Series Premiere

Atlanta: Season 1/ Episode 1 "The Big Bang" [Series Premiere]- Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)

Overview It’s the birth of a new series and strangely, it’s a dramedy. Which is surprising in a good way for it makes it feel like Atlanta is bridging the gap between the comedy star Donald Glover is known for and the rare, non-soap opera styled depiction of not only Black people but issues which…

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

Overview Another show dealing with lawyers in and out of courtrooms and our protagonist using their eccentric team to get the verdict they want. Sounds like it could be boring right? Well, remix the situation with the protagonist being a psychologist and not a lawyer, and watch as even minor characters are analyzed and given…

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

Overview After the death of one boy’s mother he finds himself living with the family she left behind, likely for good reason. Rating: Watch It Trigger Warning(s): Blood, Drug Use, and Guns Characters Worth Noting Smurf (Ellen Barkin) | Andrew (Shawn Hatosy) | Barry (Scott Speedman) | Joshua (Finn Cole)

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

Overview You know, the expectations which come from a show being part of the HBO brand often waver between being the next big thing or proof that all these premium stations have is the ability to be far more sexual and violent than their peers. With Westworld, you have to admit it seems a show…

Alderamin on the Sky: Season 1/ Episode 1 “A Stormy Encounter” [Series Premiere] – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)

Overview At 18 years old, were you ready to command an army? At 12 were you preparing to rule a nation at war? Well, that is what these young people are preparing for in this series. Though in the first episode they find themselves forced to end their theory training and actually participate. Rating: Stick…

91 Days: Season 1/ Episode 1 “Day 1: Night of the Murder” [Series Premiere] – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)

Overview 91 Days is perhaps the most compelling anime I’ve seen in a while. Be it because it isn’t focused on a bunch of kids or teens or isn’t in some foregone era or way in the future, If anything, it might just be because it seems like your general HBO show in animated form….

Big Order: Season 1/ Episode 1 “Order! Awaken, Evil Powers! Big Destruction” [Series Premiere] – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)

Episode Overview A young man named Eiji made but one wish and he learns, as the old saying goes “be careful what you ask for.” Episode Rating: Stick Around Trigger Warning(s): Blood from impaling Review Summary Despite having likable characters, there is something very bland about the world we are introduced to.

Re:Zero (Starting Life in Another World): Season 1/ Episode 1 “The End of the Beginning and Beginning of the End” [Series Premiere] – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)

Episode Overview A young man named Subaru finds himself suddenly in a parallel world. However, unlike most transported to a foreign land, he is without a special weapon, magical power, or even someone he can readily hang onto. But luckily for him he does have one power, but said power only is available when he…

Endride: Season 1/ Episode 1 “Ride” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)

Episode Overview A boy simply trying to bring his dad home from work, on his birthday, finds himself stumbling into a world which is encased inside a crystal. Episode Rating: Don’t Watch Review Summary In general, I’m not a big action anime or live action fan. On top of that, when it comes to the…

Shadow Hunters: Season 1/ Episode 1 “The Mortal Cup” [Series Premiere] – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)

Overview With a failed movie already based on The Mortal Instruments, there now being a TV series leads you to wonder why someone out there sees something within this franchise worth saving? Especially to the point of switching formats and getting the opportunity to cover many things which a movie naturally has to cut. Enough…

Dimension W: Season 1/ Episode 1 “Collector” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)

Overview Sometime in the future, where gas is a luxury, a company known as New Tesla has developed coils which can power anything and everything. Leading to a strong political presence, and many bootleggers. This story seemingly will be about one old school dude, who prefers gas over electric, keeping illegal coils out of the…

Divine Gate: Season 1/ Episode 1 “Endless Rain” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)

Overview In a world where demons, humans, and faeries co-exist, though not like Kekkai Sensen, there is a fairy tale about the Divine Gate. Something perhaps only people with elemental abilities can reach and, if they do, they are granted a wish. However, between discovery of powers and the possibility of reaching the gate, they…

Beautiful Bones – Sakurako’s Investigation: Season 1/ Episode 1 “The First Bone – The Princess Who Loves Bones” [Series Premiere] – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)

Overview A strange anime dealing with a bone-obsessed young woman, and a young man who acts as her voice of reason for her obsession often leads to insensitive comments and misunderstood actions.

