Courtesy the MTV Movies Blog, a half-dozen production photos from the upcoming J.J. Abrams Star Trek movie are online for your geek pleasure.  Actually, they've just collected the photos from various other sites, and so I've done the same for you.  Enjoy! 1. Eric Bana as Nero, waiting to hear back from the casting director for the new reality series Romulan Ink. 2. A Federation ship identified as the USS Kelvin takes a wrong turn and ends up somewhere over Camden, NJ. 3. Ain't no ... Read on, Daddy-O

It snuck up on me, but sure enough the newest season of TLC's dwarf docudrama Little People, Big World is upon us.  The first episode was heartwarming enough - Roloff family patriarch and little person Matt Roloff traveled to Baghdad to visit an Iraqi family with three dwarf children, as a precursor to getting them some much-needed medical attention. But I'm certain that soon enough the Roloffs will be back to their old ways, and so fans of the show can up their ... Read on, Daddy-O

I didn't write about Heroes much (at all) last season, and for good reason.  After a brilliant debut, the second season pretty much redefined "letdown".  You know this, the fans know this, and even creator Tim Kring knows this.  So the show's third volume - "Villains", which debuted with two episodes last night - is crucial to the success of the third season and the show's future. It's going to take some time for me to really immerse myself back into the world ... Read on, Daddy-O

The most dangerous villains, the scariest ones to watch, are the ones with no clear reasons or motives behind their mayhem.  They enter from the darkest corners of our imaginations and exist solely to inflict pain on others.  They are not driven by greed, revenge, or lust for power. So how does someone (say, a hero or a district attorney) on the side of right stop such a villain?  How much are they willing to compromise themselves; and how much collateral damage is ... Read on, Daddy-O

I've struggled since last night trying to find a way to properly convey my thoughts upon seeing There Will Be Blood, and I still can't. To be sure, it is a beautifully and expertly crafted film. I was riveted throughout all 158 minutes. Daniel Day-Lewis as actor and Paul Thomas Anderson as director deserve all the praise that has already been heaped upon them. And yet, I am not exactly sure why I enjoyed the movie so much. After ... Read on, Daddy-O

I've never been much of a Royal Watcher, that devoted group of people who follow the affairs of the British royal family like others follow the characters and plot of Lost or The Godfather. While the notion of a monarchy appeals to my sense of order and love of history, I know that in almost all cases the idea looks better on paper than in reality. As an American, I suppose that anti-monarchist sentiment is ingrained in my DNA. ... Read on, Daddy-O

(Let me preface this by admitting that although I dig The Sopranos, I don't have HBO and the only season I have seen in full is the first one. I have seen various other episodes throughout the series, so I have a general idea of the major storylines.) Regarding the end of The Sopranos - Being that I am not a hardcore fan and haven't even seen every episode, it's hard for me to get to lathered up about the intentionally vague ... Read on, Daddy-O

I've not written about Heroes on this blog yet, but I've been loving every minute of it this season - almost. After building up to what I thought was a sure grand slam of a season finale tonight, we got a standing double. I can't but help feeling a little let down. Instead of the epic showdown to speak of between Peter Petrelli and Sylar I'm sure most of us were expecting, we got a clumsy street fight. Maybe Tim ... Read on, Daddy-O

Next to the NFL Draft, the most exciting administrative period of the television year is when the networks announce their upcoming schedules (known in the business as Upfronts). Sad, I know, but true. But before I turn my astute analytical skills on next year's new shows, I'd like to take a moment to remember the fallen. Some canceled shows are undeserving of their fate; they are taken off the air before their time thanks to a fickle fan base or clueless ... Read on, Daddy-O

Each of us has strong ties to movies, shows or music from our youth. All it takes is one scene or one chord to send you back to the days when life seemed simpler and shelves were higher. Growing up in New Jersey, many of these movies were seen in regular rotation on WPIX Channel 11 (before it became one of those crappy WB/UPN/CW networks). Because of this, it was years before I saw the unedited versions of these ... Read on, Daddy-O