While season one of Black Sails (Starz, Saturdays, 9/8C) introduced the characters, the very ahead-of-its-time pirate government and economic system and Captain Flint’s goal of true independence for Nassau, season two found Flint and his crew looking to make the biggest score in history and, in so doing, produce the financial support to make his […]
Category: TV Reviews
Legends of Tomorrow is Kind of a Mess, But Shows A lot of Promise! Michelle’s Review
Greg Berlanti (Supergirl, Arrow, The Flash) strikes again! The CW Network should just change its name to the CWGB or DCTV and be done with it. How many shows does Greg Berlanti and the gang at DC now have on the CW? They have their super hero tv formula down to a science now and […]
“Second Chance” Preview: Fun, Unique and Worthy of a First Chance
[SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers from the new episode] Second Chance premieres on FOX on Wednesday nights (9/8C) and is intriguing enough to be worth your time. Pilots are always a difficult thing to pull off since they have only 45 minutes to introduce characters, provide adequate back-story, and establish the driving force of […]
Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments Is Disposable Fun. Michelle’s Review
A few years ago Sony Pictures tried to give Cassandra Clare’s popular The Mortal Instruments book series the blockbuster treatment. They put a lot of money into it and planned on turning the film into another big franchise. It got panned by the critics and audience, I think I was probably the only one who […]
Galavant Returns! Everyone Sing – Gaaaalllllaaaavaaaant! Michelle’s Review
In one of the biggest surprises of the year, the ratings challenged ABC Musical event series Galavant was picked up for another season. The comedy returns Jan 3rd. Season two picks up where the last one left off, with a little song and dance number about being happy to prove everyone wrong and a promise […]
Supergirl – Midseason Report Card!
CBS’ freshman super hero series, Supergirl returns with all new episodes January 4th. Let’s take a look back and the season so far. Created by the trio of Ali Adler, Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg, Supergirl takes the DC Universe into a decidedly, lighter direction than it’s other properties. At first blush it seems like a […]
Marvel’s Jessica Jones – Shades of Hammett, Chandler and Lee!
Marvel’s Jessica Jones is quite possibly the best entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe so far. The series’ first season is liberally sprinkled with the kind of plot and dialogue you might find in the best work of Dashiell Hammett or Philip Chandler – and seasoned with the kind of problematic superheroic action of a […]
Into The Badlands: Mad Martial Arts Drama!
Into The Badlands (AMC, Sundays, 10/9C) brings martial arts mayhem back to television in a way that works beyond all expectations. To quote from AMC’s website, ‘Five hundred years after the end of the world, seven Barons control the Badlands. To protect what is theirs, each Baron has recruited an army of Clippers, deadly fighters […]
Gotham: Rise of the Villains: Tonight’s The Night! It Is – It Really Is!
Gotham (FOX, Mondays, 8/7C) has been showcasing individual characters (mostly villains) almost every episode – even as it developed Theo Galavan’s plan to destroy the city and rebuild in his own image. We’ve seen, among others, Jerome Valeska, Edward Nygma, Oswald ‘Penguin’ Cobblepot and , of course, Galavan given episodes that explored their backgrounds or […]
Bones/Sleepy Hollow Crossover Is Supernatural Fun!
The Bones/Supernatural crossover may be the weirdest crossover ever – yet never oversteps the boundaries of either show. It begins with the Bones (FOX, Thursdays, 8/7C) episode The Resurrection in the Remains and concludes with the Sleepy Hollow (FOX, Thursdays, 9/8C) episode Dead Men Tell No Tales. Although the integration of each show’s characters into […]
Supergirl: This Is a Job For…!
As a guy who grew up with comics and remembers picking up Supergirl’s first ever comics appearance off of one of those ‘Hey, Kids! Comics!’ racks that used to be in grocery stores across the continent, I have to say that the pilot for Supergirl (Monday, 8:30/7:30C then weekly at 8/9C)) was something I was […]