Hey there, it's been a while since my last blog, so I figured it's time to get caught up.
First of all, I've been sick the past couple of weeks, dealing with a major head cold. In case I haven't mentioned it enough, I HATE WINTER!!!! I'll be so glad when it's finally over and done with, but living in Michigan as I do, winter's been known to go into April!!
Wanted to let you know what I thought of Daredevil: I was pleasantly surprised by it. I came into the movie not expecting much, but I was pleased by the film. Ben Affleck was OK, but to me he didn't embrace the role and made you believe it was him as Daredevil like Tobey Maguire did as Spider Man. But he gave a good effort. One of the reviews I read on the web mentioned the fact that if he wasn't overexposed so much in all these films he would've been a better choice. I agree with that comment.
What really made me like the film was the other main players in the film. Colin Farrell impressed me as Bullseye. He had great one-liners and really hammed it up as a villian should. I was surprised that he wasn't on longer, but he did a good job in the time that he was on (Hint to all those who haven't seen the film: stay in the theater during the credits for an extra scene involving Bullseye) Jennifer Garner was hot as Electra. Now, I see her every week on TV on Alias, so I knew what to expect from her. But she blew me away with her role. The one scene with her and Ben in the playground testing their martial arts skills was impressive. Good to see that she'll have a movie of her own involving her character. Again, I can't stress this enough: she is hot!!!!!!!! Michael Clarke Duncan was good as the Kingpin, too. He fit the role as I expected it to be. I heard from those comic book purists who didn't think he was a good choice because he was black and the Kingpin character in the comics was white. To me, it didn't matter. He fit the role like a glove and carried it as the comics should. So for those choices and even Jon Favreau as Foggy, who stole every scene he was involved in, I was pleasantly surprised by Daredevil. Hopefully the comic book to film momentum will continue when X-Men 2 comes out on May 2 and The Hulk debuts on June 20. Those are two films I cannot wait to see.
In the back of my mind I was dreading this day to happen, but it's official: Buffy the Vampire Slayer is leaving the airwaves. It's last episode airs on May 20. I've been a fan of the show since it began seven years ago and it hasn't disappointed me. Lately however, there's been more episodes that were misses than hits, so maybe it's a good thing to end it now. From what I understand, the last five new shows will be incredible, so hopefully it'll end out in class as a show of its stature should.
Finally, good news on the Werewolf front. As you've read in the past, I'm proud to be associated with the website that's dedicated to the old Fox series from 15 years ago. Well my friend Joey, who's also the webmaster for the site, informed me that he's contacted Sony, the people who own the rights to the series. Thanks to his letter, they're seriously thinking about releasing the series on DVD. That would be terrific news if that's possible, because this show hasn't been seen on TV in many years and it still holds up as a cult classic to the werewolf genre. They have set up a poll to decide if Werewolf, along with several other series, will be released on video/DVD. The results of this poll will determine if it gets released. Now, if you remember the show or are a fan of this genre, I urger you to go to this site and cast your vote. Vote early and vote often, because as my friend states, this could be the last possible chance to get this series released. And trust me, this is too good a show to be left buried in TV history. There will also be a link to the poll on the front page of my site as well as on the Werewolf TV series website.
That's it for now. Blog at you later.
March 12, 2003
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