By Ashley Bergner
Box Office Buzz
From superheroes to super spies, from hobbits to bow-and-arrow wielding heroines, 2012 was quite an epic year at the box office. It’s been a while since I remember so many good movies being packed into one year, and I had a difficult time narrowing down my list of favorites. Normally one film will rise to the top and emerge as my clear favorite (last year, Michael Fassbender’s breakout performance as Magneto in “X-Men: First Class” pushed that film to the top of my list). But this year, I had to spend a long time deciding what films I liked the best.
In terms of ticket sales, superheroes were the clear winners at the box office, with Joss Whedon’s epic mash-up “The Avengers” leading the pack. Arguably the most-hyped movie of the year, the film also was the biggest moneymaker, pulling in about $1.5 billion and ending up in the third slot on the list of all-time highest grossing films. It received a thumb’s up from critics, as well, scoring 92 percent on Rotten Tomatoes. Continue reading
Earth Station 007 celebrates 50 years of James Bond movies with a special episode devoted to the world’s best known secret agent. Mike, Mike, and Bobby are joined on this mission by writer Anthony Taylor, award-winning artist Mark Maddox, Raging Bullets podcaster Sean Whelan, and Alan J. Porter, author of “James Bond: The History of the Illustrated 007.” We also chat with Rich Morris and Richie Brackin about “A Time to Live, A Time to Kill,” a webcomic bringing two British icons together. Last, but certainly not least, we are honored to be joined by Virginia Hey, a Bond Girl who kisses and tells about her time on “The Living Daylights.”
The ESO crew went to the movies this weekend to see the newest chapter in the James Bond franchise. Mike, Mike, Booby and the award-winning artist Mark Maddox review Skyfall for your ears only! Also, writer David Wood is featured in The Geek Seat, Tommy Hancock gives us a Khan report on the Memphis Comic & Fantasy Convention, and Michael Day promotes his new event that boldly goes where no fan has gone before – Farragut Fest! All this plus the usual Rants, Raves, and Shout Outs!
Next week, Earth Station One renews its license to kill as we review the latest 007 movie, Skyfall. Plus, we take a look at the latest episode of AMC’s The Walking Dead. ESO also welcomes author David Wood to the station to talk about his latest novel and he takes a turn in The Geek Seat. And don’t miss the usual rants, raves, shout outs, and Mike’s Khan Report! It’s going to be another exciting episode of Earth Station One.
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On this weeks show we are talking to you live from Dr No’s Games and Comics in Marietta, GA and how appropriate we will be having a round table discussion about 007 himself, James Bond.. and then we will return to the studios and reviewing the newest episode of Doctor Who called “The Rebel Flesh.”
