I'm not feelin it. From the opening scene where the girl discovers her superpower via her period to the bulimic shrinking girl the show has all the creativity of a bologna sandwich. Forcing current teen issues into storylines to make it seem relevant and topical. The same as "The Boys" and "Supergirl" went. Television writers who force pablum on viewers like this should have been left on the Picket lines and Studios should have hired more intelligent and less sensitive, less emotional and less fragile writers. It's a wonder they can get any writing done at all since I would imagine they rarely leave their apartments and spend most of the time crying over "mean" people. I think that not every form of entertainment needs to be a lesson to society and should not be a form of social justice. They are just perpetuating the stereotypes of the depressed, anxiety ridden teen and the cruel, cruel world they think they live in.
Mushy, Bland and predictable plot. Full of the politically correct themes you would expect from Disney. Nothing special here. Things seem to fall conveniently in line when needed to push the plot forward. The actors are all young, attractive and apparently wealthy with lots of free time on their hands with YouTube paying their bills for the most part.
There's nothing here worth sinking your teeth into which, since it is geared for teens, might be enough. In a world where reality bites harder this trivial drivel suits no other purpose than to eat up time.
I watched this as background noise. Was disappointed to see Harvey Keitel and Catherine Zeta Jones in this. Man, you can make better choices. Hope you got paid well.
The movies were full of history and the characters had an in-depth knowledge and love of country. This series makes you dislike being American. The main character is fearful of being deported and it's a bad thing that she can't land her dream job of working for the FBI because she isn't a citizen.
The characters are diverse and DIsney checked all the boxes but they run around and are brilliant while everyone else is idiotic. Like the main characters boss who doesn't know what Latin is.
Fire the writers. Get out of your safe spaces and get a dose of reality and try again.
Too many ridiculous plot points it makes you feel stupid for watching it. Apparently the villain is indestructible and can run miles in minutes. Legs can support the weights of semi's and you can be impaled by a tree limb in one scene then forget about it and go about your business like it never happened. Then there are some awful lines of dialogue. "Gurty's like that commercial; takes a lickin', but keeps on tickin'" makes me wretch.
Started out with potential but went to garbage halfway through
You know, the Japanese CEO who has a collection of 40 love dolls he keeps in a separate apartment might want to get out of the house sometime and go on a date. He’s a little enthusiastic about how he has sex with them.
The photographer who is in love with his doll is just pathetic.
Worth watching just for the actress that played Elena. Great actress very expressive and gorgeous.
Interesting plot, good effects, keeps moving. Worth a watch.
One of the most brutal, bleakest films ever made (IMHO). Pop some popcorm, gather the family around and settle in for a depressive ride!
Incredibly sad. I watched this followed by korean film "Address Unknown" and now I am not sure I have the will and energy to get up in the morning. Anthony Hopkins is amazing. Watch it but then spend some time in some happy place.
Skip this. Has no redeeming qualities whatsoever.
One of the best series I have ever seen.
Damn, I love this show. Interesting characters, well written, lots of unexpected twists and turns. A great dark comedy episodic. Should not have been canceled.
I'm a simple man, I see Teresa Palmer, I watch.
I almost vomited. I wanted to like this and was actually in the mood for something stupid but this honestly crossed the line in idiocy. Paul W.S. Anderson of Resident Evil fame wrote this crap. Since it had lots of money and lots of hands in the pie I will give him the benefit of the doubt and blame the Chinese studios for bastardizing the script. It is ludacris. Mila Jovovich, who is married to Paul Anderson, should really rethink her career and perhaps her marriage. Tony Jaa should become a bit more choosey in the roles he takes on; I was a fan but now... hmmm. Ron Perlman should wear a wig all the time.
There is no real reason to see this movie. The plot is predictable (I even predicted the ending, the ending dialog and the CG cat (believe that or not). The dialog is forced and projecting (I hate that) and the attempt at humor weak. Mila likes to half smile a lot for one annoying reason or another. The editing is atrocious in some scenes! Barf!. The CG isn't bad at all though so, if you need one redeeming factor you got one.
Please stop making movies Mr. Anderson.
