Theme- 8/10
Rewatchibility- 3.5/10
Acting- 7/10
Kinematography- 7.5/10
Time- 6/10
Total - 32/5 = 6.4
And so it begins. The Next Generation I would say starts with a season that for my tastes is nearly as good as the best season of the original series. Nothing that particularly stands out but is mostly consistent in its performance. Wesley is a little challenging to like, though I would say most of the characters challenged me in the likability department. I do find the use of the holodeck in place of 'We've found a planet like Earth' cliche a vast improvement and I see potential in what is to come from this series. I hope it to make a Trekkie of me before I'm done.
"Top" 3 Episodes:
1. Home Soil
2. Coming of Age
3. Conspiracy
Theme- 5/10
Rewatchibility- 0/10
Acting- 1/10
Kinematography- 7/10
Time- 0.5/10
Total - 13.5/5 = 2.7
Jinkies, it's a polished turd. It's the best I can describe this show honestly. In fact, the animation is why it scores as high as it does. Why Mindy Kaling and Charlie Grandy decided to make this choice with Velma is inconceivable. An adult take on Scooby-Doo seems like a no-brainer, hell just watch Mystery Incorporated and you have a good start. If you make it through these ten episodes you can find redeemable qualities for just about every single character except one... VELMA. That wouldn't be awful if we weren't talking about the titular character but seeing how it is, well here we are. I really don't give two shits what race the characters are or who they like or what they identify as so long as there is a story compelling enough to tell and you can deliver on that. There was a good enough story, Velma's first real mystery of her missing mother, but the delivery is like trying to spoon-feed a baby glass, no one is gonna enjoy themselves. Given that season 2 is on the way, I will say that there is a chance at a great redemption story. Should those in charge make the call to not try so damn hard to be funny and edgy for the sake of an actual story with characters we can actually sit and watch without complete contempt and you could actually have a decent show. But for now, I'll leave this far in the Mystery Machine's rearview mirror.
"Top" 3 Episode
1. Marching Band Sleepover (The ONLY one I found myself enjoying to some degree)
Theme- 9.5/10
Rewatchibility- 10/10
Acting- 10/10
Kinematography- 10/10
Time- 9.5/10
Total - 49/5 = 9.8
A video game masterpiece from Naughty Dog is adapted into an HBO series. When that premise was brought to my attention, two things entered my mind: I'm glad this is gonna be a series rather than a movie and this has a very high bar to reach. Thankfully after the first season, I can safely say..., mission accomplished. This did everything an adaptation should: hit all the major story beats and recreate some; provide positive alterations and additions; omit the filler or the content that doesn't translate across mediums; and don't alienate an audience that didn't partake in the source material. Pedro & Bella do such an amazing job as Joel and Ellie that I am both excited and dreading Season 2, the pitfalls of knowing the source material. If anything, it could have done with a touch more action and one more episode. But that's really me grasping for straws though. An absolute recommendation.
"Top" 3 Episodes:
1. When You're Lost in the Darkness
2. When We Are in Need
3. Long, Long Time
Theme- 7.5/10
Rewatchibility- 6.5/10
Acting- 10/10
Kinematography- 6/10
Time- 6/10
Total - 36/5 = 7.2
Howdy-ho! So it begins, the gift that keeps on giving whether you want it or not. Season 1 is pretty much everyone's interpretation of South Park if they haven't watched it: crude humor; a bit of shock imagery; and visually designed by a kid in an elementary art room. Honestly, at this time it's hard to argue against that sentiment. But episodes like 'Death' & "Starvin' Marvin" prove what this show at its best is capable of, using its crudeness as a veil for social commentary.
"Top" 5 Episodes:
1. Death
2. Mr. Hankey, the Christmas Poo
3. Cartman's Mom is a Dirty Slut
4. Starvin' Marvin
5. Pinkeye
Theme- 8.5/10
Rewatchibility- 8/10
Acting- 10/10
Kinematography- 9/10
Time- 7.5/10
Total - 42.5/5 = 8.5
I don't bury hatchets... I sharpen them. In no way did I believe this show would be as sharp as it is. But I suppose if you have the showrunners from Smallville and an IP destined for a Tim Burton revision, you can make some magic. It is quite an entertaining twist on the Addams Family. There is a bit of a CW feel, albeit a bigger budget, to it but they just maybe because of Gough and Millar's style or 15 years of Supernatural has given any type of show like this that feeling. Of course, none of this would be half of what it is had it not been for the astounding performance of Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams. The Supporting actors all did a great job with a few noteworthy roles in there as well. Who knew Fred Armisen would be a great Fester? Looking forward to Season 2.
