Extant (Wednesdays, 9/8C) is the new big summer series for CBS. It makes much of two unaligned ideas – astronaut Molly Woods returns to Earth after a thirteen-month solo mission, pregnant; her husband, John Woods, has developed an artificial intelligence in human form called humantics (human-robotics, get it?).
Tag: TV Reviews
Orphan Black Raises the Stakes Exponentially!
During the season finale of Orphan Black (BBC America, Saturdays, 9/8C), Mrs. S orders a mysterious someone to make a car bomb. That is not the explosive that the finale, By Means Which Have Never Yet Been Tried, delivers (maybe in season three…). No, there’s something much, much bigger – a revelation that seems inevitable […]
Longmire Returns in Disarray!
A&E’s superb mystery series Longmire (A&E, Mondays, 10/9C) returns this evening with things in a sorry state – Walt Longmire’s best friend, Henry, has been arrested for murder and his deputy, Branch, has been shot.
In the Flesh Digs In!
In the Flesh (BBC America, Saturdays, 10/9C) returns for a second season beginning this evening. In the second season premiere, things go from bad to worse when some of the Partially Deceased Syndrome sufferers – calling themselves the Undead Liberation Army – resort to terror tactics in response to the actions of the pro-living party, Victis. […]
Killing Kennedy Reviewed by Michelle!
After the big success National Geographic Channel had with Killing Lincoln (based on Bill O’Reilly’s book) they are fully on board the scripted programming bandwagon and all in with O’Reilly. Killing Kennedy, their latest collaboration tells the story of the JFK assassination from the point of view of Lee Harvey Oswald.
Ghost Shark, fails at being Campy Fun. Michelle’s Review
After the surprising success of Sharknado has SyFy channel finally gone too far? Is there such as thing as going “too far” for this network? Are you ready for the heart warming revenge tale about a Shark who comes back from the dead to right the wrong done to him? Never thought I’d ever write […]
Perception: The Complete First Season arrives on DVD. Michelle’s Review
TNT is one of my favorite cable channels. They suck you in with Law and Order re-runs and then hit you with their original procedural dramas like The Closer, Rizzoli and Isles, etc. They had a hole to fill with the departure of The Closer, so they turned to a new, surprise, procedural called Perception […]
Common Law: Cops In Couples’ Therapy! What Th…?
USA Network’s new series, Common Law [Fridays, 10/9C], puts a truly odd new spin of the cop-buddy show – it’s lead characters, Travis Marks and Wes Mitchell, used to be the precinct’s top homicide team – until they got sick of each other. Now, they bicker and brawl over the slightest differences of opinion – […]
The Art Of Collaboration and David O. Russell and Mark Wahlberg Discuss Their Work Together!
Turner Classic Movies and the American Film Institute produce a series of specials on some of the greatest collaborations in film. The latest edition of TCM Presents AFI’s Master Class – The Art of Collaboration [Tuesday, 10/9C] features director David O. Russell and actor/producer Mark Wahlberg in conversation about their work together.
Treasure Island debuts Tonight on SyFy in a 4 Hour Event. Michelle’s Review!
The only light in the badlands known as Saturday night television is the SyFy Channel’s mostly terrible, but campy Saturday Night Movies. Tonight (Saturday, May 5th) they debut their latest, a four hour retailing of the Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic, Treasure Island.
Goin’ Down That Spooky River – Or, What The [BLEEP] Was That?!
The River [ABC, Tuesday, 9/8C] is the latest attempt to produce a scary horror show for network television. Co-created by Oren Peli – of Paranormal Activity fame – it’s a show that follows the family, friends and crew of a famed explorer/television host as they follow a previously unknown offshoot of the Amazon River six […]