I gave this a shot. Was slow to like it but after awhile I really enjoyed the stupidity of the characters. They're short. About 7 minutes each so they aren't really television episodes. They are probably internet shorts presented as tv. They aren't bad. They're sick. Most of the episodes revolve around two guys, working as pool cleaners, trying to impress the girl who works at the office. Give it a shot. It was on Quibi which is no more. Also the ex-con, Leonard, at the pool store is awesome. Go watch and pull some chunky gainers and some chill seshes.
Ummmm.... Cheese - eeee. Made it thru to episode three. Started a drinking game where we would take one everytime we saw an american flag. They are on the outside of the homes, on the walls of the porch, on desks, on the game room walls and on lapel pins. Then there's the scene in the pilot where Luke Wilson (Pat) drives up in his fancy car to, apparently, give some of the superheros a ride home (Super Uber) and walks into the middle of the fight distracting them.. he says their name to each superhero as they are felled. Horrible writing. The effects are also horrific. The giant robot's lighting, texturing and shading are pathetic. Then there's the forced messages. The diversity posters, the references to twerking, tweeting and the forced nostalgia (when I was a kid we played on Atari.... oh, what's that?).. And Stargirl. She makes light that blinds people" Wow!!!...
And the posters in the American Justice League hall (if that is what it was), Wild Cat looks like he could kill with his beer belly and why can't Starman shave? Who feeds the owl? Couldn't they come up with a better name than the Injustice Society? Is it opposite day in the DC Universe? What next? UnStarGirl?
So, apparently all those Injustice Society baddies have all moved to a small town in Nebraska. Of course!
I don't know what show the other reviewers were watching but based on what I saw I think this deserves a quick, painful death. The show isn't cute, or camp. It's obvious, predictable, badly written, PC and boring.
Excellent documentary on Japan's emperor's and the oldest monarchy in the world. Clear and detailed look at the role the Emperor plays as the head of Shintoism. How much the emperor's status has changed since Japans defeat in World War 2. Discusses the controversial enshrinement of war criminals at Yasukuni shrine, the memorial to Japanese war dead and the legal complication that only a male heir may succeed to the imperial throne.
Rather boring and clumsy host. Uses 3D scanning to reveal things about structures that are already known so turns it into a travel/history show with a gimmick. However, some interesting historical information given about Constantinople/Istanbul. Of particular interest (to me) was the chain used to blockade the ships of the invading Ottoman army of 21-year-old Sultan Mehmed II. He used, according to the show, logs greased in olive oil to move his ships across land. The Sultan gave his army 3 days to ransack the city because it was the "custom: at the time and later he supposedly cried about it.
Most of the Greek women were raped and enslaved. According to the Venetian surgeon Nicolò Barbaro, "all through the day the Turks made a great slaughter of Christians through the city". According to Philip Mansel, widespread persecution of the city's civilian inhabitants took place, resulting in thousands of murders and rapes and 30,000 civilians being enslaved or forcibly deported.
The looting was extremely thorough in certain parts of the city. Four days later on 2 June, the Sultan would find the city largely deserted and half in ruins; churches had been desecrated and stripped, houses were no longer habitable and stores and shops were emptied. He is famously reported to have been moved to tears by this, speaking "What a city we have given over to plunder and destruction."
Most of the show revolves around the magnificent Hagia Sophia which was a Greek Orthodox Christian cathedral before being modified and having minarets added. The show does a good job exploring this building so it is worth the watch for this alone but the 3D scanning lends little to it other than to acknowledge some wear and tear throughout the centuries.
More preaching by the writers. This time on the horrors of gun ownership. Every episode a sermon. Almost as bad as the Academy Award speeches by the better-than-everyone-else hollywood elite. Give it a rest. People don't watch supergirl to listen to your opinions.
Again, we get a loadful of topics by the writers and producers crammed into the storyline. From gender issues to racial issues, ageism, and political jabs ("promises of making National City great again" - an actual line from an earlier show). While I would have really enjoyed this show. The characters and acting are top notch. If not for the writers (and those that allow these opinions to stay in the script) it would have been great. As it is it is a constant reminder that everything needs to be made into a soapbox by hollywood. Shot in Canada btw. So much for patriotism. Why don't they all just stay there.
