Well, it has certainly been a minute, huh? Life comes at you fast, as a teenage slacker once said, and that was certainly the case with my extended hiatus. It turns out raising children is as hard as they say, and we found that out on February 26th, when my wife and I welcomed our […]
Tag: Peacock
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 […]
The Copenhagen Test is full of twists but offers little substance
Like many spy thrillers before it, The Copenhagen Test wants you to trust no one. Whether it’s a secret government agency, a mysterious bartender, or our protagonist, everyone is hiding something. There’s a reason so many spy stories go to that well. Besides being a great hook for the audience, it’s also natural for a […]
USA’s The Rainmaker desperately tries to make it 2010 again.
In the desolate wasteland of cable television, only a select few networks are still putting out original programming. The USA Network is chief among them. In the long-gone days of the mid-00s, the channel’s “blue sky” era marked a period of successful programming focused on positive and breezy fare. Shows like Psych and Burn Notice […]
Season 2 of Poker Face keeps the game alive with a few new tricks
This review contains light spoilers for both seasons of Poker Face. When Poker Face first debuted at the beginning of 2023, it was a breath of fresh air. A throwback to 70s detective shows that was full of style thanks to the guiding hand of Rian Johnson. Nearly two and a half years later, the […]