Annihilation

Annihilation and its sequel Conquest is a new comic book mini series from marvel which brings back the cosmic characters which were mostly prevalent in the 80s and 70s.It has got an ensemble character list.nova,Adam Warlock,Star Lord,Super skrull,Ronan,Silver surfer,Quasar,Captain Marvel,Drax,Rocket Raccoon etc.These characters were once popular but was lost when cosmic stories became out of fashion in comics.The books consist of four four issue miniseries each focusing on each main character and moves onto the main six issue main series.
The series is really good because each miniseries presents different types of heroes and reasons for their behavior.For etc

Drax--He is like a genetically manipulated ultimate killing machine.Badass to the core(Kind of Riddick like)

Nova--Clearly a Green Lantern ripoff in function(universal police,becomes last of his kind etc)

Star Lord-This guy is the coolest ever.He doesnt have any powers,but he is a guy who is willing to break a few rules to get the job done.(He is like Han Solo done by Garth Ennis)

Quasar---He is in his power wise another GL ripoff(solid light constructs)but he has a Superman like grandeur.

Rocket Raccoon-He is the best character.The team mascot as well as one of toughest characters.well,you think he is cute??It's your funeral.Not mine!!!!!

These are a few of the main characters involved in the overall story.Although what I describe makes it sound like a cliche of space opera stories,it works that is the good thing about it.Moving Onto the bad guys:-
The first series focuses on Nihilus the insecticidal Villain who comes from the negative zone who wants to destroy the ordinary world because basically he is the bad guy...In Conquest an AI called Ultron wants to destroy the universe because he hates organic stuff.
Bit over the top but still great space opera in the tradition of Star Wars etc.But these guys have super powers and are cooler definitely worth your time if you are a geek just like me(you must be one because you wouldn't be reading this otherwise)
The best thing is this being made into an ongoing series called "Guardians of the Galaxy" which will be published in May, 2008, with Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning on writing duties

Twin Peaks

Twin Peaks is a TV series from the 90's which more or less revolutionized how TV shows were to be made.It was a soap opera on one level but at the same time it had some lovecraftian elements which were unheard of until this show came out.It for the first time introduced on the small screen the now often used concept of "Peaceful small town,where nothing is as it seems".The enthusiastic and jolly character of protagonist Agent Cooper was a welcome change from brooding dark heroes.But most of all this show would not have been what it was if not for the now famous director David Lynch.His surreal elements, especially during the dream sequences of agent cooper were which made the show that interesting.

The premise of the show was about the murder of the homecoming queen of the relatively peaceful small town of Twin Peaks.The protagonist FBI Agent Dale Cooper starts the investigation with Zen Buddhist methods and dream interpretation.The weird agent although seems a bit unbalanced to the townsfolk accepts him mostly because they are weird in their own way.The relatively innocent victim Laura Palmer seems to be more than what every body else thinks just like Twin Peaks.The investigation moved onto two seasons although the mystery was solved in the middle of the second season.Which might be what was responsible for the cancellation of the series.Another unique aspect of the show was that every episode was considered to be a day in the series's time line.But it was canceled without showing a resolution for the storyline.

It was first broadcast on April 8, 1990 on ABC and the last of the 30 episode run was broadcast on June 10, 1991.It was canceled at the end of it's second season with a cliffhanger ending.

It was melodramatic and the jokes were in the league of a ten year old.But it still had that certain small town charm to it.Of course the weirdness helped a lot also.

The prequel was a disappointment to the TV show fans because it was a regular surreal feature film of David Lynch.It gave rise to more questions than the solutions provided.

Anyway I would highly recommend the show to anybody

The following is a trailer of that great and weird show!!!!!



Twin Peaks