The Inagural Post

Greetings to everyone out there in cyber-land!

So this is the first of, what I hope will be many, posts. This blog is really going to be my way of expressing what I think is totally awesome, and that you, my soon to be loyal, readers should check out. Also, I may rant about things that really bug me.

So, to start things rolling, I want to run down exactly what I predict will be worth your time/money in the coming year. My list of ten things I anticipate, and you should too. Here goes nothing:

Top 10 Things to Come in 2008 as Predicted by Me:

10. Iron Man - This movie just looks pretty awesome. I am really interested to see how they get this story going, and I feel like the cast is going to do a bang-up job with it. I mean, Robert Downey Jr. is totally awesome in anything I have seen him in recently, and I feel like this will be no exception. The trailer looks awesome, so, you should look out for it come May 2.

9. Grand Theft Auto 4 - I love video games that let you explore a massive world where you can really do whatever you want. There are consequences, but who cares? GTA 3 was totally awesome, and the next installment in the series looks to be even better. The city is modeled after New York City, and that in an of itself gets me pumped for it. I don't own either of the systems it will be coming out for, but I know people who do, and I have a Blockbuster Card, so... I have no idea when this is coming out because the date keeps changing, but when it does, I will definitely want to be playing it.

8. Wanted - Wow, another movie based on a comic that looks awesome? Whoda thunk it? I woulda. The trailer alone makes this look pretty spectacular. I mean, it is a comic story about a league of superVILLAINS who can manipulate laws of physics because they are so bad ass. If nothing else it promises some awesome action, and Morgan Freeman is in it. Hopefully if there is any voice over in the movie he will be doing it, because a voiceover is not at all worth paying attention to if he isn't doing it.

7. Super Smash Bros. Brawl - I have been waiting for this game for quite a while. The character roster keeps growing, and the fact that it is one of 7 games in history to get a 40 out of 40 from Famitsu in Japan. The game looks totally sweet, and the only thing that upsets me about it is that it has been pushed back twice now. It drops on March 9 in the States.

6. The Solomon Key - The next Dan Brown novel about Robert Langdon is set in the US, and has to do with the CIA and Freemasons. I don't really know much else about it, except that Angels and Demons and The Da Vinci Code both proved to be good reads, so I am optimistic that this will follow suit. Sure Dan Brown may write factually inaccurate stories, but they are entertaining. It is supposed to come out December 30.

5. Serenity: Better Days - One of the most enjoyable experiences of my last summer was watching through Joss Whedon's Firefly series, followed by the film Serenity, so when it was announced that there was going to be a comic series released that takes place between the end of the short lived show and the awesome movie, I got pretty excited. The story is about a heist the crew of Serenity pulls that goes right for a change. It is slated to start in March, and I am pretty excited to see where the adventures take the crew. If you haven't seen Serenity and Firefly, and enjoy well written stories, then you should check them out.

4. Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles - This started last week, and it was pretty freaking awesome in my opinion. Since the WGA strike is on, there is not a lot of new programming right now, but this show is a welcome addition for now. It is nowhere near as great as LOST but it is action packed and holds my attention. A good watch if you are a fan or action or the Terminator films. It is set after the second movie, and regarding the third as if it never happened. The series runs Monday nights after Prison Break on Fox at 8:00 Central time.

3. Cloverfield - I wanted to see this movie before I even saw a trailer for it. I heard that JJ Abrams (Alias, LOST, Mission: Impossible 3) was producing a movie, and that it was shrouded in secrecy, and I was like, "I am down for that," and then I saw the trailer. It is a pretty brilliant concept in my opinion, and the mere fact that they have kept what the monster looks like a secret until it released last Friday is awesome for me. It is now playing, and I will be seeing it tonight, and giving my thoughts sometime within the next 24 hours. Go see it now, before someone spoils it for you.

1. The Dark Knight - This is a really tough call for me. So tough, I had to give it a tie for the two things I am most excited for this year. The Dark Knight is the next film in Christopher Nolan's (Memento, The Prestige) Batman series. It is amazing to me how many people still do not realize that Batman Begins was a restart of the Batman franchise, and makes it so that the Tim Burton/Joel Schumacher series NEVER HAPPENED. This film introduces the Joker, Batman's archnemesis. Heath Ledger will be playing the part, and I am extremely excited for this. All the major players from the original are back, save Katie Holmes, who will be replaced by Maggie Gyllenhaal. The story apparently centers around Harvey Dent, as portrayed by Aaron Eckhart, and deals with the journey that leads him from being District Attorney, and close friend of Batman, to becoming Two Face. I am pumped for this to say the least. It comes out July 18, and will be phenomenal.

1. LOST Season 4 - The way things ended in May on LOST, the story promised to get pretty great. The survivors of Oceanic 815 had made contact with a freighter who would hopefully provide rescue, yet as Charlie gave his life to make sure this would happen, he passed along the message that those on the boat were not who they said they were ("Not Penny's Boat"). The series has been amazing from the get go, and now that they are using flash forwards to show what happens in the future, pieces of the puzzle will really start to fall into place. The season has been promised to be darker and more action packed than before, and there are new characters to be introduced, and a couple old one returning. I am beyond excited to see what happens next. The season begins on January 31.

So, there you are. I will try to update this often. Leave feedback about anything you think is worth my coverage.

Signing out for now,
Brandon


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