Lost: Via Domus

Well the first few reviews for Lost: Via Domus are in....and they are decent. Metacritic doesn't have a Metascore for it yet since there are only two reviews, but the average is a 73 out of 100. I'm not really sure why, but I'm kind of excited for this game. Maybe it is because Season 4 has put me back in the mood, or maybe I'm obsessed, but either way it is at the top of my Gamefly Que.

UPDATE: Well there is a Metascore now, it is currently at 58 out of 100.

Video Games on TV

Well Spike TV is having their fourth annual Video Game Awards this Sunday December 9th. I haven't watched these awards in the past, but this year I have decided to check them out (likely days after on my TIVO). The reason I am interested though isn't to see who is going to win. I personally don't put a lot of stock in most awards shows because most of the time what really should win doesn't. My point in watching is to see what sort of production Spike pulls off. Since it is a show devoted to Video Games, my instincts tell me that it will be chalk full of corny clichéd punch lines and your standard stereo typical nerd fair.

Back when G4 was more about gaming, their shows were full of this type of nonsense that drastically degraded their product. Granted, I have watched my share of X-Play, but more because it was my best way to see games in action before they came out, not because I was enjoyed the show itself. The past few years however with the increasing quality of video podcasts, and websites centered around preview videos of games, I have seen no reason to watch G4 or any other show about video games on TV. Maybe, just maybe, Spike has learned from these mistakes and will provide a quality viewing experience more on par with the internet competition than the TV competition.

UPDATE: Long story short, I never watched the VGA Awards because my Comcast box decided to reset itself during the awards and my TIVO picked up a blank signal for two hours. I'm not sure if I should be mad at Comcast or thank them.....

Lost Mobisodes

When I heard last week about the Lost Mobisodes starting this past Monday, I was pretty excited. I have talked about Lost on this blog before and it is by far my favorite show on TV (even though it isn't currently on). After watching the first Mobisode I'm a little confused. The only thing it seemed to reveal is that Jack already knew that his dad really cared, which seems odd with the way things transpired following that event. What else does it mean if anything? I'm curious to find out what other people think. Check out a preview of the Mobisodes here.

I'm Lost....

It has been over three months since the exciting season finale to Lost. With the new Fall lineup of shows starting soon, I feel a little, well, Lost without Lost. I know it will be back in February, but that will be almost 9 months since the season finale aired. Because of the long overlay, I have begun re-watching the first season. My hope is to make it through the first three seasons by February and so far I'm on track. It is very interesting as you notice different things this time around. I don't really want to give away spoilers, but things like when Ethan shows up for the first time don't go unnoticed now. Most of what I have noticed in season one has been foreshadowing, which is cool to see that they are still on the same path three years later.

Flight of the Conchords

Tonight is the premiere of the new HBO series Flight of the Conchords. Below is a clip of their music video "Robots" from the episode. If you enjoy it, or just want to see more, you can watch the entire episode right now. It has a unique humor too it and I feel it will be a good complement for Entourage on Sunday nights.

Sopranos Finale

Where does the time go? Things have been so busy lately I almost forgot I had a blog. And speaking of time flying by, this coming Sunday is the Series Finale of the Sopranos on HBO. It has been a long time coming, but the question of what is to come of Tony Soprano and his crew in Jersey will finally be answered. I have read numerous articles speculating how creator David Chase will end his tail. Ideas from almost every angle are being tossed around; from the almost too obvious Tony getting whacked, to Tony turning himself over to the Feds and entering the Witness Protection Program, to nothing much happening at all. Now Chase has been known to do the unexpected throughout the series, so I feel that some of these guesses may be close, but there will be some unforeseen event or character that will play a major role in the outcome. What that would be though, I can only speculate. All you can really do is sit back and enjoy one final episode of the Sopranos.

TV on DVD

I am very excited that Sopranos and Entourage are starting again this Sunday on HBO. These are two of my favorite shows and the unique thing about each of them is that I only started watching them in the past year. I'm not sure who originated the idea of selling TV shows on DVD, but I think it is one of the best decisions that has been made in the entertainment industry. TIVO and other DVR services are great, but if it weren't for TV shows being available on DVD, I would never have been able to enjoy either of these shows. I blogged before about the possibility of not paying for cable anymore and instead buying shows on iTunes, and renting them from Netflix. As I stated in that blog, watching sports would be one potential problem with that system, but another is the fact that HBO does not release any of its shows on iTunes.

Scrubs

For anyone who has never watched an episode of Scrubs I would recommend checking it out at least once. It is in the middle of its sixth season now and I just started watching it myself. I'm not the kind of person that watches many shows, but a friend of mine told me that I should rent the first couple season from Netflix. I haven't totally taken his advice, but I have been watching the reruns on Comedy Central from time to time. For me it is one of few shows that makes me laugh every episode more than once, and not just a slight chuckle, a full bodied laugh. Check it out, you just might enjoy yourself!