Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Hannibal "Contorno" preview




In this week's upcoming episode of "Hannibal," the search for Hannibal grows as Jack and Inspector Pazzi search for clues that will lead them closer to Hannibal Lecter's location in Florence, but the promise of riches offered by Mason Verger threatens to corrupt Pazzi's quest for redemption.

Meanwhile, Will and Chiyoh travel to Florence, both on a mission to find Hannibal, but at odds over the desired outcome. Elsewhere, as Alana Bloom continues to work with Mason, she grows concerned for the safety of all involved.

Joe Anderson and Mia Masetro guest stars along with Gillian Anderson stars too.

You can catch "Hannibal" Thursday nights at 10/9c on NBC.


Graceland "Chester Cheeto" preview




In this week's episode of "Graceland," Briggs tries to keep control of Ari Adamian, while Charlie struggles with the decision to terminate her pregnancy.

Don't miss it's best season so far.

You can catch "Graceland" Thursday nights at 10/9c on USA Network.

Complications "Immune Response" preview




In this upcoming episode of "Complications," to keep Bridget from finding out that John illegally transferred Antoine to the Surgical Center. Gretchen makes expensive arrangements to hide the child elsewhere.

That forces John to ask the gang for money, and brings him closer to their world than ever before. Samantha's relationship with John is tested when a past indiscretion resurfaces.

You can catch "Complications" Thursday nights at 9/8c on USA Network.

Mr. Robot "eps1.1_ones-and-zer0es.mpeg" preview




This week's episode of "Mr. Robot," Elliot torn between job offer from Evil Corp and joining Fscoiety. And at the same time, Elliot needs to make a decision that could harm the people around him

It's considered the best new series of the summer. Don't miss it!

You can catch "Mr. Robot" Wednesday nights at 10/9c on USA Network.






Suits "Compensation" preview




In this week's episode of "Suits," Harvey searches for a replacement for Donna. Mike takes a case as a favor, which he must justify to Jessica. While Rachel's father, Robert Zane, offers some unsolicited advice about Rachel's engagement to Mike.

And Louis is embroiled in surprising money matters, while an up and coming partner, Jack, makes his presence known to Jessica, confronting her about whether Harvey's way of doing business is beneficial to the firm.

You can catch "Suits" Wednesday nights at 9/8c on USA Network.



Royal Pains "Voices Carry" preview




In this Tuesday's episode of "Royal Pains," Hank goes to Manhattan with Olympia, but their time away together won't exactly be what he expected. Evan fears Boris is keeping a secret from him within the hospital and a surprise visitor from her past leads Divya t feel overwhelmed by the men in her life.

Paige is eager for her home renovations to be finished and is shocked when she discovers the reason for the delay.

You can catch "Royal Pains" Tuesday nights at 10/9c on USA Network

Sunday, June 28, 2015

Seeing and Realizing Can Be Complicated and Awkward: Weekend Catch Up Part 4


Another weekend catch up on shows that I've missed watching this week but watched it this weekend. Here are this week's weekend catch up recaps.


Stitchers: "I See You"

This week's episode deals with a bit of a Rear Window type of thing when a victim is murdered by looking snooping with his telescope.

When Kristen and the gang look into it, they find that the key is whatever he was spying on. They do his spying and spot a couple of interesting and thoughtful suspects but they turned out to be not.

When Kristen returns to stitching the victim one more time, she spots a clothing store with the owner given a code by using the mannequin. While Linus and Camille are eyeing the view, Kristen and Cameron take a look at the apartment across that had the window curtains closed. They can't seem to find the room number until it was hidden beyond the wall.

Kristen finds passports and they figured that it was an illegal trafficking. As the van pulls in, Kristen and Cameron get there before he leaves and Kristen gave suspect the look suggestion just as he did with the victim.

A case of snooping where you shouldn't be snooping. This episode was fun and some what predictable at times. Like the couple that were arguing in their apartment and as they went in another room, blood was splattered on the wall.

Another thing to know about in this episode: Cameron has nightmares and is trying to prevent the events of what happen last time. It's something that he doesn't seem to let it go like Maggie.

Also not to mention that there has been a spy going in and Stitchers and out. Caused a little problem with the systems when Maggie was along. Who could this person be? Could it be Marta? Kristen's father?

