Neo Yokio: Season 1/ Episode 1 “The Sea Beneath 14th Street” [Series Premiere] – Overview/ Recap (with Spoilers)
If you are aware of Jaden Smith eccentricities and find it a bit too weird for your taste, steer clear of Neo Yokio.
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Liar: Season 1/ Episode 1 [Series Premiere] – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Liar plays on the stigma, prejudice, and assumptions surrounding rape. Of which, it does so in a way which forces the viewer to confront their own bias.
Will vs. The Future: Season 1/ Episode 1 “Pilot” [Series Premiere] – Overview/ Commentary (with Spoilers)
When I think of sci-fi shows appropriate for kids, all I can come up with are animated stories. Ones which usually star white kids and, at most, may feature a token person of color. Will vs. The Future changes that. It is both live action, starring an Asian (?) and a Black character trying to…
I Am Frankie: Season 1/ Episode 1 “I am a Gaines” [Series Premiere] – Summary/Commentary (with Spoilers)
During her interview with Janet Mock, Rowan Blanchard noted how Disney just wasn’t perhaps sure how to create entertainment for kids of this generation. Now, based off the I Am Frankie premiere, it seems Nickelodeon, which formerly had pretty decent live action shows, ranging from the 90s classics like All That to VicTORIous, may…
Marlon: Season 1/ Episodes 1 & 2 “Pilot” + “Cleaning Out The Closet” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
If there is one thing Marlon Wayans has consistently needed in his solo career, it has been limitations. Something, or someone, to keep him from going over board, beating a joke to death, or keep him from humping things like a dog in heat. In Marlon, it seems NBC provides just the limitations Wayans…
Atypical: Season 1/ Episode 1 “Antarctica” [Series Premiere] – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
Atypical can and should become a hit for Netflix. If only because it isn’t trying to be a hit and reminds you why Netflix used to be on such a pedestal. For this is a story you can’t imagine network, cable, or the premium stations offering. It is the type of program you can only…
Ozark: Season 1/ Episode 1 “Sugarwood” [Series Premiere] – Introduction/ Review (with Spoilers)
Ozark is not going to help the Netflix criticism of it focusing more on quantity over quality. However, there is this sliver of hope that when Julia Garner comes around [note]Hopefully in episode 2[/note], she can save this dull as cardboard show.
Princess Principal: Season 1/ Episode 1 “Wired Liar (Case 13)” [Series Premiere] – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
Princess Principal I started more excited than when I finished. However, nostalgia over Gunslinger Girl season 1 maybe the main thing which will keep me going.
Castlevania: Season 1/ Episode 1 “Witchbottle” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Castlevania begins with a whimper but ends in a roar. One with scattered body parts and a being scorned looking for revenge.
Netsuzou Trap: Season 1/ Episode 1 “Trap 1: A Secret Between Girls” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Not since back when I invested time in YouTube series have I been this interested in a short. For while ecchi is what most people will see, there is also a kind of messed up story. One paired with a girl realizing she may have feelings for her best friend. Sort of like Faking It,…
Koi to Uso (Love & Lies): Season 1/ Episode 1 “First Love” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
So, Koi to Uso may very likely be one of my favorite shows of the summer. Live action shows included.
Youkai Apartment no Yuuga na Nichijou: Season 1/ Episode 1 “First Haunting: Yushi and Kotobuki-so” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
You know, sometimes, to be fair, I just say a show isn’t for me. However, there is such a temptation to mark this negative just because it seems so uninspired.
Rita: Season 1/ Episode 1 “The Idealist” [Series Premiere] – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
Shows like this are why I’m a proud Netflix subscriber. For while Rita may not be an original property, Netflix uses its platform to expose you to some of the best non-English programming the world has to offer.
Katsugeki! Touken Ranbu: Season 1/ Episode 1 “To The Frontlines” [Series Premiere] – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
Samurais who are at war with demons who want to change history. Anyone else surprised this premise didn’t come from the SyFy network? Home of Sharknado.
Gypsy: Season 1/ Episode 1 “The Rabbit Hole” [Series Premiere] – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
I had intended to watch every episode of Gypsy. After all, out of all the jobs which get considered “Professional,” the occupation of therapy is seen the least. With that said, I have not struggled so much to finish a pilot in quite some time.
Free Rein: Season 1/ Episode 1 “Raven” [Series Premiere] – Introduction/ Review (with Spoilers)
Free Rein certainly won’t get Netflix new subscribers, but it may keep the kids, nieces/nephews, and little cousins of subscribers entertained. All the while, without the worry they may see something which requires an “adult” conversation.
The Bold Type: Season 1/ Episode 1 “Pilot” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
What The Bold Type presents is what FreeForm is known for mixed with what made ABC Family great. It has FreeForm’s obsessive need to feature modelesque attractive young people. However, it also contains ABC Family’s ideology of pushing past the superficial and present stories and characters its viewers will become loyal to.
GLOW: Season 1/ Episode 1 “Pilot” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Glow doesn’t seem like a sure fire hit. If anything, like its wrestling theme, it’ll fit a niche. As for whether it is a big enough niche for Netflix to make another season? Well, let’s check out the rest of the season before saying that.
Claws: Season 1/ Episode 1 “Pilot” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Claws is not a show to be slept on. For with Niecy Nash’s experience, combined with her co-stars, you get a program which certainly will make your jaw drop. If you don’t find it predictable. Trigger Warning(s): Gun Violence & Violence Against Women
Crashing: Season 1/ Episode 1 [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
After Fleabag, there was the question of where Phoebe Waller-Bridge would take her talents to next. The answer? Crashing.
