1) CloverfieldAs Pete wisely mentioned over a year ago in reference to this film: "Save your money." Proof that not everything J.J. Abrams touches turns to gold, this is a prime example of not living up to the hype. With an amazing marketing campaign and solid concept to create a, "Godzilla movie for the U.S.," as well as the unique decision to film everything in first-person, the overall execution just wasn't there. Inconsistent acting and strange editing made it seem like the filmmakers were trying too hard to cram easter eggs and secret messages for fans to hunt for in the Blu-ray/DVD release rather than actually focusing on telling a compelling story for theater goers. Here's hoping the recently announced sequel gets it right.
2) NBC's Horrible Mismanagment of ScrubsWith a built-in audience & loyal fan base, NBC never really got behind nor advertised, the "final" season of 'Srcubs,' so naturally viewership numbers began to drop. But their decision to not only cancel the show, but then air the final few episodes out of order bringing zero closure to the show amidst the writer's strike showed a severe lack of loyalty and disrespect to a series that was in it's 8th season. Now comfortably resting in it's new home on ABC (for one season, at least), not to mention receiving prime advertising slots, the best revenge would be viewer numbers that shows NBC what a horrible mistake they made.
3) Kath & Kim
How is this show still on the air? Seriously? When your secondary characters are stronger and more endearing than your two leads (here's looking at you, John Michael Higgins), you've made a horrible mistake. Sandwiching it between your two strongest shows will naturally generate misleading numbers, but the nano-second it moves to another slot, it's dead. Not every U.S. remake of a BBC show is going the be gold (for every "The Office," there's about 10 "Couplings") & Molly Shannon deserves a much better vehicle than this.
4) Lack of Solid Titles for the Wii
Wii Fit. That's it. That's the only game in a whole year that is worth playing on the Nintendo Wii, with maybe a small nod to No More Heroes. The hottest gaming system out (and still in high demand) is losing steam at an alarming rate - especially when the most popular game in the system is still the one that shipped with it - Wii Sports. With an announced sequel to Wii Sports (entitled Wii Sports Resort) to come at some point in 2009, here's hoping that it will lead a charge of acutal good titles for the system.
5) Pending Lawsuit by FOX to Hold the Release of "Watchmen"
One of the most anticipated graphic novel to movie release of all time is now in danger of being delayed for an undetermined amount of time. FOX apparently still owns distribution rights to the franchise despite Warner Bros. owning rights to actually make the film. There's an excellent overview laid out by the Los Angeles times here that goes into much more detail about it than I will here, but needless to say, it would be a travesty for this film not to hit the big screen in 2009. (and as a friend pointed out, the original date was to be 03.06.09 - all marker points on a watch or clock)
UPDATE: Looks like everything has been settled as of January 15, 2008.
Honorable Mention: The PlayStation Beta Release of Home
Talk about not living up to the hype. The much-anticipated release of the social networking "game" from PlayStation that was to fuse The Sims style gameplay with the online power of the PS3 roared onto the platform with a meek whimper. With areas only accessed by secret codes, a theater that looped an annoying trailer for Twilight (which is the exact movie to appeal to the the male 16-35 demographic that owns the system), bland and severly limited furniture to place around your cyber-apartment, and weak animations for your avatars, Home has a LONG way to go if the PS3 hopes to make a dent in the dominating online presence of the Xbox360.
3) Kath & KimHow is this show still on the air? Seriously? When your secondary characters are stronger and more endearing than your two leads (here's looking at you, John Michael Higgins), you've made a horrible mistake. Sandwiching it between your two strongest shows will naturally generate misleading numbers, but the nano-second it moves to another slot, it's dead. Not every U.S. remake of a BBC show is going the be gold (for every "The Office," there's about 10 "Couplings") & Molly Shannon deserves a much better vehicle than this.
4) Lack of Solid Titles for the WiiWii Fit. That's it. That's the only game in a whole year that is worth playing on the Nintendo Wii, with maybe a small nod to No More Heroes. The hottest gaming system out (and still in high demand) is losing steam at an alarming rate - especially when the most popular game in the system is still the one that shipped with it - Wii Sports. With an announced sequel to Wii Sports (entitled Wii Sports Resort) to come at some point in 2009, here's hoping that it will lead a charge of acutal good titles for the system.
5) Pending Lawsuit by FOX to Hold the Release of "Watchmen"One of the most anticipated graphic novel to movie release of all time is now in danger of being delayed for an undetermined amount of time. FOX apparently still owns distribution rights to the franchise despite Warner Bros. owning rights to actually make the film. There's an excellent overview laid out by the Los Angeles times here that goes into much more detail about it than I will here, but needless to say, it would be a travesty for this film not to hit the big screen in 2009. (and as a friend pointed out, the original date was to be 03.06.09 - all marker points on a watch or clock)
UPDATE: Looks like everything has been settled as of January 15, 2008.
Honorable Mention: The PlayStation Beta Release of HomeTalk about not living up to the hype. The much-anticipated release of the social networking "game" from PlayStation that was to fuse The Sims style gameplay with the online power of the PS3 roared onto the platform with a meek whimper. With areas only accessed by secret codes, a theater that looped an annoying trailer for Twilight (which is the exact movie to appeal to the the male 16-35 demographic that owns the system), bland and severly limited furniture to place around your cyber-apartment, and weak animations for your avatars, Home has a LONG way to go if the PS3 hopes to make a dent in the dominating online presence of the Xbox360.
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