Tuesday, September 21, 2021
Espinoza, Edgar (TTH) Shadow and Bone 50
The series is based on a series of books by Leigh Bardugo. The world is a state of constant conflict between the Grisha (people with magical abilities) and non-Grisha. What stands in their way is The Fold, created by a Grisha known as the Black Heretic, which is a land of darkness and killer creatures. The only thing that can make The Fold go away is the Ein Summoner, which is a Grisha who can control light and make the darkness go away. We are then introduced to the main character Alina Starkov who is a mapmaker for her country's army. When going on a mission into The Fold, it is discovered when their party is attacked that she in in fact The Sun Summoner of legend. That is when the General of the Girsha army, Kirigan, descendent of the Grisha who started The Fold, takes her away to train her on her new powers. When training with Kirigan, Alina finds out his dark secret that he is in fact the Grisha who started The Fold and he needs to absorb her powers in order to become unstoppable.
Monday, September 20, 2021
Tamez, Blaine (MW) Star Wars: The Bad Batch 50
The Bad Batch is a Star Wars based show created by Dave Filoni that takes place immediately after the clone wars. As the empire begins its process of establishing itself across the galaxy, clone force 99 otherwise known as the Bad Batch are a group of enhanced clones that possess skills that no other clones have. With the empire replacing the majority of clones, clone force 99 is viewed as a threat and to be terminated by the empire. Tech, Echo, Wrecker, Hunter and Crosshair have to endure a journey to adapt and survive from the empire and stay alive at all costs.
Tuesday, September 14, 2021
Barth, Bridget (MW) Unorthodox 50
Inspired by the memoir of Deborah Feldman, Unorthodox is a Netflix original series depicting the life of Esty Shapiro, a Hasidic Jewish woman living in Brooklyn's Williamsburg neighborhood. She finds herself greatly dissatisfied with her life a year into her arranged marriage with her husband Yanky. She flees to Berlin to escape her marriage and community and reconnects with her long-lost mother. Unorthodox is four episodes long and is directed by Maria Schrader. Esty Shapiro is played by Shira Haas and Yanky Shapiro is played by Amit Rahav.
Parr, Ella (MW) Terra Nova 50
Terra Nova is a show that came out in 2011 on Fox Networks. The show was one season long and totaled 13 episodes. The show is based in the future in the year 2149. The earth is dying and due to overpopulation, the cities are crowded. They have figured out time travel and those who are deemed important such as doctors, engineers and soldiers are allowed to travel back. They travel back to a time where there are dinosaurs and live among them. The settlement is called Terra Nova.
Zamora, Nicholas (MW) Evil Genius 50
Evil Genius is a four-part mini-series documenting the case of the "Pizza Bomber" of Erie, Pennsylvania from 2003. What started out as a bank robbery turned into a conspiracy to commit murder. Even as federal agents get involved, the true master mind stays ahead of them.
Every episode leaves you scratching your head as more and more of the case gets unraveled. Just when you think you have the culprit, a new wrench gets thrown in to keep you in your seat. Viewer discretion is advised, as the series gets really detailed in the facts.
Monday, September 13, 2021
Huff, Fallon (TTh) Loki 50
Loki is the latest TV series set in the Marvel Universe and has only one season so far. The series has many familiar faces with Tom Hiddleston as Loki, Owen Wilson as Mobius, and Sophia Di Martino as Sylvie. Loki, like all other marvel content, is streaming on Disney +.
Loki is taken by TVA (Time Variance Authority) agents straight from the first movie for 'breaking the proper flow of time' when he picked up the tesseract. Instead of being "pruned" for his crimes he is taken by Mobius to look back on his life and look into his future.
Loki is taken by TVA (Time Variance Authority) agents straight from the first movie for 'breaking the proper flow of time' when he picked up the tesseract. Instead of being "pruned" for his crimes he is taken by Mobius to look back on his life and look into his future.
Reid, Connor (MW) My Name Is Earl 50
My Name Is Earl is an American television sitcom that was created by Gregory Garcia. The show was aired on NBC from September 20, 2005, to May 14, 2009, in the United States. 20th Century Fox Television produced the show and starred Jason Lee as Earl Hickey, the main character of the show.
Being a long-life criminal, Earl knows nothing but stealing and causing mischief everywhere he goes. One day, Earl wins $100,000 on a scratch ticket. Shortly after winning, Earl gets hit by a car and wakes up in a hospital bed where he discovers karma for himself by watching an episode of the talk show "Last Call" with Carson Daly. Convinced that he must turn his life around to be happy, Earl creates a list with all the bad things he's done in life and sets out to cross them off his list with the help from his brother Randy, and his friends along the way.
My Name Is Earl has four seasons and can be streamed on Hulu. The show is also accessible on Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, Vudu, YouTube, and Google Play Movies & TV.
