By now, you’ve likely seen enough detective stories with a broken protagonist who works through their issues by solving cases that the idea of another one fills you with dread. Doubly so, if said detective is snarky and borderline abusive to those around them. Dept. Q waits until the end of its first episode to […]
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Motorheads: A teen drama that refuses to slow down
As a rule of thumb, you can tell how desperately a series is appealing to teens by how many Top 40 hits it jams into each episode. Using this, very specific, metric we can determine that Motorheads is the thirstiest show of the year. The creators know the audience they want and appeal to them […]
Sirens: The Absurd Lives of the Rich and Famous
Television has always been a place for both mocking and celebrating the rich, sometimes in the same show. Recently, the trend has been satires of the ridiculous lives rich people lead. Netflix’s new miniseries Sirens is born from that mold. The program plays like a mix of The White Lotus and Big Little Lies combining […]
Murderbot: Alexander Skarsgard brings life to this sci-fi comedy
What would you do if you suddenly gained autonomy? More specifically, what would you do if you gained independence after years of seeing the absolute worst of humanity? Apple TV+’s new series Murderbot answers that question pretty quickly. While our titular robot doesn’t commit any actual murder (that we know of), they think about it […]
Duster: A throwback thrill ride that never hits the brakes
Throughout most of the 00s, J. J. Abrams was one of the biggest names in television. The back-to-back success of Alias and Lost made him a force in the industry. His focus on long-term, “mystery box” style storytelling has influenced countless shows for better and worse. Abrams left TV in 2010 to focus on reviving […]