Overall I give this episode a 7/10.

You can catch "Stitchers" Tuesday nights at 9/8c on ABC Family.



Royal Pains: "The Prince of Nucleotides"

In this episode of "Royal Pains" Hank treats a patient who happens to be transgender. When the patient suffers from DVT (deep vein thrombus), Hank takes her and treats her. On the way, she tries to be a girl and soon later realize that she has a blood disorder and can't get any of the hormonal therapy.

But when someone punches her at camp, Hank's there to help calm her down and treat her. At the end, he goes see her play that she'd choreographed  and with a little more research, Hank offered her an idea if she wants to take hormonal therapy. She agrees and hopefully her parents would agree too.

Meanwhile, Evan builds a fundraiser hoping to gets to donations to support the genetic research. But when Jeremiah's old college friend stops by, it's not just to catch up with old times.

Evan and Paige comes to thinking of adoption and met with a mother who's expecting. Soon, after an awkward meet and greet, they get a call from that mother and she chooses them to adopt her baby.  

And not to mention that Divya and Prince Quami are hitting it off quite well. Even though Divya is trying to make things workout with her child's father. She's grown closer to Quami as he is too.

This episode was well told and well written with a great message about transgender.
Vanessa Williams guest starred in this episode as a millionaire who Evan wants her donation. After Hank visits her to an appointment about sleeping pills. She also bid for a one night date with Hank, who Evan planned for the fundraiser.

Overall I give this episode a 9/10.

You can catch "Royal Pains" Tuesday night at 10/9c on USA Network.



Complications: "Onset"

In this week's episode of "Complications" Gretchen gets in some more trouble than she assumes and asked Ellison for help.

After trying to help a beaten patient get her stuff from her boyfriend, things gets complicated when the boyfriend pulls a gun on her and her friend. But the Gretchen's friend, who's a big high, tackles the guy and breaks his finger, Gretchen is overwhelmed from what had happen.

When Gretchen takes the patient's things, the boyfriend tries to tell the truth but than pisses her off and she hits him with a waffle iron. He lands on the glass table where he's cut and not speaking.

She calls Ellison for help, when he gets there the guy isn't breathing so he pulls a piece of glass out of his throat.

With this going on, Ellison has an appointment with his client's friends. When they met, they soon met with the boy's father who tells the doctor that he'll treat his son as along as he say he does. Getting a bit too much for Ellison, there's even more than that.

When Bridget gets a visitor of a former patient's relative, a sister, about the mishap of the death notice and billing of surgery. She help corrected it and told her how it happen. The sister got upset that her brother killed himself in the hospital under her care. That gave Bridget a whole lot of problems to deal with.

In the meantime, Ellison gets back and finds the boyfriend tied up and soon to lose his finger if he doesn't get any treatment. When Gretchen comes back, they both have a heated argument, but after they
re argument, the boyfriend runs into his car and drives off but soon crashes in the woods.

Ellison tells the guy that he can't tell the police that Gretchen and him did this because if he does, he could be killed the the gang that he works.

That worked and soon Ellison gets back home, brings the milks that his wife asked for and talks to his father, who they have a bad history.

This episode was well thrilling and entertaining. I couldn't get enough of Gretchen and her friend in a tight situation between the boyfriend hurt and the hospital files in review.

Overall this episode was an 8/10.

You can catch "Complications" Thursday nights at 9/8c on USA Network.



Graceland: "B-Positive" 

In the season premiere of "Graceland" the wait is finally over, is Mike really dead?

Well, no and that's the good part. Mike had to pretend that he was dead to capture Sid, who Paige is now trying to capture. She's trying to do what she did wrong and Paul isn't quite happy with her after Mike's accident.

In the meantime, Paul is taking undercover for a case to take down one of the gangs that steals organs. Thinking that he has backup behind him, he goes through one of the worst days probably ever and soon takes it out on the captain.

As Mike recovers, after learning what Paige was doing with Sid, he had to stop it. As Paige was moments away from meeting with Sid, Mike comes and gets Sid running away. After what went down and after last season, Paige puts in her transfer to move out of the house. Paul is fine with it but not the others.

But it wasn't over when Johnny picks Sid up and drives off.

This was a really good start of the new season. It gave that new sense if you haven't seen the series before, this would be a great one to tune in for.

