I don’t normally post news bits unless it relates specifically to film or television, but this was just too good to pass up.  Also because I couldn’t resist posting a piece about George Lucas that doesn’t argue the finer points of the Star Wars franchise.  Let’s face it, that topic has been beaten into the ground, and seriously….we all know the truth.  I know my truth anyway.

No, this is in fact about George the Businessman.  It’s common knowledge that he likes the Marin, CA. area and has worked in that region for years and years.  He bought up this big chunk of land in the picturesque Grady Ranch area of Marin County and had planned on building a massive film studio there.  That is until the local homeowners association got their panties in a twist.

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The recap is a little late, but hey, better late than never right?  I said last week that ABC was tight-lipped about whether or not they would grant this series a second season.  Well official word finally came down on Friday that OUaT has in fact been renewed.  I figured it would be, but you just never know these days.  The networks are so finicky that nothing is safe unless it’s a stupid reality show.  I’ll save that rant for another day.

I was worried about this episode ending in a cliffhanger, then not getting picked up again.  Turns out I had nothing to worry about because A) it did get picked up and B) if it hadn’t, a simple edit of the ending would have tied things up nicely.  So kudos to the writers for that.

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After last weeks episode being so strong as far as story and pacing goes, I went into this episode wondering if we’d get another stong episode.  While I still love this show as much as I did at the very beginning I have felt at times that this season hasn’t held up as well as the first.  There have been a few episodes that blew me away, while others not so much.  This week we get to visit several places again and even get to see a face we haven’t seen since the season premier which was great.  I felt that this episode flew right by once again, but it didn’t suffer from the same jumbled feeling that episode five did. 

What this episode did have however, are some very powerful quieter moments.  It’s those moments that show the quality that goes in to making something of this caliber.  Not to mention the talent that lies within the actors who have to carry those moments on their shoulders.  This week starts in the same place as last….in Winterfell.

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Well crap.  I hate to say that this news doesn’t surprise me, but it doesn’t.  Word came down yesterday that Fox has officially cancelled the J.J. Abrams produced Alcatraz.  The bad news was reported by Deadline, who also stated that Fox decided to give Touch a second season.  Also on the chopping block for the network is their new series The Finder, which airs right before Fringe.

Fox also gave the order to pick up three new comedies, and two dramas.  I have a love hate relationship with television comedies.  If they are more sitcom-y, forget it.  I absolutely detest laugh tracks and refuse to watch them.  If the comedies are more like New Girl or Raising Hope, then I’m all over it.  As for the dramas, I getting a bit tired of the medical / police procedurals and that’s exactly what these new shows sounds like.

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Well, next week wraps up the first season of Once Upon a Time.  This latest episode was written by the incredible Jane Espenson, and the equally incredible David Goodman.  Both have been responsible for some of the season’s strongest episodes of the series thus far.  The same can be said for director Milan Cheylov, who also directed the episode that gave us Belle.

This week, things really start to pick up steam as we head into the season finale next week.  I don’t think they can just magically make Emma start to believe in everything by the end of next week’s episode.  That would be too much.  Instead I think they’re going to have her slowly see things differently and that’s what will do the trick.  Official word on a second season still hasn’t been given however.  Fingers crossed the finale gets enough viewers to convince the network to give it the go ahead.  With the way this week ended, I imagine it will be a cliffhanger.  If ABC pulls the plug, people are going to be pissed.

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Last week I complained about how quickly paced the episode was.  Events moved so quickly from location to location that the viewed were treated to nice case of whiplash.  This week visits several places, but at least we’re given time to absorb what exactly is happening in each place.  The tension is rising as we head into the back end of the season and with only four episodes left, I imagine it’s going to continue to build.

The Old Gods and the New had me from the first scene.  While I was expecting it, and was prepared for the anger it would bring, I didn’t expect the episode to jump in with both feet.  I should know by now that the writers don’t hold back and Vanessa Taylor, who penned this episode, started this episode out with a bang.

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The Goodie Wrap has been on hiatus for the last few weeks, but it’s back this week because today is May 4th.  And with that I have to say….May the 4th be with you.  Yes yes, I know it’s a horrible pun, but it makes me laugh regardless and I figured I should get in the spirit of things.  For those who don’t care about Star Wars, I’ve thrown some things non-SW related as well.  But of course I had to include a little bit of Star Wars….hence the picture below.  Poor dog….he probably hates his owner and I’m sure he finds your lack of faith disturbing.

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July 20th is getting closer and closer, which means that the third and final installment of Christopher Nolan’s Batman saga will come to a close.  The third trailer was just released and after watching it three times, I’m still not quite sure how I feel about it.  I’m probably one of the few who prefers Batman Begins, but I did love The Dark Knight.  To give an example of how much I’m looking forward to TDKR, I drove 90 minutes to see Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol on IMAX just so I could see the six minutes of TDKR footage that was attached.  It was worth it even if I couldn’t understand what the hell Bane was saying.  But that’s all besides the point.

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This is one of those episodes that will give you whiplash.  It moves so quickly from place to place, it never really takes the necessary time to fully explore any one location long enough.  I get that there is so much tell and such a limited time to tell it, but if this season is to be as incredible as last, they need to slow it down.  The Ghost of Harrenhal marks the halfway point of the season already.  Starting next week we’re on a downhill slide to the finale and it seems to me that they are going to cram the next five episodes with a whole lot of story.  I don’t normally mind information overload, but when it comes at a cost, that’s when I get frustrated.

Last week left off with that wretched shadow birth scene and with it, a visual to chew on for the rest of the week.  Talk about leaving you with something to think about….that was just….yeah.

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Normally each episode will focus on a character’s story both in Fairytale Land as well as Storybrooke.  But normally we also get to see what else is happening in and around each place as well.  A sort of white noise if you will.  There wasn’t much of that going on in this latest episode, aside from a bit with Regina.  Instead we finally find out who August really is, what he actually did with the book when it was in his possession and as a bonus, we get to see Regina taken down a couple of pegs.

I’m not exactly sure where things will end, but apparently the finale is supposed to have an “epic” battle.  If that’s the case then they’ve got some ground to cover with Emma especially after this week.  There are only two episodes left and I’m sure the finale will end with a cliffhanger.  If that’s the case then I really hope we’ll see a season two.  I don’t think ABC has said anything officially either way, but I imagine they will have some pretty pissed off fans if they cancel it.  I have to admit, I’d be one of them because I really really really want to see Regina get her just dues.

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