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Summer Glau in Science Fiction

Webmaster — 2012-07-12T16:21:44Z

Thwarted not once, but twice in the middle of fascinating character arcs on science fiction TV shows, Summer Glau remains a should be/would be superstar. Her portrayal of the psychologically damaged child prodigy River Tam in Joss Whedon's Firefly (and Serenity) chills, touches, and ultimately explodes in balletic, kick-ass style. The writing hints and teases throughout the clipped series, sparking moments of intense vulnerability against WTF just happened crazy action beats. We want (...) - Reviews

A celebration of Summer Glau

Webmaster — 2011-12-05T14:11:22Z

The star of Serenity, Firefly and numerous other genre films and shows, Summer Glau seldom gets the attention she deserves. Here's Caroline's celebration of her work...
We all know that Joss Whedon has a knack for discovering actresses with that incommunicable ability to convey great strength and resilience, from Sarah Michelle Gellar's genre-altering Buffy Summers, to the various roles he provides for Eliza Dushku or Amy Acker.
With Summer Glau, though, he found something (...) - Reviews

The Summer Glau Curse : Is it more than a myth ?

Webmaster — 2011-03-12T18:40:54Z

As NBC pounded the last nail in The Cape's coffin last week, the internets starting rumbling that the show had fallen victim to the “Summer Glau Curse."
Thus readeth the curse: Wheresoever on TV Summer Glau doth appear, whether as regular or recurring character, cancellation follows.
In the interest of fair and balanced reporting, let's examine the facts. First, Summer Glau is awesome. And not just because she can rock a tank top.
Glau is a talented actress – just (...) - Reviews

Summer Glau - "The Cape" Tv Series - Hitfix.com Review

Webmaster — 2011-01-11T20:44:11Z

Review: NBC's 'The Cape' offers straight-forward but dull superheroics
The superhero genre is so old, and the superhero movies and TV shows it spawned only slightly less old, that almost every live-action version these days has to be billed as a modernized, or even post-modern, spin on the familiar. No tights! No codenames! What does it really mean to have powers?
NBC's "Heroes" was so eager to distance itself from the tropes of the genre that it wouldn't even let its characters say the (...) - Reviews

Summer Glau - "The Cape" Tv Series - Tvsquad.com Review

Webmaster — 2011-01-11T20:20:13Z

'The Cape' Swoops in With a Lively Superhero Story
When the two-hour pilot for an NBC superhero drama arrived, I cringed and put the advance DVD at the bottom of the pile of mid-season shows.
Can you blame me? Given NBC's frequently abysmal track record with drama pilots, given the residual 'Heroes' bitterness so many of us share, given that most networks have had a hard time executing the superhero concept well, it was difficult not to regard 'The Cape' with a great deal of wariness, if (...) - Reviews

Summer Glau - "The Cape" Tv Series - From Bonkers to Badass

Webmaster — 2011-01-11T20:09:42Z

From Bonkers to Badass: Whedon Darling Summer Glau Channels Alias on The Cape
The Cape, NBC's new superhero comic-book caper, has an unlikely leading lady: geek goddess Summer Glau.
After her acting debut in Joss Whedon's Angel, Summer became TV's go-to quirky girl—including roles in Whedon's Firefly and Dollhouse, The 4400 and Terminator.
But her new character, the lovely Summer told us at The Cape's Hollywood premiere, "is a sophisticated woman"—who also happens to be an (...) - Reviews

Summer Glau - "The Cape" Tv Series - Ign.com Review

Webmaster — 2011-01-11T20:03:44Z

The Cape: "Pilot/Tarot" Review
NBC aims for the fanboy audience. Again.
Advance Review: The Cape, NBC's latest attempt to lure the fanboy viewers in, plays like a "previously on" recap sequence featuring a bunch of other, better movies and TV shows. Like the myriad abilities wielded by the title character, this show has cribbed from so many sources that it would be better called The Hodgepodge.
Actually, the first half of the two-hour premiere ("Pilot") is paced so breathlessly that you'd (...) - Reviews

Summer Glau - "The Cape" Tv Series - Comicvine.com Review

Webmaster — 2011-01-11T19:06:32Z

NBC is taking another stab at the superhero genre with the premiere of THE CAPE (Sunday, January 9, at 9 p.m. ET/PT with an encore Monday night). The premise of the show is simple. An honest police officer (David Lyons) is determined to fight the corruption in his city and take down the evil villain known as Chess. With corruption everywhere, our hero, Vince Farraday (Lyons) discovers the identity of Chess, only to be framed and seemingly killed in an explosion. Luckily for our hero, he (...) - Reviews

Summer Glau - Sci-Fi Roles - Blastr.com Review

Webmaster — 2010-09-22T19:39:35Z

When most people hear the word "summer," they think "vacation" or "hot weather." When we hear the word "summer," we think, "Run!" That's because whenever Summer Glau appears on TV, she's either threatening to kill with her brain or using her ballerina-trained legs to back-kick her opponents in the face.
The fact that she's so disarmingly innocent-looking makes it all the more likely we'd become her victim. But she's more than an actress who can kick ass. She's also a kick-ass actress. Since (...) - Reviews

Summer Glau - "Knights of Badassdom" Movie - Heyuguys.co.uk Review

Webmaster — 2010-09-08T15:01:34Z

Way back at Frightfest 2009 news broke that Joe Lynch was going to be working on a new film, incredibly entitled Knights of Badassdom.
It was John Landis who ‘announced' it on stage and explained how the script had originally been brought to him but deciding it wasn't right for him, he recommended Lynch.
Lynch actually described the tone of Knights of Badassdom as “very much, An American Werewolf in London”.
A year has passed since then and this summer Lynch (...) - Reviews