Title: Iron Fist Network: Netflix Airs: Streaming Starring: Finn Jones, Carrie-Ann Moss, David Wenham, Tom Pelphrey Rating: TV-MA Reviewer: H.G. Prime FA Scorecard: S* “You know what the definition of a hero is? Someone who gets other people killed.” ~Zoe Washburne, Serenity (2005) My mother and I used to have this tradition called “Bad […]
Time After Time Network: ABC Airs: Sundays 9/8 central Starring: Freddie Stroma, Josh Bowman, Genesis Rodriguez, Nicole Ari Parker Rating: TV-14 (V) Reviewer: Lori Twichell FA Scorecard: B What happens when the most notorious serial killer in history gets his hands on a time machine? This is the premise of the new ABC television […]
Z: The Beginning of Everything Network: Amazon Airs: Streaming Starring: Christina Ricci, David Hoflin Rating: TV-MA Reviewer: Renee Chaw FA Scorecard: B Zelda Sayre, more widely known by her married name Zelda Fitzgerald, wife to F. Scott Fitzgerald and an artist in her own right, was one of the first flappers! She didn’t let […]
Title: One Day at a Time Network: Netflix Airs: Streaming Starring: Justina Machado, Rita Moreno, Stephen Tobolowsky, Isabella Gomez Rating: PG Reviewer: Lori Twichell FA Scorecard: A Penelope is a newly divorced single mom. That would be pretty much enough for anyone to handle, but throw in that she is now raising two kids […]
Title: The Great Indoors Network: CBS Airs: Thursdays 8:30/7:30 central Starring: Joel McHale, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Susannah Fielding, Stephen Fry Rating: TV-PG Reviewer: Susan Tolleson FA Scorecard: B “In the ’90s, was there a quota on how many colors you had to wear at once?” This good-natured ribbing epitomizes The Great Indoors, a cute sitcom […]
Think you’re ordering carp and end up with crappie? by Susan Tolleson You ever look forward to digging into your favorite dish from a restaurant you haven’t been to in years, only to discover it’s really not so great anymore? Yeah, me, too. I can’t help but shake the feeling that some of this season’s […]
Title: Timeless Network: NBC Airs: Mondays 10/9C Starring: Abigail Spencer, Matt Lanter, Malcolm Barrett, Goran Visnjic Rating: PG Reviewer: Rachel Dixon FA Scorecard: B When Lucy’s world is turned upside down in a single moment, will her life…and history…ever go back to the way it used to be? As an avid fan of Doctor Who […]
Title: The Good Place Network: NBC Airs: Thursdays 9/8 Central Starring: Kristen Bell, Ted Danson William Jackson Harper, D’Arcy Carden Rating: PG Reviewer: Jennifer L. Farey FA Scorecard: B I used to love the Fall TV season. But the last few years have disappointed me. There’ve been very few original, interesting new series, and the […]
Show: Conviction Network: ABC Airs: Mondays 10/9 C Starring: Hayley Atwell, Merrin Dungey, Eddie Cahill, Shawn Ashmore Rating: TV-PG Reviewed by: Lori Twichell FA Scorecard: D Hayes Morrison (Hayley Atwell) is a problem child. Always acting out, she rebels against all levels of authority and loves to thumb her nose at anything that’s even remotely expected of her. […]
Show: Timeless Episode: Pilot Network: NBC Airs: Mondays 10/9 C Starring: Abigail Spencer, Matt Lanter, Malcom Barrett, Goran Visnjic Rating: TV-PG Reviewed by: Lori Twichell FA Scorecard: B Lucy Preston (Abigail Spencer) has a life that isn’t too far out of the ordinary. She’s a college professor who is renowned for her knowledge of history, […]