Month: September 2014

Gotham & AoS Premiere Reviews

One of the more anticipated series of this season, Gotham, premiered this Monday on Fox. I finally got around to watching it today and am a bit reserved in my reaction. It definitely had it’s moments, but it seems to be a police procedural with Batman characters tossed in to arouse the audience. Don’t get me wrong, it’s cool seeing little Ivy and the rest of the lot, but I think the series is going to need some time to develop if it’s going to be a success. Considering the first season of Agents of SHIELD, it is entirely possible that Gotham runs a similar path and gets exponentially better as the season progresses. I guess we’ll have to wait and see.

Speaking of AoS, that series saw it’s second season premiere last night, and boy was it a doozy. We got to see how our team is handling the current state of things, and I’ve got to say that some are doing much better than others. I can tell it’s going to be a steep uphill climb to get things back to normal, or whatever the hell is going to pass for normal once we get there. I’m really looking forward to seeing what twists and turns we’re in for this season. If it’s even half as good as the last third of S1, then I have faith we won’t be disappointed.

I’m Not Dead Yet

I realized recently my last post was July, when I left for tour and promised everyone I’d only be gone about 2-3 weeks. Sorry for lying to you but life got busy and I honestly didn’t have much to write about this summer. A couple random thoughts for you real quick as we welcome fall with open arms…

1) When I first started this thing I used to do concert reviews with set lists and how I thought the band was vs the studio recordings or other bands I’ve seen live. I haven’t done much with that since I stopped seeing big name tickets like Muse or Fall Out Boy, but I miss analyzing my concert experience and might try to go back to it at some point in the near future (assuming the opportunity presents itself).

2) Fall = season premiere time. I’m going to watch the Gotham and Agents of SHIELD premieres tomorrow, so stay tuned because I’ll probably at least comment on how I felt about Gotham.

3) In my last couple posts I talked about the Nerdist Book Club I have been following. Well with one chapter left I can tell you it’s been a lot of fun. I especially liked the most recent section because it talks a lot about Sauron before the events that take place in Lord of the Rings. The last chapter is titled “Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age,” so I really look forward to see if this is about LotR time or events leading up to it.

Have you been following the Nerdist Book Club? What are you most excited about now that all our favorite shows are coming back? Have any other topics you’d like me to tackle here? Let me know in the comments and I’ll take it into consideration.