Category: TV Review

Bob Tinsley Sees CYBERGEDDON: A New Web Series by Anthony E. Zuiker

The creator of the most successful series of series on TV brings us the most expensive series to ever hit the web – but how’s it doing?

So, no less a personnage than CSI creator Anthony E. Freakin’ Zuiker thinks the future of video entertainment lies with web video. He is so convinced of it that he has invested a tidy $6 million in, CYBERGEDDON, a 9-episode series that debuted on Yahoo Screen the first week in October, with multiple hints that CYBERGEDDON 2 is in the works. But is it any good?

In a word: Yes.

So far I have watched the first episode and about half of the second. Each episode is 10 minutes long. Connectivity issues interrupted my viewing of the second episode, but I WILL watch the whole thing. In addition to the 90 minutes of episodes, there are another 48+ minutes in what he calls ZIPS, one minute videos that inform the back stories of the main characters. read article

Shows Some Unnamed Writer on HuffPo Won’t Watch Anymore

We’re not upset about the opinions voiced by the writer in the following article, but it does piss us off that s/he isn’t credited. (Especially since rumor has it that HuffPo doesn’t even pay.)

Is ‘Revenge’ Season 2 Bad? See The 7 Shows We’re Quitting This Season

Has “Revenge” Season 2 taken a turn for the worse? Is “Glee” still worth watching for more than just the music? Did “Boardwalk Empire” lose its way? read article

Kathy sees Criminal Minds: “Through the Looking Glass” S8:3

Even Shemar’s fine self couldn’t save this mess.

Synopsis. 

I really wanted to write a two word review of this episode: Hated it.

However, it’s unfair (not to mention lazy) not to give a couple of reasons why I wish “Through the Looking Glass” had never happened. So here’s five. read article

munchman sees the 2nd Episode of CHICAGO FIRE

Remember the early days of HOUSE, when Jesse Spencer was cute? And almost cool? Well, that’s all over now, baby.

And so is CHICAGO FIRE, at least in the munchman abode. Even My Girlfriend has had enough.

Or to put it another way: read article

Kathy sees Criminal Minds: “The Pact” S8:2

The team workin’ hard.

Synopsis for “The Pact”

Overall, I thought this episode was an improvement over last week’s. Not only that, I learned something: Criminal Minds ain’t what it used to be. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, depending on your perspective.

What I like most about CM is the mystery aspect—the team profiling, finding, and arresting/killing the perpetrator(s). But over the past couple seasons there has been a trend toward featuring the unsubs (unidentified subjects, in case you don’t know) and their stories. So what used to be a mystery show has morphed into 43 minutes of suspense, with the team becoming superfluous because they are two steps behind the audience. read article