Firefly

Greetings, Firefly is an early Noughties television programme set in a mix between a western and science  fiction created by Joss Whedon. It lasted for one series and a movie named Serenity, which I have yet to watch. The main character is Captain Malcolm Reynolds, a soldier who fought on the losing side in the civil war, he becomes a thief fighting against the victorious Alliance.  Other characters include Zoe, another soldier who had become an ally of Malcolm’s, her husband is named Wash, the pilot of the ship Serenity. Kalyee is the ship’s engineer and Jayne is the man obsessed with fighting.  

In the pilot episode, Malcolm intends to transport individuals to their destination for money. The passengers consist of a young doctor called Simon, a preacher Simon and Inara. It becomes apparent the doctor is smuggling cargo and it is revealed he had hidden his sister in a state of hibernation from the Alliance. His sister named River is highly intelligible and has been tortured by the government. So the team have to survive while hiding from the authorities and the mad men called Reavers. I thought this a good series apart from one episode that I didn’t really like, over all it was acted brilliantly and had a good story line.  The setting was also quite nice. I would encourage you to watch it. The third series of the adventure of Fletch and Roman series three is up in Warehouse 17.

Plot=8/10

Characters=8/10

Special effects= 7/10

Overall=8/10

Quote of the day

Have you ever been hit on the head with a welding mallet? No? Well, shut up, then.

Rimmer

Red Dwarf

Dead to rights Retribution

Greetings, Dead to rights retribution is the 2010 remake of Dead to rights. It has some of the same characters which revolves around Jack Slate and Shadow, although their attitudes, occupations and names may have changed. This is quite a good remake although I did prefer the original, the reason for Frank Slate’s death, Jack’s father, on which the story was based on has changed. The plot is situated in Grant city, where corruption is rife and the physical environment is falling apart. It starts with a group of armed union workers attacking Temple Tower and taking hostages, it is a television studio belonging to Julian Temple.

Jack Slate and Shadow force their way into the building with much opposition from the police who are trying to resolve the position peacefully. However the negotiations fail as the Union start killing hostages. Jack and Shadow fight their way to the leader, Riggs, who is threatening Julian. Riggs flees the scene and manages to escape on a heavily armed aircraft, at the sight of the jet, Jack realises this was the plan was too well executed to be the work of the Union. Later on, Jack, Shadow and Frank hunt down Riggs to the abandoned docks in which they are attacked by more armed workers. Other police members including the leader of the elite units, Redwater tracks them and helps fight off the threat. The two Slates break up to find Riggs, eventually Jack finds a colleague of his and walks back to find his father dying. Despite the paramedics effort Frank dies meaning Jack and Shadow seek revenge and the answer to why his father died, following the trail of Riggs.

The graphics are great as they indicate the level of Grant city’s decay, it also shows quite a lot of violence in the fight scenes. In this game, the player can take control of Shadow which was not possible in the first one. I like the game but I think the original is better. The second episode of the adventures of Fletch and Roman series three is up in Warehouse 17.

Plot=7/10

Characters=8/10

Graphics=9/10

Overall=8/10

Quote of the day

You sure you want to get Grandpa's cuckoo clock back? That thing nearly put my eye out.

Randy

My name is Earl

FRA series 3

Greetings, the adventures of Fletch and Roman return for the third series. Fletch and Roman are causing more mayhem in this story in an attempt to save the day. All the characters have now been introduced and most will be included in the story, all of FRA plots are weird but hopefully not too confusing. I believe as it is the third series that new bloggers shouldn’t read it as it would take too long to understand the characters. I hope you enjoy it. The first episode of the adventures of Fletch and Roman series 3 is up in Warehouse 17.

Quote of the day

Sweetheart, you can't buy the necessities of life with cookies.

Bill

Edward Scissorhands

The Invisible Agents chapter 19

Greetings, the 19th chapter of the Invisble Agents is the last, and it marks the halfway point of the Lutionn collection. It is the fourth novel in the series. I hope you've enjoyed it as I have certainly enjoyed writing it. Most of the main characters for the remaining books have already been in a previous plot or mentioned, whether they played a small role or a large one. The characters will be in the next novels and continue to improve the stories that are coming. I would like to thank you for reading this book. The nineteenth chapter of the Invisible Agents is up in Warehouse 17.

Quote of the day

It astonishes me that Mr. LaBoeuf has been shot, trampled, and nearly bitten his tongue off, and yet not only does he continue to talk but he spills the banks of English.

Rooster Cogburn

True Grit

Paul

Greetings, as you may know Paul is the third and latest film from the two comedians Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. While it is not as good as Shaun of the dead or Hot Fuzz it is still pretty enjoyable to watch. It definitely has a lot of references to sci-fi, which includes Star Wars. The story follows two nerds Simon as Graeme and Nick as Clive who spend their holiday touring the hotspots of alien activity around America. While travelling at dark, their attention is drawn to the side of the road where the alien, Paul comes out of the dark.  

Paul who is voiced by Seth Rogen, causes Clive to faint and convinces a scared Graeme to let him drive the alien to his destination. As the journey continues, it becomes apparent Paul is trying to return to the mother ship and return home due to the fact he broke out of a government base. They have to get to their destination before they are found by the government under the orders of the Big Guy. I felt it was a little long but it was still funny and worthwhile to watch .I would encourage you to see it if you are into sci-fi. The eighteenth chapter of the Invisible Agents is up in warehouse 17.

 Plot=7/10

Characters= 8/10

Special effects=8/10

Overall=8/10

Quote of the day

If I am King, where is my power? Can I declare war? Form a government? Levy a tax? No! And yet I am the seat of all authority because they think that when I speak, I speak for them. But I can't speak.

King George the sixth

The King's speech.

Who would you choose?

Greetings, as I have been reviewing mainly video games and movies recently I thought I should try and mix it up with a question. It is, apart from the main character in any game, who would you want to have their own adventure or you would like to play their side of the story in the original game? For example controlling Barney during the events in half life 2.  I would like Boba Fett as he is already well established, has been in several games in which you could play as him but wasn’t the main character. He has quite a lot of background to him which means plenty of stories that could be put into a game. You can give a response if you want. The seventeenth chapter of the Invisible agents is up in Warehouse 17.

 Quote of the day

Just because you can't see something doesn't mean it's not there.

Archer

Small Soldiers