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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1312171/
https://www.netflix.com/title/80186863
A group of superpowered purchased-orphans try to save the world.
Fair.
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Based on The Umbrella Academy - (2007+ comics)
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0475784/
https://www.hbo.com/westworld
Nothing could possibly go wrong in an amusement park populated by robots.
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A reboot of Westworld - (1973 movie)
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5232792/
https://www.netflix.com/title/80104198
A family is lost in space.
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Inspired by Lost in Space - (1965 show)
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5691552/
https://www.fox.com/the-orville/
Its first impression is that it's sort of Star Trek parody-thing, it quickly unfolds into its own unique space-adventure-drama.
Fantastic originality and mood. Recommended, rapidly approaching highly recommended.
Verdict: While it's good, it's not great, at least not for me. I got bored in the first couple of episodes of season two. Definitely recommended for anyone who enjoyed the first several episodes.
Like other shows these days, I became interested in this purely because "those people" "hate" it.
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3322310/
https://www.netflix.com/title/80002612
The son of a billionaire family survives them in a plane crash in the Himalayas, and returns after being raised by monks only to find their ancient enemies throughout his old home and business. Basically Marvel's Batman.
At first I was going to ignore this series, because the Iron Fist trailer made it look like utter trash, but the YUR A WHITE MALE "mainstream liberal media" response made me interested.
Even though the superhero genre is generally tiring, this show is well worth watching, and its response is a beautiful example of fake news manufactured by "social" "justice".
- Note that The Hand is unrelated to TMNT's Foot Clan.
- Iron Fist season 1 notes
season five is planned
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3230854/
https://www.syfy.com/the-expanse
Tensions between the three factions in our solar system rise with an known party's military science efforts.
Describing this one is pretty damned hard. Quite a good series, although the lead actor is just a little too young to be properly-believable. They all are, but I guess that was the target market.
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Inspired by The Expanse - (2011+ books), by "James S. A. Corey"
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1486217/
https://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/archer
A spy does spy stuff, drinks, hits on women and makes a jackass of himself while being surprisingly competent.
A fun, light, series which has a whole lot of laugh-out-loud moments.
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Though I've seen it all, I didn't begin taking notes until later on.
Note to self - avoid cliffhangers: watch more when it's part way into the next season.
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2741602/
https://www.nbc.com/the-blacklist
A bad guy blackmails the good guys because he likes this one good girl.
My impression from the first few episodes was:
Seems "ok". Unless this has a more interesting story-arc, I won't consider this particularly good. The predictable and episodic nature of television bores the shit out of me. It makes a series only valuable only the course of multiple episodes and individual episodes become the shit I have to slog through.
My later impression, from the end of the second season:
Characters were slow and stiff until they were developed more fully. When they were, a broader story arc took hold, making this show quite a bit more interesting.