"Top" 3 Episodes:
1. A Murder of Woes
2. If You Don't Woe Me by Now
3. Woe What a Night
Theme- 5.5/10
Rewatchibility- 6.5/10
Acting- 10/10
Kinematography- 7.5/10
Time- 6/10
Total - 35.5/5 = 7.1
Hanging out, down the street. The same old thing, we did two decades ago. Doesn't quite have the same ring to it as the original and that sorta works for this show. I did enjoy the first outing of the sequel series. It benefits greatly from having a good group of new kids to build up from, the sprinkling of nostalgic characters, and a short season that keeps the show's faults from being too harmful. But to that point, the large complaints about the show modernizing the '90s are somewhat valid. Some of that is lost from being on a soundstage, its predecessor suffered from that as well. But there is a bit of miscommunication in the writing almost as if the writers themselves were under 30 and their impression of the decade is movies that took place in that decade and BuzzFeed articles. I do hope that Season 2 tackles the reality of Ozzie's life as a gay teen in that decade, I appreciate them trying to not hang a spotlight on it and just have a character who is gay rather than a gay character but that's simply not a passive thing to be at that time. Hopefully, we'll get to see Ozzie have to deal with bigotry and the fairly conservative Red defend him because you can be a good human being whichever way your political bias bends and both characters would benefit the most from that type of story. It's not terrible by no stretch if I made it seem that way. Season 1 of "That '70s Show" had its issues as well and it was given time to marinade into the we love. Hope That '90s gets the same opportunity.
"Top" 3 Episodes:
1. Summer Storm
2. The Birthday Girl
3. Kids in America
Theme- 6/10
Rewatchibility- 0.5/10
Acting- 4/10
Kinematography- 6/10
Time- 2/10
Total - 18.5/5 = 3.7
Holy overhaul, Batgirl. That's right enter Yvonne Craig's Batgirl. If nothing else this show is responsible for creating one of the most essential characters in DC comics. Dozier tried to recover the show from falling ratings by changing things up a bit. No more Aunt Harriet, no more cliffhangers, no more Julie Newmar, these omissions weren't necessarily out of choice but are glaring omissions nonetheless. Eartha Kitt comes in as Catwoman without any explanation which is on par for this show and Kitt was fine but there is no replacing Newmar. Alfred has an increased role this season which is always appreciated and many of the returning villains do a fine enough job. However, you can just feel the wind suck out of the sails of this show at this point. There are a couple of good episodes in here but you can sum up the season based solely upon the reaction of the final episode starring Zsa Zsa Gabor.... sigh.
"Top" 3 Episodes
1. Enter Batgirl, Exit Penguin
2. The Entrancing Dr. Cassandra
3. I'll Be a Mummy's Uncle
Theme- 7/10
Rewatchibility- 2/10
Acting- 6/10
Kinematography- 7/10
Time- 3/10
Total - 25/5 = 5
Holy episode surplus, Batman. The series continues on, packed with nearly twice the amount of episodes as season one, and boy can you feel it. I get shows before streaming weren't made for binge-watching and reruns for that matter so this is a present-day problem but someone had to look at villains like; the Archer, the Minstrel, and Chandell and say 'Hey Bill, tone it back would you.' The actual characters themselves should not be something that is created within the same tone as the performances, not every original idea can be a King Tut. That aside, returning characters were always a fun watch, when they were reprised by the same actor... I'm looking at you, Gomez Addams. Alan Napier and Julie Newmar continue to be my favorite people to watch when they're given something to do.
