Some shows made an unforgettable exit this year

Christmas is coming and we have to say good bye for a while to some of the shows we love. The good thing (or bad?) is most of the shows I watched leave with a pretty explosive cliffhanger this year. Some made me literally drop my jaw in the end, and some just simply broke my heart. Seriously, they’ve really given me a hard time to move on. So, I’m hoping by writing this down, it will help me coping with all the feelings they left me.

Both new series and returning series have done a great job to wrap their story before this year end, in my opinion. The tension was keep climbing towards the midseason finale (or season finale for cable’s series) and then bombed the audience with things they had never see coming. Well done.

For me, some shows have outperformed the others on the end of this year by the way they wrapped things up. Not all of it was satisfying, yet it was the right thing to do. Here are some shows of which I think have made the most mind-blowing exit this year:

New sitcom reviews: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

It’s been a month since the big waves of new TV shows came up and made us torn between work and binge-watching (at least for me). And sadly, I could say that most of those shows are really piece of crap, the one that’d make you yell “bring back my precious 30 minutes!” thing. Even when I’ve set myself to only watch couples of shows that I’ve cautiously considered to be worth-watching, I still found a big disappointment in my own choices.

As a comedy fan, it’s hurtful for me to say that we can’t expect much of laughter this year. From numerous new sitcoms of which cables and broadcast have brought up, only two shows that really meet up my expectation. They are ‘Brooklyn Nine Nine’ and ‘Hello Ladies’. Those two are shining and flying far above other contenders so far.

Anyhow, here’s my very own judgment on some new sitcoms after watching 2-3 first episodes.

Save the dates and turn on your TV!

September has come and it’s time for you to get ready for the new shows attack this Fall. With numerous freshmen shows announced, obviously it’s not an easy job to pick the good seeds from the terrible ones without wasting much your time. So, I’ll help make your life easier by giving you the list of the shows I thought have potentials based on the premise, cast, and of course, critics’ reviews.

The list below is comprised of the new shows from broadcast networks only. I’d try to give you the list from the cables as well in my next post. But, in the meantime, you could mark your calendar to make sure you wouldn’t miss some of the most anticipated new shows from the networks this Fall.

'Moone Boy': a delightful choice from Hulu

“Ever wanted to be the imaginary friend of an idiot boy in the west of Ireland? Me neither. But, there you go.”

Opened with a line like that, Hulu’s newest exclusive show ‘Moone Boy’ successfully brought a chuckle out of me. And thankfully, it only transformed into a great laughter along the show until the credits have rolled.

Another ‘The Wire’ alum lands on AMC’s zombie drama

Mother. Of. God.

I just feel fucking excited and pumped, I want to brag about this little detail on this blog.

I never told you before that among many series I watch, ‘The Walking Dead’ happens to be the one I love the most. I mean, really really love. It’s like my love for ‘Breaking Bad’ and ‘Arrested Development’ combined, then you got the same amount of love from me for this zombie’s series. Yeah, seriously. I’m not exaggerating.

So, earlier today, I watched ‘Walking Dead’ comic con trailer for season 4. And I couldn’t be more freakishly hysterical when I saw a long lost face from the legendary drug’s drama ‘The Wire’ on it. No, it wasn’t Chad L. Coleman whom we’ve already seen in some episodes on season 3. It was Lawrence fucking Gilliard Jr.!

Photo grabbed from Entertainment Weekly

65th Primetime Emmy nominations: Netflix gets a lot of love

Emmy nominees are in the house, yo!

Yesterday, Neil Patrick Harris and ‘Breaking Bad’ actor, Aaron Paul finally announced the names who made it to the list of Emmy nominations. This year, the America’s most prestigious TV award has recognized some new shows, new faces, and even new players to give the highest appreciation for their work as TV performers.

The star for this year’s Emmy, no doubt, was Netflix with its two hit series originals ‘House of Cards’ and ‘Arrested Development’ joined the big players on the list. This was, absolutely marked the new paradigm in TV industries, since an online basis TV never gain recognition from such a well-known award like Emmy before.

The political drama, ‘House of Cards’ successfully stole the spotlight through nine nominations, including the most prestigious one for best drama, best lead actor, and best lead actress. Meanwhile, the revival of the Bluths has caused its lead role, Jason Bateman got a nod for best actor nominee in a comedy series. The series itself has bid three nominations in total.

Women get their spotlight on Netflix's newest prison drama

Obviously, Netflix did it again.  After producing not one, but three hit series in the first half of this year, the streaming sites apparently refuse to catch a break and continue to surprise TV aficionados with its unusual, yet brilliant choice of exclusive shows. And ‘Orange is the New Black’ is definitely one perfect example to prove that point.

Centers on a woman in her 30’s, Piper Chapman (Taylor Schilling), this Netflix’s newest original offers you a closer look to a life in female’s prison would’ve liked. And surprisingly, it doesn’t only give you a bitter and thrilling sense out of it, but also brings you a package of joy through its touching moments, smart lines, and perfect comic timing in between.

In this prison drama, we get to see Chapman’s life turned upside down as she convicted for a crime she did 10 years ago as a drugs smuggler. Use to have a good life with adorable fiance (played wonderfully by Jason Biggs), Chapman then forced to leave it all behind when she decided to surrender and live behind bars for the next 15 months.

A cop drama with potential political conflicts

Another cop drama? Bear with me people, for this one probably gives you something more than just dead bodies to watch.

The first time I found out about ‘The Bridge’, the only thing that attracted me was the list of the cast. Once I saw Diane Kruger among that list, I got curious and decided to check out this new FX’s show. But pardon me, I just finished watching it last night, so I guess my review was kind of late. Haha.