Being a long-life criminal, Earl knows nothing but stealing and causing mischief everywhere he goes. One day, Earl wins $100,000 on a scratch ticket. Shortly after winning, Earl gets hit by a car and wakes up in a hospital bed where he discovers karma for himself by watching an episode of the talk show "Last Call" with Carson Daly. Convinced that he must turn his life around to be happy, Earl creates a list with all the bad things he's done in life and sets out to cross them off his list with the help from his brother Randy, and his friends along the way.
My Name Is Earl has four seasons and can be streamed on Hulu. The show is also accessible on Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, Vudu, YouTube, and Google Play Movies & TV.
Fox, Andrew (MW) Nine Perfect Strangers 50
Made by the creators of Big Little Lies and The Undoing, Nine Perfect Strangers is a show streaming on Hulu. The show is an adaptation of the book Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty. The premise of the show is that nine different individuals all coming from different sides of life go to a ten-day experimental wellness retreat, led by a woman named Masha. Over the course of the ten-day retreat, there is clearly something unusual about the stay. The drama, secrets, and lies that ensue during the rest of the strangers' stay only causes more drama than what would regularly occur.
The suspense and intense characters make for all the more of an entertaining story. The conclusion of this story, however, is different in the show than that of the novel.
The suspense and intense characters make for all the more of an entertaining story. The conclusion of this story, however, is different in the show than that of the novel.
O'Gwin, Ariel (TTh) Extra Curricular 50
Extra Curricular is a Korean Netflix original drama about a young high school boy, and model student whose biggest dream is to go to college, get an office job, stay under the radar, and live the most uneventful life he possibly can.
To achieve his dream, he runs a secret protection service for sex workers in his area. If they ever need help getting out of a potentially dangerous situation with a client, they can notify him, and he'll send his muscle to get them out of a stitch.
Friday, September 10, 2021
Sandoval, Aveeania (TTH) Titans 50
Titans is a superhero TV show on HBO that is based on DC's Titans team up. The Titans is group of young heroes that include Nightwing, Starfire, Beast Boy, Superboy, Hawk and Dove, and Jason Todd's Robin. So far there has been three seasons and on each one they fight against a new evil. Unlike the previous Teen Titans shows this is a grittier R-rated version that allows for darker storylines, adult language, and heavy violence.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLzcQQDRkb4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLzcQQDRkb4
Thursday, September 9, 2021
Cooper, Collin (TTh) The White Lotus 50
The White Lotus is an HBO limited series that explores the paradox of wealthy white people and vacation resort life. The series is a satirical drama that aims to give the viewer an inside look at each of these characters' individuality, personal values/opinions, and emotions. The show has many rising and well-established actors and actresses such as American Horror Story's, Connie Britton, HBO Max's Euphoria star, Sydney Sweeney, and even Jennifer Coolidge from Legally Blonde. The show does an amazing job discussing rich white liberalism and the issues that come with it and strategically introduces the topic through the character "Paula" who is not rich or white but is just accompanying Sydney Sweeney's character's family as a friend that got to come along on the vacation. As the series continues it has each character intermingle and have their own relationships with one another and it's so interesting to see this cultivate and build until there is a death of one of the main characters. I love that this is just a short series of 6 intense episodes that kept me intrigued and on the edge of my seat the entire time. The acting and writing are phenomenal, and I can say this is one of the best-produced TV shows I have seen in a while.
Gonzales,Nathaniel (TTH) High-Rise Invasion 50
High Rise Invasion is a psychological horror and survival series that follows high school student Yuri Honjo, who suddenly finds herself trapped in a world full of interconnected, sinister skyscrapers. With no way to reach the ground and masked deviants roaming around, her only guiding light is her brother Rika, who she communicates with via phone. When a "Mask" destroys her phone, she resolves she must find Rika and avoid being "pushed to the brink of despair," as it appears the Masks aren't interested in killing, but ensuring their victims commit suicide. There's a bizarre game with several players like Yuri and Rika going on, but what's with the masked figures, and how will anyone ever escape?
The show is an original on Netflix with 12 episodes for the first season, but a second season has been confirmed for a later date.
The show is an original on Netflix with 12 episodes for the first season, but a second season has been confirmed for a later date.
Monday, September 6, 2021
Guynn, Sarah (TTh) Akame ga Kill! 50
Akame ga Kill! is a dark fantasy anime that centers around a protagonist named Tatsumi. He travels into the capital city from a poor village after being separated from his trio. His coin is stolen and after resigning himself to spend the night on the streets, he is picked up by a wealthy family. That night, a plot to assassinate that family is carried out by the infamous group called Night Raid, which leaves him alive and manages to recruit him into their ranks. The assassin group is comprised of skilled Imperial Arms users, which are special artifacts made from ancient Danger Beasts. The goal of this group is to bring justice to the nation by killing the prime minister, who is manipulating the child emperor into leaving his nation impoverished and corrupted. This is a story about unexpected alliances, twisted cruelty, and sorrowful ends.
