TV-Shows

Reviews of television/streaming series based on, inspired by, or featuring a character from previously published written work (book, graphic novel, play, articles, etc.).

A Discovery of Witches (Season 1 review) | Leaner, Effective, and Exciting

~ Garc ~ 6 Comments

When the show first aired, I watched it intent on reviewing the season. Out of the eight episodes, I only wrote few thoughts on episode one and three, about how slick and polished the series looks, and how I still didn't know what was going on by the third episode. The series got on my … Continue reading A Discovery of Witches (Season 1 review) | Leaner, Effective, and Exciting

Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan (S1 Review) | Nuanced & Well Balanced

~ Garc ~ 1 Comment

After Alec Baldwin, Harrison Ford, Ben Affleck, and Chris Pine in films, writer-producers Carlton Cuse (Locke & Key, The Witches of Eastwick (1992), Bates Motel) & Graham Roland (Dark Winds, Fringe, Almost Human) are bringing Tom Clancy's most popular character Jack Ryan to the small screen. Not based on a particular Clancy novel, since these … Continue reading Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan (S1 Review) | Nuanced & Well Balanced

Condor (Season 1 review ) | Quality Old School Thriller

~ Garc ~ 2 Comments

Based on the novel "Six Days of the Condor" by James Grady and screenplay "Three Days of the Condor" by Lorenzo Semple Jr. and David Rayfiel. This television version was created by Todd Katzberg, Jason Smilovic (War Dogs) and Ken Robinson. The series stars Max Irons (The Host), Kristen Hager (Being Human US), William Hurt … Continue reading Condor (Season 1 review ) | Quality Old School Thriller

TV Review: Killing Eve (S1) | Quirky but interesting

~ Garc ~ 7 Comments

This British spy thriller series by Fleabag Phoebe Waller-Bridge is based on the collection of novellas "Code Villanelle" by Luke Jennings. The series stars Sandra Oh (Grey's Anatomy), Jodie Comer (The White Princess), Fiona Shaw (True Blood), and Kim Bodnia (The Letter). Premise:  It centers around a desk bound British intelligence investigator, obsessed with female serial killers, … Continue reading TV Review: Killing Eve (S1) | Quirky but interesting