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Watch With Amanda: Watch the full premiere episode of “AWAKE”
The biggest TV premiere for midseason belongs to the new series Awake. It will make its broadcast premiere on Thursday March 1st but for those of you (like me) who can’t wait until then, Global TV has posted the full premiere episode online for free and legal streaming!
Read on for a quick description of the show & link to premiere:
Going “All In” With Wolverine And The X-Men On The Wednesday Run – February 22, 2012
“One hundred quatloos on the newcomers!”
Oh man – I’ve waited, like, a loooong time to say that. And by “loooong time” I mean “weeks”. It’s probably been a good few months since I last uttered those words (I just love that particular Triskelion quote so much) a favourite original Star Trek television series line of dialogue for the few of you that don’t know. Go on. Look it up. Q-u-a-t-l-o-o-s.
“One hundred quatloos on the newcomers!” … at the casino; …amidst a business-oriented request for quotation; …in a battle of domestic chore duties between newlyweds; …when making sports disagreements between pals - interesting.
It never fails to amaze me just how many real life situations actually call for that particular sci-fi statement. Today marks an entirely new scenario: with the weekly Wednesday Run to the local comic book shop still before me, the “quatloo” quote is, now, perhaps more apt than any other time before. Here’s why: Wolverine & The X-Men #6
CBC Jumps On The Digital Music Band(Width)Waggon
Still not a lot of interesting new music out there, so rather than review some pretty sketchy releases I spent the week checking out the latest player to enter the digital music space, CBC Music.
Essentially, CBC Music is a free online radio platform featuring 40 stations that cover a wide-range of music genres. The site is also available as a free mobile app which means you can take CBC Music with you everywhere you go.
Watch With Amanda: ALCATRAZ 01.07 Recap “Johnny McKee”
Alcatraz opens this week in Dr. Beauregard’s present day lab. He reveals to Agent Hauser that he’s tried all of Lucy’s methods but nothing has worked. The doctor explains to Hauser that Lucy is still dreaming which means there is still some brain activity. Beauregard suggests that Emerson read to her, hoping that hearing his voice will bring her back to a point where his science can reach her. He then hands him a copy of The Carpetbaggers by Harold Robbins.
Hauser suggests that the doctor contact him when a more tangible method is discovered.
Saints Row: The Third, an Awesome Surprise!
I’m admittedly a bit late to the party here, but I’ve officially become a big fan of Saints Row: The Third.
It is really just a silly game, loaded with foul humor and questionable sexual references, but somehow I find myself repeatedly being drawn back into playing it. I think the reason is that, beyond all the childish laughs, the game is extremely FUN. You can do pretty much anything you want, as the sandbox-style gameplay is reminiscent of GTA and others.
The main difference here is that SR:III doesn’t take itself too seriously. It’s not trying to be overly dramatic or suspenseful, it just tries to tell a fairly rudimentary story while keeping you laughing and engaged in the gameplay. It’s obvious from the beginning that the main objective here is to have as much over-the-top fun as possible.
