Bit of a belated update. Haven’t really been watching much of anything lately except for Star Trek: TNG so didn’t feel like doing a synopsis of each episode of such an old show. Anyway here’s what I’ve been watching.

TV:

Star Trek: The Next Generation – Season 1: Just finished season 1 of Star Trek. A lot of the episodes where really foggy in my mind and I was amazed how much I’d forgotten. Overall the season is solid. It had big shoes to fill mind which is why I think it is largely skipped over or disliked. The production quality is low (even for the 80′s) and the dialogue could be quite hammy in places but as an introduction to the characters and their personalities it was perfect. I just started season 2 there and immediately from the first 5 minutes you can see a noticeable jump in production quality. The enterprise looks more than just a plastic figurine and they actually have, wait for it, competent CG effects. If you’ve seen TNG before, on a rewatch I probably would advise skipping over season 1, but as my better half knew nothing of Star Trek: TNG, I felt it was only right to watch it in entirety from the beginning.

Film:

The International: Clive Owen’s in this film with a plot about trying to overthrow some evil Bank. It’s your archetypal story about “one man” “fighting the system” who’s a “loose cannon”… it really is clichéd in all the worst possible ways. It feels like it’s going somewhere and then 45 minutes from the end, it feels like it’s reached a conclusion, but then they pull a LotR’s and drag it out. The actual ending is such a let down, and mirrors the one I was expecting 45 minutes earlier. It’s hard to know whether I should recommend this movie as the first 2 acts are solid, but the end really just drags on for no good reason. I guess if you like Clive Owen then see it, if you don’t like him but think the premise of the movie will save then save yourself the time and money and avoid it.

Rosemary’s Baby: What a weird movie. Good weird though. All throughout I had predictions as to the ending, and even though the actual ending is the most obvious I still couldn’t believe. For it’s time it must of been a real shocker. If you haven’t already, I’d recommend watching this movie. Some really good acting throughout also.