The CW has been pushing Riverdale‘s premiere really hard the past couple of weeks, or maybe it just seemed that way because targeted advertising has my number like never before. I’m here to tell you: it’s worth the hype. Riverdale is a fresh update on the characters from the Archie Comic universe. […]
DC’s Legends of Tomorrow: Pilot Parts 1 and 2 Recap
Synopsis of 1×1 & 1×2: Rip Hunter: Time Master assembles a crew of misfit superheroes to save the world from the immortal Vandal Savage, also themselves. Rating: ★★★1/2 out of Five Rip Hunter’s Waverider is full. Counting himself (and discounting the AI that runs the ship), his crew totals nine, […]
iZombie: Come for the Brains, Stay for the Heart
I couldn’t resist the pun. Seriously though – I tuned into iZombie because it was helmed by Rob Thomas, the same brains behind my all-time favorite television series,Veronica Mars. It’s no secret that Mars was renowned for its smart, snappy dialogue and its strong female lead – and iZombie has […]
Scorpion: Pilot Recap
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Nz76f1y1ng&w] Scorpion: Pilot (1×01) Synopsis: The pilot establishes the team of geniuses that will tackle on the complex problems of the world. Their first encounter deals with the communications at the LAX air control tower being knocked out due to a software update. The team needs to figure out how to reload […]
Should I Watch The Leftovers? (Pilot Review)
The Leftovers: Pilot (o1xo1) Synopsis: We’re introduced to the citizens of Mapleton three years after a “Great Departure” that took two percent of the entire world’s population. Rating: ????? I’ll give you a minute to get all of your LOST jokes out right now. Go ahead, I’ll wait…Okay, are we ready? We’re […]
Sleepy Hollow: Pilot Recap
Sleepy Hollow (1×01) Synopsis: The pilot kicks off and gives us our first taste of Sleepy Hollow. A small town with not so small secrets, no one knows who to trust and Ichabod Crane is enamored by electric windows and emancipation. Rating: ★★★★☆ Sleepy Hollow opened in the Hudson Valley in 1731 […]
Watch With Us: Sleepy Hollow
Sleepy Hollow premieres tonight at 9 pm and will run Monday nights. The show is going to be a “modern retelling” of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and we’re… going to see how that works out. From the preview trailer, the story seems to be that George Washington sent Ichabod […]
The Bridge: Pilot Recap
FX hit it out of the park with this adaptation of a series that was originally set on a bridge between Sweden and Denmark. By moving the series to the Mexican-American border for American viewers, it brings in all sorts of politics and cultural clashes into the mix. In the […]