Oh, Gotham, how I love and loathe thee. The darkly resplendent world of Batman, Gotham City reigns supreme with nuances that outdo the likes of Metropolis or Star City when it comes to the background that births a hero. But in the Complete Second Season of FOX’s?Gotham, all hell breaks loose on the streets of…
11.22.63,?Stephen King’s time-bending novel, has been adapted by Bridget Carpenter (Friday Night Lights, The Red Road) for Hulu. Now, available on Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital HD,?11.22.63?takes us on a twisty road from the present back to the 1960s in a darker?Back to the Future. James Franco’s Jake Epping suffers. His marriage has crumbled and his…
This week on?a very special bonus episode of the podcast, Steve has the chance to sit down with the cast and crew of IRL, a new online web series debuting soon! ?In an awesome roundtable, they debate the pros (and cons) of our social networking culture, how relationships have changed and where we might be…
The latest hit from HBO isn’t an ensemble power play. Yes, it’s an ensemble show, but the power of this show is Bobby Cannavale’s American Century record executive Richie Finestra. Finestra is a force of nature who cares about his company – and music – in a way that he is begging his team of…
I have a deep personal interest in Millennials, as my four children were born from 1980 through 1990, nicely fitting within the definition. Tuesday, I introduced ScreenFish readers to the six-part documentary Millennials, which premieres on the cable network Ovation this evening. I hope you will take time to watch. The three episodes I previewed…
?Look like the innocent flower; but be the serpent under?t? ? Lady Macbeth If you?re late to the game, House of Cards follows the political scandals of Frank Underwood (Kevin Spacey), a presidential WHIP with an incredible lust for power. Dissatisfied with his place in the government structure, Frank and his ferocious wife, Claire (Robin…
George R.R. Martin isn’t terribly sentimental when it comes to his characters. We all (unless you live under a rock without HBO… or friends) know that Lord Stark was whacked at the end of the first novel – and the first season – of?Game of Thrones, stripping?the biggest name (Sean Bean) from the show. We…
My second favorite new show,?Blindspot?has settled down into an episodic rhythm where just enough of the mythos is teased out, but the bulk of the hour is spent solving an individual conundrum. Here, Weller and Shaw/Doe tackle a ridiculous conspiracy to unleash CDC-controlled diseases on the world to help thin the population. We’ve been there…
For the first time this season, Gotham?left me bored although the romantic fans of the show will probably be intrigued. Certainly, not every episode can be as exciting and groundbreaking as we’d like it to be, but this one felt like little was actually accomplished. A few major plot points were progressed. Bruce meets Theo…
My favorite new show this year is determined to keep us guessing. Various aspects about the latest FBI recruits are teased out from episode to episode, with clues interspersed in between the two timelines that we follow week in and week out. In the present, Alex Parrish is on the run, strongly suspected in the…
