Well I’ve met to post this for a while now but it’s pretty bloody obvious that this blog is on a hiatus now.
This blog has a history that was tied to a certain comic book store in Vancouver, Canada (You know, where the 2010 Winter Olympics were) called ELFSAR COLLECTION COMICS & TOYS. Sadly Elfsar had to close down in May so in many ways, it’s closing has also put the final nail into the coffin of this blog. If I had ANY thought of returning and sparking this sucker up, it’s all gone now. Elfsar was the spark that had me start REALLY bad reviews over on Happy Harbor Comics website. That went on for a while until I thought, why not just start my own blog doing the same thing and ranting about whatever else I wanted. So I did and BtS was born. It went through many looks & feel until finding the latest incarnation. Now don’t get me wrong, I do miss it at times but overall I think running this blog took a great deal out of me in ways I haven’t still realized. I managed this blog almost as much or more than working 8 hours a day and that got to be too much in general. That and I feel my appreciation for comic books lately has been at an all time low so I have little to talk about.
I know many friends I know wished I kept the blog up and running but never truly understood it was like feeding a forever hungry zombie… and I FUCKING HATE Zombies!
So for now the blog is again on a Hiatus. If you feel the fucked up strange need to listen to my rambles, you can catch me on Twitter here:
http://twitter.com/RobertParizek
I’m not closing up shop as I like the digital footprint this leaves so feel free to browse and lick the carpet, you might find something you like. That said, I’m closing the comments now for the entire site and all older posts.
Well shit, I wonder how HEROES will last for another season when they just got rid of Nathan Petrelli from the show. Too bad, he was one of the few actors I enjoyed watching, not that I can stand watching much of the show now but if he had come back… maybe.
More here:
http://blog.newsarama.com/2009/11/02/nathan-petrelli-fired-from-heroes/
I understand why Nickelodeon wants to have some more properties to go to battle with any upcoming Marvel stuff coming down the Disney pipe. I hope the creators of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles got some good $$ from this but I do wonder how the TMNT will be exploited in the upcoming cartoon wars. *sigh* More on CBR regarding this news:
http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2009/10/peter-laird-i-never-expected-to-be-working-on-the-same-thing-for-this-long/
Oh shit, look what Virtual Echo just flipped me!?
Is Dollhouse on it’s last legs? A good post on Blog@Newsarama mentions how Dollhouse is on the bench for the November sweeps which is not a good sign for any show.
A while ago, I mentioned on Twitter if Dollhouse will survive and I knew that some DH fans would come out and flame me over my posts. I mentioned the following:
@RobertParizek If #Firefly fans get all browncoats & decked out in cosplay, do #DOLLHOUSE fans cosplay as blank slates in pastal coloured tracksuits?
@RobertParizek Read #DOLLHOUSE ratings are not good & I am sure Whedon fans will blame FOX but if a show is fucking boring, a show is fucking boring.
The biggest issue of Dollhouse IMHO is that there is NO ONE to “like” or bound with on the show. There is no Everyman/Everywoman unless Echo is programmed to be a lactating MILF. NONE of the characters like each other in any way unless they are programmed to — why watch a show where NO ONE likes one another?! I understand that maybe having unlikeable characters is what Dollhouse wants to do in that manner but I am guessing that the majority of TV viewers don’t “get it”.
Check out the Newsarama post here:
http://blog.newsarama.com/2009/10/22/dollhouse-gets-benched-for-sweeps/
Another good IO9 post here:
http://io9.com/5380674/dollhouse-will-give-you-closure-before-wiping-your-mind-for-good
If you haven’t heard — Geoff Johns is writing Justice Society of America to star on Smallville this season. Seems as though Stargirl, Dr. Fate & Hawkman are coming to the CW. IGN has the following casting info: Brittney Irvin (Aliens in America, V) as Stargirl, Michael Shanks (Burn Notice, Stargate Universe) as Hawkman & Brent Stait (Andromeda, Blade: The Series) as Doctor Fate. More information can be found here on iFanboy.com! Geoff Johns twittered that Hawkman will have “wings & a big mace” so I hope it will be better than the last time Hawkman was on the telly.
I wonder if Hawkman will have wings much like Castiel of Supernatural with his wings (see above) since this is the CW and I don’t think they have the $$ for CGI wings but I may be wrong. Maybe they can find the wings used by Mothman in The Watchmen movie lying around (since Smallville is shot in Vancouver where The Watchmen was filmed) and put some feathers on it?
Also why only 3 JSA characters and its Hawkman, Dr. Fate and Stargirl? I am guessing that they selected Stargirl over Hawkgirl or Power Girl because Star’s origin can be done without much complication whereas Hawkgirl & Power Girl’s origin would be hard to do in 1 episode. Oh and yes I know Smallville has a (lame) Black Canary character. I do hope they mention that these JSA characters are just 3 of many and they have been fighting crime & super powered issues on Earth long before Clark left Smallville – that would be similar to how Geoff Johns wrote his LEGION episode of Smallville.
The new Flash poster (which I dig!) for Terminator Salvation. The movie stars Batman… I mean Christian Bale as John Conner and seems kinda well… I don’t get it in connection with the TV Show or the other movies. Ah well. Hollyweird hey? Enjoy!
[I have removed the Flash poster as it was impacting the loading of the site, please go to the link below]
http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=50815
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http://www.comingsoon.net/news/startreknews.php?id=50853
Not long after the J. J. Abrams’ Star Trek trailer was released online has this new ‘net version trailer popped up, check it out and look for a familiar Nimoy shot. Enjoy! 
Snagged from ComingSoon.net but originally debuted on Aint It Cool News website!
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2n8qHdG1GLI
Are you ready for Sylar as Spock? A young punk J. T. Kirk? Nick Angel as Scotty and Ben Cross coming out from a rock to be a villain?
Well I am but at the same time I feel I need a great deal of salt to deal with how much they plan on changing EVERYTHING in the Star Trek world. Will it spin off new movies and shows? Hmm?
