Hello Media Consumers, yes it is that time of the season for the Premiere week, I was supposed to
comment about this at the begining of the week but I had other affairs to take care of but anywhooo....
What shows are we excited for, yes all the plethora of show from CBS, those witty sitcoms, Two and A Half Men, Two Broke Girls, Big Bang, and even Mike and Molly are back, but what other shows are we looking forward to? Well there is the new series with Kevin Bacon, --Cough,Cough--- the Following---Cough,Cough--- and lately that old crappy singing show has been roaring back "American Idol" unfortunately I'm not being a very good observer of television though because the shows I'm most looking forward to have got to be The Walking Dead, and a guilty pleasure of mine "Comic Book Men"!!! which I am super excited about because they are not being shoved to a later night and time, rather they are being moved to Thursdays from the Sunday time slot, and bumped back to 9 o'clock, instead of 11:00pm, all I can say is YES!!! I'm just thankful that I can watch the show and still be able to get some good sleep as well. So what other shows are out there? I can barely stretch my brain to remember the other shows, other than ones that I see ads for all the time, such as Bones, The Mindy Project, The New Girl, Raising Hope which I have never seen... Come to think of it there are a whole slew of shows on ABC and NBC that I haven't gotten around to watching.
From what I heard Once Upon A time was a good show, melding old folklore with a modern society spin that deals with the characters having dual lives as their former fairytale selves, while also living in the real world because of an enchanted spell, at least thats the impression that I get from the previews. Also Modern Family has looked funny, I mean when you have a hot lady such as Sofia Vergara pairing up with Al Bundy himself, it seems like you cannot go wrong. I want to hear all your thoughts though, are there shows that I have mentioned here that I should really pick up and catch up in watching? Or are there other shows which I haven't even listed that are worth a check? You tell me, and hopefully I can educate myself in the ways of watching decent television!!
Until Next Time folks!
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Friday, January 25, 2013
The Following
So I just got finished watching the encore presentation of Fox's new tv show "The Following".
The show centers around a washed up ex-FBI agent played by Kevin Bacon, who in the pilot episode
has to track down a serial killer who claimed the lives of fourteen university students in 2004 in brutal ways that were reminiscent of the works of Edgar Allen Poe. I don't want to spoil the show or the ending other than to say that it was intense and extremely suspensful. It was very cinematic which I think not enough shows are doing today, which in my opinion really does go a long way in terms of story telling and hooking in viewers like myself. The twists were excellent, and it sets up for a very interesting new series sure to be a favorite of any avid watcher of television.
Highlights of the show included the suspense as I mentioned before, and there were alot of twists and story elements which were unexpected but which added to the wow factor of the show, there were alot of moments where I was overjoyed, like "Oh they so went there" in terms of pushing the envelope for a television series especially one on a popular cable network. All the actors of the show were excellent, Kevin Bacon is at his best, and it seems with age his acting abilities are only strengthened, he play the tortured, redemption seeking ex-Fed very well, and the other supporting cast does an excellent job as well, and its worth noting in my opinion that the actor who played Ice-Man in the three first X-men films has a small role as part of the team that Bacon works with too.
Overall the following hooks you in with its dark overtones, and plays like an intense game of Cat and Mouse, while making lots of interesting backstory provdided with well placed flashbacks, and an interesting introduction to the main protagonist. Highly recommended, and if you didn't get to see it on its premiere or encore just hit on demand, or if you have it on your dvr just go and watch it A.S.A.P.
The show centers around a washed up ex-FBI agent played by Kevin Bacon, who in the pilot episode
has to track down a serial killer who claimed the lives of fourteen university students in 2004 in brutal ways that were reminiscent of the works of Edgar Allen Poe. I don't want to spoil the show or the ending other than to say that it was intense and extremely suspensful. It was very cinematic which I think not enough shows are doing today, which in my opinion really does go a long way in terms of story telling and hooking in viewers like myself. The twists were excellent, and it sets up for a very interesting new series sure to be a favorite of any avid watcher of television.
Highlights of the show included the suspense as I mentioned before, and there were alot of twists and story elements which were unexpected but which added to the wow factor of the show, there were alot of moments where I was overjoyed, like "Oh they so went there" in terms of pushing the envelope for a television series especially one on a popular cable network. All the actors of the show were excellent, Kevin Bacon is at his best, and it seems with age his acting abilities are only strengthened, he play the tortured, redemption seeking ex-Fed very well, and the other supporting cast does an excellent job as well, and its worth noting in my opinion that the actor who played Ice-Man in the three first X-men films has a small role as part of the team that Bacon works with too.
Overall the following hooks you in with its dark overtones, and plays like an intense game of Cat and Mouse, while making lots of interesting backstory provdided with well placed flashbacks, and an interesting introduction to the main protagonist. Highly recommended, and if you didn't get to see it on its premiere or encore just hit on demand, or if you have it on your dvr just go and watch it A.S.A.P.
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Are cartoons just for kids?
Ready to blog about anything television related. Let's begin with a random one...
Why do some people think watching cartoons can only be for kids still?? Honestly can we
get a nod to the mature rated televised cartoon series from Japan, the countless Manga, and other
versions of adult animation, ala the HBO Spawn series which though Ultra-violent was a brilliant
work of art ended way before its time, despite winning multiple emmy awards. Now maybe I'm
a dying breed, and maybe my interest in art is what fuels my love for animation, but honestly
there have been multiple animated series which can be viewed with mature themes depsite being
rated and marketed for children. take a second to look at DragonballZ, or the old Batman animated
series and you may pick up on some more adult themes you once didn't as a kid. But I digress...
Why do some people think watching cartoons can only be for kids still?? Honestly can we
get a nod to the mature rated televised cartoon series from Japan, the countless Manga, and other
versions of adult animation, ala the HBO Spawn series which though Ultra-violent was a brilliant
work of art ended way before its time, despite winning multiple emmy awards. Now maybe I'm
a dying breed, and maybe my interest in art is what fuels my love for animation, but honestly
there have been multiple animated series which can be viewed with mature themes depsite being
rated and marketed for children. take a second to look at DragonballZ, or the old Batman animated
series and you may pick up on some more adult themes you once didn't as a kid. But I digress...
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