Thursday, September 2, 2021
Reyes, Christian (TTH) 7 Deadly Sins 50
7 Deadly Sins is a Showtime docuseries first airing in 2014 produced and hosted by Morgan Spurlock that dives into the individuals' lives and shines how they have been entangled by one of God's most dangerous sins. Each episode highlights how their life has been devoured by that sin from envy to gluttony and lust to greed. Join this disturbing and wicked ride that will be ensured to leave you damned.
Ramos, Melissa (MW) Vincenzo 10
Vincenzo is a South Korean Drama that details the Korean-Italian mafia lawyer Vincenzo Cassano’s mission to take down a corrupt conglomerate. Throughout the entirety of the show, Vincenzo is working with citizens that have become a target of the conglomerate while trying to keep his true identity concealed. There are many turning points in the series that leave each episode with a cliff hanger which makes the audience want to come back for more.
Browder, Makinley (TTh) Panic 50
The show Panic is an Amazon Prime original it just came out in May of this year. The show is based in a small town that has a competition called Panic for all graduating high school seniors with a big money prize for the winner. No one knows who started panic or who is in charge but there are secret judges who leave random signs all over town indicating where and when each challenge is. It must be kept a secret because of 2 deaths that happened the previous year during panic. If you chicken out or don't complete the challenge you don't make it to the next round. Each round gets more specific to the players, if your biggest fear is heights the judges will form a challenge around that fear, so no one is safe.
The main character Heather is a poor girl who needs money for college and isn't known to do anything crazy or irrational basically plays life safe, but when she is in a bind for money nothing will stop her from winning or at least trying. She goes from being the least likely to compete to the one to beat after the first challenge. Each episode gets crazier than the one before revealing secret after secret and leaving anyone and everyone guessing what will happen next.
Manning, Emily (TTh) Made For Love 50
After spending 10 years in a marriage with a tech billionaire, Hazel tries to run away after she had a chip implanted into her brain. This chip connects her to her husband, Byron Gogol, who can watch everything that she sees, tracks her, and knows what she's feeling. This HBO Max original is a new futuristic outlook on the way we can love. This series includes Cristin Milioti, Billy Magnussen, and Ray Romano. After Hazel makes a run for it, she tries to reconnect with her estranged father, played by Ray Romano, who now has a doll as a wife and is the town laughingstock. As she fights for the freedom of her brain, this story is filled with twists, turns, and the sacrifices for the ones we love.
https://youtu.be/lvWgNSLIULw
https://youtu.be/lvWgNSLIULw
Wednesday, September 1, 2021
Dawson, Kai (MW) Invincible 10
From the creators of the Walking Dead, the new Amazon series "Invincible" is an animated comic book adaption from the comic book originally published in 2003. Produced by Seth Rogen and including voice acting from the legendary J.K. Simmons.
The show follows a young high school aged teen named Mark. Mark is battling with all the things you'd expect an adolescent to deal with, except his dad is the most powerful superhero on Earth, and highlights his struggles with living in a super-hero family, in a super-powered world. The show takes heavy influence from the DC comic universe and seems to act as sort of a spoof version. Invincible is already in production for season 2 and is confirmed for a 3rd (8 episodes).
I recommend this show to anyone who is a fan of comic book adaptations, and anyone who is into animated TV in general, it takes a very familiar 90's style of animation with the technological advancements of today and creates an incredible experience for the viewer.
Harp, Haley (MW) Violet Evergarden
Violet Evergarden is a Japanese anime television series from 2018 that is available on Netflix. The show follows a young woman who was raised as a weapon and soldier of war. Once the war has ended Violet struggles to find her place in the post-war society as a detached and emotionless individual. She finds herself at a writer's agency and post office where she becomes employed as a ghostwriter. Here Violet learns about emotions and slowly learns how to be human and how to process and understand her own feelings.
Wednesday, August 25, 2021
England, Tim (MW) Ted Lasso 50
Ted Lasso is an American comedy that you can watch on AppleTV+. It stars Jason Sudeikis who plays an American coach of a Division II football who's hired to move to England and lead a soccer team, which, of course, has an entirely different set of rules, and Lasso admits he doesn't understand the game.
Lasso gets the job because the team's owner, a woman, actually wants him to fail. She got the team in a divorce settlement and her ex- loved the team. She wants to run it into the ground to spite him. But Ted Lasso has other ideas. He brings a spirit and energy to the team that awakens this bunch in ways that make you root for them.
I can recommend this show highly because it's a lot fun and heartwarming. It's now in Season 2, and Apple TV has renewed it for a third season. (12 episodes in a season). And here's something of note: it has earned 20 Emmy nominations. The entertainment industry likes this show, too!
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