TV Review

The Night Agent (Season Review) | Smooth, Exciting, Familiar, and Layered

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Created by veteran showrunner Shawn Ryan, who has created and co-created some great TV dramas The Shield, Timeless, or S.W.A.T., The Night Agent is his latest conspiracy action thriller based on a Matthew Quirk novel of the same name. Starring Gabriel Basso (Hillbilly Elegy) and Luciane Buchanan (Sweet Tooth) in the leads as Peter Sutherland … Continue reading The Night Agent (Season Review) | Smooth, Exciting, Familiar, and Layered

Shadow and Bone (Season 2 Review) | A Must-Watch Fantasy Series

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In Spring 2021, I was whole heartedly impressed by Eric Heisserer's, the show creator, adaptation of Leigh Bardugo's books, it was a masterful use of the source material. The cast, which at the time pretty much only had Ben Barnes as the name actor, turned out to be fantastic. Jessie Mei Li and Archie Renaux (Morbius, … Continue reading Shadow and Bone (Season 2 Review) | A Must-Watch Fantasy Series

Superman & Lois (Season 3 Premiere) | Easing Us Back In

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S3 Premiere Review: I've thoroughly enjoyed this show since day one, there's still a nice balance between the grounded and sci-fi aspects of the show. Every character still has time to shine, the visual effects remain solid, and the cast is killing it. The switch between Jordan Elsass and Michael Bishop - who we didn't … Continue reading Superman & Lois (Season 3 Premiere) | Easing Us Back In

Daisy Jones and The Six (Pilot Review) | This is Meticulous and Purposeful

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Scoot Neustadter & Michael H. Weber (Creators), Taylor Jenkins Reid (Novel)CASTRiley KeoughSam ClaflinCamila MorroneSuki WaterhouseWill HarrisonJosh WhitehouseSebastian ChaconNabiyah BeTom WrightTimothy Olyphant Review I had time to read the book this is based on, but I wasn't willing because some books, some genres of books have a time and/or a mood for me to read. So … Continue reading Daisy Jones and The Six (Pilot Review) | This is Meticulous and Purposeful

Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches (Season 1 Pilot review) | Written with Book Readers in Mind

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Esta Spalding and Michelle Ashford (Creators)CASTAlexandra DaddarioHarry HamlinTongayi ChirisaJack Huston Review: I read Anne Rice's The Witching Hour a few months before this episode premiered gave me enough distance to be more open to this adaptation. I knew there would be some changes since there's so much story, but starting the show with Deirdre's new … Continue reading Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches (Season 1 Pilot review) | Written with Book Readers in Mind

Will Trent (Pilot review) | Another Quirky Investigator but It Looks Juicy

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Liz Heldens and Daniel T. Thomsen (Creators)CASTRamon RodriguezErika ChristensenJake McLaughlinSonja SohnIantha Richardson Review: I randomly found this show, and if it wasn't for my penchant for quirky detectives and crime dramas, I probably never would have seen this. This pilot is good. The cast is solid but they got great actors to guest star, there're … Continue reading Will Trent (Pilot review) | Another Quirky Investigator but It Looks Juicy