Almost back to normal around here–I guess that means the Death Star is 80% rebuilt after having our original content decimated over the holidays. This week marked the return of a few more TV shows (the rest should follow next week), a few more book reviews, a few more columns. If you were too busy watching the playoff games or finalizing preparations for starting graduate school to check in every day, don’t panic! I’ve got your cheat sheet, my weekly run-down of our original content so that you can be sure you didn’t miss something awesome.
Interviews
I interviewed Adam Bertocci, the screenwriter behind the viral hit Two Gentlemen Lebowski, a Shakespearean interpretation of the Coen brothers’ film
Book Reviews
The Nerd of Noir gives Adrian McKinty another chance with Fifty Grand and comes out glad he did
Aaron Teiser was glad Juliet Marillier started a new series he could try, and finished Heart’s Blood, her historical fantasy set in 12th-century Ireland, with two thumbs up
Ken F sings praises for Through Stone and Sea by Barb and J.C. Hendee, the eighth book in their Noble Dead series
At the Movies
Eli’s Plot Twist gets a great piece of meta-humor this week as he takes on Denzel Washington as the titular character in The Book of Eli, which he declares is the best of the recent post-apocalyptic settings
The Week in Television
Desperate Housewives “You Gotta Get a Gimmick” was a surprisingly slow week for Katelin and the ladies of Wisteria Lane
Gerald So thought The Big Bang Theory‘s “The Pscyhic Vortex” offered some promising openings for Penny/Leonard’s relationship and Sheldon
Scott Parker was happy to have CSI: Miami back from hiatus with “Show Stopper”
Castle‘s “A Rose for Everafter” was an excellent way to come back from the break, including the poignantly played guest appearance by Alyssa Milano
Gerald So thought NCIS had a strong 150th episode in “Flesh and Blood”, while NCIS: Los Angeles had one of its weakest episodes yet in “Past Lives”
Bones “The X in the File” gave homage to the show referenced in the title by having alleged extraterrestrial remains be the body this week, a twist Gerald So enjoyed more than he expected
Gaming
B.T. Robertson offers his First Impressions review of Darksiders for PS3
Music
Matt Cibula unwinds another 47 Miles of Barbed Wire this week as he reviews “Contra,” the new album from Vampire Weekend
Columns
Charles Tan reads us another entry in A Stalker’s Notebook with his insight on The Long Wait to Publication
