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Sneaky Pete is a slow ride, but its worth your time, trust me.
The characters take a while to warm to - but the way everything comes together in the end and how they all play a part shines a light on just how strong the writing for this show is. You think one thing the entire time, and its something else completely. Its a show about a con man, and the con is on you. It's pretty fantastic.

This Review is based on the 1st season of Beyond which is available for stream on Freeform.com or on Demand. You can also catch it monday's at 9:00 on Freeform channel after ShadowHunters.

Beyond is a supernatural series very much in the vein of Kyle XY, but with a more epic premise.
Holden (Burkely Duffield) is a young man who has woken up from a 12 year coma (the longest on record) to discover the world is different than he left it -- and he's been blessed with gifts in the form of powers that came from another world his consciousness traveled too while his physical body was in the coma.

The series focuses on two aspects;
The personal -- Holden's relationships with his immediate family and and trying to connect with girls (of whom there are many, and they are all gorgeous!!)
The Epic -- A shadowy organization is after Holden, trying to understand the nature of his mysterious gifts and is willing to do anything to retrieve him.
More Epic - Holden tries to recover his memories of the other world, a fantastical and dangerous place filled with futuristic cities, endless tundras, ancient battlegrounds, and haunted forests.

Overall the show is a sweet mix of the epic and the personal and is very enjoyable.
On a scale of 1-10, the pacing of the show is about a 6.5. It ... spaces out the "epic" tidbits with a whole lot of relationship stuff -- so If you're going in expecting a 100% supernatural powers show, you may be pretty bored. My dad was bored and confused. I might have been, but I happen to have a massive crush of Eden Brolin who plays Charlie in the series, so as long as she was in the scene, nothing could've bored me =p.

Beyond is a fun series and has already been renewed for a 2nd season. Check it out!!

This review is based on the Season 4 Pilot which aired 1/6/17

Sleepy Hollow has been re-branded, revitalized, refreshed and while we're alliterating -- repackaged.
While the title remains the same, the the show still focuses on one Demon Hunter, Ichobod Crane, they have now taken Sleepy Hollow itself out of the equation and have instead relocated the show to D.C, which is not only very apropos to Crane as a founding father, but opens the door for some potentially great storyline involving old buildings and masonry.

In addition to the new setting, we've been given an all new cast, each of whom on first appearances seem likable and offer fun banter. As for their depth as characters, we will have to wait and see in future episodes, though I trust they will be dynamic, as for all Sleepy Hollow's faults, character writing is not one of them.

Overall, I was really pleased with this season premiere and really like the new direction they are heading. Crane has had time to adapt to the new world, and its fun to see him quoting modern pop-culture like a fish out of water. I was very surprised when they decided to renew Hollow for a 4th season, but I'm glad they did, it seems to be paying off, and I hope the ratings reflect this.

Yay demons!

Skylanders Academy is a, lively, modern CG animated procedural with a full cast of colorful characters all with boundless energy and the desire to be heroes. Each day they must train and develop their teamwork to protect the Skylands from the various evil-doers that threaten the Skylands. I've never seen a show with so much 4th wall breaking, and it is simply fantastic. The writing for the show is marvelous. Each episode is a barrel of laughs, and full of truly adorable creatures, likable characters, and all the action you could want. Its a fantastic little gem of a series, and I'd recommend it to everyone under 35.

This Review is based on the Season 3 Premiere which aired 11/2/16

At the end of the previous season, the world was not left off in a particularly healthy state - in fact, if things had continued in this manner, there... would be no world left. Witches --very evil ones- had conspired to bring forth their master (the devil himself) into the world of man; and the devil greeted us with a song of death. So I for one was particularly curious to see where the clever, but sadistic minds behind WGN America's Salem would go for Season 3 -- and I have to say, its off to a pretty great start. As I mentioned before, all the heroes in the show were dead, and the world was set on a path for certain destruction - but now ... the very same witches who thought they were saving themselves and their kind by doing the devil's bidding have all realized that they were either deceived, or were entirely too optimistic (in the absolute darkest sense of the word). And so now ... about 50% of the villains from the previous season (of which there were many) are the heroes of season 3 ... and that in of itself is a very, very cool thing.

In season 3, things are as dark as ever for Salem, and characters like Mercy (Elise Eberle) are absolutely reveling in this state of chaos where there is no John Alden (Shane West) or Cotton Mather (Seth Gabel) to stop them from doing whatever it is they want. The first episode is a fun one, with no holds barred because we get to see each of the villainous characters who were not disillusioned by the true demeanor of the devil - going about as they would without any concern for being stopped. It's basically hell-on-earth, figuratively and literally and I think that puts us in a really cool place as things go forward. And what's so cool about what the writer's have shown us in this season 3 premiere, is that things can absolutely get worse ... before they get better.

Tune into Salem, Wednesday night's at 10:00 - only on WGN America.

Also, be on the lookout for Tamzin Merchant who plays Anne Hale. She's a super cutie!! :D

This review is based on the first 2 episodes of Berlin Station.

Berlin Station is a pretty-low octance Spy Thriller somewhat reminiscent of Homeland, but without the action sequences. If anything, its more like amc's Rubicon.

It's about an agent who is sent to Berlin to try and find a mole within the CIA's Berlin Station as they try to deal with the aftermath of an Edward Snowden type leaker known as "Thomas Shaw."