"Top" 3 Episodes
1. That Darn Catwoman
2. Scat! Darn Catwoman
3. Batman's Satisfaction
Theme- 7/10
Rewatchibility- 7.5/10
Acting- 6/10
Kinematography- 7/10
Time- 3/10
Total - 30.5/5 = 6.1
Holy Parody, Batman! Watching just a few episodes makes it abundantly clear they knew exactly what they were doing. Especially when the big villain players were involved as those actors got it. Overact, overexplain, and oversimplify are just a few common and intended words that come to mind. The two-part formula works primarily with comic-based villains. I don't envy Adam West's position of portraying the straight man to everyone else hamming it up. Aunt Harriet, with no disrespect to Madge Blake intended, is an awful character 95% of the time and, unfortunately, she was given more to do than Alfred who is a joy.
"Top" 3 Episodes
1. The Purr-Fect Crime
2. Better Luck Next Time
3. When the Rat's Away the Mice Will Play
Theme- 7.5/10
Rewatchibility- 2/10
Acting- 5.5/10
Kinematography- 7.5/10
Time- 3/10
Total - 25.5/5 = 5.1
To seek out new life and new civilizations. Pulling the plug on the show was the right call after this season despite two more being pre-programmed in the intro's monologue. It wasn't all bad but this season did provide the worst episodes of the series as well as a lot of repeated episode formulas with thinly-veiled stories. Also, my anger with Kirk in 'Requiem for Methuselah', a fairly good episode, made me realize my biggest qualm with O.S. Kirk does not behave, learn, nor adapt from the experiences of past episodes, as is the woe of episodic non-linear television.
"Top" 3 Episodes
1. The Enterprise Incident
2. The Empath
3. Is There in Truth No Beauty?
Theme- 7.5/10
Rewatchibility- 3.5/10
Acting- 5.5/10
Kinematography- 7/10
Time- 4/10
Total - 27.5/5 = 5.5
Its five-year mission, to explore strange new worlds. Some consider season 2 to be the best and I suppose there is an argument to have to that point. As a whole the production was definitely better, characters were fleshed out more, and some of the O.S.'s best episodes reside here. The problem is when episodes weren't great, they were usually quite bad, not many middle-of-the-road episodes. While not having many "filler" episodes in a season is good, having strong fluctuations of good to bad is not a great sign of things to come.
"Top" 3 Episodes
1. Journey to Babel
2. The Trouble With Tribbles
3. Mirror, Mirror
Theme- 7.5/10
Rewatchibility- 6/10
Acting- 8.5/10
Kinematography- 6/10
Time- 5.5/10
Total - 33.5/5 = 6.7
Space, the final frontier. These are the voyages of the Starship Enterprise. If you are new to Star Trek this may not be a great starting point for you. However, for myself, I found comfort in the 60's allure from my TV Land nostalgia. There is some unique appeal to its overacting, "cheap" set design, and antiquated vfx. It could push those lines too hard though even for me. The early episodes had some kinks to work out continuity-wise for sure. The length of the episodes is a problem though, one hour is too long for most of the stories and 29 episodes is a lot for a single season when that is an issue.
"Top" 3 Episodes
1. Court Martial
2. Dagger of the Mind
3. The Menagerie Part 1&2 (Yeah I cheated, sue me.)
Theme- 9/10
Rewatchibility- 6.5/10
Acting- 10/10
Kinematography- 8.5/10
Time- 6/10
Total - 40/5 = 8
Last Child of Spider-Man: The Animated Series. The Swan Song of the series threw everything at the wall; a WWII story, secret wars, clone saga. Not a bad episode in the bunch really. The only issue is that there are some long-running plot points left unanswered and it seems the show made the final episode a proper finale and a season 6 cliffhanger simultaneously. By the end, I was satisfied with what I'd watched.
"Top" 3 Episodes
1. Spider Wars (2): Farewell, Spider-Man
2. Secret Wars (3): Doom
3. Six Forgotten Warriors (5): The Price of Heroism
Theme- 8/10
Rewatchibility- 3/10
Acting- 7.5/10
Kinematography- 8.5/10
Time- 3.5/10
Total - 30.5/5 = 6.1
Train Kept A Rollin' for season 4. A short season with not a lot of time to make something of substance. Filled with mainly middle-of-the-road episodes and an interesting follow-up to the previous season's cliffhanger, I was left a little disappointed. It's not a bad season, just a forgettable one.