Ugh! I love these kinds of shows when they are intelligently made, professionally presented and leaves the viewer with both answers and additional questions. While the content of the show is interesting and I actually don't have much of a problem with the production value, the creator and host, Megan Fox leaves a lot to be desired. Yes, she is indeed pretty, but her comments and dialogue, particularly when on camera are just plain dumb. To sit by a historian and compare popular culture references (Harry Potter, Game of Thrones , Braveheart to name a few) or to comment that everything is "cool" when presented with a priceless, ancient artifact or even to drone on about how she is scared of the dark, of forests, of spirits or "bad energy" makes it hard to take her seriously and then to take the entire show seriously. However it is amusing to see the historians and experts in their fields try and hold back their eye rolls when she speaks.
The VO, where things are actually explained in more detail, are obviously written by someone other than her and is read in a monotone, voice with little or no energy.
This is based on episode one, a controversial, still unproven theory that the Vikings had women warriors. I will have to watch more to see if things get better but for now there are better alternatives to this show with far better hosts. Travel Channel needs to up it's game and stop pandering to celebrities who really don't deserve their own show. How about handing it over to someone who actually knows the field. Same with the cooking channels. Who cares what celebrities spouse does in the kitchen and who her friends are that come over for an impromptu dinner. Can we have chefs and actual instruction instead?
Intolerable. Really bad acting overall. Ridiculous writing. Girls are in front of a demon and are scared of a mouse. In the middle of action they pause to deliver one liners. Full of forced social issues in the script that have little to do with the plot line. Romantic interests always seem to stumble in at the wrong times. Feeble attempt at comedy set up by unimaginative writing.
Where it really feels cheap is when the writers try to force in current trends and social issues. Referring to DMing someone, snapping selfies or with lines of dialogue where characters refer to their sorority as being "woke" or saying "being a witch is a fully pro-choice enterprise". It's trying too hard to be current and it will just end up dating it. Rather than focus on story and characters the twitter-aged writers are focusing on being trendy and topical writing in scenes where the girls attend a #MeToo rally while foregoing all attempts at creating a good narrative.
It's disappointing that they would set-up that the election of Donald Trump is the first part of a three-step process presaging the apocalypse. Like award shows, your opinions and politics don't need to be included in your shows. I don't care about them. I am here to watch television to be entertained or informed not listen to your agenda whether I agree with it or not does not matter. I don't want to hear it. Focus on your art and craft and get off your soapbox.
Production value is flat, effects are cheesy. One character likes to recite her knowledge of science ad-naseum and Harry is annoying and unlikable.
Unbelievably formulaic. Two patients, resolve at end of show, lots of banter and discussion with side (personal stories) of the main characters thrown in for filler. Pretty weak overall. Very little tension. Tackles social issues as much as medical ones (eating disorders, family interaction etc.). Rock climbing injury girl in one episode was same girl as was in Charmed as the "Harbinger Demon" airing just a week apart. Instead of rock climbing injuries she should have had demon possessing injuries and have been in the hospital on The Good Doctor. Would have made it more interesting but the casting between these shows is getting repetitive. Step up producers.
I find the show, in general, pretty boring overall. I was never a fan of medical dramas, not my cup of tea, but may be yours.
I've been watching this as a semi "I have had a shitty day and don't feel like watching anything that makes me think" show and it works. It's light and cute and not as tragically bad as people make it out to be. Not every show has to alter your life. Cat Grant (Calista Flockheart) was the best thing about the show so when she leaves (The traitor producers jumped ship, left the US and shot in Toronto for the tax incentives to like their pockets with profits. She did not want to go to Canada so she was written out of the show.) I lost my interest in it a bit. For me she was the highlight and replacing her with the stereotypical gruff newshound just shows lack of imagination.
Yes, there are lots of cliches and political digs in the show (also not done well), the writing is weak, the characters bland, the romantic link between Jimmy Olsen and Supergirl stupid but there is a charm underneath it all and it's better than some of the others (ermmm.... Iron Fist... cough cough).
written by the last green martian (no, really, I am)
I have been enamored of the story of Oak Island since I was a kid. If I were Rick Lagina and I had a rich brother I might have gone and tried to convince him to go treasure hunting too. The story is there. It's interesting. So where does this show fall short? Prometheus Entertainment and it's owner (and also creator of this show) Ken Burns. Great concept. Poor execution.