The show deals with the various agents within Berlin Station and the red tape and bureaucracy they must deal with to try and actually get anything done, much like Homeland. Meanwhile, the lead character goes around pursuing leads and clues on his own and stakes people out. It's very boring, nothing exciting happens, and I can't really see it going anywhere.

If you CANT GET ENOUGH of Homeland, you'd probably like this. Otherwise, It's not worth paying for the EPIX channel.

This Review is Based on the Pilot of "Shoot The Messenger" which I totally downloaded because I don't live in Canada >:D

Shoot the Messenger has all the workings of a good show, but the direction and premise are confusing. In the pilot we're introduced to a novice reporter, Daisy Channing (Elyse Levesque), A senior reporter, Simon Olenski (Lucas Bryant - Haven), their boss, (Alex Kingston - Doctor Who) and a Detective, as well as Channing's Sister, a politician or lawyer... can't really tell. In the pilot they all work a developing case from different angles. It's thorough, and the acting is fantastic, especially Elyse Levesque, but by the end of the episode, the case was left unsolved and so at this point I have no idea if it will be a serial revolving around this one case that unveils a larger conspiracy or if its just a two-parter and will then focus on other cases-of-the-week. Can't tell yet, but I think I'll tune in next week to find out, even though I really have no idea where the show is going at this point.

My advice is to check back with me next week and get the full report.

This review is based solely on the pilot episode of "Cleverman" available on Netflix.

The makeup and prosthetics for the race of people known as the "hairies" reminds me vaguely of Syfy's Defiance, except infinitely shittier. It's hard to take the show seriously when you've got these ridiculous werewolf-esque hairy people running around. The show focuses on an alternate world in which the hairy people are living in an area called "the Zone" and being treated poorly. Everything is as you would expect, racial tension, aggressive police, smuggling, blah blah blah -- and then all of a sudden halfway through we get some supernatural stuff, which was actually pretty cool, but also felt extremely random... I can't say the show was bad. It really wasn't terrible ... but those damn hairy people just as a concept and as an execution makes it feel a lot dumber than it actually is. Because of the interesting supernatural stuff towards the end, I'm inclined to watch one more episode to see what direction it takes -- but I can't imagine it being very good.

This review is based on the Season 7 pilot which aired 9/23/16.

Tonight's premiere of Hawaii Five-0 proves that seven seasons in, Hawaii is still one of the best shows on TV.

Now, Hawaii is a show with quite a few writers, given its long tenure, 25 episode seasons, and procedural nature -- and so naturally some episodes are better than others, but we've seen time and time again that when we get a good one, this show has a no-holds-barred approach that can deliver us some of the most existing and memorable action sequences on TV. Tonight's premiere was one of those episodes. It featured a near 7 minute long high-speed parkour foot chase that was unlike anything I've ever seen on TV. To put it simply, it was fuc*ing amazing.

The case of the day was about as gruesome as they come, but as a result, we're engaged, and the stakes are very high on this one. It also appears that there is a mastermind behind the whole ordeal, that will continue to pop in throughout the season (yay). We get to see the return of all the cast members, and Hawaii has some of, if not the best characters on TV.

We've got McGarrett - #1 TV Badass, stubborn, a little bit crazy, and the very definition of reckless.
Dano - Wisecracking, safeplaying realist, who can't quite process the craziness of McGarret.
Chin - The backup that never fails, always there when you need him. Also really nice guy.
Jerry - infectiously likeable, paranoid, conspiracy theorist, smart as hell
Grover - Matter of fact, reliable, family man, played by the extremely likable Chi McBride
Kono - Didn't do much on tonights ep, but she can fight well, and is great in a bind
And Dano's Crazy Cousin, who is a total Bro, and so out of place (purposely) that its funny.

All together we have the workings of an infinitely sustainable, fantastic show. Did I mention the action sequences are some of the craziest and most daring on all of TV?

This review is based on Season 2 of "Mr. Robot"

Season One of Mr. Robot was deserving of every nomination and reward it, and its cast/creators received. It was unique, artistic,
retro and relevant, smart, and focused on a damaged character who most of us could relate to, not because of his issues, but because of his bottled up emotions and introverted reactions. As Rami Malik expressed, Elliot is a character most of us wouldn't necessarily want to hang out with, but there are parts of him in each of us that we can relate too. Season one of Mr. Robot was a intensely psychological journey through the eyes of an diagnosed schizophrenic who discovers his alternate identity had some really large plans for him.

In Season Two, we deal with the aftermath of the plan to hack and take down the worlds largest corporation, E-Corp, as well as Elliot's plans for rebuilding after the inevitable collateral damage that was caused as a result. Instead, what we get is a slow paced acid trip in the mind of a man who has completely lost all bearing on reality, and literally has no idea what Phase 2 of his great plan was ... because it was an alternate identity that came up with it. And so, as a viewer, we are left watching a show that drags on for what feels like HOURS, where absolutely nothing actually happens. But things DO happen, and they happen in the last minute, or 30 seconds of each episode. When the following week's episode airs, its back to dullsville.

In Season 2, plot has been discarded in place for artistic license. They really miscalculated what people loved about season one, and decided to run with the idea that people only liked the "weirdness" of the series. What were given is a 10 episode season full of stupid gimmicks, and no actual content, where nothing actually happens, and even the lead character is lost and confused.

The finale just aired tonight, and I didn't know it was the finale, because it didn't explain anything or answer any questions, it only raised more. I'm not sure how much more Mr. Robot I can take after this mess.