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The 100 I want to like this show. Why is this show making it so hard to like it? Sigh. Ok, here goes. What we know from the get go: space, adventure, teen, The CW. What we can posit: sci-fi, teen angst, plot contrivances, pretty people, the need for suspension of disbelief. Then we watchContinue reading “The 100”

I’ll admit it. I love fantasy TV shows. Buffy: RIP…. you paved the way and set the bar so high…. Dollhouse… you were awesome and gone too soon…. Ahem. Apparently, the masses are starting to give fantasy a bit more of a go. Yeah, Supernatural has been on for forever (a few seasons too many,Continue reading “Sleepy Hollow”

And now for another edition of “play by play review (opening scene). I’m your hostess, Kaylia, and the show tonight is The Playboy Club, a 60s era drama that is hoping to be the network answer to Mad Men.  We open to an upward look at the Chicago skyline at night. We know it isContinue reading “The Playboy Club”

MisFits This show is new to American audiences, but a fan favorite in the UK. This gritty and dark take on the superhero genre is well worth watching. An ensemble cast tells the story of five juvenile (early 20s) London delinquents who get zapped by mysterious lightning and develop powers. Although there are times whenContinue reading “MisFits”

“College is over, but the party isn’t!” Well, with a tag line like that, there’s no where to go but…. Up…. Right? It’s been a bit since I last wrote a TV show review, (Click here to read them.), a fact not lost on a few of my loyal readers. Thanks for coming by toContinue reading “Workaholics”

Strap in for a blow by blow of the opening scene followed by a review of the pilot (available on Hulu.com) The Hulu info by the way is succinct: The Monohan family moves into a new home in an exclusive community. Well.. with a catch like that… Zzzzzz No, I’m sure that this new dramaContinue reading “The Gates”

Of all the crap… I mean, I live in California. In Santa Cruz. I like sci-fi and fantasy. I have seen plenty of far fetched lame plot devices and things that make you go “what the…?” But this? This is just crap. The promo is set to the sound of a defibrillator machine for ambiance…Continue reading “Past Life”

Dollhouse I meant to write about Dollhouse when it first came on, but the pilot left me ambivalent and it wasn’t until about half way through the first season that the show started to really resonate with me. I admit, I was worried about the concept. Dolls, or people who have had their minds basicallyContinue reading “Dollhouse (Season 1 and 2)”

TV Review for Defying Gravity This show was surprisingly good. I had it pegged as a space soap opera with too much sex and too many silly romantic entanglements. What I got instead was a decently written Sci Fi show with (yes) some significant romantic entanglements but more than enough interesting space and mystery stuffContinue reading “Defying Gravity”