"Top" 3 Episodes
1. Partners in Danger: The Black Cat
2. Partners in Danger: The Return of the Green Goblin
3. Partners in Danger: Guilty
Theme- 8.5/10
Rewatchibility- 5/10
Acting- 8/10
Kinematography- 8.5/10
Time- 5/10
Total - 35/5 = 7
The Devil's Got a New Disguise within The Sins of the Fathers. The only thing that kept this season from being the best of the bunch is the batch of "PSA", ham-fisted, network-driven episodes that reside in season 3. They didn't belong and they are quite off-putting. Green Goblin, Daredevil, Carnage, the return of Venom, Doctor Strange & the Peter/MJ official relationship make quite a packed season and yet they managed to make that all work by centering the season around father/child relationships in quite a fantastic way.
"Top" 3 Episodes
1. The Sins of the Fathers: Enter the Green Goblin
2. The Sins of the Fathers: The Man Without Fear
3. The Sins of the Fathers: Carnage
Theme- 8.5/10
Rewatchibility- 4/10
Acting- 8/10
Kinematography- 8.5/10
Time- 4.5/10
Total - 33.5/5 = 6.7
Dream On with the Neogenic Nightmare. The first season with a season-long story is not without its problems namely, Morbius. I'm not sure what it is but I've never liked the Morbius character and anytime the show is focused on that character I struggle with that. The tangled web that is neogenics in this show is pretty smart given that it's the origin of most animal-based characters in the show. Peter struggles to deal with his unstable powers as the mutation process continues beyond the initial powers we know. This season introduces the concept of bringing non-Spider-Man Marvel characters into the fold with varying degrees of success.
"Top" 3 Episodes
1. Neogenic Nightmare: The Final Nightmare
2. Neogenic Nightmare: Mutants' Revenge
3. Neogenic Nightmare: Blade the Vampire Hunter
Theme- 8/10
Rewatchibility- 5.5/10
Acting- 8.5/10
Kinematography- 8.5/10
Time- 5.5/10
Total - 36/5 = 7.2
Walk this way to a perennial adaptation of Spider-Man. This first season is a great "establishment" season. Establishing Spidey's rogues gallery, establishing Peter/Spider-Man's relationships with recurring non-villain characters, & establishing a style of storytelling prevalent throughout this show. This season is more episodic than later ones but groundwork has been laid for season-long stories.
"Top" 3 Episodes:
1. Alien Costume (1)
2. Alien Costume (3)
3. Menace of Mysterio
Theme- 4/10
Rewatchibility- 0/10
Acting- 2.5/10
Kinematography- 2.5/10
Time- 1.5/10
Total - 10.5/5 = 2.1
In the chill of night at the scene of a crime. A new season awaits, and it's such a waste of time. I'm gonna give this about as much attention as the studio did for this season. The show from the start had a penchant for reusing certain visual animatics, mostly web-swinging, but they outright recycle and repurpose entire past episodes. More than half of this season is simply a waste of anyone's time and once again forgoing the classic villains except the repurposed Season 1 episodes, a new Kingpin episode, and a new Mysterio episode (but not really). Mysterio is so by name only, has no costume, and has green skin, truly baffling.
"Top" 3 Episodes:
1. The Big Brainwasher
2. The Madness of Mysterio
3. The Birth of Micro Man
Theme- 5.5/10
Rewatchibility- 0/10
Acting- 2.5/10
Kinematography- 5/10
Time- 4/10
Total - 17/5 = 3.4
Is he strong? Listen bud, he has radioactive blood. Can he swing from a thread? Not a single comic has the writers read. Hey there, here comes the Budget-Man. This season opens with an origin episode and I thought to myself that the show was a big enough success that they were gonna put more time and attention into building a show with strong canonical stories, the following episode was the debut of Kingpin, to whom they were pretty faithful. After that, however, things took a turn. For whatever reason, the writing staff decided to forgo the Spider-Man rogues gallery for randomly created villains. Also to make sure you knew they were the bad guys, 90% of the time they had green skin because normal flesh-colored people can't be bad I guess. Episode duration was another major problem. Every episode was a single 22-minute story as opposed to two 11-minute tales and the thinly-veiled plots of this show can't support that kind of time. What started as hopeful optimism, turned into foreboding dread for Season 3.