Daytime Divas: Season 1/ Episode 1 “Pilot” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Daytime Divas throws every single issue in the modern soap opera book into the pilot. Yet, despite being heavy loaded, there isn’t a single actress you don’t want to invest time in.
I’m Dying Up Here: Season 1/ Episode 1 “Pilot” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
After Can We Take a Joke? and Dying Laughing, there is some desire to say I understand comedy. Add in documentaries on Richard Pryor and you learn to respect those who step up on stage. But while those documentaries give you some perspective, I’m Dying Up Here presents a dramatization all that. It gives you a long…
The Handmaid’s Tale: Season 1/ Episode 1 “Offred” [Series Premiere] – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Being that Young Adult novels have come to dominate visual media dealing with a post-war period, it is a bit refreshing that those under 25 play little to no role in the series. Women who have experienced life instead are the focus and how they are dealing with a world which sent back women’s right…
Girlboss: Season 1/ Episode 1 “Sophia” [Series Premiere] – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
I won’t say Girlboss is going to be Netflix’s next big hit, but it definitely does show that the network is dedicated to diverse depictions of [note]white[/note] women.
Famous In Love: Season 1/ Episode 1 “Pilot” [Series Premiere] – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
With Bella Thorne’s name more so being associated with provocative pictures and reports of who she is or isn’t dating, there wasn’t much in the way of expectations. However, there is some inkling of hope this can be good. Even if the acting and story don’t create much in the way of excitement.
Sin – Nanatsu no Taizai (Seven Mortal Sins): Season 1/ Episode 1 “The Proud Fallen Angel” [Series Premiere] – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Like many an action oriented anime focused on women fighting, you’re basically given softcore, highly censored, hentai.
Shuumatsu Nani Shitemasu ka? Isogashii desu ka? Sukutte Moratte Ii desu ka? (Sukasuka): Season 1/ Episode 1 “Broken Chronograph” [Series Premiere] – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Let’s just say this, there is an interesting story at the beginning and at the end of the episode, but what lies in between may not be something you can be sold on. At least this early on.
American Playboy – The Hugh Hefner Story: Season 1/ Episode 1 “Before the Bunny: Marilyn Monroe” [Series Premiere] – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
With a strong focus in using archival video when possible, and using actors to fill in the blanks, American Playboy – The Hugh Hefner Story, finds a rather interesting way to liven up the documentary genre.
Zero kara Hajimeru Mahou no Sho (Grimoire of Zero): Season 1/ Episode 1 “The Witch and the Beastfallen” [Series Premiere] – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
In a world of beasts, demons, and witches, the humans are amassing a genocide against them all in fear of their strength and power. But, for some, like those known as the Beastfallen, they never got to choose what they were so they try to prove themselves an ally of humans for the sake of…
Re:Creators: Season 1/ Episode 1 “I Will Remember Everything That Happened To Me” [Series Premiere] – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Contains affiliate link Re: Creators may have your generic male lead but, as always, the show is saved by the women who suddenly enter his life.
Shingeki no Bahamut – Virgin Soul: Season 1/ Episode 1 “Red Dragon” [Series Premiere] – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Despite not watching the first season and being new to the property, I was left completely sold and plan to fit in some time to watch the first season.
Clockwork Planet: Season 1/ Episode 1 “Gear of Destiny” [Series Premiere] – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Watch the preview above. Seems cool right? Something which gives you a slight steampunk vibe, with a rather interesting synopsis about a brilliant high school dropout that lives in a world which is a machine. Yeah, the preview is cool, the synopsis supports it, but pretty much the most noteworthy thing is the gratuitous amount…
Tsuki ga Kirei: Season 1/ Episode 1 “Spring and Hard Times” [Series Premiere] – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
This is a slow anime. One which isn’t seemingly going to rush how two strangers become friends, much less in a relationship.
Anne (Anne with an E): Season 1/ Episode 1 “Your Will Shall Decide Your Destiny” [Series Premiere] – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
You ever see a description in which they note “Based off the classic […]” and you begin to think to yourself, “By whose standard?” If only because: A) You’ve never heard of it and B) You’ve read many a classic before which was shite? Well, strangely enough, Anne is more so an exception than following…
Sagrada Reset (Sakurada Reset): Season 1/ Episode 1 “Memory In Children” [Series Premiere] – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
At first, you’ll admire the tone, pacing, and what this anime seemingly wants to do. However, after awhile, you begin to wonder how long is this episode and if you could really deal with Haruki’s monotone voice another minute.
Alice to Zouroku (Alice & Zouroku): Season 1/ Episode 1 “The Red Queen Escapes” [Series Premiere] – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
With a focus on a relationship between a child who was abused and experimented on her whole life and an old man who is likely to teach her what love and affection is, we may need to prepare for a tear jerker which has just a taste of action.
Granblue Fantasy The Animation: Season 1/ Episode 1 “Girl In Blue” [Series Premiere] – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Granblue Fantasy comes off pretty much by the books in terms of story and almost a bit dated when it comes to art style. Leaving you very little reason to commit to this series unless you need background noise for your Saturday afternoon nap.
Thirteen Reasons Why (Th1rteen R3asons Why): Season 1/ Episode 1 “Tape 1, Side A” [Series Premiere] – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Though there are a few minor changes, mostly which are understandable, Thirteen Reasons Why starts off with things being very close to the book. Well, with the exception of us getting to experience Hannah with our own eyes and perhaps Clay not being as much of a saint.
Rebel: Season 1/ Episode 1 “Pilot” [Series Premiere] – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
As assumed, Rebel is a modernized version of the foregone Blaxploitation era vibe. One in which a Black woman is the law, has a complicated relationship with it and pretty much is more complex than any female action hero that quickly comes to mind.
