Tsuburaya Productions BGM Collection

I recently wrote a new review over at Godzilla Monster Music. The CD is a collection of unreleased music composed by Toru Fuyuki. Click on the image to read the review.

Boston Legal "The Good Lawyer"

One of the only shows I still watch on television, Boston Legal may be completely insane, but boasts one of the best casts ever made. The current season seems to be even loonier than previous ones from a crossdressing Alan Shore to the endless fourth wall references, but this episode was written to a different tone.

This is a very serious minded episode with James Spader being the Alan Shore people remember from the Practice. His darker side comes out when he finds himself against friend Jerry Espenson in a trial, and pulls a dirty trick to crush his friend's newfound confidence. Shore does, as usual, get on his soapbox, but it seems more focused and less ranting.

Mark Valley and Julie Bowen get a little more screen time than usual with their new subplot, but nothing much progresses by the end of the episode. Beside the abscence of Candice Bergen, this episode reminds people that Boston Legal started off as a halfway serious show, and I hope the rest of season keeps it that way. B

Ultraseven '99 Review

A new review is up at Godzilla Monster Music. Another great album by Tohru Fuyuki. If only it was different from Ultraseven '67... Thanks, Larry for posting it.

Last of the Doctor Who Reviews

The Satan Pit:
The only really interesting thing about this episode is that the Doctor actually finds himself with a bit of a moral dilemma when he faces the demon in the pit. Unfortunately, the resolution's cheesy. Also, there's no closure or explanation as to what the devil-creature is. The Doctor literally just shrugs and leaves. C

Love & Monsters and Fear Her:
Honestly, I tried watching both of these episodes, but found that I couldn't. David Tennant is what makes this series at all interesting, so an episode he's barely in isn't going to rank very high with me. "Fear Her" is just a typical "modern" Doctor Who story, one with the Doctor lighting the Olympic Torch. What's with that? D both.

Army of Ghosts and Doomsday:
These two episodes give me hope for season three. A tense and competient story directed by Gaeme Harper, the Doctor starts off investigating the appearance of ghost-like creatures. This leads him to Torchwood, and the meat of the story. Cybermen. Daleks. Parallel Earths. While last season's big wolf fell on its face, this really pays off, and I hope that Tennant's second season as the Doctor is better. B

Season Overall: C+