Top 3 Episodes:
1. The Origin of Spider-Man
2. Home
3. King-Pinned
Theme- 6/10
Rewatchibility- 0.5/10
Acting- 3.5/10
Kinematography- 5.5/10
Time- 1/10
Total - 16.5/5 = 3.3
Spider-Man, Spider-Man, does whatever a spider can. Spins a web any size, catches thieves in a repetitive style. Look out, here comes Budget-Man. Boy howdy is it evident from every aspect of this show how small the budget was for this show. The animation quality fits somewhere between Filmation and Hanna-Barbera, as does the sound effects and voiceover. Episodes are formulaic, to say the least. Jameson and Betty Brandt aren't particularly noteworthy. Aunt May has only one appearance, which was well done all things considered. They did nail down the quick-witted Spidey from the comics, which I will say is the shining star from all of this outside the theme song despite Spidey sounding like Jean Sheppard narrating A Christmas Story while doing an Adam West impression. The villains usually were the only variable episode to episode and when they used comic book villains, it usually worked well enough but they did persist in making up their own for some unknown reason.
Top 3 Episodes:
1. To Catch a Spider
2. The Golden Rhino
3. The Spider and the Fly
Theme- 3/10
Rewatchibility- 3/10
Acting- 3/10
Kinematography- 3/10
Time- 6/10
Total - 18/5 = 3.6
Breaking News, it's less of the same fake MCU news. I do appreciate touching on Ross being appointed Secretary of State out of nowhere in Civil War and if this show had supplied more of this with the debated topics this "season" would have landed on the good scale for me.
Top 3 Episodes:
1. WHIH Newsfront Exclusive: President Ellis Discusses the Avengers
2. WHIH Newsfront: The Cost of Saving the World
3. WHIH Breaking News: Attack in Lagos
Theme- 3/10
Rewatchibility- 5/10
Acting- 8/10
Kinematography- 4/10
Time- 8/10
Total - 28/5 = 5.6
This just in, this is just okay. Nothing to write home about, it's there if you wanna watch.
Top 3 Episodes:
1. WHIH Exclusive: Scott Lang Interview
2. WHIH Newsfront Top Stories
3. WIRED Insider Interviews Darren Cross, CEO of Pym Technologies
Theme- 6.5/10
Rewatchibility- 3.5/10
Acting- 5/10
Kinematography- 9/10
Time- 7.5/10
Total - 31.5/5 = 6.3
White Trash Canadians in America are simply Americans with oat-of-place accents in America. They were smart enough to put most of the attention on Bubbles and his favorite things. Honestly though, it really is less interesting than the Europe trip and while it has it's moments they should have probably just tried this again across the pond.
Top 3 Episodes:
1. Los Angeles 2
2. Nashville
3. Memphis
Theme- 7.5/10
Rewatchibility- 6/10
Acting- 8/10
Kinematography- 10/10
Time- 10/10
Total - 41.5/5 = 8.3
White Trash Canadians sightseeing Europe and performing ridiculous tasks to earn money for said road trip... fun. The thing is, it really is fun if you like TPB to start with. Great concept to give the boys and just gotta say, poor Bubbles in Amsterdam, can't help but feel sorry for him a bit more than I usually do. Also I find it interesting that three Canadians with extreme personalities were portraying a type of tourist that is often the stereotype of a regular American tourists.
