Archive for the ‘My thoughts’ Category
Directors worth keeping an eye on, part 3
As in part 2, a list of 10 directors with 1 to 3 masterpieces each. James Cameron If Cameron gets some help with the script on his Avatar sequels, they could be interesting. In terms of science fiction action, Aliens is one of the top 2. Masterpiece Aliens Great movies The Abyss Terminator 2: Judgment […]
Directors worth keeping an eye on, part 2
The directors in this list, like the ones in part 1, have a good chance at bringing new amazing stories to the screen. Each of these 10 directors has directed between 1 and 3 masterpieces. J.J. Abrams In TV land Abrams created Alias, Lost, and Fringe. Masterpieces Mission: Impossible III Star Trek (2009) Great movies […]
Directors worth keeping an eye on, part 1
Sometimes you don’t necessarily pay attention to the director of a movie, but there are some directors who have a habit of directing great movies — so you might want to know who they are. Each of these 10 directors has directed 4 masterpieces. There may be some off-by-one errors in my ratings for movies […]
The problems with America’s Got Talent
I have enjoyed watching America’s Got Talent in the past but I’m not sure I will watch it in the future. Although I realized that other reality shows aren’t very close to reality, I assumed that on this show what they were showing us resembled reality fairly closely. But it seems large parts of the […]
My all-time favourite movies
On this list under “best of the best” and “honourable mentions” I’m only going to mention movies I’ve seen more than once. More than once usually means 2 or 3 times — even the Star Trek movies, which I’ve seen more than any others, I’ve probably seen no more than 7 or 8 times. Then […]
The worst movies I’ve ever seen
These days I don’t often watch a bad movie all the way to the end, but there was a time when I did. I’m sure I’ve seen other terrible movies in my life, but these are the ones that stick out in my mind as being shockingly horrible. Worst of the Worst The Man Who […]
Best TV music composers
This isn’t about TV main themes — that’s a post for another day. This is about music throughout TV episodes. Most TV shows have incidental music that’s not very distinctive — below are the ones that are. Best of the best 1) Michael Giacchino — Lost Now scoring movies such as Star Trek, Up, and […]
Best tie-in novels by year
Here’s a list of the best novels that tie in with a TV show. The TV shows that make the grade are Babylon 5, Battlestar Galactica, and the Star Trek shows. The big winner is Peter David, with 5 books in the winner column. Legend: B5 Babylon 5 BSG Battlestar Galactica DS9 Star Trek: Deep […]
Best fantasy novels by year
Here’s my list of best fantasy novels, updated for ones I read in 2014. Winner Runner Ups Year Author Title Author Title 2012 Will McIntosh Hitchers Joanne Bertin Bard’s Oath 2011 Carrie Vaughn After the Golden Age 2010 2009 2008 2007 Sarah Zettel Sword of the Deceiver 2006 Daniel Quinn After Dachau 2005 Elizabeth Kostova […]
Best science fiction novels by year
Here’s my list of best SF novels, updated for ones I read in 2014. Winner Runner Ups Year Author Title Author Title 2012 Kim Stanley Robinson 2312 hN Orson Scott Card Shadows in Flight Robert J. Sawyer Triggers John Scalzi Redshirts H 2011 Will McIntosh Soft Apocalpyse Robert J. Sawyer Wonder Joan Slonczewski The Highest […]