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Westworld (2016–2022)

Don't give up, it's about to get great!

[8/10 · 27 November 2016]

Was super excited when I saw this pop up as I'm a fan of the original movie, but after 4 episodes I was ready to bail.

Long drawn out scenes of, frankly, boring content. Way too much focus on story lines, locations and characters that just didn't interest me at all with a couple of really annoying actors.

And then episode 5 landed...

Trust me, stick with it and you'll find yourself desperate for the next episode.

I could rattle on about how great Hopkins is but we already know that. The person stealing the show for me at the moment is Thandie Newton - outstanding!

Don't be put off by the drearily slow start to what, I'm sure, is a future classic in the making.

Roll on EP9 :)

Designated Survivor (2016–2019)

Back to the tripe we thought we'd got rid of...

[3/10 · 24 October 2016]

Was really excited when I read the synopsis for this. Political intrigue, a scenario that I haven't seen on screen before and Kiefer Sutherland - what's not to like? Well, just about everything as it turns out so far...

I won't bother going into any of the story as it's really not worth wasting the energy on, suffice to say this is exactly the kind of glossy, play-safe, cliché-filled, USA, USA propaganda rubbish that I thought we had resigned to the annals of history.

With so many TV shows of recent years delivering outstanding material (Breaking Bad, Sopranos, GOT, House Of Cards, True Detective etc etc), this just falls by the wayside in every respect.

The concept is great and the acting is okay, but the script and the story line are beyond cheesy. To echo what another reviewer said - Sutherland's character goes from being freaked out that he is all of a sudden the leader of the free World, to delivering lines that sound like they jumped right out of the pages of the Independence Day script in Episode 2 (no slur on ID there - that was supposed to be a fun and entertaining movie). This on the other hand isn't, it's taking itself far too seriously with nothing gritty to back it up.

It may have been a good show in the late 90's, but we've moved on a lot from then.

Frequency (2016–2017)

Excellent cast and gripping story

[8/10 · 24 October 2016]

Really enjoyed the movie (that this is based on) so was a bit dubious when I saw this on the Netflix listings.

Gave it a shot and what can I say... 3 episodes in and I'm hooked! The casting is brilliant, especially the female lead, and the script and story line are engaging and move on at a really good pace.

If you know the movie, you will think exactly what I thought - "How on Earth are they going to make a series out of this?"

Well so far so good. It's covered most of the aspects of the original movie while bringing it's own new edge and side stories.

I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that this is a potential future classic (think Fringe / X-Files etc).

Can't wait for episode 4!