TV Show Reviews and Availability

It’s the end of the world as we know it, or at least it is on May 31, as Amazon Prime launches its six-part limited-series adaptation of Good Omens. As Armageddon bears down, it’s up to an unlikely duo to pair up and try to stop it—and all the powers of Heaven and Hell that [Continue Reading]

Aim for the head. No matter the franchise or mythology, one thing is almost always important in a zombie story—the brains are crucial. Whether the zombies are slow or fast moving, mindless killing machines or sentient protagonists, Walkers, Wights, or mild-mannered medical residents… you get the picture. Perhaps the most brain-centric zombie story in current [Continue Reading]

Way back when people had fairy tales to explain what was going on in the king’s castle. Today’s successors to those tales are set in the White House – and in the case of HBO’s Veep, laced with enough profanity to raise the eyebrows of a biker. When Veep started back in 2012, it was [Continue Reading]

As far as “shelationships go, it doesn’t get much more real than Abbi and Ilana. The Millennial duo’s madcap mishaps in NYC in Comedy Central’s “Broad City” can put any bromance to shame. The milquetoast word “friendship” just can’t cut it. In a uniquely feminine way, they share the raw, the raunchy, the perverse in [Continue Reading]

When Netflix launched its 2017 dark comedy about a mild-mannered suburbanite-realtor-wife-and-mother-turned-zombie (yes, zombie), they couldn’t have chosen more charming, well loved, and person least likely to eat the neighbors than Drew Barrymore. Her warmth and bubbly personality make the bloodbath she delivers on the Netflix original series Santa Clarita Diet shockingly, well, delightful. Season 3 [Continue Reading]

Cable companies and their friends in the media love to pretend that you are missing out if you don’t have cable. However, when you consider all the original content on services like Netflix, Hulu, Amazon and others, it’s a ridiculous claim to say the least. In fact, we can add one more soon to be [Continue Reading]

“Human beings are dangerous and not to be trusted.” This is the mantra programmed into Hanna by her father in the rural woods of Poland for her entire 15 years. And he has a right to be cautious. Hanna is an extraordinary young woman, who has been sought after by the government ever since her [Continue Reading]

Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction. At least that’s the motive behind Hulu’s new character-based anthology series, The Act, with each season focusing on a shocking true crime story, replayed in dramatic fashion. The new show will debut on March 20, with the first season telling the story of the murder of Dee Dee Blanchard. [Continue Reading]

Are you feeling a little too content? Are you aglow with a sunny optimism about where we’re heading?  “Black Mirror” is here to help you fix that.  Since its inception in the UK 2011, the science fiction thriller show has been shocking  viewers into taping over their web cams and swearing off the latest tech [Continue Reading]

One of the most exciting things coming to Hulu this month might be the American debut of the emotional family drama Butterfly, from ITV in the U.K. A three-part miniseries, Butterfly tells the story of the family of an 11-year-old struggling with gender dysphoria and the desire to transition from a boy to a girl.  [Continue Reading]

True detective already had 3 seasons under its belt, with a 4th on the way. The anthology series hit their stride during the first “golden age of television,” with the structure of a loose thematic framework holding together seemingly separate stories ruling the small screen in the 1950s and 1960s. Since then, however, the format [Continue Reading]

High school is rough enough without discovering latent mutant powers, a dinosaur in the basement, and that your parents are part of an evil—and possibly supernatural—secret society.  At least for the six friends who make up the core ensemble of Marvel’s Runaways on Hulu, a fun, teen-oriented superhero drama from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The show [Continue Reading]

“Step outside your yard you never know what you’ll find.”  – Strange Angel Strange Angel is available on Paramount+ with a seven-day free trial. Strange Angel is a slow burn. With its fascinating subject, tightly designed visuals, and an eerie cinematic quality, however, the series keeps viewers intrigued as it delves into a weird hybrid [Continue Reading]

Master of espionage John le Carré’s captivating storytelling has seen many adaptations in the writer’s long career, from The Constant Gardner and The Spy Who Came in from the Cold to Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. The most recent televised adaptation was 2016’s The Night Manager, a smash-hit miniseries starring Hugh Laurie and Tom Hiddleston, airing [Continue Reading]

There are TV shows based on books. And TV shows based on movies. There are movies based on TV shows, movies based on musicals, and musicals based on movies (and movies then redone based on those musicals). Heck, there are operas based on movies now and musicals based on cartoons. So to say source material [Continue Reading]

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend ran for 4 seasons from 2015 – 2019. All 4 seasons are currently available on Netflix with one of the following plan options: Premium – per month – 4K HDR – allows four simultaneous viewings Standard – per month – HD – allows two simultaneous viewings Premium – – SD – allows one stream at a [Continue Reading]