Archive for the ‘Reviews of TV shows’ Category
Whose Line is it Anyway? (season 19)
{4.5/5} “Our top story today: A scientist successfully cloned himself. Said a coworker, ‘That’s just like him.’” — Colin Whose Line is it Anyway? season 19, aired in 2022-23 They play some games they haven’t played lately like, Radio Show, in which 2 performers are radio hosts and the other 2 are callers — the […]
Futurama (season 1)
{5/5} “‘Admit it, you all think robots are just machines built by humans to make their lives easier.’ ‘Well, aren’t they?’ ‘I’ve never made anyone’s life easier and you know it.’” — Bender & Fry Futurama season 1, aired in 1999 Philip J. Fry is accidentally frozen for 1000 years. He tracks down one of […]
Shrinking (season 1)
{5/5} “‘Look, I know you said I’m supposed to let her come to me, but I’m starting to lose hope.’ ‘Well, it’s understandable. You’ve been trying this approach for almost ten minutes.’” Shrinking season 1, aired in 2023 Jimmy is a therapist, but he’s been having a tough time himself lately — his wife died […]
Poker Face (season 1)
{5/5} “”I think I’m going to hit the road. You going to be all right in the kitchen without me?’ ‘It’ll probably be easier.’” Poker Face season 1, aired in 2023 Charlie can tell when people are lying — all the time. She used to win at poker but the boss at one casino learned […]
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (season 7)
{5/5} “This may be the last time we’re all together. But no matter what the future holds, no matter how far we travel, a part of us — a very important part — will always remain here, on Deep Space Nine.” Star Trek: Deep Space Nine season 7, aired in 1998-99 Colonel Kira is in […]
Devs
{5/5} “I sorta mentally prepped myself for a high-speed police chase and 20 years in jail, but… OK, let’s try it your way.” Devs, aired in 2020 Sergei is excited to move up to the top-secret Devs department at his company, Amaya. But when he finds out what they’re doing, he decides he has to […]
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (season 6)
{5/5} “Lucky for you, space is big. There are a lot of other nice girls out there — with or without spots.” — Vic, to Bashir and Quark Star Trek: Deep Space Nine season 6, aired in 1997-98 Captain Sisko has temporarily abandoned Deep Space Nine, and it’s in the hands of the Dominion and […]
Willow (season 1)
“‘What are you doing?’ ‘I’m rescuing you.’ ‘Was no one else available?’” Willow season 1, aired in 2022-23 I don’t usually review TV shows that I didn’t watch all of, but I have things to say about this one. I would likely give it 3.5/5. The movie Willow was one of my favourites as a […]
Andor (season 1)
{5/5} “We’ve grown reliant on Imperial tech and we’ve made ourselves vulnerable. There’s a growing list of things we’ve known and forgotten, things they’ve pushed us to forget. Things like freedom.” Andor season 1, aired in 2022 Cassian Andor kills 2 guards who are harassing him, and is worried people will be asking questions. A […]
Star Trek: Prodigy (season 1)
{5/5} “Since we found this planet first, do we get to name it? Can we call it Larry?” — Rok-Tahk Star Trek: Prodigy season 1, aired in 2021 Dal and several acquaintances manage to escape from a prison planet when they discover a hidden ship, which turns out to be the Federation Starship Protostar. Once […]