thedarkknight-89

I'm aware enough of the Halo Universe to pick up on most of the references in the series, but beyond the fact that it provides an excellent live action piece of an excellent game series, it's simply a great piece of storytelling all it's own.

The people reviewing this saying it's 'boring for the first 55 minutes' or 'cheap and generic' must be expecting heavy action and constant explosions. And those people will never be satisfied with character pieces, which this most certainly relies heavily upon.

The arc of the characters is phenomenal, and their trepidations about becoming soldiers are real and extremely pertinent to the teens of today.

This series manages to fulfill Halo fans expectations of a glimpse into the universe they love, as well as provide new fans with relatable, intensely realistic characters that allow new viewers to experience this universe for themselves, along with the characters.

Definitely worth a watch. That is unless you're looking for non-stop action, explosions and witty one liners said by Master Chief. At which point, don't bother, because this is so much more than that.

The Cape, like any other television show, had a little trouble figuring things out in it's first season. I mean, look at Star Trek The Next Generation. It had a horrible first season. In fact, if it hadn't had the backing of the Original Series fandom, and the massive amount of money behind it, it wouldn't have made it to a second season. The Cape was even better than TNG's first season, but it was shot down so quickly, it didn't have a chance to properly 'Wow' audiences. Every episode was good, solid, but not quite perfect yet. They were improving, finding the pulse of the show, and were canceled far too soon. Unlike Firefly, which actually got far enough to really develop their episodes into excellent stories, The Cape was *just* getting to the point where the writing team and the actors had worked out all the kinks. The final episode was one of their very strongest.

The show had a wonderful mythic quality to it. It stuck itself right in the middle between the two comic book extremes of 'super heroic fantasy' and 'extremely dark and realistic'. It had an excellent blend of classic hero and villain themes, with a solid realistic approach. But the core of the show really was the fully fleshed out people. Vince Faraday, Max Malini, Vince's wife and son, all were excellently thought out and vivid people whom you watched struggle, learn and grow each week.

It really should have gone on longer. It had a massive amount of potential, and as I said, was just beginning to tap into most of it when it was shut off. It's really sad that the network didn't give it a little more time. Having been given enough time even as Firefly was given, and I firmly believe it would have succeeded.

I'm going to pick up the DVD as soon as I get a chance, it's worth owning.

Tron: Legacy is a beautiful film.

For those who are fans of the original Tron (like me), I have this to say: Those who created this film, were fans as well. The utmost care was put into evolving what you saw in the original, into the New Grid. The story, the music, the characters and the world are all a natural evolution from Tron. In short, its a more than worthy sequel that continues the vision and the beauty of the original, and adds so much more.

For those of you who have never been fans of Tron: This is a beautiful film. The story is a poignant one, filled with the emotion and feeling of deep characters. The effects are second to none. The music is unbelievable. This is a film that will delight almost anyone. Young, old, action fans, drama fans. It's usually a bad thing to say a movie has something for everyone, because if they've tried to hard, it's obvious and takes away from the film. But this one really does have something for everyone. It's an enjoyable, moving, fascinating story that leaves you with something profound, as well as wanting more.