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Selfie: Season 1/ Episode 1 "Pilot" [Series Premiere] – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)

Overview For those of you who are willing to have patience, you may have a potentially good series on your hands. Review (with Spoilers) Anyone who goes to an AMC theater early has probably seen a trailer for this program during the “AMC First Look.” Which, to me, presented an interesting story about a young…

Penny Dreadful: Season 1/ Episode 1 "Night Work" [Series Premiere] – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)

Overview Another show feeding off classic literature villains, and characters, in hopes that it can find a way to stand out amongst the rest. Review (with Spoilers) The sole reason I had an interest in this show was Eva Green. She has this weird draw reminiscent of Angelina Jolie before Brad Pitt, and she seems…

Single By 30: Season 1/ Episode 1 "Too Fast, Too Thirteous" [Series Premiere] – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)

Recap Two perfect people, two people you want to see hang or in the electric chair, and the request to pay $10+ a month to see the entire series. Um, let me think about that. Major Characters Joanna (Kina Grannis) | Peter (Harry Shum Jr.) | Chloe (Hillary Anne Matthews) | Mark (Eric Ochoa) |…

Stitchers: Season 1/ Episode 1 "A Stitch in Time" [Series Premiere] – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)

Introduction Being that I pretty much give damn near anything ABC Family puts out a chance, well their dramas anyway, naturally I had to look into Stitchers. Plus, with the show having a compelling preview in front of many of the films I see at AMC, I especially felt pushed to check this out. With…

The Magicians: Season 1/ Episode 1 "Unauthorized Magic" [Series Premiere] – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)

Overview I want you to imagine an American inspired by Harry Potter wanting to put their own spin on it. Something which likely began as fan fiction, imagining if Harry and his friends were older, their issues ranging from depression to the need to succeed, and maybe even taking some elements of the X-Men into…

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iZombie: Season 1/ Episode 1 "Pilot" [Series Premiere] – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)

Overview iZombie is an odd little pseudo-psychic TV show, with the nice twist of having a very likable zombie. Director: Rob Thomas Writer: Mike Allred and Chris Robertson (Comic Source) & Diane Ruggiero and Rob Thomas (Episode Script) Review (with Spoilers) – Below

First: Season 1/ Episode 1 "The First Date" [Series Premiere] – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)

Overview As noted in the show’s description, First is a Love Jones inspired program which is sure to either give you ideas, make you jealous, or make you feel lonely as hell. Review (with Spoilers) Across the web, you will find many web series done by people willing to beg, borrow, and go into debt…

The Night Of: Season 1/ Episode 1 "Part 1: The Beach" [Series Premiere] – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)

Overview You know how a movie builds, peaks and usually, ends just before you are sick and tired of it? Well, this episode is just like that and you can only hope future episodes have that same high to low or this is going to be a long journey. Rating: Stick Around Trigger Warning(s): Mutilated…

The Muppets: Season 1/ Episode 1 "Pig Girls Don’t Cry (Pilot)" – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)

Overview While a lot of classic childhood favorites, such as The Looney Tunes, seem to remain true to their original premise, the Muppets try adapting to what are the expectations and standards of modern television. Question is, does The Muppets lead the brand into a renewed purpose, or will it just drive up sales of…

Utawarerumono (The False Faces): Season 1/ Episode 1 "Curse" [Series Premiere] – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)

Overview A young man, with amnesia, finds himself in a foreign world where people with animal ears and tails live. But, being that this world has monsters, and isn’t a modern society, he finds himself reliant on his assumed guardian to survive.

Manhattan Love Story: Season 1/ Episode 1 "Pilot" [Series Premiere] – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)

Overview It’s cute, it’s awkward, and there are one or two people of color in the whole show. So it must be a Manhattan Love Story. Review (with Spoilers) Let me just begin by saying, it seems so weird to me that in a city like New York, there seriously is such a huge focus…

The Affair: Season 1/ Episode 1 "1" [Series Premiere] – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)

Overview If the dramas on ABC were allowed to be rated MA, due to sexual content, and were a little less overdramatic, then The Affair would certainly be on the Sunday night lineup. Review (with Spoilers) When it comes to Showtime and other premium channels, pretty much what you pay for is a channel without…

Quantico: Season 1/ Episode 1 "Run" [Series Premiere] – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)

Overview While Quantico gets points for diversity, unfortunately, its attempt at being mysterious, or a thriller, don’t catapult the program to make it stand out amongst the fall premieres. Trigger Warning(s): Suicide Depiction, mentions of 9/11, and post Terrorist attack image on Grand Central Terminal

Mozart in the Jungle: Season 1/ Episode 1 "Pilot" [Series Premiere] – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)

