A few weeks ago, I commented on the piecemeal improvements of both The Flash and Arrow. One of my criticisms regarded The Flash‘s “chest sport”―the show’s concerted effort to display bare chest, particularly of its female characters. The body part…
Category: TV
CBS’s Strategy May Be the Only Way to Save Star Trek
By James Nelson When I sat down to write this I fully expected to be full on grumpy cat. I expected to let the vile and vitriol I felt at first hearing Star Trek would be exiled off television to…
6 Ideas for the New Star Trek TV Show
By Trevor Law Star Trek is awesome. I have been a fan since I could watch TV. Some of my earliest memories are watching Star Trek: The Next Generation. It was launched the year I was born. That series spawned four…
New Star Trek Show in 2017!! Rejoice or Rage?
By Kenneth Shipp A week ago, Star Wars fans were crying unashamedly from the final trailer before The Force Awakens premieres in December. Now, fellow Trekkies everywhere can rejoice. CBS has finally announced a new show will debut in January 2017.…
The Flash (and Arrow) Making Modest Improvements
By John Ludwig A few weeks ago, Kyle pointed out that The Flash can’t overcome its CW roots. And now that the show just aired its fourth episode, it looks like it’s trying to make some progress on this score,…
Jessica Jones: Why You Should Care About Someone You Know Nothing About
By James Nelson We’re about a month away from the live action debut of Jessica Jones, the second female character that Marvel has given a standalone series to (seriously, they’ve only done Agent Carter, and it was pretty terrible). Aside…
The Past, the Present, and the Timey-Wimey Future of Doctor Who
By Oliver White Not long ago, I found myself adrift, unmoored, purposeless, slipping into a deep hole as the light slowly faded out. I had reached out to my friends, screaming in terror as I fell, but we had all…
The Rundown: Week of Oct 19th
A lot happened this week, get caught up quick with our update of major nerd news!! [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojOOu0mKDyg&w=560&h=315]
Can Rick Grimes Be Saved? Walking Dead premiere
By Kenneth Shipp A theme that has been present since they entered the prison was the change in Rick’s leadership style. We watched in the first two seasons as he tried to cope with what was going on around him…
Slightly Better? Heroes Reborn Review
By Kenneth Shipp “The Needs of the Many” Episode 4 Let’s face facts people: There was a lot to like about this episode. Despite Carlos obvious rise to being sort of Batman, I like the heroic arc that he’s going…