To be honest, I’m sick and tired of cop drama, so I didn’t have much expectation about this one. I only watched it because I was wondering what kind of show that could’ve gotten Kruger and Demian Bichir to star on it in the first place. I bet they must have seen something on the show, right? Otherwise, they wouldn’t have bothered to play the roles, since they both are big screen’s players.

Meet the game changers of TV industry

Things are only get tougher for TV players to survive these days. With newbies are popping out all over the place to heat up the competition, and viewers get more picky with the shows, the challenge for TV’s execs to grab more audience are getting bigger. Unfortunately, their problem doesn’t seem to wear off anytime soon. In fact, they’d likely to get multiplied in times.

We know that networks and cables are already in a war mode to scramble their cookie which only getting smaller (thanks to all the techie out there for now we could watch video content on various platform). Now, the streaming sites have decided to weigh in to the battle as they’ve been trying their luck on making their own original series. And, the result doesn’t make the conventional TV players really pleased.

picture from LittleTechGirl.com

Summer shows frenzy

Heyooooo,

I’ve been spending my last two weekends to check on some new shows and finally had the time (or the willing) to write this down. I know there are numbers of summer show, but I didn’t want to bother watching the lousy one. So, I’d give you a review of four summer shows instead, in which I watch only based on my judgment after checking on the net about the storyline, the creator, and the cast for the show. Here they are:

Fill your void of summer with 'Family Tree'

So, it’s summer out there in US. For TV shows’ aficionados, this is not a great time because this means most of our favorite series are having summer hiatus period. Then what should we do ‘til they’re coming back? Sorry, wrong question. I mean, what should we WATCH ‘till they’re coming back?

I checked on the list of summer TV shows back on May – when my favorite shows were hitting season finale one by one --, but at the time only a few shows had premiered. And among that short list, only one won my attention ‘cause it seemed promising: an HBO’s new mockumentary comedy, ‘Family Tree’.

I’ve been watching all the four first episodes since then (season 1 contains 8 episodes until July 7), and I think I’ve seen enough to write a review about this show.

Five most underrated sitcom to check on

Who doesn't love sitcom? Well, I can't speak for anyone, but I think I can safely say that anyone loves to laugh. Or at least, love to be entertained.

I always thought that watching a comedy is the most effective way to entertain myself. It can calm your nerves and it's a chance to laugh at someone else but yourself -- especially, when you've had a hard time with your boss and became a laughing stock at your office.

While waiting for a laughable movie could take times -- you might have lost your sanity before then -- and not to mention money -- if you were to watch it on cinema, watching a sitcom on TV actually is the best and the easiest way to get some laugh. And you can get it at home, on your own couch, and on weekly basis.

Then, what sitcom in particular that could make you laugh your ass off?

What to regret on the new season of 'Arrested Development'

Two weeks has passed since Netflix released the long overdue new season of cult’s favorite sitcom ‘Arrested Development’ – you can see the piece I wrote about the revival in my previous post – and here I am, ready to give you piece of my mind about the Bluth’s reunion.

It’s really breaking my heart to write this review though. It really is. I expected so much from this new season, ultimately, because I have a deep affection towards this show and feeling so invested in each of the characters.

So, when I saw the first episode of season 4, I really wanted to love it and when it didn’t meet my expectation, I keep telling my self  ‘oh, it’s just the beginning, it’d get better’ or ‘I don’t understand why’d he do that. Oh, maybe I’ll get the explanations on the next episode’, and so the denial keeps going on until season finale had arrived, from which I couldn’t came up with any excuses for this lovable series anymore.

The revival of America's most dysfunctional family

If you're a big fan of hysterical laugh, authentic jokes, and enjoy watching TV shows, then you must be familiar with Fox's narrated comedy 'Arrested Development' back in 2003. Centered at the Bluths, the show introduced the most dysfunctional, yet amusing family to the audience for the first time on small screen. Since its debut, the show has received widespread critical acclaims, including bunch of Emmies and a Golden Globe and also created a cult among the die-hard fans.

Despite all the acclaims this show has gotten, sadly enough, the rating was never that kind to the Bluth family. After only three seasons, Fox finally announced a heart-breaking news that the network will axed the show for good, amid the poor rating. Many devoted fans were really mad and disappointed by that call, ultimately because the show it self was really, i mean really funny and refreshing, probably the most hilarious comedy on TV at the time. Until now, i really can not get the idea why the rating was so low. Seriously, were the jokes too hard to understand or people simply didn't have any sense of humor back then?

Anyhow, the frustration that had been lingering on the fans for not having a proper closure, now completely gone, because the streaming website, Netflix has already committed to pick up and produce the show as its semi-original series. After 7 years waiting and hoping for the Bluths to come back, now the fans could celebrate that the fourth season officially will be available on Netflix on May 26th. Yes, it's only one day left before we get to see what's been happening to the Bluths since the show went off air.

All hail King Heisenberg!

So, I finally caught up with one of AMC's hit series, 'Breaking Bad'. I meant to watch this show however, since I saw its rating on IMDB was quite impressive: 9,4. But I have never got the time to download and watch it anyway.

And since I had become less interested in some shows I was currently watching -- i found 'Revenge' was way over complicated and absurd on late episodes, 'Once Upon a Time' started to show some flaws in story, effect, and the acting from its casts, and 'Glee' at last really portrait the confusion of a showrunner to focus on a storyline -- then I decided it was time to check on this people's-talk-about-a lot series. And it turned out to be a right decision after all.

The pilot was really got me hooked. Bryan Cranston truly did a great job of playing an underachiever chemistry genius (no wonder he got 3 consecutive Emmies for this role). Started with a character who took shits from everyone, Walter White -- the role Cranston played -- hit his turning point when he diagnosed for lung cancer.