Overview Mozart in the Jungle takes what you’d think would be the uptight world of symphony players, and presents an edge to change your viewpoint. Review (with Spoilers) Thus far Amazon’s foray into original programming, in my opinion, has been clunkers. Most of them seem like subtle rip-offs of more popular shows, but with Mozart…

The Expanse: Season 1/ Episode 1 "Dulcinea" [Series Premiere] – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)

Initial Thoughts Though not a huge sci-fi fan, and perhaps one of the only things sci-fi related on this blog are Orphan Black and a handful of anime, I must admit there is something about this series. Be it because it has the diversity many crave when it comes to futuristic programming, or because it…

Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka (Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?): Season 1/ Episode 1 "Adventurer (Bell Cranel)" [Series Premiere] – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)

Overview Dungeon ni Deai o Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka? Is certainly cute, and has a likable protagonist, but nothing about it really stands out to make it be anywhere near the front of the pack this season. Studio(s): J.C.Staff & Genco Review (with Spoilers) – Below

Sword Art Online: Season 2/ Episode 1 "World of Guns" [Series Premiere] – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)

Overview After a year recovering, it seems Kirito is about to be thrown into another VRMMO game. Review (with Spoilers) When it comes to successful series of late, that don’t seem to go way past their expiration date, like Naruto and many others, Sword Art Online is probably one of the few that didn’t seek…

Boku Dake ga Inai Machi (Erased): Season 1/ Episode 1 "Flashing Before My Eye" [Series Premiere] – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)

Overview For me, Boku Dake ga Inai Machi is everything I wanted Subete ga F ni Naru – The Perfect Insider and Sakurako-san no Ashimoto ni wa Shitai ga Umatteiru to be. It is a murder mystery rooted in reality, but with fantasy elements, and has a well-rounded lead to take you on a journey…

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Tokyo Ghoul: Season 1/ Episode 1 "Tragedy" [Series Premiere] – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)

Overview In a less twisted than expected first episode, we meet Kaneki and learn about the ghoul epidemic. Trigger Warning(s): Body Mutilation Review (with Spoilers) Every season there is at least one twisted looking anime which comes out. But unlike horror movies from America, twisted animes usually have a good plot and have something to…

Humans: Season 1/ Episode 1 [Series Premiere] – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)

Introduction Humans dives into the familiar world of androids, called synths in the series, having human emotions and that being quite scary to the average human. Though, alongside the fear of what synths can become, there is also the constant subject of fearing what they can replace, which is humans. Review (with Spoilers) – Below

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The Get Down: Season 1/ Episode 1 "Where There Is Ruin, There Is Hope for a Treasure" [Series Premiere] – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)

Recap Bronx 1977 is a depreciated environment. Yet despite burning buildings and empty lots, things still bloom in the cracks. Be it a wordsmith, a new type of music, or young love. But can they all survive when gun violence is everywhere and no hope or goal is guaranteed?       Trigger Warning(s): Homophobia (Use…

The Good Place: Season 1/ Episode 1 "Pilot" [Series Premiere] – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)

Overview Kristen Bell playing sarcastic is what she does. Be it Veronica Mars or her role on House of Lies, a character with a slight pessimistic tinge, and a bit untrusting of people, in general, is who she plays best. So with her playing a dead person, who belongs in what is called “The Bad…

Easy: Season 1/ Episode 1 [Series Premiere] – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)

If you’re familiar with Joe Swanberg’s work, him finally working on a series seems long overdue. For with his characters being just the right kind of weird, but only occasionally overdoing it, consistently he had made movies you wished were extended into series. Drinking Buddies perhaps the best example. So with Easy comes the chance…

Pitch: Season 1/ Episode 1 "Pilot" [Series Premiere] – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)

Overview The first female major league baseball player of modern times. It hasn’t happened yet, but even the what if and how is an appealing question. Especially with this likely being the year the United States will get their first female president. Thus breaking one glass ceiling. However, while the show is heavily focused on…

Trickster: Season 1/ Episode 1 "Mirage on D. Hill" [Series Premiere] – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)

Overview A group of eccentric people run a detective agency. The older men focus on local crime and the younger guy focuses on lost pets. Though with an old foe back in action and the kid detective finding a possible ally, expect things to get a bit more interesting in Shibuya! Trigger Warning(s): Multiple Suicide…

Queen Sugar: Season 1/ Episode 1 “First Things First” [Series Premiere] – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)

Overview OWN is a slept on channel. Granted, starting things off with a slew of Tyler Perry productions didn’t begin its scripted foray with the best reputation. However, since branching out to different visionaries OWN arguably has gained the type of programming you’d have expected the decades old BET to have had years ago. So…