Reviews
I came across this show when season 1 was already on DVD and season 2 was halfway through. It was a delight to find. I loved Silas Weir Mitchell in Prison Break, The Closer, and Burn Notice. He was the only character I recognized. Captain Renard is hot! Now, this show is a must-see for me, and often I rewatch the entire series when it's on hiatus.
I saw the trailer, then I learned that Morgan Freeman is behind it and considered it a must-check-out show. Then I learn it has Tea Leoni, Geoffrey Arend, Tim Daly (Wings!), Zeljko Ivanek (Damages!), Marin Hinkle, and Keith Carradine...amazing cast. The stories are underdeveloped in that they hurl toward the end without sussing out enough details to tie episodes together. Even with that said, I hope it doesn't get cancelled, but I have a feeling it will.
A funny British mystery. It is lighthearted and interesting with a great group of characters. Great for binging.
For me, this show is like Shark Tank, more informative than entertaining, like The Suze Orman Show. I want to own a cafe one day.
It's like an undercover Sci-Fi show set in the paranoia of a small town with a great group of diverse actors. You must check it out!
Sometimes I like this show and sometimes I don't. When I don't, it is because I am judging the characters. A woman as accomplished and powerful as Olivia is continually brought down by an adulterous affair with the POTUS. Ugh! And then there's Mellie and all of the other women in the show, it makes me wonder why Shonda Rhymes writes her own sex this way. With all that said, I can't turn away. I am sure this show will turn into Grey's Anatomy (great in the beginning, but headed for the inevitable decline that was the musical episode).
This is a classic, turn-of-the-century, historical romance with a backdrop of Korea on the brink of demise by multiple "superpowers." The cinematography and costumes are enough to tune in for 24, subtitled, 1-hour episodes, though fortunately the writing (with spurts of humor) is not overly sentimental to make it too unrealistic. The two lead characters have great chemistry (this is not an American show, don't expect much physical intimacy or overt declarations), there are sword fights, chase scenes, and cultural clashes, and the music can easily lull to tranquility. This is a must watch!
I've never been impressed with Jessica Biel's acting, dating back to 7th Heaven. There is just something missing...maybe she stuck with something she wasn't good at because we have this mentality that quitting is bad. Jessica, there's an upside to quitting (Freakonomics, woot, woot), it allows you to move onto other things.
When this show popped up on my feed, I read the title and thought, "pan." I saw the poster and thought, "Pan!" Then I saw the trailer and was intrigued; I had questions. I watched the first two episodes and now I want answers to my questions. I just hope Bill Pullman is enough to keep me intrigued, otherwise I'll probably bow out soon. By the way, this plot isn't original, rather a culmination of a multiple characters and plots. I wonder if this was a book...
When the trailers began to air for this show, I knew I would check it out because I like the premise. Three episodes in, I like the acting, flashbacks, Zach Morris, the show's potential, the newcomer Kylie Bunbury and her badass agent (Ali Larter).
Let's see how I shall start this review...oh yeah, Colin Morgan is HOT in this period drama. I love Merlin, but for five seasons I paid so much attention to Bradley's jaw and Eion's face that I didn't notice Colin as a man. The longer hair, the beard, the toned physique, the eyes, the voice...oh goodness me. *moist* With that out of the way, The Living and the Dead is good, intriguing, and better have a second season. The costuming and the acting are to be praised. What makes this different from other period dramas is how it incorporates the woman in the red jacket. I want to say more, but as this show is new, more would include spoilers, so lastly I'll say, "Watch this."