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The Mandalorian: Chapter 16: The Rescue (2020)
Every one of these 10s is the reviewers only review?
The CGI is the only thing more embarrassing than the ridiculous, idiotic ending.
I'm sorry. I want to love. Up to now there have been so few faults. This one is ruin the series worthy.
Here's a spoiler - no one thought this episode was so wonderful to sign up specifically to leave one review.
Other than Disney Interns.
Roswell, New Mexico (2019)
Leave politics out
If I wanted to be pissed off id watch CNN. Not "entertainment".
Progressivism is a poison. It's leached into every aspect of our lives. At least here I can choose to ignore you. Yes, I can change the channel. And I've now taken the "CW" off of my channel list. One show after another ruined by the agenda of "Intellectuals" with no "WISDOM".
Put these writers in that high stack of idiots who thought they had a "platform" as opposed to a canceled show.
What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (2018)
Yet another show I loved ruined by our brainwashed "intellectuals"
WHY Do these people think they are so superior that they can use my fandom to forward their hate? See, they think we "hate" - but I don't give their lifestyles or views a second thought. Live your life the way you want to and leave me alone to enjoy the only good thing you ever accomplished. Funny that they reflect hate unto the tolerant and it's quite obvious that these people hate 50% of their fans? Why must you use this platform to slam the best country in the history of the known Universe? loved them as their characters but as real people they are fools. Being able to read a script and act does not make you an intellectual or make your view any more important than anyone else's? What happened to age bringing WISDOM? I had no idea that the human characters were also synthetics who do nothing but repeat what their leftist gods shovel into their Hollywood party rotted brains.
The Kettering Incident (2016)
Yes, it's a bit slow for the genre-
The story line is strong, the acting is good and the production is excellent. If you, like me, feel like you have seen all the SciFi there is to see and you're searching for an entertaining 8 episodes this is pretty good. Much better than the 6.9. I'd actually give the story line, acting and cinematography a 9+. But folks- you have to have an ending figured out before you start. It's frustratingly frustrating that the last episode gave me no clue as to WTF actually happened. Yes, I know how THEY ended it, but I like my ending better :-)
Another Life (2019)
If this is the future of Earth I'm happy to travel elsewhere
I have been so excited for new Sci Fi / Space Opera this summer when I read about Another Life and Pandora (if you can believe it, Pandora is multiples worse than this garbage). Being a massive BSG, Star Trek, Firefly, all the Star Gates etc etc fan I literally woke up this morning at 6am to catch a new show that actually had good reviews (I have no idea what they saw). SHAME SHAME SHAME on Netflix for flushing shareholder money to support what is political agendas posing as "entertainment".
For some reason writers today think that everyone thinks like them and lives their Google, Facebook elite college lives. The stupidity of casting 20 somethings as the best we have is almost Logan's Run' ish. (More like someone's rubbish). Are all the Astronauts over 40 dead or retired out? Where is the Captain Adama? The JL Picard? Anyone remotely believable. (I love Katee as Starbuck buy really Katee? You should have passed on this one)
This was the casting directors list :
1) strong female "Captain" who must have a really handsome self entitled man feel he's superior in every way and have her kick his ass (and a man must be the villain)
2) the entire space program must be run by a woman- because God forbid (did I mention God - oh, my bad) an older white man should run anything in the future.
3) A trans gender because they are only .00001% of the population - but oh we can't offend by not showing how accepting we are. (The doctor looks like a Bar Mitzvah kid)
4) A tough trashy foul mouthed Hispanic WOMAN - we have multiple of this "represent"!
5) The Uber White Bread Politico
6). Do I need to continue?
If you take every Sci FI theme of the last 50 years - steal from Alien, Close Encounters, the really really really bad not even remotely believable SciFy Channel series that also has a "Hologram" running the ship, once again- do I really need to go on?
Not one of the effects is remotely believable. The best scene in the entire 10 episodes is the first 5 minutes. Then we get Hologram phone chat from 5+ light years away with zero - I said zero delay. Like it's live write in front of you traveling and 50X the speed of light? A planet they have already said has NO SUN (star) but is warm enough to have your entire face exposed? A space ship that actually lands on small planets when we already know they have a perfectly capable shuttle? (Of course Starbuck has to be the bad ass pilot to beat all pilots).
