Van's Inner Universe

Living For The Future

April 2011

  • Dominion is written by John Chisholm, who wrote Checkmate and Patriot. It’s directed by first-timer Justin Hartley. Dominion refers to Zod’s rule in the Phantom Zone. It marks his and Oliver’s returns. Oliver has returned for the first time since we last saw him in Fortune as he was married to Chloe Sullivan. He tags… Read more

  • As we’re getting close to the season finale, Nikita and Michael continue to work together concerning another Black Box as well as another Guardian. Michael has done well in working with Nikita, but things do get complicated as the Guardian has a family of her own and the plot involves her trying to leave the… Read more

  • Today is the birthday of original KISS guitarist and Space Ace, Ace Frehley, who has turned a milestone 60 and is still rocking. He has recently released the long-awaited Anomaly album in 2009. We look forward to another new album from you, Ace. Have a happy birthday. Read more

  • Today is the birthday of Smallville star, director, and executive producer, Tom Welling, who is now 34. We look forward to the long-awaited series finale next month. Best of luck to Hellcats. Read more

  • Booster marks the debuts of Booster Gold, Blue Beetle Jaime Reyes, Ted Kord, and Ron Troupe. We have an episode where Booster Gold arrives from the future in the 25th Century to make a name for himself as an aspiring superhero as he tries to replace Clark before he’s even Superman and yes, Booster does… Read more

  • As Nikita and Michael continue to work together and rekindle their relationship, the focus is back on Alex when she’s on a mission with Jaden involving some royal power and a secret laboratory. Both Nikita and Michael have their tensions and disagreements over what’s best for Alex in terms of how to get her out… Read more

  • Last week I’ve had the fortune of buying a used copy of the Beast Machines DVD set from a Goodwill store for $3 and it was a good price. However, it didn’t have the second disc. I’ve seen the series when it first aired and it was controversial, but dark, grittier, spiritual, and philosophical. This… Read more

  • After last week’s episode, Speed Metal, that started the focus on Arcee and Jack. This episode continues it as both Arcee and Jack investigate a crashed ship in the forest jungles. Upon going inside, Arcee immediately knows who it belongs to and it’s her Decepticon nemesis, Arachnid. This makes Arcee feel that Jack is  a… Read more

  • We are back from the final hiatus with an episode that starts off the final run of episodes. Kent is the sequel to Luthor where Clark returns to the parallel universe and Ultraman Clark Luthor returning. This has the debut of alternate Jonathan Kent as well as alternate Lois returning as well. It’s  written by… Read more

  • Into the Dark is an episode where we see Michael’s first day of siding with Nikita against Division. We also have a triangle going on between Nikita, Michael, and Owen. It’s clear that Michael does not like or trust Owen, who interrupts their love fest as he needs Nikita’s help in retrieving a Black Box… Read more