Our thoughts on TV shows
While The Expanse doesn’t have quite enough women to pass the Bechdel Test every episode, the occasions where two women have been speaking, they usually aren’t talking about a guy (I’ll give a pass for Season 1’s conversation between Holden’s momRead more…
I’ll admit, when I first started watching Incorporated on SyFy, I didn’t expect to really like the female characters. Allison Miller’s Laura Larson, wife of the main character and daughter of the other main character, seemed timid and to tooRead more…
Every quarter seems to bring a new TV season these days. So what kept me occupied this summer, in the absence of football, hockey or Orphan Black? USA’s Mr. Robot has been the critical darling this summer. I’m not entirely sold,Read more…
Syfy has shown us the future, and it belongs to the kick-ass brunettes. Literally. In the second episode of Dark Matter, one of them tells a crewmate: “Stop looking at my ass.” The days of the BSG blondes are over.Read more…
The writers of Syfy’s Defiance must have spent their off season binge watching Game of Thrones, because the Season 3 premiere was a bloodbath. The McCawley family – Rafe, Christie and Quentin – was decimated in one act. The onlyRead more…
When “12 Monkeys” came out in 1995, Brad Pitt was a rising superstar and Bruce Willis was no longer a superstar, but was on the comeback trail. And Terry Gilliam fans flocked to the movies to see his latest mind-twistingRead more…
TNT’s Alien-Invasion Drama Rewards Fans Who Endured Chaotic First Year. Two Syfy Shows – ‘Alphas’ and ‘Lost Girl’ – Heading in Opposite Directions. I stuck with TNT’s Falling Skies throughout last season – though I’m not entirely sure why. ItRead more…
OK, I guess the TV seasons before most people had televisions were worse, but this season was for the birds, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The four major networks (that’d be CBS, NBC, ABC and Fox – sorry CW) lostRead more…