Let's face it. 5 seasons all of this could have been condensed into one or maybe two seasons. It has the typical Grade B television series conventions. The constant repeating and rehashing of content, again and again, to lengthen the show. The obviously dramatic attempts at editing and music to make mundane moments seem much more important than they actually are. The use of weak tie-ins to connect the materials they find with each other and to "possible" historic events, some of which may be a stretch,
But as long as there is a glimmer of possibility Prometheus will take that plunge simply to make you keep watching.....
What they are doing is cool, no doubt. There is something there, no doubt. There are many mysteries there to be solved and I do applaud Rick and Marty Lagina for going for it. That is the story behind the show and it deserves to be told. Maybe in a single hour special or multiple ones. But six seasons? No.
This show is made in post. The editors who piece together this pablum and spit it out into some semblance of show to make it into some form of entertainment deserves the credit and raises.
However, as a viewer, this is the equivalent of watching two guys drive to their local convenience store every day, but a shitload of lottery tickets, bring it back to their kitchen table where their friends are sitting, watch them scratch them off, get really, really excited when they win a dollar and really disappointed when they win nothing.... and then repeat the entire thing the next.day.
Now if they could only squeeze content from their other show, Ancient Aliens in there somehow, maybe it would be more interesting. Ancient Aliens on Oak Island!
One last comment. Where, exactly, did the legend that 7 people have to die to find the Oak Island treasure? Never read that anywhere.
The highlight, for me, of this show is to watch grown men and women running around a field semi-naked, covered in tin foil, with foam rubber shields and swords. They take themselves very seriously. While the majority of the costumes are pitiful there are some impressive ones. Search google images for Dagorhir to see what I mean. Not my cup of tea and not sure why people are so into it but a bit entertaining. Kind of like Trekkies.
Fairly strong doc show about the Aum Shinrikyo sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway in 1995. The end draws parallels between the Twin Towers in NY and the religious-based cults that think that killing innocents isn't wrong if done for religious reasons. Points out that remaining members of Aum (under a new name) live together and still believe that the leader what right in his thinking but they were not ready to understand or execute his demands. Stupid. If you want to read more I would recommend "Underground: The Tokyo Gas Attack and the Japanese Psyche" by Haruki Murakami.
One of the weaker shows. Takes forever to get to the lost city. He takes a trip through the jungles on abandoned railroad tracks which is a tourist attraction now. After a buildup and many mentions of mines (over 50,000 in the area, he decides to take a helicopter into the area followed by a motorbike. Sigh. Guess the showrunner can't really risk blowing up his talent after all. The end of the show is interesting when we finally see a glimpse of what they are excavating. For some reason (same as in episode one) they go explore the top of the mountain at night in a storm. Most likely because it is more dramatic to go exploring in the jungle by torchlight with lightning and thunder.
I like this guy.... Josh Gates, but the show is 95% filler. Mostly travelogue setting up where he is, local culture, food etc. This episode he explores sunken planes in Papa New Guinea, bones under a house and another plane crash in the jungle. All turn out to be busts in regard to Amelia Earhart.
Day one. Lots of filler. I am not British so I have no idea who these "celebrities" are. They look unglamorous. Like moms and dads except for "actress" Lindsay Dawn McKenzie star of "Sherlock: A XXX Parody". Lots of filler here, like a photo shoot set to the tune of "Ghostbusters", discussions with resident paranormal expert Ian Lawman and chit chat about the celebrities seeing ghosts in the past. This is basically a game show where the celebrities are voted off by the audience on live tv. Each contestant does a "challenge" like taking a walk in the dark with a torch (flashlight). The history of the castle is interesting but besides that the show is a bore and clocks in at 2 hours. Unless you are excited at the sight of bugs or dust passing through the lights in front of the camera lens and want to pretend they are "orbs" I would give this a pass.
Powerless is the perfect word to describe this show. From the annoyingly perpetual smile on Vanessa Hudgens face to the desperate attempts at trying to be funny.
