Ever since it was announced that The Walking Dead is ending with its 11th season, many have wondered why the decision was made. Despite softer ratings than previous seasons, The Walking Dead Season 10 has still been a big hit and adds a lot of viewing post-airdate. But, it’s also true that TV shows get
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by Trevor Kimball, September 23, 2020 (Paramount Network) There are lots of changes coming to Paramount Network. According to Variety, the cable channel is being rebranded to Paramount Movie Network sometime in 2021. As part of that change, the cable channel is planning to get out of the original TV series business and shift toward
Where the premiere oriented the audience (somewhat) in the here and now of Burnham and the Shenzhou’s crew, Star Trek: Discovery Season 1 Episode 2 is more concerned with where they came from. It also spends a great deal of effort to further build credibility for this series in the Trek ‘verse. With the conflict
First of all, I’ve got to hand it to Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 1 Episode 9. They managed to play the Star Trek movie tropes in an all-in, no-holds-barred, hilarious manner while still paying homage to those films which, for their time, were the pinnacle of epicness. Secondly, regarding Mariner’s epiphany about herself, CALLED IT.
With the the success of HBO’s Watchmen at the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards, it seems apparent that superhero shows CAN win awards. For the longest time, the Academy has refused to recognize shows of the superhero genre, no matter how outstanding and critically relevant they are. Yes, from time to time, a superhero show will
The final season of The 100 let down its leads and the relationship that drove the story for six seasons. With one episode or the last five minutes of it, The 100 found itself ruining the legacy that it spent all this time building. Bellamy Blake was the heart of the show; he made the audience
It will be a Christmas like no other for fans of Hallmark’s When Calls the Heart. The beloved series will not be airing its typical Christmas special in 2020, confirming what we’ve all been thinking: 2020 is the worst. The series has aired Holiday-themed specials every year since 2015, and while production on the show’s
Saved by the Bell has (finally!) landed a return date at Peacock. The streamer has announced that the highly anticipated reimagining will hit the air on Wednesday, November 25. In the new series, when California governor Zack Morris gets into hot water for closing too many underfunded high schools, he proposes they send the affected
The mommy issues are strong with this lot. While the premiere had more flash and bang, Filthy Rich Season 1 Episode 2 delved more into some characters, touching upon a vulnerability that was lacking. Everyone has an angle and weakness on Filthy Rich. Eric’s wife, the aptly named Becky — in all of her basicness, remains
It’s sad but it’s true: NCIS is losing a beloved series regular during NCIS Season 18. It was confirmed earlier this year that Maria Bello was bowing out of her Jackie Sloane role. With Bello set to appear in eight more episodes of the series, the co-showrunner is opening up about losing her. “When we’re
Why haven’t we seen more of Hippolyta? It was George’s wife’s turn to shine on Lovecraft Country Season 1 Episode 7. And shine she did, as she went through a revealing journey of self-discovery that helped her to understand what she’s been feeling. Her trip started under the guise of determining the truth about George’s death,
Allie moved in with Nicole, Ben learned Ciara may still be alive, Gwen tried to gaslight Abigail, while Steve had a touching moment with John, and Eric left Salem to go back to Africa. Our TV Fanatics Jack Ori and Christine Orlando are joined by Andy and Monica from MyHourglass a Days of Our Lives
After seven, sometimes divisive seasons, The 100 draws to a close this week. There are a lot of streaming options debuting, including Hulu’s Monsterland and Netflix’s Emily In Paris. And if you’re hoping for a little more reality, ABC weighs in with Emergency Call, which is quite good, and Weakest Link returns to NBC with
Days of Our Lives is at its best when it writes realistic, family-based stories. This used to be the backbone of the serial when Alice and Tom Horton were still alive, but sadly, the writers have drifted far off course lately. But on Days of Our Lives during the week of 9-21-20, there were two
Samuel L. Jackson’s days as Nick Fury are not over. Per Variety, Disney+ is developing a series centered on the Marvel Cinematic Universe character. Kyle Bradstreet (Mr. Robot, Berlin Station) is set to write and executive-produce the series. Plot details, however, are currently being kept under wraps, which is not entirely surprising. Disney+ and Marvel,
The world of The Walking Dead is ending as we know it with The Walking Dead Season 11. But two fan-favorites will continue to be on TV screens thanks to AMC ordering a Carol (Melissa McBride) and Daryl (Norman Reedus) follow-up. And if you thought the new series would be similar to the parent series,
Are you ready for more from The Boys? If so, we have great news. The first spinoff of Amazon’s successful series is getting fast tracked. Although I would have been tickled to death to see the first spinoff appropriately called The Girls, it’s not to be. Super sad sigh right here. Instead, the spinoff will
I’m a fan of clever, ambitious scripts. Twist a trope, flip a stereotype, bend an allegory. Do it well and you get all the props. However, in the case of Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 1 Episode 8, I feel like what was attempted needed another twenty minutes to properly blossom. And I think the