Blunt Talk: Season 1/ Episode 1 “I Seem to Be Running Out of Dreams for Myself” [Series Premiere] – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)

Overview Blunt Talk is pure madness. From being caught with a trans sex worker to interviewing himself, Walter Blunt is the type of figure which will either make you laugh your butt off or question, “What in the hell is Patrick Stewart doing with his life?”

Blindspot: Season 1/ Episode 1 “Woe Has Joined” or “Who is Jane Doe” [Series Premiere] – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)

Overview A possible super soldier appears to have her memories erased, but not to the point of forgetting how to walk, talk, and show her combat skills. Alongside her memory loss though comes dozens upon dozens of tattoos, all of which may very well be relevant clues to stop terrorist attacks, and possibly expose some…

Tut: Season 1/ Episode 1 “Part One: Power” [Series Premiere] – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)

Initial Thoughts To be completely honest, while Tut was an interesting topic in Middle school, that isn’t what got me interested in this mini-series. If anything, it was the casting of Avan Jogia as King Tut, and Jogia reuniting with Kylie Bunbury, who he last shared the silver screen with in the ill-fated Twisted. As…

Arslan Senki: Season 1/ Episode 1 “The Glory of Ecbatana” [Series Premiere] – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)

Overview Arslan Senki’s premiere episode sets an almost perfect foundation for the series. For with their being a culture clash, which leads to war; characters with enough personality to remember their unique names; and there seemingly being only a focus on characters and story, rather than ecchi moments, this series definitely stands out amongst the…

Owari no Seraph (Seraph of the End): Season 1/ Episode 1 “The World of Blood Legacy” [Series Premiere] – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)

Overview A vampire population releases a virus which wipes out the majority of the human race, who are over 13, and those left alive become blood banks. Though it seems one young man, given a severe reason for vengeance, maybe the one who turns the tide. Studio: Wit Studio

Donten ni Warau (Laughing Under the Clouds): Season 1/ Episode 1 “Three Brothers, Standing Under the Clouds” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)

Overview Three brothers living in the beginning of the Meiji period find themselves to be bounty hunters, sort of, to deal with rebellious samurai. Review (with Spoilers) When it comes to anime, if they are action oriented, and aren’t part of the mecha sub-genre, I usually give them a chance. As for this show, with…

Black-ish: Season 1/ Episode 1 “Pilot” [Series Premiere] – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)

Overview Most shows explore diversity through different colored faces, and by who is kissing who. But as for Black-Ish, it is all about what it means to be Black and what that represents. Review (with Spoilers) I’m not going to lie to you, when I heard Anthony Anderson was in this I thought it was…

Finding Carter: Season 1/ Episode 1 “Pilot” [Series Premiere] – Recap/Review (with Spoilers)

Overview Lose a daughter, find a stranger Review (with Spoilers) As you can imagine, finding a Skins alumni on a new show is a big deal. Especially when it was one of the actors who played one of your favorite characters. So imagine MTV, who really are improving with the shows they green light, hiring…

Chasing Life: Season 1/ Episode 1 “Pilot” [Series Premiere] – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)

Overview Imagine you just hit 24, survived your dad passing on, finally am getting somewhere with your career and personal life, and then find out you have cancer. Review (with Spoilers) When it comes to ABC Family you can always expect diversity. Whether it is a program featuring deaf teenagers, those who were in the…

Faking It: Season 1/ Episode 1 “Pilot” [Series Premiere] – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)

Overview In a school where you have to stand out to fit in, two girls decide the best way to stand out is to be lesbians. Review (with Spoilers) As MTV continues to try to harness the sometimes raunchy, and often unfiltered, personas of their reality TV stars into scripted series, thus comes Faking It….