’t wait a week to dump her for McG?
Ugh, I hate supporting a movie with such anti-feminist content, but it was written by a woman and directed by a woman, and that’s pretty rare. Plus, it had a huge opening, which is even more rare – so rare apparently it will never happen again! Nice one.
Dec
7
2008
Tor.com review is up here.
Two things I want to say outside the review:
1. After several episodes with incompetent single mothers, we get an episode in which a teenage dude and chick have sex on a plane. Moments later, she drops dead of the bends. He is, of course, fine. You keep it classy, CBS.
Next week looks like exactly the same setup, only with “during Spring Break” inserted where “on a plane” is now. That is classy TWICE.
2. They hired a lady to be Dr. Rufus’s sister, and she spent her entire two-minute cameo asking if Dr. Rufus and Agent Marley were bangin’. (Called it! Also, YES they’re bangin’. Where have YOU been?)
Dr. Rufus replied the way I suspect Rufus Sewell replies to that question in real life, by immediately impregnating several women through the power of his saucy stare.
(Also, sis – no, seriously, where have you been? Dr. Rufus has siblings? Will this show continue to pull out random backstory until one day we find out Rufus is a Jedi Knight?)