monster shows

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13293588/
https://mushokutensei.jp/

A NEET dies but finds himself reincarnated in a fantasy world, where he grows into with the competence and usefulness that he ought to have been working for in his previous life.

Starts strongly, but really spirals down into pulp crap. Still perfectly watchable overall. Recommended even for people who don’t like this sort of entertainment but like the sword-and-sorcery topic in general.

Watched at the end of 2022; no notes were taken.

aka Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation
Inspired by Mushoku Tensei – (2012 book), by Rifujin na Magonote

4 comments

Entertainment > Television >

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1190634/
https://uk.amc.com/series/preacher

A kickass preacher is infected with a power, and for some reason there’s a vampire.

Maybe it has potential, but it’s scatterbrained and kept sliding into slow moody boringness.

1 comment

Entertainment > Television >

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4189022/
https://www.starz.com/us/en/series/ash-vs-evil-dead/24815

Evil returns to find Ash.

Playful. It is clearly capitalizing on the success of the franchise, but it’s not really interesting to me, as though it’s stretching out the story ideas. It’s okay, though not especially recommended. I watched a bit of it, but I’d rather do other things with my life.

Comment

I’ll add notes when I re-watch this series.
Do not watch this without respecting the Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel viewing order.

Entertainment > Television >

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0162065/

A vampire, cursed with a soul to be immortally haunted by his past, hopes for absolution by fighting the damned.

An astonishing series. The characters and story are outstanding. While built upon/within the Buffy the Vampire Slayer universe, it has a different and significantly more adult story line. I would say that this series is better than its parent, but Buffy is mandatory and still enjoyable viewing to get to this one.

Mandatory viewing.

Set in the universe of Buffy the Vampire Slayer – (1997 show), sharing significant-enough elements that crossover-viewing is largely considered mandatory. See Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel viewing order.

1 comment

I’d need to re-watch this to add proper notes.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer - (1997 show) image

Entertainment > Television >

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118276/

A highschool cheerleader, learning she is imbued with the spirit of the Vampire Slayer and her school was built on a Hellmouth, is trained by an ancient order of Watchers to fight vampires and other monsters from ending the world.

An astonishing series, and I don’t say that lightly. The characters and story are outstanding. While this is a fast-and-loose show, it matures. It spinoff/partner series, Angel – (1999 show) is even more adult. This show is well worth the time, even if its initial episodes put the viewer off with its childishness. It’s not a series that “grows on you”, it really does get better and better, building upon and maturing out of its initial impressions.

Mandatory viewing.

Inspired by Buffy the Vampire Slayer – (1992 movie), which is neither mandatory nor recommended viewing.
See also Angel – (1999 show), which is set in this universe and shares significant-enough elements that crossover-viewing is largely considered mandatory. See Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel viewing order
Inspired a comic book sequel.
See also Supernatural – (2005 show) for a similar premise.

1 comment

Beetlejuice – (1989 show)

1000-06-09

animated shows, animations, black comedy, black comedy shows, comedy entertainment, comedy shows, ghost entertainment, ghost shows, horror entertainment, horror shows, monster entertainment, monster shows, shows, shows inspired by movies, TV-Y rated

Beetlejuice (TV series)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096543/

Adventures of the ghostly con-artist and his 12-year-old pal, Lydia.

I watched this plenty, back in the day.

noted here for reference

Inspired by Beetlejuice – (1988 movie)

Comment

spiralofhope

All posts tagged monster shows

Mushoku Tensei – (2021 show)

Preacher – (2016 show)

Ash vs. Evil Dead – (2015 show)

Angel – (1999 show)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer – (1997 show)

Beetlejuice – (1989 show)

Search