Monday 19 December 2016

2016 in TV: My top ten shows


TV has hit some real high points in 2016. We're heading for 500 scripted shows in 2017 and so many of those are actually worth watching. As 2016 winds to a close, it's time to mark that with my top ten shows of the year.

Monday 12 December 2016

Review: 'The Walking Dead's' sluggish season 7A ends with a crawl in a more promising direction


A quick review of The Walking Dead's latest midseason finale - with some thoughts on the half-season as a whole - coming up after the break.

Thursday 3 November 2016

Wednesday 5 October 2016

Review: On 'The Flash', the 'Flashpoint' hype is misguided


Over the summer - and even immediately following the second season finale - much of the talk surrounding The Flash has been in regards to the impending use of the Flashpoint storyline from the comics. I've not read nor do I know anything about (beyond what I've read in articles and on social media over the hiatus) Flashpoint, but I am aware that it's a substantial story on the page.

So why, then, has The Flash treated it in such a haphazardly speedy manner?

Monday 12 September 2016

Review: 'Son of Zorn' is surprisingly and relentlessly funny


I'd argue that the 2016-17 TV season, in its traditional and almost entirely outdated form, doesn't really start until next Monday when all of the networks bring back and premiere about seventy zillion shows. But FOX premiering Son of Zorn means that, technically, the season has now begun. It's both an exciting and exhaustingly terrible time, as while I'm relieved to have a deluge of TV to watch after a relatively quiet summer (in which I got pretty much nowhere with my watchlist), it also means that I'm going to be spending a lot of time trying to follow it all.

But I digress. Let's talk about Son of Zorn.

Wednesday 17 August 2016

Review: 'UnREAL's' second season relied on shock value, much to its detriment


Over the summer, I'll be watching and writing about a whole host of shows, ranging from beloved long-running series to those eyeballed by very few viewers. To see the articles that I've written, click here; for my list of shows to watch, click here.

Back in the penultimate scene of UnREAL's first season finale, Rachel (Shiri Appleby) and Quinn (Constance Zimmer) share the following exchange:

"We killed somebody, didn't we?"

"Yeah. Let's not do that again."

Sunday 7 August 2016

Review: 'UnREAL's' first season is great, mostly thanks to Shiri Appleby and Constance Zimmer


Over the summer, I'll be watching and writing about a whole host of shows, ranging from beloved long-running series to those eyeballed by very few viewers. To see the articles that I've written, click here; for my list of shows to watch, click here.

Watching UnREAL's freshman season, there were two shows with which I drew numerous parallels: Mr. Robot and How to Get Away With Murder.

Friday 5 August 2016

Movie Review: 'Suicide Squad' makes the DCEU zero for three [Full Spoilers]


Of late, I've made a habit out of going to the midnight screenings of some of the big, blockbuster movies - Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Batman vs. Superman, etc. - and so, Thursday night, I sat in for DC's third entry into its Extended Universe, Suicide Squad. Based on the marketing, I had high hopes for it, and in spite of the generally negative critic reviews, I wanted to enjoy it.

Full spoilers for Suicide Squad coming after the jump.