Top 3 Episodes:
1. Helsinki
2. Copenhagen
3. Amsterdam 2
Theme- 8/10
Rewatchibility- 2.5/10
Acting- 5/10
Kinematography- 7.5/10
Time- 3.5/10
Total - 26.5/5 = 5.3
That whimper into the finish line. Man oh man, who could predict that continuing a show that was already tenuously holding to the life of one character who leaves before the end, would be a bad idea. Charlie, the guy they spent the last quarter of last season gearing up to fill in Eric's position in the group, is killed off, Josh Meyers then is brought in as a replacement character, Randy, who has no flaws which makes him rather bland. Kelso was in the first four episodes before being written off and is replaced with Leo which is fine I guess. Jackie ends up with Fez... REALLY?! Going from Kelso to Hyde, I was fine with that and felt sorta natural. To continue to go through the guys in the group to pair Jackie up with is poor writing and Jackie/Fez felt very Rachel/Joey, forced and unnecessary. The finale is easily the best thing about this season and is a nice enough ending to the series as a whole. This is a bad and skippable season and if you want to just watch the finale after season 7, apart from the spoiler above I don't believe you need any other context from this season.
Top 3 Episodes:
1. That '70s Finale
2. Stone Cold Crazy
3. Long Away
Theme- 8/10
Rewatchibility- 4/10
Acting- 7/10
Kinematography- 8.5/10
Time- 6/10
Total - 33.5/5 = 6.7
That not so last season. The realization that this show is being carried on too long is prevalent in this season. With Topher Grace no longer wanting to be on the show, building up his departure and Kutcher soon to follow suit, it's apparent the show should have just built to a series ending rather than try to continue to an eighth. I don't know if Fox had ordered season 7 & 8 together and Casey-Werner were put in an awkward position between Fox's order and Ashton/Topher's ambitions to continue a gutted show or everyone was simply looking for an easy meal ticket but the show has reached the point of unnecessity. They create a character, Charlie, to replace Eric. While Charlie is a likeable character, They simply bulrush him into that spot at the latter half of the season, which in hindsight, not a great investment in time. Nevertheless, I still enjoyed this season because everybody performs their roles well enough to accommodate the time spent watching it. But that doesn't mean I can't see the flaws of a once better show.
Top 3 Episodes:
1. Can't You Hear Me Knocking
2. 2120 So. Michigan Ave.
3. Till the Next Goodbye
Theme- 8.5/10
Rewatchibility- 5/10
Acting- 8/10
Kinematography- 9/10
Time- 7.5/10
Total - 38/5 = 7.6
That damn Foreman. Man, I gotta say the regression of the Eric Foreman in the final episodes really piss me off. I was really liking this season and then the main character regresses 4 seasons because of freakin' Luke Wilson!? Yeah, that makes sense.:unamused: Anyway, my contempt for that poor choice for character undevelopment looks to contradict my score. But truth be told, I enjoyed 80% of this season very much. The return of Seth Green from last season and the guest appearances of the late James Avery were very enjoyable. Unfortunately, that finale is the sign of things to come.
Top 3 Episodes:
1. Squeeze Box
2. Young Man Blues
3. A Legal Matter
Theme- 9/10
Rewatchibility- 5/10
Acting- 7/10
Kinematography- 9.5/10
Time- 6/10
Total - 36.5/5 = 7.3
That should have been it. On one side of the coin I can understand the endgame to That '70s Show being January 1st, 1980 which is what ultimately happen for better or worse. But on the other hand, having high school graduation be the series finale or the penultimate season feels more fitting for a teenage sitcom. Regardless, this season was my least favorite to date but only marginally so. No need to complain.
Top 3 Episodes:
1. Black Dog
2. Immigrant Song
3. Celebration
Theme- 9.5/10
Rewatchibility- 5.5/10
Acting- 8/10
Kinematography- 9/10
Time- 7/10
Total - 39/5 = 7.8
That musical though. We're at the halfway point of the show and the vital signs are not only stable but are pretty strong. All the story progressing stories in this season rest mostly under the shadow of the musical. Despite being the least popular and favorite episode of the season and the entire show, I be damned if I don't love it.
Top 3 Episodes:
1. That '70s Musical
2. Eric's Hot Cousin
3. Prank Day
Theme- 9/10
Rewatchibility- 5/10
Acting- 7/10
Kinematography- 9/10
Time- 7/10
Total - 37/5 = 7.4
That consistency. This show continues to give consistently good episodes and character progression. No every episode is going to work for everybody but there is a good enough batch to enjoy, rewatch, and enjoy again.
Top 3 Episodes:
1. Reefer Madness
2. Dine & Dash
3. Red Sees Red
