Over the weekend, I caught up on RESURRECTION. The first season was on Hulu still and was only 8 episodes, so it was not difficult. It is about a boy that reported returns from the dead after 32 and is brought back to his parents from China by an ICE agent, played by Omar Epps. The first season was good, and had a good storyline, and a good cliffhanger. The second season starts on Sunday, September 28th.
Also finished AN HONORABLE WOMAN. I think that this series will get some Emmy nominations. One of Maggie Gyllenhall's best performances of her career. Great miniseries story. I will not give away any spoilers for this show. As soon as it becomes available on ON DEMAND or online, I suggest you binge watch all eight episodes...
Another show that I am beginning to catch up on is MANHATTAN. It is about the Manhattan project. Good story so far, but the acting is just ok. They are doing well to bring in historical figures, but it is taking a while to get anywhere in the show. I am guessing a lot will happen in the last couple of episode of the series. I have not heard about a second season yet for this show.
RAY DONOVAN's second season is even better than the first season. I am half way through the ninth episode, and I am anticipating a very good season finally that will happen next Sunday.
I am also enjoy the fifth and last season of BOARDWALK EMPIRE. They have jumped forward to 1931. Al Capone is firmly in control of Chicago, and Meyer Lansky and Lucky Luciano are quietly beginning their takeover of New York. Nucky is attempting to go legit, and has begun a friendship so far with Joseph Kennedy. Can't wait to see what else happens this season.
Monday, September 22, 2014
Movies from this past weekend
First movie of the weekend was WALK AMONG THE TOMBSTONES. It reminded me of one of the 70's thrillers, but was set in the mid and late 90's. Liam Neeson is good, as was the actor who played TJ. The villians are adequate, and very creepy.
THIS IS WHERE I LEAVE YOU is a good family movie. The patriarch of the family dies, and the mother (Jane Fonda) forces her kids (Jason Bateman, Tina Fey, Corey Stoll, and Adam Driver) to sit shiva, saying that it was there father's dying wish. Hilarity ensues with them and the people connected to them.
Also sat and watched POINT BREAK just because it was on cable.
THIS IS WHERE I LEAVE YOU is a good family movie. The patriarch of the family dies, and the mother (Jane Fonda) forces her kids (Jason Bateman, Tina Fey, Corey Stoll, and Adam Driver) to sit shiva, saying that it was there father's dying wish. Hilarity ensues with them and the people connected to them.
Also sat and watched POINT BREAK just because it was on cable.
Beginning of Fall Schedule (SPOiLER ALERT)
Last night was the first night of the new Fall schedule. It was good out of the gate with MADAM SECRETARY. Tea Leoni, who is also a producer on the show, is very good. Tim Daly is good as her husband, but I beleive that his character is not really what he seems. I think that he was also part of the company, but that hasn't been given to us viewers. There is a good backstory going on that I think will be slowly revealed throughout the season.
Next up for me, was two episodes of BIG BANG THEORY. Sheldon is in Arizona, and has been robbed along his journey. Penny gets a new job, and Sheldon is promoted when he goes back and has to teach a class which Wolowitz decides to take. You will have to watch it to get more information.
SCORPION is another new show. It is about a group of super geniuses that are recruited by Homeland Security to solve a problem at LAX. There is a software guy, a psychologist, a mechanical prodigy and a human calculator. To round out the team is a waitress who will help them relate to the outside world, while they help here to connect with her genius 9-year old son.
The last show of the evening is the season premiere of THE BLACKLIST. Red is being hunted by trackers hired by Berlin, and the main Blacklister tonight is Lord Baltimore. Only twenty minutes into the episode as I am typing this so I will need to do an edit of this post at a later time. They also just showed a teaser trailer for STATE OF AFFAIRS starring Katherine Heigl. More later.
Next up for me, was two episodes of BIG BANG THEORY. Sheldon is in Arizona, and has been robbed along his journey. Penny gets a new job, and Sheldon is promoted when he goes back and has to teach a class which Wolowitz decides to take. You will have to watch it to get more information.
SCORPION is another new show. It is about a group of super geniuses that are recruited by Homeland Security to solve a problem at LAX. There is a software guy, a psychologist, a mechanical prodigy and a human calculator. To round out the team is a waitress who will help them relate to the outside world, while they help here to connect with her genius 9-year old son.
The last show of the evening is the season premiere of THE BLACKLIST. Red is being hunted by trackers hired by Berlin, and the main Blacklister tonight is Lord Baltimore. Only twenty minutes into the episode as I am typing this so I will need to do an edit of this post at a later time. They also just showed a teaser trailer for STATE OF AFFAIRS starring Katherine Heigl. More later.
