We’re now over two years into Marvel’s promised “reshuffling” of its TV productions, and the results are mixed. The goal was to create more programming focused on being an actual TV show and not a movie split into episodic chunks. So far, we’ve got Daredevil, which returns next month, and Ironheart, a holdover from before […]
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Hot people keep getting hotter in Ryan Murphy’s The Beauty
Subtlety is not one of Ryan Murphy’s strengths. The prolific writer/director/producer prefers to batter you with an idea over the course of a season. It’s no surprise, then, that his best works are in the horror genre. A realm where being bludgeoned is more acceptable. In the case of The Beauty, the pleasure only goes […]
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms wins by keeping it simple
Spinoffs are always a tricky proposition. That goes double when the original property ends as disastrously as Game of Thrones did in 2019. You now have the tall task of creating something that brings back fans jaded by the previous show’s end. In the case of House of the Dragon, the first spinoff, the plan […]
Ponies adds some 70s fun to the spy thriller
It seems Peacock is going all in on spy thrillers. It makes sense: like the ever-popular murder mystery genre, spy thrillers rely on a plot full of twists where every character is a suspect. Throw together some name actors and let them do their best with the material. When it fails, you move on to […]
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy has the right pieces but needs time to grow
As the Star Trek franchise enters its 60th year and approaches a decade of what fans dub “new Trek,” there’s understandable concern about what’s next. While the streaming era has seen a return to regular TV production, the reception has been mixed. The fan service has noticeably increased, but that doesn’t mean the franchise can’t […]