Mad Men – “The Rejected”

Joyce Ramsay (Zosia Mamet) and Peggy Olson (Elisabeth Moss) get high and look at some art.

Photo Credit: AMC

Review by Paul Steven Brown

‘Mad Men’
Season 4 – Episode 4
“The Rejected”

‘Mad Men’ has dropped the holiday themes that permeated the first three episodes of the season as we begin to really move into the thick of things. Don is still drinking, but with Allison’s very open display of frustration at his behavior towards her, he may now finally start to turn things around. I’m not saying it’s going to happen soon, but his attempt at typing her a letter about the hard time he’s having was directed at himself as much as her.

Catching Up With… Rubicon

Will Travers (James Badge Dale) knows that just because you're paranoid, it doesn't mean that they're not after you on 'Rubicon'

Photo Credit: AMC

By Paul Steven Brown

‘Rubicon’
Season 1 – Episodes 1 – 3
“Gone in the Teeth”
“The First Day of School”
“Keep the Ends Out”

I wasn’t sure if I was going to continue watching ‘Rubicon’, the new conspiracy series from AMC, after the first episode. Despite the intrigue and the acting, this show is a very slow burner. I decided to catch up with it this week and I can finally say that I’m sold on it and I’ll continue with it through the rest of the season. As a result, this review will be a truncated look at the first three episodes.

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

Scott Pilgrim (Michael Cera) in a battle of the bands that turns into an actual battle in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World.

Photo Credit: Universal

Review by Paul Steven Brown

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Directed by Edgar Wright
Screenplay by Edgar Wright & Michael Bacall (based on the graphic novels by Bryan Lee O’Mally
Starring Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Allison Pill, Kieran Culkin, Ellen Wong, Jason Schwartzman, & more.

Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors #1

Review by Paul Steven Brown

“Last Will”

Writer: Peter J. Tomasi
Art: Fernando Pasarin w/ Cam Smith
Colorist: Randy Mayor
Letterer: Steve Wands
Published by DC Comics

For the past four years, I had really enjoyed Green Lantern and its sister title Green Lantern Corps. The former was the Hal Jordan solo book while Corps focused on the wider galactic politics with a cast focusing mainly on Guy Gardner and Kyle Rayner (with great support characters like Soranik Natu and Kilowog). Unfortunately, Blackest Night stretched my appreciation of the Green Lantern concept to its limit. The event was about three months too long and I began to burn out on the ringslingers.

Eureka - "Crossing Over"

Jack (Colin Ferguson), Allison (Salli Richardson-Whitfield), and Henry (Joe Morton) stand in awe as Dr. Grant (James Callis) lets his magnetic personality shine through.

Photo Credit: Syfy

Review by Matthew Rasnake

'Eureka'
Season 4 - Episode 5
"Crossing Over"

With the cheekily named “Crossing Over,” we get back to our comfort zone where our characters are all involved in some way with the episode’s major plot, which plays directly into the season’s over-arching storyline.

Eureka - "The Story of O2"

Kevin (Trevor Jackson), Allison (Salli Richardson-Whitfield), and Dr. Grant (James Callis) take shelter... from SCIENCE!

Photo Credit: Syfy

Review by Matthew Rasnake

'Eureka'
Season 4 - Episode 4
"The Story of O2"

I suppose I would consider this a character-heavy episode, with the catastrophe-of-the-week taking a smaller role. From my earlier reviews, one would be forgiven to think that what follows here would be an excited and glowing review. For some reason, however, this episode has left me a bit flat. Perhaps that has contributed to me being unable to give writing this review more of a priority... I love my Eureka, and while nothing is ever perfect, it’s hard to admit when that bowl of vanilla bean ice cream you’ve been craving is disappointingly freezer burned.

DS9 Rewind Review – “Move Along Home”

Kira (Nana Visitor), Sisko (Avery Brooks), Bashir (Alexander Siddig), and Dax (Terry Farrell) look on in horror at the potential decimation of their acting careers due to their appearances in "Move Along Home".  Allamarain!

Review by Paul Steven Brown

‘Star Trek: Deep Space Nine’
Season 1 – Episode 9
“Move Along Home”

Oh… that was bad.