It was thrilling and electrifying. I can't wait to see what comes next this season.

Overall I give this a 8/10.

You can catch "Graceland" Thursday nights at 10/9c on USA Network.



Clipped: "Pilot" & "Dreamers"

TBS has a new comedy series "Clipped" from the creators of "Will & Grace" David Kohan and Max Mutchnick. 

The series centers with a group of co-workers that went to high school together but been around different people. But they are barbers at Buzzy's barbershop. The series starts Mike Castle and Ashley Tisdale. They play best friends, who had relationship history in high school but are best friends. 

In the pilot  AJ gets a call from a sports agent about joining the majors and it gets him excited. But with Ben, the boss of the shop, pressures the gang to quit, AJ steps in and calls it quits . But Danni talks him out and after he quit it, she along with the gang quits too. 

It stops Ben from firing anyone and decides to keep everyone and pay the raise in the insurance payment.

In the second episode, AJ still wants to go out for his dream as a ball player. There's a tryout and tells Danni that he's going to try it, but Danni talks him out of it and tells him that dreams die when you reach an age. 

After AJ talks to her about dreams, Danni thinks about her dreams about becoming a singer. That lead her to perform for a Diabetes fundraiser. After the gang watches her perform, Charmaine talks to Danni and tells her that she tried AJ the wrong way. 

Danni relazines and takes AJ to tryout where he didn't get in but was asked to comeback.

I've watched a few comedy series on TBS from "My Boys" and "Sullivan and Sons." "Clipped" seems to be a simple comedy. There are some funny moments in the show and in these two episodes there were more than a few to get by. 

With George Wendt as Buzzy and Reginald VelJohnson as Tommy in the pilot episode. They play gay lovers that probably stand out. Watching two classic 80's stars getting that one moment was hilarious. 

Diona Reasonover and Lauren Lapkus are very good and have some hilarious moments. Rayn Pinkston as Ben, resembles the characters as Seth Green. 

All in all, "Clipped" is a good show, it's got some humorist moments and some real awkward moments too. 

Overall I give the two episodes 6/10.

You can catch "Clipped" Tuesday nights at 10/9c on TBS 


Thursday, June 25, 2015

Revenge To Set: Hannibal "Apertivo"


Revenge is revenge no matter what you do with it.

This episode of "Hannibal" shows the five aspects of the characters that have been damaged by Hannibal.

With each character, we get a flashback from their event with Lecter. Like from Will it was during the season finale. As soon as he got well, he had a visitor, Fredrick, who wanted to talk and ask questions of Lecter.

Fredrick goes over with each of the others and talks to them as if they have a plan to get rid of Hannibal. He goes from Will to Jack, to Dr, Bloom and Mason, for which they started talking in the beginning of the episode.

Dr. Bloom, we come to the events right after she fell. She broke her lower spin, leaving her to walk with a leg braces and a cane. When Fredrick talked to her, she was as clam as a drugged up patient. Soon, she talks to Mason, for which he ask her about faith. She gives that she was raised but doesn't seem to carrying on.

Mason on the other hand, was a much more excitement storyline to learn. After both him and Fredrick have a face to face chat, he talks to Fred and Bloom about Lecter. He really wants Lecter killed slowly.

It's funny the way Mason talks and even mention Cordell. It just gives me a chuckle ever time he speaks.

As for Jack, we see him staying alive after the season finale and waking up with his wife holding his hand. He later decides to retire from the FBI to spend time with his dying wife. Soon, has he read, Bella breaths heavily and Jack did the one thing he had to do....make the pain go away.

It's one of the sweetest scenes as he reflects and sees Bella picking up her wedding dress and walking down the aisle, but it was just a day dream. Jack sees a letter with a flower pot. It's from Lecter and wishes his condolence.

That leaves Will, who doesn't seem to be any like them at all. Yeah, we saw Abigail sitting with him in the room where she was killed.

Soon, Will starts to put together something which turns out to be a motor for a sailboat and soon takes off looking for Hannibal.

This episode deals with the events of what happen after Fredrick was shot, Mason cutting himself, Bloom's fall, Jack's stabbing and Will's near death. Each of which wants to find Hannibal.

In this case, I think its best to say that for revenge, it's a best dish serve cold. And for await for Hannibal, it will surely be an event not to miss.

