http://www.cold-open.com Sat, 14 Aug 2010 01:17:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en After the sudden death of her husband, Nancy Botwin has spent five seasons masking each problem in her life with an even bigger problem. Weeds has never shied away from writing Nancy into a corner and then embracing whatever crazy measure she has to take to escape. Whether that be ... http://www.cold-open.com/2010/08/13/preview-weeds-6x01-thwack/ Acquired by NBC after all thirteen episodes of the show were produced, Persons Unknown is an international coproduction from Fox and Usual Suspects writer Christopher McQuarrie. Like Lost and various other shows in the last few years, Persons Unknown brings together a group of disparate individuals with seemingly no connection. ... http://www.cold-open.com/2010/06/08/persons-unknown-pilot-review/ We all have our favorite primary ones. Buffy, Angel, the dude from Firefly, but what about the unsung heroes of the Whedon-verse? They are the ones who never see the light of the opening theme yet touch us so profoundly and hilariously. Below is a humble listing of the top ... http://www.cold-open.com/2010/05/03/top-ten-tertiary-whedon-characters/ Going to the movies this week? Bet you’re gonna go see Iron Man 2. Yes? No? Yes. Good. There’s a fair chance you’ll enjoy it. The special effects are great, the plot moves at a fast pace, the dialogue crackles, the villain is menacing and Robert Downey Jr.’s performance as ... http://www.cold-open.com/2010/05/02/iron-man-2-and-the-problem-with-superhero-films/ ''There's no more truth out there than there is in the world I created for you.'' In The Truman Show, Jim Carrey's character discovers that every second of his life has been filmed and broadcast live to millions. While this may sound like the starting point of a bleak dystopian drama, ... http://www.cold-open.com/2010/05/02/the-truman-show/ I never used to watch a lot of television. It used to just be Buffy and Angel. Then in 2003, Buffy ended and Angel began winding down. At this time, hot off the heels of The Shield’s success, FX developed another original series: Nip/Tuck. I didn’t seek Nip/Tuck out. It ... http://www.cold-open.com/2010/05/02/the-imperfection-of-perfection-reflecting-on-niptuck/ Once upon a time ago, the April PPV used to be known as Backlash. An event that promised follow up from the previous month’s Wrestlemania spectacular. In reality, April is a transitional period for the WWE where many of the creative team suffer burn out after putting all ... http://www.cold-open.com/2010/04/23/wwe-extreme-rules-2010-predictions/ I’m going to preface this review by admitting that I have only read the first The Walking Dead trade paperback. I read it at the end of last year but resisted reading the second trade as all interviews indicated that the show would be quite faithful to the book. Having ... http://www.cold-open.com/2010/04/22/exclusive-amcs-the-walking-dead-pilot-script-review/ For two seasons Damages did it. A complex show that spanned various timelines, had multiple characters, an intricate plot and a strong thematic through-line. For two seasons these elements were woven together, nary a glaring plot hole in sight. Season three focused on Patty Hewes’s struggle to recover money from a ... http://www.cold-open.com/2010/04/22/damaged-goods-a-review-of-the-damages-season-three-finale/ This interview was originally conducted on March 25, 2007. Now a co-executive producer on House and an Emmy award winner for directing the episode "House's Head", three years ago Greg Yaitanes was an executive producer on the short-lived FOX series Drive.  Here he discusses his role in the show. Pasha: ... http://www.cold-open.com/2009/11/15/interview-greg-yaitanes-talks-drive/