Wednesday, 27 May 2009

Welcome to SKY HD

After years of resisting we finally committed to getting Sky this weekend.   We got a great price for broadband, phone and TV so upgraded to HD as well!

With the box installed I have spent a few days just channel hopping, getting used to all the channels of 'stuff' we have now.

Connor loves all the kids channels but now we have to work even harder to control his TV watching!


Star Trek

Trek was incredible.   Having pretty much been disappointed about all the movies since the 3rd and found Next Generation and onwards pretty dull I really hoped for something fresh that captured the fun of the original series....and boy did my wishes come true.   

The film captures the spirit of the series with a fresh energy of its own.  JJ nailed it.
The pace is incredible, the cast bang on and the audio and fx amazing.    Seeing on digital in the Empire cinema was great.  The THUMP of the Enterprise enter warp threw me back in my seat.

Lastly I was amazed at the mix of people there for the opening night.   All sorts of people, not just the geeks.   For example I sat next to a couple of girls in their early 20's who were so excited about the film they were jumping up and down in their seats.

Wow.

Wednesday, 6 May 2009

Set for Trek

Got tickets for Star Trek on Friday night at Leicester Square with a couple of friends.   Really looking forward to it.  Everyone is going 'reboot' crazy now.