Episodes
Wednesday Dec 05, 2018
Homecoming (Amazon Series)
Wednesday Dec 05, 2018
Wednesday Dec 05, 2018
Alicia and I take a quick binge trip with this very interesting Amazon series converted from the podcast series of the same name. Beautifully done directed by Sam Ismail better known for his work with the Mr. Robot series. This conspiracy military, rehab center, DOD suspense thriller takes you on a slow burn with corporate corruption, deception and pharmaceutical poisoning to a very real story line for profit
Heidi Bergman is a caseworker at Homecoming, a facility that helps soldiers transition back to civilian life. She leaves Homecoming to start a new life living with her mother and working as a small-town waitress. Years later, the Department of Defense questions why she left, which makes Heidi realize that there's a whole other story behind the one that she's been telling herself. Oscar winner Julia Roberts stars as Heidi in the first regular TV series role of her career. "Homecoming" is based a podcast of the same name.
Wednesday Nov 14, 2018
Daredevil (Netflix) Season 3
Wednesday Nov 14, 2018
Wednesday Nov 14, 2018
So the Daredevil series. I wasn’t a big comic book fan of his but he always showed up with some of the characters I liked. So I was familiar with the origin and a bit with the Frank Miller series as well. I jump in on the 3rd season even though I seen them all as they released. I go over it on my own because of my Marvel obsession and how i follow almost anything is released of Marvel Characters. Here's my thoughts.
"Daredevil" follows Matt Murdock, attorney by day and vigilante by night. Blinded in an accident as a child, Murdock uses his heightened senses as Daredevil to fight crime on the streets of New York after the sun goes down. While Murdock's day job requires him to believe in the criminal justice system, his alter ego does not follow suit, leading him to take the law into his own hands to protect his Hell's Kitchen neighborhood and the surrounding communities
Wednesday Oct 03, 2018
Tom Clancy's - Jack Ryan (Amazon)
Wednesday Oct 03, 2018
Wednesday Oct 03, 2018
So for the last couple of days I sat down and watched three of 5 Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan movies. To prepare me for the Amazon series “Jack Ryan”. I wanted to have a perspective before I started watching the series in case there was an unconscience bias about the character and the stories.
Author Tom Clancy introduced the character of Jack Ryan in a series of books before Ryan headed to the big screen in several films. Now the former U.S. Marine is featured in an episodic series for the first time, with John Krasinski portraying Ryan in this Amazon original thriller that centers on Ryan as an up-and-coming CIA analyst. He is thrust into a dangerous field assignment for the first time and uncovers a pattern in terrorist communication. That launches him into the middle of a dangerous gambit with a new breed of terrorism that threatens destruction on a global scale
Wednesday Sep 26, 2018
Iron Fist Season 2 (Netflix)
Wednesday Sep 26, 2018
Wednesday Sep 26, 2018
Alicia and I were very skeptical about this second season of Ironfist. So we were in no rush to sit down and watch it. Luckily it was only 10 episodes. So we checked it and out prior to this. This Marvel Netflix series was the worst of the bunch. Now we have something to really talk about. Thanks to new directors, writers and choreographers. We see a pretty good series.
The second season of the American web television series Iron Fist, which is based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name, follows Danny Rand / Iron Fist, a martial arts expert with the ability to call upon the power of the Iron Fist
Tuesday Aug 07, 2018
Killing Eve (codename Villanelle)
Tuesday Aug 07, 2018
Tuesday Aug 07, 2018
We jumped into a brand new BBC America series called Killing Eve. A cat and mouse investigator/Assassin series with a twist. These two protagonist are women and the assassin is a psychopath. This British triller is very unique and we discuss the nuances of the characters and series.
Eve's life as a spy is not adding up to what she had hoped it would be when she started. She is a bored, very smart, MI5 security officer who is very desk-bound. Villanelle is a very talented killer, mercurial in mood, who clings to the luxuries of her job. Eve and Villanelle go head to head in a fierce game of cat and mouse, each woman equally obsessed with the other as Eve is tasked with hunting down the psychopathic assassin. Sarah Barnett, BBCA president, says, " `Killing Eve' stands out in a sea of scripted stories as refreshingly entertaining and great fun.
Sunday Jun 03, 2018
Chloe X Halle new release - The Kids are Alright
Sunday Jun 03, 2018
Sunday Jun 03, 2018
The teen group Chloe X Halle from Grown-ish has their first studio release, "The kids are alright." We discuss the easy going production and the great harmonization between the young ladies. Its surprising that these young ladies had their hands on so much of this album. From writing, producing and singing all through this release. It sounded like much more seasoned artists. The ladies created a very enjoyable album that we didn't expect.
The Kids Are Alright is the debut studio album by American R&B duo Chloe x Halle. It was released on March 23, 2018, by Beyoncé's record label Parkwood Entertainment
Wednesday May 23, 2018
Jessica Jones (Marvel) Neflix season 1 and 2
Wednesday May 23, 2018
Wednesday May 23, 2018
Being a Marvel fan, and reading some of the later versions of the Marvel comics. I ran into the Alias series that jumped into realistic problems people go through but just happen to be super powered individuals. The Alias series centers on the emotionally battered Jessica Jones which Netflix saw some value to make it a series. Here is my take on season 1 and 2 and a little of the Defenders series.
This Netflix original chronicles the life of one of the darker Marvel characters, the mysterious Jessica Jones. When a tragedy puts an end to her short-lived career as a superhero, Jessica settles in New York City and opens her own detective agency, called Alias Investigations, which seems to be called into cases involving people who have special abilities. Suffering from post-traumatic stress syndrome, Jessica wants to do good, but her primary interest isn't in saving the world, it's saving her apartment and getting through each day. Based on a graphic novel intended for adults, this is not a superhero story for the kids
Wednesday May 16, 2018
Lost in Space reboot (Netflix)
Wednesday May 16, 2018
Wednesday May 16, 2018
We took the time the other night and watched the rebooted series "Lost in Space". Netflix rebooted this series and made it into something totally new (with a little references from the old 1965 series). Family dynamics, Girl power in lead roles and an interesting concept to possibly a very interesting series
It's 30 years in the future and the family has been chosen to start a new life in a space colony. On the way to what they believe will be a better world, the Robinsons' ship is abruptly thrown off course and they are thrown into a dangerous alien environment. Stranded with the Robinsons are unsettlingly charismatic Dr. Smith and inadvertently charming Don West, two outsiders who are thrown together by circumstance and a mutual knack for deception
Tuesday Apr 17, 2018
Runaways
Tuesday Apr 17, 2018
Tuesday Apr 17, 2018
Alicia and I had an opportunity to check out the Marvel series Runaway that was adapted to TV from the comic book series. This delightful TV series was refreshing and the writing was a very well adapted. Marvel has a good series on their hand on Hulu so look out for the next season.
After discovering their parents are super-villains in disguise, a group of teenagers band together to run away from their homes in order to atone for their parents' actions and to discover the secrets of their origins
Tuesday Mar 27, 2018
The Mantis (La Mante) Netflix (Subtitled)
Tuesday Mar 27, 2018
Tuesday Mar 27, 2018
Alicia and I started on our international series of foreign films and TV series. This episode we got really excited by another Netflix exclusive mini series released in December 2017. Another twist on the serial Killer genre that tells the story about a french female serial killer. This female serial killer, nicknamed 'La Mante' decides to collaborate with the police when a string of murders that copycat her style suddenly appear. But she has some extraordinary conditions she request in order to help. One being her son the police officer