High School Musical: The Musical: The Series: Season 1 Review
“High School Musical: The Musical: The Series” is a showcase of Disney’s up and coming talent beyond what we’ve previously seen.
Mixed (Stick Around)
You can see potential in the future, but it is hard to tell if you’re being optimistic or the series just needs time to flesh everything out.
Ready To Love: Season 2 Review
“Ready To Love” still has the issue where it seems more about people “Ready To Date” and that continues to complicate the show’s overall goal.
You: Season 2 – Review
The second season of “You” feels a bit formulaic, but Penn Badgley makes up for it by continuing to make you wonder how far Joe can go before he’s unforgivable?
Ilana Glazer “The Planet Is Burning” Review/ Summary
In “The Planet Is Burning,” Ilana Glazer speaks to her people and her core audience. If that isn’t you, I can’t necessarily say she’ll win you over.
His Dark Materials (Season 1) | Review
His Dark Materials, while wonderfully led by Dafne Keen, of Logan fame, struggles with weak reveals and lack of urgency.
Live In Front of a Studio Audience: “All In The Family” and “Good Times” – Recap, Review (with Spoilers)
With a change in one-half of the shows, and no crossing over, is the newest entry of Live In Front Of A Studio Audience as good as the first?
Ronny Chieng: Asian Comedian Destroys America (2019) – Review, Spoilers (with Spoilers)
While it takes Chieng to warm up a little longer than it should, once he sets up the jokes for the latter half, it is all smooth sailing.
Iliza Shlesinger: Unveiled – Review, Summary (with Spoilers)
Being married and a stand up comic, especially a female one, isn’t a common thing, so Iliza Shlesinger takes advantage of this to break down how strange weddings are.
Greenleaf: Season 4 – Review, Summary (with Spoilers)
Greenleaf’s fourth season pushes the idea that it should get one more season to wrap things up, and leave it at that.
Rhythm + Flow: Season 1 – Review (with Spoilers)
Rhythm + Flow, one of Hip-Hop’s first popularized music competitions, may have a few flaws but shows potential.
Nikki Glaser: Bangin’ (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
As long as you like the idea of strictly hearing sex jokes for an hour, you’ll enjoy Nikki Glaser: Bangin’.
Jeff Dunham: Beside Himself – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
After a slow start, showing you why Dunham uses puppets to get a laugh, things kick into high gear in Beside Himself.
Elite: Season 2 – Recap, Review (with Spoilers)
Season 2 of Elite brings you to question what are the long term plans for this series and whether the characters will make it worth it.
Amazon’s Carnival Row: Season 1 – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Season 1 of Carnival Row is ambitious and builds a wonderful world filled with lore, but the majority of its characters fail to really make that world come to life.
The Boys: Season 1 – Recap, Review (with Spoilers)
Like many shows which use violence as a selling point, The Boys’ use of gore and shock wears off fast. Thankfully, however, there is a sense of emotional depth to compensate.
Claws: Season 3 – Recap, Review (with Spoilers)
While season 3 of Claws may feel formulaic as a whole, being able to note the growth of each character since season 1 compensates for that immensely.
Marina Franklin: Single Black Female – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Marina Franklin: Single Black Female is a solid hour of material from a conversational comedian who will definitely push you to check what else she has out there.
Family Reunion: Season 1 – Recap, Review (with Spoilers)
Family Reunion tries to tap into the vibe classic late 90s/00s sitcoms had and tries to modernize the feel to, sometimes, mixed results.
Stranger Things: Season 3 – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Season 3 feels like the peak for Stranger Things, and from here, it can either plateau or go downhill.
The Rising Of The Shield Hero: Season 1 – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
The Rising of the Shield Hero, despite early on potential, mostly thanks to its tone of drama, loses quite a bit of luster by its last episode.
Pares Ratliff: I Hate People – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Pares Ratliff: I Hate People is a new comedy special from an interesting new comic, who offers a few chuckles.
Mike Epps: Only One Mike – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Mike Epps: Only One Mike continues Netflix line of comedy tapings which may get a few chuckles out of you, but certainly aren’t specials.
Years and Years: Season 1 – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
While Years and Years starts on a high note, as you grow indifferent over the future the characters go through, it pushes you to realize how complacent you’ve become of your own.
The Chi: Season 2 – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Season 2 of The Chi, despite issues caused by Jason Mitchell, retains the vibe of being a high-brow urban drama which balances both the dark and beauty of an urban area.
Adam DeVine: Best Time of Our Lives – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
While a bit all over the place, with little in terms of an arching narrative, Devine’s high energy saves Adam DeVine: Best Time of Our Lives.
Trinkets: Season 1 – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
In trying to be a light drama, Trinkets avoids addressing what’s human about its characters and barely takes us beyond the surface.
Wanda Sykes: Not Normal – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Once Sykes gets past the obligatory Trump commentary, she finds a really good groove. But does she make this feel like a special?
Game of Thrones: Season 8 – Recap, Review (with Spoilers)
Season 8 of Game of Thrones may contain lackluster ends for some fan favorites but ultimately reminds you the show never set out to consistently give fans what they wanted.
It’s Bruno! – Season 1 – Recap, Review (with Spoilers)
It’s Bruno certainly has its moments, but without much in the way of character development, is it worth watching?
Star: Season 3 – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Season 3 of Star is honestly a mixed bag, but when it addresses generational trauma and growth, it reminds you why you fell in love with the series.
Lucifer: Season 4 – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Lucifer’s 4th season is more of the same and while it may satisfy avid fans, for those who dropped the series or are curious, it won’t hype you up for a 5th season.
The Good Doctor: Season 2 – Recap, Review (with Spoilers)
Season 2 of The Good Doctor leans on the personal, and sometimes professional, growing pain of its characters as organizational changes happen.
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina: Season 2 – Recap, Review (with Spoilers)
Season 2 doubles down on what season 1 of the Chilling Adventures of Sabrina put out for better and worse.
Kevin Hart: Irresponsible – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Kevin Hart: Irresponsible brings about all you expect from the comedian, and for longtime fans that might be a problem.
On My Block: Season 2 – Recap, Review (with Spoilers)
Season 2 of On My Block loses a bit of the luster the first season had but remains a loveable staple of the Netflix library.
Bronx SIU: Season 1 – Recap, Review (with Spoilers)
Bronx SIU may not have the most interesting week to week cases, but it compensates with a sense of emotion that most procedural dramas don’t have.
Leaving Neverland (2019) – Part 2 | Recap, Review (with Spoilers)
Part 2 of Leaving Neverland doesn’t present a smoking gun as much as tries to appeal to its audience’s emotions after wearing you down for roughly 4 hours.
The Umbrella Academy: Season 1 – Recap, Review (with Spoilers)
The Umbrella Academy’s first season is a bit hit and miss, but by the final, it seems to have found its footing.
Kim Possible (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
This modernized version of Kim Possible could grow on you, but many of the jokes, and changes, including Kim being made insecure, may turn off older fans.
