Supernatural

With a new season on the horizon I thought I would step up and get a review done for Supernatural. The original series was only meant to last for 5 seasons, but the popularity of the show ended up with several additional seasons. Season 6 and 7 in my opinion were kind of a let down compared to the first 5 seasons. I would think that was to be expected. Where do you go after the apocalypse? I thought the show was done at that point, but then with season 8 it rekindled the spark that was there in the first 5 seasons.

Overall the series is about two brothers who travel across the United States to hunt down evil supernatural creatures and spirits. the first few seasons follow the basic path, until angels make an appearance and start a twist on the series.

Like many of these long running series I have fallen behind because when I get caught up and the series ends for the summer break before I watch the next season I get the urge to re-watch all of the previous seasons causing me fall behind easily. At the time of this review I am back up to Season 8 Episode 9 (8 seasons currently on Netflix) and Season 9 is currently downloaded. I am hoping to be all caught up by the time Season 10 is released so I can watch it weekly.

My rating out of 5:

Dexter

Here is a review for another little older show. Dexter is a series that ran from 2006 - 2013 giving 8 seasons of an amazing serial killer action. The show is based on the main character Dexter; played by Michael C. Hall, a forensic blood spatter specialist for the Miami Metro Homicide dept. who kills people on the side.

After a traumatic childhood event Dexter was adopted by a police officer and his family. While being brought up his adoptive father saw a darkness in him that he didn't think Dexter could change, so rather then trying to help him get over the darkness he took it in another direction. During the series you see flashes of his childhood with his father Harry Morgan (James Remar) teaching him a code to prevent him from getting caught, and to make sure the people he ends up killing are not innocent people.

The series also has many other supporting characters like Dexter's sister Officer Debra Morgan (Jennifer Carpenter) who turns to Dexter for help on her cases, because he seems to have an insight into the mind of murders that no one else seems to have. Although the idea of a show about a serial killer sounds like it may get stale fast I have found that through the series they have been able to keep it fresh to the point that I keep coming back to watch the series at least once every few years.

One thing that I do have to admit is that I have not seen all 8 seasons yet. each time I would catch up I would wait for the next season and end up starting from the beginning to I could remember the story line, so I am about half way through season 7 on Netflix, but Season 8 is not yet available.

My rating out of 5:

The Strain

The Strain is an amazing new show on FX which gives a new spin on the classic vampire genre. At the time of this review I had seen the first 6 episodes of the series, and I can not stress enough how much I am loving it.

The series starts with an airplane that has landed with absolutely no contact to the airport, and has not moved since landing. With no contact with the people in the plane the authorities are called. Everyone you would think of seems to show up and fight over the jurisdiction of the plane. The CDC wins out and gets to be the first to investigate finding nearly everyone on the plane dead.

One of the biggest changes with this is that they are avoiding the term vampire for the most part, and its being treated more as an outbreak of a disease.

This show is giving us a much needed change to the vampire crap out there now. The vampires in this show are more like rabid creatures, and the change from human to vampire is displayed more like a sickness that gradually changes them.

According to Entertainment Weekly The series has been picked up for season 2 by The FX Network, and if it is half as good as the current season is so far then we will have a Vampire show that guys can watch without having to hide the fact that they are watching it, or using the ruse that they only watch it because their girlfriend or wife watch it.

My rating out of 5:

WWE Network

This is not a traditional review, however I am a huge WWE fan fo at this point I thought it was only right to do a review on The WWE Network. I have been subscribing to the WWE Network since the day it was released to American subscribers. After 6 months of being released the network has been released all over the world for only $9.99 US/Month, and that includes all of the PPV events that you would normally need to pay between $50 - $60 each month.

Other then the obvious discount you get if you would normally buy the PPV events the WWE Network also provides you with exclusive content that you can't watch anywhere else like WWE Legends House, Tuesday Night Main Event, and hopefully soon the series The Monday Night War which according to WWE.com should be coming this summer. As well there is access to all to all of the previous PPV events.

So far the only issue I have had is that with the WWE Network coming to Canada they have made a dumb move of signing a 10 Year agreement with Rogers Communications for more details on the agreement click Here.

For this review I am not giving a rating because there are several different shows some better then others

Deadbeat

Deadbeat is a Hulu original series staring Tyler Labine as Kevin Pacalioglu, a medium who has very little going for him.  At this point there is only one season of 10 episodes with about 20 minutes per episode.

The series starts with Kevin trying to exercise a ghost of a soldier who died a virgin, and is in need of someone to help him with his unfinished business before he can move on. The series also focus on the relationship between Kevin and a fraudulent medium Camomile (Cat Deeley) who thinks Kevin is trying to expose her while in reality he is just trying to get into her pants.

During the series Kevin goes from being a "Loser" whose only friend is his drug dealer Roofie (Brandon T. Jackson) to a "Loser" whose only friends are his drug dealer and a floating ghost blob thing.

For an original series this is an amazing show that I can't wait for a 2nd season to be released. The only problem I have with it is that the seasons are so short.

My rating out of 5:

The Flash

The Flash is a new series coming to the CW this fall about, you guessed it The Flash. Like many shows it is hard to say how it is going to be based on a pilot episode, but as long as they don't screw it up then it has the potential to be the next Smallville. (a good thing in my opinion)

The first episode is the origin episode showing how Barry Allen (Grant Gustin) first develops his powers and makes the choice to become a hero. Once the series starts and gets between halfway through the first season I will update this post with more details.

 My rating out of 5:

Rating will be available after a few episodes have aired.

@midnight

Contrary to my previous post I am doing a review on an older show not a summer release. @midnight is a great game show on Comedy Central (not intended for children) hosted by Chris Hardwick. The show has 3 contestants which are comedians/actors who compete to "Win the internet". The best description of the show I have heard is one they make on the show Jeopardy with dick jokes.

@midnight is only a 30 minute show but it packs a lot of funny rounds in the short period of time.
You can follow the show on Twitter @midnight
or
The host Chris Hardwick @nerdist

My rating out of 5:

Summer Releases

Alright so the summer is about half over and I have had a chance to check out some of the new shows that have been released, as well as a couple pilots for shows that are scheduled for release in the fall.

I am very excited to start with new reviews, update some old posts, and even give some outlooks for what I am expecting from shows in the future. Hopefully I will be able to get back to a regular posting schedule for my loyal reader... Sure the loyal reader is just me in a different hat, but who knows I might get some people following me after a while.