On My Block: Season 3 Review
While the development of Jasmine is ace this season, the other elements of season 3 of “On My Block” are frustrating, inconsistent, or feel like a repeat of the past.
Season Review
Season or series reviews of shows, summarizing all you need to know in one post.
Taylor Tomlinson: Quarter-Life Crisis (2020) – Review, Summary (with Spoilers)
With Tomlinson avoiding joking about blackout drunk sex, there is something refreshing about her.
Pete Davidson “Alive In New York” – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
From Louis C.K., to Ariana Grande, and the double standards of life, Pete Davidson “Alive In New York” shows how limiting SNL is for the comic.
Stuck With You: Season 1 – Review/ Summary
Through its exploration of marriage and relationships, after the honeymoon phase, “Stuck With You” explores that period between wanting to leave but not lose your investment.
Wicca Book – Review, Summary (with Spoilers)
Thanks to minimal dialog, “Wicca Book” has a specific creep factor but leaves you disconnected from its characters.
Leslie Jones: Time Machine – Review, Summary with Spoilers
In one of the few comedy tapings you may ever see with a co-writer, Leslie Jones will get a few laughs out of, but doesn’t craft what we formerly called a special.
The Good Doctor: Season 3 (First Half) Recap/ Review
Loss and the adjustment required to bring something into your heart is the focus of the first half of season 3, and for no character is it easy.
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.
The Mandalorian: Season 1 Review
“The Mandalorian” does for the live-action “Star Wars” universe what some may say didn’t happen with its recent theatrical trilogy.
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.
The Degenerates: Ms. Pat – Review/ Summary
Within 19 minutes, you get a real and raw taste of who Ms. Pat is, and she makes it clear her story can’t be surmised in a short set.
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.
Michelle Wolf: Joke Show – Review, Summary (with Spoilers)
In Joke Show, Wolf reminds you, while Netflix may have canceled her show, it wasn’t because she wasn’t funny but the format didn’t work.
Tiffany Haddish: Black Mitzvah – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
There is quite a bit of growth from Haddish since She Ready, and it leads to Black Mitzvah feeling like her first true special.
Mr. InBetween: Season 2 – Review (with Spoilers)
As Mr. Inbetween trims the fat and highlights what made the first season great, it finds the perfect balance between Oz gangster and family man.
Anne With An E: Season 3 – Review (with Spoilers)
Anne With An E proves itself to be a rare breed by maintaining its quality over three seasons, while still developing its characters and expanding its cast.
Sorry For Your Loss: Season 2 – Recap, Review
Season 2 continues to navigate through the loss of Matt, but also gives more room for those not married or related to him to breathe.
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.
Bigger: Season 1 – Review, Summary (with Spoilers)
Bigger is the kind of streaming service launch title that could convince you to add a new monthly reoccurring bill to your budget.
Atypical: Season 3 – Review, Summary (with Spoilers)
Season 3 of Atypical shows the kind of consistency most shows can’t maintain, but that isn’t without one negative thing still being done.
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.
The Little Mermaid Live! – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
While an odd choice, considering they are making a film version within the next few years, The Little Mermaid Live is acceptable but far from remarkable.
Megan Thee Stallion P.I.: Hottieween – Review, Summary (with Spoilers)
In the comical horror series, Hottieween, rapper Megan Thee Stallion taps into her love of horror and pays homage to the great Black heroines of yesteryear.
Arsenio Hall: Smart & Classy – Review, Summary (with Spoilers)
Smart & Classy, due to references like the Menendez Brothers, can either be seen as for Gen X and above, or having a bit of dated material.
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.
Jenny Slate: Stage Fright – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Part manic stand up special, as well as reflective documentary, Jenny Slate: Stage Fright gives you both the performer and the person who had to live life to write the jokes.
David Makes Man: Season 1 – Recap, Review (with Spoilers)
David Makes Man presents us with a coming of age story, featuring a young Black child, that often is restricted to indie movies which vie for Oscars.
Deon Cole: Cole Hearted – Review/Summary (with Spoilers)
Deon Cole’s Cole Hearted is the first special, in a long time, that is not only funny but quotable as hell.
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’.
Mo Gilligan: Momentum (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Mo Gilligan: Momentum is unlike most comedy specials you may have seen before and makes Gilligan someone you have to keep a watch on.
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.
13 Reasons Why (Thirteen Reasons Why): Season 3 – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Season 3 of 13 Reasons Why questions whether a serial rapist, and someone who nearly shot up a school, not only deserve to be redeemed but can be.
Dave Chappelle: Epilogue – The Punchline – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
In Epilogue: The Punchline, Dave shares a few celebrity encounter stories, does Q&A with the audience and talks about a chat with a trans person named Daphne.