Caprica

Before the war against machines, Caprica is only beginning its development on the cybernetic brain they'll later call a Cylon. Daniel Graystone, the creator of the first mechanic soldier, had a greater intention before applying the brain to his masterpiece.

Losing his daughter in an act of terror, Zoe had created a digital copy of herself in a program meant for teenagers to be free and wild. Now that the real Zoe is dead, her avatar is all that remains of her. Zoe had programed the avatar with all her memories, trying to make her as real as she could. Realizing this Daniel takes advantage of his daughters work and copies the avatar and puts her into his own program. In an attempt to bring her to the real world in his Cylon prototype... he fails.

On the other hand, she later comes back all on her own in the Cylon body. Daniel Greystone doesn't even know of this yet.

What I realized at the end of all this was Zoe will be the first Cylon with the belief of the one true God, who the Cylons believed in during the Battlestar Galactica series. During Caprica, she is apart of a group known as the "Warriors of One". With the rest of the civilization believing in the Roman Gods, the Warriors of One only believed in the one true God.

Airing on Space real soon, I think this will be an exciting adventure of mahem answering a million questions I had during the first series. I'm really looking forward to it now!

Karate Kid or Kung-fu Kid?

The upcoming remake of the karate kid will premier in the new year of 2010 (which happens to be this year).

However, I have one tiny thing to complain about. Is it the karate kid or the kung-fu kid? After watching the the most recent commercial for the movie. I have learnt that Jaden Smith plays a young New Yorker who ends up getting his ass kicked by an 11 year old martial art master who will obviously meet his match later in the film.

Jackie Chan, who is now playing Mr. Han in replacement of Mr. Miyagi teaches Jaden the ways of the martial arts to kick this Asian boys ass.

I understand that Hollywood martial art films are obviously flashy and more spectacular than the real thing. But can they get the title right at least? You can not take the term "karate" which is Japanese and use it for a Chinese martial art!! It just doesn't work! People will go to karate schools expecting to learn certain things when in fact they'd be learning something completely different.

So far it's one tiny complaint about the film. I will more than likely see it when it comes out but I am sure I will only have more to complain about after I see it. Though I thoroughly enjoy martial art films, this one will probably aggravate the crap out of me!

Prisoner of the Daleks

By Trevor Baxendale

My sister and I had walked in too Chapters the other day in search for a book for her to read. As we made our way to the Fantasy section of the store, I couldn't help myself turning left in the sci-fi section.

Usually they hardly have any Doctor Who books or at least a wide variety of them. This time however, they had a whack load of tenth Doctor novels which I am sure had to be selling very fast since David Tennant had finished his role as The Doctor.

Picking through the ones that I've seen before, I came across "Prisoner of the Daleks". I don't know why I was so drawn to this book in particular. Maybe it was a new one I hadn't seen before? Perhaps it has the terrifying Daleks in it? Was it the fantastic description on the back of the novel? Or was it the fact that it was cheaper than the others? Either way I went through my wallet to see if I had the right amount for the book and asked for my friends second opinion before buying it.

"Excellent book!" He replied. And that was that. I had to buy it.

I read it in four days! Which for me is really fast. The only other book I did that for was Philip Pullmans "The Golden Compass" which was fantastic compared to the movie. (I hated the movie!) And for me to read that fast means that it's a good book! Better than good, a G for Great book!

The story captures the Doctor travelling on his own once again after leaving his last Companion Donna. He's dragged out of his original timeline and sent to the time when the Daleks are still fighting against the Earth Empire far in our future. It's not long until he gets trapped himself and finally gets rescued from a crew of bounty hunters sent out to collect Dalek eye stalks for income. From there it drags you down a twisted path where tables turn for the worse but the Doctor still proves that the Daleks can not stop him even when it seems utterly hopeless.

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and was actually disappointed that it had to come to an end. But it's definitely a keeper on my book shelf and a well added addition to my ever growing Doctor Who book collection!

I highly recommend this book to any Doctor Who fan!

P90X - Thumbs up? Or Thumbs Down?

As you can see I have not put up any Day 90 results on this blog. Why? Because without following the nutrition guide there isn't much to show! I do, however, feel healthy and as fit as a fiddle. But was it the P90X or my determination?

I've been doing weights now for a couple of years and have always wondered why I never get the results everybody else seems to achieve. I took advice from many different sources and experimented with different methods and still... nothing!! However, it's funneled down to a couple of things. Keep active everyday and watch what you eat. Or at least that's what I've realized so far.

I've been watching and listening to various lifestyles and the outcome is obvious. They sit at a desk and then sit at home watching TV or doing whatever. And they wonder why they have packed on a couple of extra pounds. And it is hard to get out of that routine! I'm still fighting the urge to buy McDonald's from time to time.

My advice is to get out as much as you can. Whether you go for a walk out in the snow, play soccer with the kids or enjoy a relaxing bike ride. It doesn't have to be anything too intense. So long as you're not sitting through most of your day, every little bit counts.

So does P90X work. Yes it does. It works because it gets you off the couch for an hour a day six days a week. Do you have to buy P90X... no. Not unless you want to try something different. You can get the same results anywhere as long as you put your mind to it and commit to your decision.

I do think it'll be the only TV product I'll ever try.