Watched: The Finder Season 1 Ep 07

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Ever since i saw the “preview pilot” for this show last year disguised as a Bones episode, which it is a spin-off from, i already was excited to see how this show would play out. The cast has been slightly changed since the Bones episode but but main ingredients have been kept the same.

The show is about the adventures of Walter Sherman an Iraq War veteran who suffered brain damage in an IED explosion. The brain damage triggered the ability to “find” stuff, he sees connections between seemingly unrelated events, objects or people that other investigators would miss. Walter is assisted by his “legal advisor” and bar owner Leo Knox, US Deputy Marshal Isabel Zambada, and teen parolee and thief Willa Monday, who is serving her probation with the team. The brain damage that gives Walter his “finder” talent has also left him with a case of paranoia and other mental idiosyncrasies. Walter refuses treatment because he does not want to lose his talent. The last time Walter failed to find someone, it was the IED explosive expert that was responsible for blowing up Walter’s Humvee and killing 5 members of his unit.

Every episode so far has been ok with lots of diffrent things they where send out to find. People most of the time so far, but also items etc. Its a pretty funny show. i wont spoil to much as of yet as its a fairly new series, i would suggest checking it out sometime. Lets just hope FOX wont cancel this one either…. !

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My Week in Gaming

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Since i had a lung collapse not long ago my gaming has been pretty much on halt the last 2 weeks but still there was a bit of exciting news here and there.

For me the most exciting news item was that EA and Maxis are making Sim City 5 and released a few screenshots of it as well. Not much is known of it yet cept that it will come on the new GlassBox Engine. Which will give the game more detail then ever before. It was also said that you will be able to adjust buildings visualy, play Multiplayer with leaderboards, Trade with other players (Contracts, Resources etc.)

I just hope it will be a Hardcore City Builder like Anno, Cities XL, Simcity 4, etc. Not a kiddy version with The Sims stuff. The 2013 release date seems so far away tho.

Besides that announcement the PS Vita launched this week. Its been out in Japan since December but now its out all over the world. I gotta say reading the specs and reviews its a pretty amazing piece of hardware. Aimed for Gamers and not for kiddies like the Nintendo DS. it has the power of a PS3, capabilities of a Ipad & Smarthpone and the design of a proper handheld. I am seriously considering getting one, but i keep asking myself, do i really need one? seeing i already have a PS3, Xbox 360, PC and a PSP im not sure what i would need it for other then PS Vita exclusive titles. I Dont really travel that much with trains or planes to be able to use that as an excuse and when i do travel im ussually the one driving.

Assassins Creed 3 announced, to take place in the American Revolution Era, which sounds awesome and rumoured that you get to play an indian..wops.. i mean Native American assassin makes it even more awesome. Its set in Boston and New York between the years 1753 and 1783. The map size will be 1.5 times that of Brotherhood and players will be able to explore historical buildings and reenact events such as the New York fires and Washington’s occupation at Valley Forge.

An upgraded version of the engine allows “a couple thousand” characters on-screen at once in order to support such battles. Game is out in October. I better fire up Revelations as i still have to finish it.

Thats pretty much the news that stuck in my head, as i said before am slacking a bit in the virtual world.

List: Great TV Show Intro Songs

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Its a shame that most TV-Shows these days tend to have a 5 sec intro with just some flashy text that says the shows name. Here is a list with, what i think, are some of the best TV show intro songs. The are listed randomly.

 

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Watched: Fringe Season 4 Ep 12

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Last season was awesome, this is turning out to be even better. This weeks episode of Fringe was like one from The Twilight Zone and was pretty freaky at some points. I cant wait to see the rest of the season, but with the rumours that the show costs way to much for the network to keep it alive it would be a big loss if it would get canned after this season. I’m just hoping they wont cancel it mid-way like House, so it will have a Proper Ending!!

lets not get ahead of ourselfs and enjoy the eps we are gunna get.

