Synopsis of 1×01: The world has become a dark place by 2074. The wealthy elite live in safe, protected green zones ruled by powerful corporations while the poor fend for themselves in brutal, crime ridden red zones. Ben appears to be an ambitious young company man loyal to Spiga, one […]
Westworld Looks Hard at Humanity While Hosts Look Back: Episode 1-6 Review
This article covers the first six episodes of Westworld and explains why you should catch up for next week! Westworld is a completely enchanting look at the human psyche, caged within a western theme park storyline. The original film was crafted by Michael Crichton, who seems to be answering his […]
Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency: Horizons Recap
Synopsis of 1×01: Douglas Adam’s humorous holistic detective lives on in this updated American version of Dirk Gently. Samuel Barnett and Elijah Wood star in the BBC America adaptation. Dirk Gently starts as normal as it could. Dirk (Samuel Barnett) wakes up to a phone call asking where he is. And […]
No Tomorrow: Pilot Recap
Synopsis for 1×1: The CW’s new rom-com starts with a meet cute and ends with the upcoming apocalypse. Tori Anderson and Joshua Sasse have chemistry to spare, but will it be enough for them to make it to the end times? No Tomorrow is the CW’s way of building on […]
Lethal Weapon: Pilot Recap
Synopsis: Reimagining the hit movie franchise, personality-clashing cops Riggs and Murtaugh, work a crime-ridden beat in modern-day Los Angeles. As a great lover of the original Lethal Weapon franchise, I expected this reboot – another in a long line of reboots that no one really asked for – to be a […]
Preacher: Preacher and See Recap
Synopsis of 1×1&2: Jesse Custer tries to inspire a flagging congregation in Annville, Texas when he’s visited by his ex, career criminal Tulip, who wants to call him back for one last job. Irish vampire Cassidy flees to Texas after escaping a pack of holy slayers who continue to hunt him. […]
The Magicians: Unauthorized Magic (Pilot) Recap
Synopsis of 1×01: Recent college graduate Quentin Coldwater feels lost in the world, finding solace only in the Fillory book series he’s loved since childhood. When he finds out that magic is real and finds his way to Brakebills University he finally feels like he belongs. But real magic isn’t like […]
Fear The Walking Dead: Pilot Recap
Synopsis for 1×01: Los Angeles is not yet ready for the extremely slow-paced zombie apocalypse. Rating: ★★★☆☆ I want to know your opinions on Fear The Walking Dead, dear readers, because my opinion in this moment is a hearty shoulder shrug. As the series opens, we’re introduced to Nick, the junkie son, […]
Zoo: First Blood Recap
Synopsis for 1×01: Lions have started attacking people, both in the US and across the world. Only a few people seem to be noticing the trend and are determined to figure out what’s behind it. Rating: ★★★★☆ James Patterson’s Zoo came to life on CBS in its pilot episode. The show began in […]
Mr. Robot: hellofriend.mov Recap
Synopsis: Elliot, a cyber-security engineer by day and vigilante hacker by night, is recruited by a mysterious underground group to destroy the firm he’s paid to protect. Elliot must decide how far he’ll go to expose the forces he believes are running (and ruining) the world. Rating: ★★★★★ The only complaint I […]
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