The super scientist husband and the really cute daughter is stolen from how many movies / shows? Could they not find Richard Dreyfus's kid to figure out the "da da dun da dun" or whatever is hidden in the Beethoven Concerto?
Wasn't there another recent movie where the aliens sent a mathematical puzzle so us earthlings could prove we are advanced enough not to be extinguished?
Please put some ADULTS in charge (or have they all been fired for sexual harassment me too Idiocy and all that's left are the Ivy League interns?)
I'm completely disappointed and disgusted.
Line of Duty (2012)
One of the greatest cop shows of all time
It is a rare show that keeps me up to 3am because I "have to see the next episode".
I actually gave up on season one twice, not liking a main character. After reading the reviews here I decided to see it through. Well, one 13 hour airline flight with zero sleep got me through season two. Season three late night during vacation while my wife slept. Season four return flight. Oy - if you care about jet lag and like sleep perhaps you should avoid. But I don't regret missing a single snore. I'll sleep either when I'm dead or finished with the last episode. Hopefully the last episode comes first or I'll have to haunt someone's home to catch the "reveal".
The Orville: Lasting Impressions (2019)
One of the best television episodes I have ever seen
I like this show - don't love it. I'll watch it when I'm so desperate for Sci - Fi, Space Western, Space Opera that I have not seen that I'll go for parody of the same. The writing for this episode is worthy of an Emmy. If they were only all this good.
Bosch (2014)
I'm stingy with 10s
There are very few programs or movies that rate a 10. Perfection in every aspect - acting, story, filmography, realism etc is impossible from a US industry full of formulaic crap. While I'm American, for a US created Crime Drama to hit all of these buttons is previously impossible (Brits do it consistently- MI-5 "spooks", Luther, Peaky Blinders etc).
Since I'm not a professional reviewer I'll save the detail for them. What you need to know is when Bosch was only one season I tried the first episode a couple of times and it didn't catch. Third time was the charm (third time my wife insisted we see it through). This show is one of the best.
Krypton: House of El (2018)
I'm a massive SyFy fan but these high ratings are cartoon fans
What are these people watching? Please tell me my TV is stuck on the Cartoon Network and I have the wrong version of "Krypton"? (I'm sorry to insult the Cartoon Network).
I've watched all of The Expanse, all the Super Hero Marvell shows that are mediocre, all of the Stargates and BSG is a 10. Krypton is utterly unwatchable. I made it through episode 1 just hoping the garbage would stop stinking. Episode 2 - unwatchable. I didn't even make it half way. Total complete garbage. The acting and script - I've been searching for the words to describe the quality - I'm sorry to say the only thing I can think of is that it's reminiscent of pornography. The script and story line are completely secondary to the - echem (clearing my throat) "pretty" people and a title designed to get your interest. So, you think "Krypton" wow, Superman and what a great story this could be. When in reality it's "comic book porn". Shame on you SyFy. And complete shame on whoever wrote, edited, cast and paid for this. It would have been better for your reputation to have left the entire show in the can and written off the loss.
Krypton (2018)
Is this the same network as The Expanse?
I made it through episode 1, thinking ok, it's god awful - but maybe they are just trying to get their footing? Unfortunately the answer is "Nope", the second episode wasn't even watchable.
The story is atrocious. The dialogue is atrocious. The acting is worse than "Staight to Video". The 90210 Love Story (very 1980s) utterly laughable.
I'm really sorry SyFy, the entire team that paid for this garbage should be canned. The casting directors should be canned. The writers should be BANNED.
I can't imagine that these are the same people in your building who bought The Expanse. Give those people the keys, the "Krypton" crew the boot.
Krypton: Pilot (2018)
This needs to get better... and fast
I waited a few months and had the premier date on my calendar - for this? The acting is weak, the story is weak and I'm going to give it one more week. I'm not certain that some of the reviewers here watched the same show I did.