2007: CG In Review

CG Society has a cool retrospective of computer graphics in movies, games and TV for 2007.

And Another One Bites the Dust

I should have kept reading... the next story on SciFi was that Dead Zone was canceled too. The show had lost its unique style in recent seasons, but we still enjoyed it.

USA Network has officially canceled The Dead Zone, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The Dead Zone ran for six seasons. It was based on characters from Stephen King's book and was created by the late Michael Piller and his son, Shawn. Its premiere set a record for a series debut on basic cable, with 6.4 million viewers.

The 4400: A Sad Farewell

We were just shocked to find out from SciFi.com that The 4400 has been canceled.

Scott Peters, creator of USA Network's The 4400, announced on the show's official forum that the series has been canceled.

"It's with great sadness that I pass along to you the information I've just received: The 4400 has been canceled," Peters wrote on Dec. 18. "We've had a great time bringing you this story and submersing you in the lives of all these incredible characters. Thank you especially to the folks on the board here whose tireless devotion to the show is nothing short of remarkable."

Composer Bear McCreary on BSG

In his blog Bear McCreary has a few tidbits about BSG:

As for Galactica news, I've finished scoring Razor and I begin the first episode of season 4 in a week or two. I've also collaborated with a member of the Galactica cast to write a song that was used in a pivotal scene they shot last week. More on that later. :)

The long-delayed Battlestar Galactica Season 3 album starts shipping Oct. 23rd, but it will be worth the wait. I'll try to do another blog like this one breaking the various tracks apart, but it might have to wait until November. That week is going to be a busy one for me, since I will also be performing again with the Oingo Boingo alums for our third Johnny Vatos Tribute to Halloween at the House of Blues on October 26th and 27th. Tickets are available at Ticketmaster. Hope to see you guys there!

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CGI so good you don't see it

Nice FX!

From JoBlo.com:

This video clip just blew me away. I seriously had no idea that there was so much CGI in David Fincher's ZODIAC. I guess Finch really didn't need to go out and find/create backdrops that looked like San Fransisco in the 70s. Check out the following clip to see just how much of the background was real, and how much was just a bunch of sh*t the tech dudes added later.

Crazy, huh? Sure, it's not Shia LaBeouf acting with an enormous imaginary robot head, but this is pretty sick too. The big blue screen has to be a little distracting, doesn't it? Anyway, this is a pretty cool little insight for all of you interested in film-making.

(Checking to see when Transformers comes out on DVD... ahh, yes, October 16, 2007)