Category Archives: TV

The Mandalorian Season 1, Episode 1 Review

Posted on November 17, 2019 by castordurden

Incumbent upon the success of The Rise of Skywalker, the Star Wars universe is staring at a dormancy period after Disney has fatigued the fanbase with market oversaturation. A spin-off of Bobba Fett was bandied about with James Mangold at … Continue reading →

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The Reviewinator: Star Trek – Discovery (Season 2)

Posted on April 20, 2019 by Rob

When we last saw the Discovery, it was face-to-face with the Enterprise, igniting hopes that the glory days of Star Trek were about to warp back into our living rooms. Discovery’s first season was such a forlorn departure in tone, … Continue reading →

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The Reviewinator: Fear the Walking Dead (Season 4)

Posted on October 5, 2018 by Rob

How did we get here? How did a show that never stood a chance against its far-superior but still-struggling-in-the-ratings predecessor make it to four seasons? Without a single likable character, not to mention the haphazard storytelling, most shows like this … Continue reading →

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The Reviewinator: Ash vs. Evil Dead (Season 3)

Posted on April 30, 2018 by Rob

The final season. And the end of Evil Dead as we know it. The blow would be less severe if the cancellation hadn’t happened a mere 9 days before the Season 3 finale, prompting worries that the show would end … Continue reading →

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The Reviewinator: The Walking Dead (Season 8)

Posted on April 17, 2018 by Rob

War. That’s what was promised at the end of Season 7. Although it took its sweet time to get there (no thanks to the narrative side-tracker that is the mid-season finale), it was enough to get people interested in what … Continue reading →

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Review: Roseanne (Season 10, Episode 1)

Posted on April 16, 2018 by castordurden

Roseanne Barr’s sitcom was always about the blue-collar, working-class woes of the Rust Belt. With the announcement of another revamp, fans of the original series were apprehensive especially after Season 8-9 were such a grandiose failure of esoteric anticlimaxes. Happily … Continue reading →

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Review: Barry (Season 1, Episode 1)

Posted on April 15, 2018 by castordurden

Wandering aimlessly into an amateur acting course was the self-referential setup for Shane Black’s brilliant neo-noir Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang. A hitman/gangster exorcising their crime-ridden ennui with therapy or another incongrous outlet was the setup for Analyze This, The Sopranos, … Continue reading →

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The Reviewinator: Star Trek – Discovery (Season 1)

Posted on February 13, 2018 by Rob

For Star Trek, there’s been nothing but prequels since 2002, with Nemesis still trekking at the tail-end of the original timeline. Over at the beginning of said timeline, Enterprise was famously cancelled before it had the chance to make its … Continue reading →

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Review: My Next Guest Needs No Introduction (Episode 1)

Posted on January 18, 2018 by castordurden

In the format of his friend Jerry Seinfeld’s Comedians in Car Getting Coffee, ex-talk show impresario David Letterman is chronicling his post-fame exploits. With the guerilla-style camera tilting up to his desk, Letterman fields a phone call with President Barack … Continue reading →

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Before They Were Stars: A Teenaged Seth Macfarlane in a “Star Trek” Fan Film

Posted on December 22, 2017 by Gill

Seth Macfarlane can currently been seen as a starship captain in The Orville, a TV series that both parodies and pays homage to Star Trek. It’s pretty clear that Macfarlane has been a lifelong Trek fan, as we can see … Continue reading →

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