TV Show Reviews

CSI: Cyber (2015-?)

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CSI: Cyber (2015-?)

Network:

CBS

Starring:

Peter MacNicol

Patricia Arquette

Charley Koontz

Hayley Kiyoko

James Van Der Beek

Plot:

Special agent Avery Ryan works to solve crimes as a CyberPsychologist for the FBI.

Review:

Not sure why but I’m not a fan of Patricia Arquette, that’s ok though because I like James Van Der Beek so they cancel each other out.

Just starting the show and I’m already annoyed by the zoom they’re doing. They went really heavy handed with over dramatizing things and know almost nothing about “cyber” stuff.

It’s been a while since I’ve watched a CSI but I’m glad to see they still have the characters say stuff all dramatically and then cut to commercial.

All in all not a fan. The lengths they’ve had to go to make sitting at a computer look cool is too far for me.

2/5

Thank god James Van Der Beek saves the day.

The Last Man on Earth (2015-?)

The Last Man on Earth

The Last Man on Earth (2015-?)

Network:

Fox

Starring:

Will Forte

Kristen Schaal

Plot:

THE LAST MAN ON EARTH is a new single-camera comedy about the life and adventures of the last man on earth. PHIL MILLER (Forte) was once just an average guy who loved his family and hated his job at the bank – now he’s humanity’s last hope. Will he ever find another person alive on the planet? Would hoping that she is a female be asking too much?

Review:

Really enjoyed this pilot, and the second episode as well. Average guy discovers he’s the last man on earth and naturally becomes super horny. I was a bit concerned when they introduced a woman, only because at first she was perfect, but it was a bait and switch. Kristen Schaal’s character was great! Crazy and annoying and completely oblivious. The real test is going to be if Will Forte’s character can avoid killing her.

I can see many entertaining episodes ahead and I’m looking forward to adding it to my rotation.

4/5

Backstrom (2015-?)

Backstrom

Backstrom (2015-?)

Network:

Fox

Starring:

Page Kennedy

Beatrice Rosen

Rainn Wilson

Genevieve Angelson

Dennis Haysbert

Plot:

Backstrom, the renowned misanthropic police detective, takes on new and daunting cases.

Review:

I like Rainn Wilson from watching him on The Office so I tried this out. Pretty disappointed. There was nothing that really stood out. It’s a lot of familiar tropes and while I like how gruff and insensitive Wilson is he didn’t have any positive qualities. I kind of like a good quality or two. He did have a kid living with him that could either be his son, or more than likely his father’s bastard child, but I didn’t get the feeling he did it out of any kind of goodness,

The supporting cast didn’t give me a reason to watch either.

With all the other good shows out there this one just doesn’t make the cut.

2/5

Man Seeking Woman (2015-?)

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Network:

FXX

Starring:

Jay Baruchel

Eric André

Britt Lower

Plot: A naive romantic goes on a desperate quest for love when his longtime girlfriend dumps him.

Review:

Bizzare. That’s the word that kept coming to mind while I watched this show. I liked the very literal representation of things. When his sister set him up with a troll it was an actual troll. When his ex-girlfriend started going out with someone new it was really Hitler.

There was no voice over telling you what he was thinking it was all visually represented, which was fun. I laughed out loud a couple times but it didn’t leave me wanting more immediately. I’ll probably watch a couple more episodes, but I’m not sure if it will become a permanent addition to my TV schedule. 3/5

Marvel’s Agent Carter (2015-2016)

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Marvel’s Agent Carter (2015-?)

Network:

ABC

Starring:

Hayley Atwell

Shea Whigham

Lyndsy Fonseca

Plot:

Peggy Carter becomes a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent during WW2 after her boyfriend, Steve Rogers (Captain America) is feared dead in a plane crash.

Review:

I watched this live but I waited to post my review because I was so excited after seeing it I would have barely been able to write more than, it was awesome! Even now, after I’ve given it time to sit, I still want to just say, it was awesome! I’ll try for more, though.

Agent Peggy Carter, Hayley Atwell, is such a great female role model. She’s gone from being one of the front runners during WWII to being treated like a glorified secretary. None of the men she fought with during the war are working with her, so no one seems to know her true potential. It’s the forties so they treat her like she should be serving coffee and filing the paperwork they don’t want to. She takes it all in stride, though, and uses the fact that they underestimate her to her advantage. She’s one step ahead of them the entire time and able to work to her own ends. I can see this coming back to bite her in the ass later.

Agent Carter is still trying to get over the loss of Captain America but she doesn’t moon over him like the men she works with seem to think. There are several flash backs to the Captain America movie, which I kind of thought they went a little over board with, but since you can’t assume everyone has seen the movie, it was understandable. I was also hoping that some of the men she’d fought with would be in the show, but they did not make an appearance in the first two episodes.

I liked the radio story they would go to every now and then. It was Captain America saving a nurse that was forever being captured by Nazis. It showed a great contrast between how women were perceived at the time and how Agent Carter acted.

There were questions asked, questions answered, and questions left to be figured out. Tons of ass was kicked by Agent Carter and male chauvinist pigs were out witted. I am still incredibly excited about this show, but hopefully that gives you some information other than, it was awesome!

5/5