Netflix, the streaming site that struck gold in 2013 with the launch of its first spate of original programming, has announced the latest series set to begin streaming in 2015. Entitled Narcos, the 10 episode season will be a serialized take on the story of Pablo Escobar, the notorious Colombian drug lord of the 1970s […]
In my last review of Archer Vice (“Smuggler’s Blues”), I remarked that it was the first episode of the season that didn’t hold up to the great level of quality since the change in premise. That was a couple of weeks ago and since then; the series has experienced a noted improvement from that previous […]
The Paleyfest panel for American Horror Story closed off the television celebration and the whole thing was a hilarious, weird, fun, and at times uncomfortable, but delightful mess. Let’s face it, whenever you open the floor up for fan questions it’s gonna get creepy and uncomfortable real fast. And while the panel focuses on […]
The Walking Dead continues to break ratings records. Seriously, it’s getting kind of old and expected, it seems that America’s love affair with zombies is not slowing down even a little bit. The big season four finale of the AMC series attracted 15.7 million total viewers, a 26% increase from the previous season finale. In […]
Well, the body count was certainly much lower than many people expected it would be for the season finale of The Walking Dead, but I have to say that I enjoyed this set up for season five much more than I thought I would- especially considering the long and often dull road we took to […]
One of the most interesting aspects of Hannibal is how the show walks the delicate balance between highlighting its two stars: Mads Mikkelsen (Hannibal) and Hugh Dancy (Will). The series is able to make an episode work with either Will or Hannibal in the forefront, and, even though the series is named after Hannibal, it […]
The Walking Dead has a problem- a pretty big problem. It has fallen into one of the worst traps a series can fall into: The Pacing Trap. Now, what exactly is the pacing trap, you might ask? Let me explain. Think about your favorite television show. Think about your favorite season of that show. What […]
