Tag: netflix
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Jessica Jones: Season 2 – A Netflix Review
I really enjoyed the first season of Jessica Jones. The series had such a strong concept. It definitely wasn’t a super hero show, yet it featured a character with super human strength … who didn’t necessarily want her powers. She mostly just wanted to be left alone. The series felt far more like a thriller…
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Altered Carbon – A Netflix Series Review
Based on a book, Altered Carbon is a Netflix series set in the distant future where people have the ability to store their personality and memories in a disk at the back base of their neck. If their body dies, they can have their disk inserted into a new body, thus allowing someone to effectively…
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Regarding the First Five Episodes of Iron Fist
I got really nervous a few weeks ago because the critics were slamming Iron Fist. Generally speaking, they accused the first six episodes of lacking direction, excitement, or any real sense of danger. Fortunately, I decided to watch it anyway. I’m here to tell you – in regards to the first five episodes, the critics…
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Sense8 – A Few Thoughts
A while back I vowed to watch everything the Wachowskis released. While I love the Wachowskis’ vision and cinematography, their stories and dialogue are often challenged. I hoped with a twelve episode series like Sense8, and with the help of writer J. Michael Straczynski, they would have enough time to really let their story unfold. Sense8…
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Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp
My wife and I subscribe to Entertainment Weekly, and they started talking up the prequel to Wet Hot American Summer some time ago. As avid Netflix viewers, we figured, “Why not?” Of course, because the show would be the first day of camp, we realized we should probably watch the original movie from 2001 that focused…
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About Arrested Development Season 4
My wife and I loved Arrested Development when it aired on Fox. Sure, it took some getting used to, but we came to adore its weird, quirky stories with such flawed, lovably dysfunctional characters. From week to week, I’d have a new favorite Bluth, which says a lot about the show’s magic. When we heard…
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