I couldn't get enough of the blood and gore in this episode. Mason and Fredrick's flashback story was the tops that I couldn't get enough of.

Overall, I give this episode a 9/10.

You can catch "Hannibal" Thursday nights at 10/9c on NBC

Heroes are Back: Heroes Reborn




Today the first trailer of Heroes: Reborn was released.

The reboot of the groundbreaking series that was a hit back in 2005 is returned with some familiar characters along with new ones. Jack Coleman as Noah Bennet is returning.

But there's new characters from Zachary Levi as Luke Collins, Ryan Guzman as Carlos, along with Robie Kay and Rya Kihlstedt.

And don't worry there are special guest coming from Greg Grunberg and Masi Oka as Hiro.

From what the trailer shows, the world needs heroes with everything that's going on in the world. Who out there are extraordinary among us?

After watching this trailer, I'm literally can't wait to watch the premiere. I loved the original show when it aired in 2005. I'm glad that there are some familiar characters that are coming back, keeps the show intact to say the least.

Here's the trailer: Heroes: Reborn.

You can catch the season/series premiere of "Heroes: Reborn" Thursday,  September 24th at 8/7c on NBC.


NBC renews Aquarius for a Second Season



NBC has renewed David Duchovny drama "Aquarius" for a second season.

It was announce today by Jennifer Salke, President of NBC Entertainment, that they have given a second season renewal for the 1960's themed drama "Aquarius" that stars Duchovny as an LAPD cop on the hunt for Charles Manson.

The series has been a critically acclaimed hit and had made TV history in May as it was the first broadcast series to be streamed in its entirely following its debut; with all 12 episodes available online for the four weeks following it's broadcast.

Salke added, "With its riveting drama and innovative release strategy, 'Aquarius' has excited the critics, hooked millions of viewers and energized out summer. It's no secret that the way people watch television is evolving, so we took a unique approach to how we delivered 'Aquarius' and it's driven some record numbers for NBC Digital and helped us reach viewers who might have otherwise overlooked a great summer drama."

"Aquarius" was the most-watched first 24 hours for a summer series premiere ever on NBC.com and the NBC app. A rise in viewership generated by "Aquarius," NBC Digital (that includes both NBC.com, the NBC app and Hulu.com) went on to log to its biggest summer weekend ever.

Social media has also seen a rise in viewership and also asking for a second season of the series.

"Beyond generating some truly impressive views totals, the network's unique release strategy with 'Aquarius' has helped us gain new insights into viewership patterns, bringing behavior and social engagement, significantly expanding our knowledge of how people are watching our shows online" said Robert Hayes, Executive Vice President of NBC Entertainment Digital.

"Aquarius" also stars Grey Damon, Emma Durmont, Gethin Anthony and Clair Holt.

Writer John McNamara ("In Plain Sight") serves as the executive producer along with Marty Adelstein ("Prison Break"), Duchovny ("The X-Files"), and Melanie Greene. The series is produced by Tomorrow Studios, a joint partnership between Marty Adelstein and ITV Studios.

You can catch "Aquarius" Thursday nights at 9/8c on NBC or NBC.com and NBC app.


Revolution is Coming: Mr. Robot "eps1.0_hellofriend.mov" Series Premiere


A revolution is coming and he's the guy who can make it happen.

The new series "Mr. Robot" premiered Wednesday night and if I had one word to say about this series so far from the pilot is amazing!

Elliot, a young, smart computer programmer, who works as a security engineer. He may look a bit strange like if you can put the characters of Dr. Temperance Brennan and Sheldon Cooper together this is the character that you could think of when watching Elliot.

He has issues with socializing with people. He doesn't have family.  But he does have some friends like Angela, his boss Gideon, his drug dealer and his therapist.

While he works as a security engineer for E Corp or Evil Corp. He becomes a hero by night by taking down pedophile at a coffee shop. He feels it's his job to protect people that is around him like his therapist, Krista.

Krista was dating a guy, Elliot tries to figure the guy out like who he is and such. Comes to find out that the guy is married and has seen seven different women.

He maybe smart, maybe a hero but not to mention that he could be crazy. Thinking that the men in black are following ( that could be true but it's from the Evil Corp).