Walter, Olivia, and Peter examined a hot spot of unusual electro-magnetic activity, which had been brought to their attention by a plane that fell out of the sky like a hailstone after its instruments went wacky. A hankering for rhubarb pie sent them to the town of Westfield, Vermont, a quaint spot with less than a thousand residents. But all was not right in Westfield; and one could even say it was all wrong. The server at the diner greeted Walter with small-town charm, took his order, then quickly came back and started the entire process all over again, this time pulling a knife and trying to poke Walter with the pointy end. Peter, who was in the can, found a man named Cliff in the back of the restaurant who’d been beaten to near death, then returned just in time to save Walter’s life. Then Olivia, who’d been outside trying to find a working phone because her cell wasn’t getting any signal, shot the knife-wielding small-town nutjob to death. And did I mention that the guy’s eyes were totallyweird? As in, he had two irises. I’m no ophthalmologist, but that ain’t right.

But wait, it gets even freakier. While driving to get Cliff some medical attention, our team exited Westfield. Then re-entered Westfield. Then exited Westfield. Then re-entered Westfield, all while driving in the same direction. Team Fringe was stuck in Westfield with no way to communicate with the outside world and a town full of people slowly going insane. It was like a mediocre horror movie!

You should really check out this episode.

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List: Funny Characters from TV Shows

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I thought i make a random list about, what i think, are some of the funniest characters in tv-shows ive ever seen. They are in a random order.

Watched: The River (Pilot)

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A new show about the crew of a state-of-the-art research vessel on a quest to find a missing TV explorer in the Amazon.

What can i say, first off let me say i liked it. it wasnt horrible nor was it golden globe worthy. but it had its good and bad moments. Ofcourse its only a pilot, and they keep breaking away from the story so people can learn the characters a bit and their story. overall it was fun to watch.

This comparison might not be the nail on the head but its a bit like Lost meets Paranormal Activity. Its all shot in “real life” fake ofcourse but you are supose to be watching a filming crew following a crew that is looking for their lost member deep within the amazon. so expect alot of shaky cams and security cam footage. which worked pretty well in paranormal activity but in this show they might have overdone it just a little bit. at one point we see one of the crew members calling someone else and he tries to do it secretly. you get like 8 diff camera angles, which makes you wonder how many fking cameras are there in that small cabin?? it was a bit to much if you ask me.

Ofcourse promoted as a Horror show, and with the makers from paranormal activity, it had some good “horror” moments. (if you liked paranormal activity horror) Theres people running with a camera while being chased, flashes of scary ghost girls, Night shots when they sleep with the clock going fast forward and all the stuff you basicly have seen in populair horror movies over the last 3 years. The good thing about it is that the style of paranormal activity allows for great tension and “here it comes…. oh it didnt… AAA” moments. The downside of it is that it is an ABC show. I was very suprised to see the amount of censoring in it. this show would have been better off on a diffrent network or even a pay-per-view channel.

Still atleast its not kiddy horror like The Vampire Diaries or a Sexfest like True Blood. Its not as good as The Walking Dead and it probably wont ever match its Gore. but its something diffrent, good if your looking for some scares, expect diffrent legends, ghost tales and all that packed into a paranormal activity style while being lost in the amazon setting.

Judge for yourself, Worth a watch .

Watched: Paranormal Activity 3

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Ok so the first movie was awesome, and i coudnt wait for more. The 2nd movie was a bit less qua hype, the family situation and enviroment was pretty much similair cept for having a dog in it. It wasnt really bad or anything, it had some good scares and ofc the epic kitchen scene. and then 3 came out, where i was thinking: “omg they really started to milk this thing” but to my suprise it was actually better then expected.

The movie follows the story kinda as a pre-quel to Paranormal Activity 1. where the sisters are young and are growing up. This added a new layer to scares coz when involving little kids you can use their innocence to add to the dramatic effect of scares. All the scares in this movie are pretty much, as always, unexpected. They really know how to build tension, then let nothing happen so the viewer thinks, phew.. and then Booo…lol.

The movie also explores the background of the “Ghosts” abit and we get to know where they are actually from (if u pay attention between the scares)
The ending, like the first 2, are a bit “quick” do i dare to compare them to the soprano’s ending? coz it gets really close. keeps me wanting to see the next one just so i can get to know actually wtf just happenend and what will happen next. If they ever make a 4th movie, either continue from where this left of, or bring in a new familie and continue where 2 left off. i really would like to know who/what is Toby. what the ppl in the Barn where and what happens to the sisters.

Awesome flicks, if you have a weak heart, u might wanna skip :)