Chad Bonin
09-20-2005, 12:26 AM
<table border="0" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" align="right" width="200" hspace="3" vspace="3"><tr><td><a href="http://news.toonzone.net/images/2005-09/zixx2-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://news.toonzone.net/images/2005-09/t-zixx2-1.jpg" align="right" hspace="5" vspace="3"></a></td></tr><tr><td align="left"><font face="Verdana" size="1">SUPER HAMMER!</font></td></tr></table>Zixx and Flanngo, two alien operatives, are attempting to save the Earth from the other extraterrestrials. But the question we (and protagonist Riley) have to ask ourselves is are these two offworlders really the good guys? Riley might have trouble falling backward into their arms, as seen in Zixx Level Two episode three, "Trust No One".
When we last left our heroes, Zixx and Co. were trying to figure out how to form a map of The Keep. With new ally Dwayne, a sci-fi hardcore gamer, on their side, or in Riley's words "stuck to your foot like a piece of gum", they now have some extra brainpower in the real world, and brawnpower in the digital world of The Keep.
Something that I noticed while watching this episode was the disturbing similarities of Earl in this series to Earl in <i>My Name Is Earl</i>, the highly anticipated Jason Lee comedy coming to NBC this week. Both bad-haired, relatively bad guys, it's just that where <i>Zixx</i>'s Earl is an alien who shows up far too little in this episode, NBC's Earl is the star of his show and is actually a pretty nice guy, who just had one too many and stole your duck.
Outside of the relative lack of Earlness (he does show up, but not as much as you'd like), the cast is beginning to show depth in some parts and weaknesses in others. Meghan's mom seems like the mom from the <i>Gilmore Girls</i> only Canadian, while Meghan herself has very little going on in this episode. Dwayne seems to have found his place in the group as the core nerd, and Riley definitely gets the spotlight of the episode, regarding his relationship with an apparently missing father.
Likewise, while the CG itself is rather good, inherent flaws show up more and more as the digital cast grows. These characters need mouths, or some general way to show emotion in The Keep. While <i>ReBoot</i> made me feel that these were real characters, <i>Zixx</i> shows (a little too accurately) that they are just skins for the characters to inhabit while online. The series is still good, though. It's one of the few things I look forward to importing from Canada.
”Trust No One” premieres on YTV on Wednesday, September 21, at 7:30pm (ET/PT) and repeats Saturday, September 25, at 3:30pm (ET/PT).
When we last left our heroes, Zixx and Co. were trying to figure out how to form a map of The Keep. With new ally Dwayne, a sci-fi hardcore gamer, on their side, or in Riley's words "stuck to your foot like a piece of gum", they now have some extra brainpower in the real world, and brawnpower in the digital world of The Keep.
Something that I noticed while watching this episode was the disturbing similarities of Earl in this series to Earl in <i>My Name Is Earl</i>, the highly anticipated Jason Lee comedy coming to NBC this week. Both bad-haired, relatively bad guys, it's just that where <i>Zixx</i>'s Earl is an alien who shows up far too little in this episode, NBC's Earl is the star of his show and is actually a pretty nice guy, who just had one too many and stole your duck.
Outside of the relative lack of Earlness (he does show up, but not as much as you'd like), the cast is beginning to show depth in some parts and weaknesses in others. Meghan's mom seems like the mom from the <i>Gilmore Girls</i> only Canadian, while Meghan herself has very little going on in this episode. Dwayne seems to have found his place in the group as the core nerd, and Riley definitely gets the spotlight of the episode, regarding his relationship with an apparently missing father.
Likewise, while the CG itself is rather good, inherent flaws show up more and more as the digital cast grows. These characters need mouths, or some general way to show emotion in The Keep. While <i>ReBoot</i> made me feel that these were real characters, <i>Zixx</i> shows (a little too accurately) that they are just skins for the characters to inhabit while online. The series is still good, though. It's one of the few things I look forward to importing from Canada.
”Trust No One” premieres on YTV on Wednesday, September 21, at 7:30pm (ET/PT) and repeats Saturday, September 25, at 3:30pm (ET/PT).