When someone hacks into E Corp's computer system, Elliot tries to stop it and soon figures who it is. Turns out to be "Mr. Robot" (played by Christina Slater), who's tried to get his attention and bring him in to start a revolution that will help take down the Evil Corps that has made the world mad.

After his meeting with "Mr. Robot," he goes on with a mission to blame someone for the hacking. When a meeting with the CEO's, Angela was taken out of the meeting after a couple of mistakes. When Elliot didn't like that, he put the blame on to the CEO.

As soon as Elliot say it on the news, he runs out with joy but is stopped by the men in black. They take him to E. Corp's building where the new CEO Tyrell Wellick greets Elliot.

Overall this series was as I said before amazing but also it's so well written. Learning just enough of who Elliot is and what makes him so different to watch him. Rami Malek is outstanding in this role so far. I can't wait to see what comes next week.

By far this is Christian Stalter's best performance on television that I could remember and I've seen him in some bad shows. And thanks to USA Wednesday that his curse of one season only shows is over as the show got picked up for a second season.

Overall I give the pilot 9/10.

You can catch "Mr. Robot" Wednesday nights at 10/9c on USA Network.

Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Pride Over Feeling: Suits "Denial" season premiere


In the season premiere of "Suits" change is coming in the life of Harvey.

We come into the episode as Harvey is talking to a therapist about how he isn't sleeping but instead of getting a prescription for sleeping pills he tells her the event that took place six weeks earlier.

Mike and Rachel are engaged and agreed to not tell anyone expect her father and Donna, but she finds out what happen with Donna, she doesn't tell her. But Mike did tell Harvey who wasn't in the best of moods.

Without Donna Harvey is literally a spaceship with out a shield. She was the glue that held Harvey to being the best that he is as a lawyer.  

As a case comes in with a business about to go bankrupt, Harvey and Mike play hardball and come up with a plan to get the people to withdraw their investments. But both Harvey and Mike forgot one other name and they had to play another hardball game for one that would not settle with their client but it will fix it all.

Donna working for Louis gives Louis sense of happiness but also his mind plays tricks when it comes to knowing that she might go back to Harvey, for which Harvey thinks so too.

The therapist got to the bottom of things and figured out that Harvey isn't having trouble sleeping but he's had anxiety attack. She did give him a week's worth of anxiety pills but after another attack he kind of flushed them in the toilet.

It's going to be very interesting to see how Harvey will be throughout this season. After one incident, can Harvey get things back by just getting another secretary?

This episode was very good. Watching Harvey be this bold guy kind of have a chip on his shoulder. I literally can't wait to see what happens next.

I give this episode an 8/10.

You can catch "Suits" Wednesday nights at 9/8c on USA Network.  

Fall Shows Premiere Dates

Here are the premieres of shows that I'm looking forward to new and returning that are coming this fall.

Sunday:
CSI: Cyber: Oct. 4th at 10/9c CBS
The Simpsons Sept. 27 at 9/8c FOX
Brooklyn Nine-Nine Sept. 27 at 9:30/8:30c FOX

Monday:
The Voice: September 21 at 8/7c NBC
Blindspot: September 21 at 10/9c NBC
Supergirl October 26 8/7c CBS

Tuesday:
The Voice Sept 22 8/7c NBC
Scream Queens (Two-Hour Premiere) Sept 22 at 8/7c (Time Period premiere) Sept. 29 at 9/8c FOX
Best Show Ever Sept 15 at 10/9c NBC
Chicago Fire Oct. 13 at 10/9c NBC
Chicago Med Nov. 10 at 9/8c NBC
iZombie Oct. 6 at 9/8c CW

Wednesday:
The Mysteries of Laura Sept 23 at 8/7c NBC
Arrow: Oct 7 at 8/7c CW
Law & Order SVU: Sept 23 9/8c NBC
Chicago PD: Sept 30 at 10/9c NBC
Code Black Sept 30 at 10/9c CBS

Thursday:
Sunday Night Football Sept. 10 at 8:30/7:30c NBC
Heroes: Reborn: Sept 24 at 8/7c NBC
The Blacklist: Sept 24th at 9/8c NBC
The Player Sept. 24 at 10/9c NBC
Elementary: Nov. 15 at 10/9c CBS
Bones: Oct. 1 8/7c FOX

Friday:
Undateable (LIVE): Oct. 9 at 8/7c NBC
People are Talking: Oct 16 at 8:30/7:30c NBC
Grimm: Oct. 30 at 9/8c NBC
Hawaii Five-O Sept. 25 at 9/8c CBS

"Mr. Robot" Gets a Second Season Before It's Premiere




Just before tonight's series premiere of USA's new cyber drama, "Mr. Robot," gets renewed for a second season.

