Today, I was fortunate enough to get to see a special private screening of the short film “Chomp”, directed by Lynne Hansen. A horror-comedy piece that seeks to make fun of all the zombie media that has come out as of late, it lampoons it with the campy story of a man who is mistaken for…
Screw the scream queens and the inklings of societal destruction. Screw the hiding underground and the looting. We are past the stage of figuring out how to vanquish demons, fight werewolves and learn how to stop friends and family from becoming monsters. I say, we just let ‘em out the cage and see where the…
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, may I have your attention, please? You’ve been patient. You’ve been diligent. You’ve been loyal. Now, for demonstrating such tremendous qualities, such incredible attributes, such unbelievable resolve, you shall be rewarded! Friends, bloggers, Earthlings, lend me your ears! The time has come, yet again, for you to get your proper dose of excitement, adventure,…
Warning: This article contains spoilers. The Lottery Competition begins this episode and this freaky futuristic world is taking parenting preparation to a whole new level. From day one, I’ve been saying wake up, kids, and smell the fish—this is a freaking prison, like “Harrison Bergeron”, like Brave New World, like…[insert futuristic dystopia here]. The potential…
WARNING: This article contains spoilers. The world of The Lottery is growing more and more intense as this episode opens with the announcement of the two hundred Lottery finalists. Bring on the super creepy commercials, robotic public announcements and scripted press conferences held by President Westwood (Yul Vazquez) and First Lady Gabrielle (Shelley Conn). Out…
WARNING: Spoilers below. Have you ever stopped in the middle of taking out the trash, or stressing out about a term paper, or looking for a job and asked yourself, “What the hell is going on?” If you’re like most people, sadly, the answer is no. Brian Horiuchi’s film, Parts Per Billion, tosses characters in…
The following piece was written by Brandon Engel and sent in to us for consideration. Here at Sci-Fi Bloggers, we like showcasing a variety of different opinions. Normally, they are those of our intelligent team of contributors, which continues to grow, even to this day. However, there are times when we are sent something written by a fan of…
WARNING: This article contains spoilers. Do you realize that someone dies every episode? Is that the real lottery? Who’s going to die this week? I’m not complaining. I love a good murder—this is Lifetime after all—just making an observation. Last episode, Vanessa was a bottle of broken glass and rain. Just a mess walking around…
Warning: this article contains spoilers. The Dominion finale snuck up on me like the plague. I mean, EIGHT episodes, Syfy? What? Are you trying to evoke a mass suicide from an overdose of all of this tomfoolery? I digress. I’m going to format this one differently because there’s so much ground to cover in that…
This recap contains SPOILERS. Screw the greater good. This episode is all about negotiating for personal interests and driving us crazy with suspense and anticipation. There are two major things happening in The Lottery, and neither of them have to do with the infertility. It’s day two of the hostage situation and Vanessa is a…
The spoils are real. When I saw the trailer for The Lottery on Lifetime, of all places, I nearly toppled over. Lifetime premiered its new original series on July 20th, this being the network’s first trek into the world of sci-fi. Written by one of the writers for the acclaimed film, Children of Men (2007), The Lottery…
There are spoils here. We are now six episodes deep in Dominion, and the kids are no longer taking their fathers’ crap. Claire finally discovers the truth about her mother. Alex brings her to the vault where he keeps Clementine, unable to kill her. Against Michael’s best wishes, Alex wants to perform an eviction (exorcism…