Sunday, September 14, 2014
SUNDANCE CHANNEL
I am really enjoying two shows from the SUNDANCE Channel. The first is RECTIFY (http://www.sundance.tv/series/rectify). It is set in the south and is about a man who is released from prison after 19 years, but is not exonerated of the crime. It is about him trying to re-acclimate himself into his old town, when everyone still thinks that he committed the murder. I am part way through the first season.
The other show is AN HONORABLE WOMAN (http://www.sundance.tv/series/the-honorable-woman). This is an eight episode mini-series that is set in London, but really talks about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and how outside forces are affecting that. Well acted, well written, well shot. all around just great. Looking forward to the finale next Thursday.
I taped THE RED ROAD (http://www.sundance.tv/series/the-red-road) a few months ago but I haven't had a chance to watch it yet.
The other show is AN HONORABLE WOMAN (http://www.sundance.tv/series/the-honorable-woman). This is an eight episode mini-series that is set in London, but really talks about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and how outside forces are affecting that. Well acted, well written, well shot. all around just great. Looking forward to the finale next Thursday.
I taped THE RED ROAD (http://www.sundance.tv/series/the-red-road) a few months ago but I haven't had a chance to watch it yet.
Fall Schedule
Here are the NETWORK fall shows that I am planning to watch (Links are for new shows):
Monday:
CASTLE
BIG BANG THEORY
SCORPION (http://www.cbs.com/shows/scorpion/)
NCIS: LA
GOTHAM (http://www.fox.com/gotham/)
SLEEPY HOLLOW
THE BLACKLIST
Tuesday:
AGENTS OF SHIELD
FOREVER (http://abc.go.com/shows/forever)
NCIS
NCIS: NEW ORLEANS (http://www.cbs.com/shows/ncis-new-orleans/)
PERSON OF INTEREST
THE FLASH (http://www.cwtv.com/shows/the-flash/)
Wednesday:
BLACK-ISH (http://abc.go.com/shows/blackish)
CRIMINAL MINDS
STALKER (http://www.cbs.com/shows/stalker/)
ARROW
RED BAND SOCIETY (http://www.fox.com/red-band-society/)
LAW AND ORDER: SVU
CHICAGO PD
THE 100 - Possibly
Thursday:
SCANDAL
HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER (http://abc.go.com/shows/how-to-get-away-with-murder)
BONES
GRACEPOINT (http://www.fox.com/gracepoint/)
ELEMENTARY
Friday:
HAWAII FIVE-O
BLUE BLOODS
UTOPIA (http://www.utopiatv.com/home)
GRIMM
CONSTANTINE (http://www.nbc.com/constantine)
I am also planning to watch HOMELAND, and the last season of WHITE COLLAR. STATE OF AFFAIRS (http://www.nbc.com/state-of-affairs) starts November 17th, and I will plan to watch that when it starts. I still need to catch up on the first part of COVERT AFFAIRS before the next part of the fifth season airs this fall. I will post more shows when they come about this fall.
Monday:
CASTLE
BIG BANG THEORY
SCORPION (http://www.cbs.com/shows/scorpion/)
NCIS: LA
GOTHAM (http://www.fox.com/gotham/)
SLEEPY HOLLOW
THE BLACKLIST
Tuesday:
AGENTS OF SHIELD
FOREVER (http://abc.go.com/shows/forever)
NCIS
NCIS: NEW ORLEANS (http://www.cbs.com/shows/ncis-new-orleans/)
PERSON OF INTEREST
THE FLASH (http://www.cwtv.com/shows/the-flash/)
Wednesday:
BLACK-ISH (http://abc.go.com/shows/blackish)
CRIMINAL MINDS
STALKER (http://www.cbs.com/shows/stalker/)
ARROW
RED BAND SOCIETY (http://www.fox.com/red-band-society/)
LAW AND ORDER: SVU
CHICAGO PD
THE 100 - Possibly
Thursday:
SCANDAL
HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER (http://abc.go.com/shows/how-to-get-away-with-murder)
BONES
GRACEPOINT (http://www.fox.com/gracepoint/)
ELEMENTARY
Friday:
HAWAII FIVE-O
BLUE BLOODS
UTOPIA (http://www.utopiatv.com/home)
GRIMM
CONSTANTINE (http://www.nbc.com/constantine)
I am also planning to watch HOMELAND, and the last season of WHITE COLLAR. STATE OF AFFAIRS (http://www.nbc.com/state-of-affairs) starts November 17th, and I will plan to watch that when it starts. I still need to catch up on the first part of COVERT AFFAIRS before the next part of the fifth season airs this fall. I will post more shows when they come about this fall.
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