The series, created by Sam Esmail, is about a young programmer named Elliot (Rami Malek) who spends his days as a cyber-security engineer and his nights as a vigilante hacker.

The series also stars Christian Slater who plays a mysterious leader of the cyber-underground community that recruits Elliot.

Chris McCumber, USA Network President, said in a statement, "We knew from the moment we read Sam Esmail's provocative script, and witnessed the brilliant performances of Rami Malek and Christian Slater, that 'Mr. Robot' is a stand-out series that is unlike anything currently on television.

"The overwhelmingly positive fan reactions t the pilot and the broad sampling of it reaffirms our confidence in the series, and we're excited to see where this timely drama will take us for season two."

The series has received positive reviews from critics. The pilot was released early on YouTube and other platforms.

"Sam Esmail has captured and distilled out ongoing conversations about identity, privacy, value and self-worth," said Jeff Wachtel, president and CCO, NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment. "We are all talking about the central themes of 'Mr. Robot'- Sam has just done it in a completely original and uniquely compelling way."

"Mr. Robot" is produced from Universal Cable Productions.

You can catch the series premiere of "Mr. Robot" tonight at 10/9c on USA Network.

Tuesday, June 23, 2015

Graceland "B-Positive" Season Premiere




The season premiere of "Graceland" is near.

In the season premiere, as the agents of Graceland strive to close out their ongoing cases and mend broken relationships, Briggs finds himself coerced into a high-risk undercover operation within the Armenian Mafia.

This is the season premiere that you can't miss.

You can catch the season premiere of "Graceland" Thursday, June 25th at 10/9c on USA Network.

Suits "Denial" season premiere preview




The high anticipated season premiere of Suits is here. In the season premiere, Harvey has difficulty adjusting to the changes around the office, which has affect his ability to do his job. Donna must acclimate to working for Louis, who's certain it's only a matter of time before she returns to Harvey.

Mike and Rachel must decide how and when to share their big news, but their excitement about their future together will take a step back to Harvey and Mike's latest case.

You can catch the season premiere of "Suits" Wednesday, June 24th at 9/8c on USA Network.

Royal Pains "The Prince of Nucleotides" preview



In this week's episode of "Royal Pains" Hank treats a transgender teenager and learns that her life is more complicated than he had expected. Evan and Jeremiah host a gala fundraiser for the Center for Rare and Orphan Diseases and Jeremiah makes a major purchase for the lab.

Meanwhile, Paige and Evan's journey to parenthood takes an unexpected turn and Divya grows closer to Prince Quami.

You can catch "Royal Pains" Tuesday night at 10/9c on USA Network.

Can't Miss Thrilling Show of the Summer: Complications "Pilot" and "Infection"


If there's a word to describe this new series, it has to be THRILLING.

The new USA Network series "Complications" is about an ER doctor John Ellison, who is dealing with the lost of his daughter, suddenly becomes a hero and saves a boy during a drive boy shooting.  But the boy,w ho still alive, is mark to be killed. Ellison is asked from the boy's father to save him no matter what.

Ellison will try and push the limit of what any doctor would do in their daily profession. The question is how far will he go to save a patient?

Ellison is a really good center character. There are a lot of flashbacks from his time with his therapist, who he has to talk to after a wild night in the ER.

Another character that's really good is Gretchen, the nurse. She has this bad Carol Hathaway from ER meets Fiona Glenanne from Burn Notice. She's Ellison's really cool side kick. And in this adventure as Jessica Szohr said in a preview that "they're like Batman and Robin."

This series seems to have just enough thrilling to get me on the edge of my seat at times when things get to be at a stand still.

All in all this series is really good and it's on my list to watch this summer and on my DVR list too.

Overall I give the pilot episode a 8/10. Amazed and on the edge of my seat drama that I don't want to miss this summer.

You can catch "Complications" Thursday nights at 9/8c on USA Network.

Monday, June 22, 2015

The Change: Aquarius "A Change is Gonna Come"


In the episode, "A Change is Gonna Come" change has set it's tone with the Black Panther coming and Hodiak dealing with three crimes and his own son.

Hodiak comes face to face with the Black Panthers when an arson murder comes in. The Black Panthers won't help and protest for someone else's murder hasn't been solved or dealt with.

This continues throughout the episode as Hodiak deals with a lot of changes.

In the meantime, Emma's mother has made everything like it hasn't happen before. Given her husband orders of what to do and what to say. I guess we all know who's the boss in this family.

Hell she even slept with Hodiak, like I called it!! But it didn't last for long after Emma was taken from Manson's girls.

After a arguing with Hodiak about protection, Hodiak went back home and have a drink. Then he goes for a ride to Manson and beat the crap out of him until his partner comes and stops him. But his partner was undercover so he had to make it look like he saved Manson's life.

It worked and I think that Manson might be doing something real soon.

Hodiak seems to loose it after everything gone to crap. His son returns and tells him that he can't fight in the war because they have a mission to go in an area that they aren't suppose to and kill children. That he has proof that the government lied and so did the President.

Changes do come in small and big.  Oh what will happen next with Hodiak and another thing what will Manson do next?

You can catch "Aquarius" Thursday nights at 9/8c on NBC.

Hannibal Cancelled After Three Seasons





Cancel that fourth meal as NBC has cancelled Hannibal after three seasons.

In a statement, NBC said, "We have been tremendously proud of "Hannibal" over its three seasons. "(Showrunner Bryan Fuller) and his team of writers and producers, as well as our incredible actors, have brought a visual palette of storytelling that has been second to none in all of television -broadcast or cable. We thank Gaumont and everyone involved in the show for their tireless efforts that have made "Hannibal" an incredible experience for audience around the world."

Fuller also made a statement: "NBC has allowed us to craft a television series that no other broadcast network would have dared, and kept us on the air for three seasons despite Cancellation Bear Chow ratings and images that would have shredded the eyeballs of lesser Standards & Practices enforcers. Jen Sale and her team have been fantastic partners and creatively supportive beyond measure. "Hannibal" is finishing his last course at NBC's table this summer, but a hungry cannibal can always dine again. And personally, I look forward to my next meal with NBC."

Don't worry Hannibal fans, NBC will still air all of the 10 episodes of the series current season. The series has been on the bubble of cancellation ever since it's debut.

"Hannibal" has used the contents of Thomas Harris'  bestselling novels of "Red Dragon," "Hannibal" and "Hannibal Rising." But the one most popular has been a no reach, "The Silence of the Lambs." Ever since the series begin, Fuller has been trying to get the rights to the book but all attempts have failed.

Just like the first two seasons of the show, the current season will end with a finale that can serve as both a season ender or a series closer. Fuller told Entertainment Weekly that for season four, it would be "more radical" and that "There is a pocket in one of the novels of some really rich interesting character material that I'm inverting and twisting around."

You can catch "Hannibal" Thursday nights at 10/9c on NBC

Friday, June 19, 2015

The Past and Story: Hannibal "Secondo"





This week's episode brings a blast from the past as Will seeks the history to Hannibal's past as he search for him.

This episode was once again well done and probably one of my favorites so far this season. As Will hunts for Hannibal, he makes a turn and searches his past. Channeling their past conversations, Will finds where Hannibal once lived in Lithuania.

There he sees a woman hunting, but even after she kills a bird, looks like Will has been spotted but she leaves as Will looks back. Soon, as Will tries to keep warm, he spots fireflies flying around and follows them to a basement like area where he spots an prisoner, who's been locked up for a long time.

She tells him that the prisoner is there because of what he did to Hannibal's sister.

That's when he meets Chiyoh, a person who knows Hannibal. Both her and Will chatted a bit, mostly about Hannibal. Once Will leaves, he comes back and releases the prisoner. But soon the prisoner goes back to his cell and when Chiyoh comes with his meal, he attacks her. But if you think that he kills her, wrong!

After she kills him, Will comes back and soon they talked even more. She than agrees that she will help catch/look for Hannibal for him.

In the meantime, Hannibal has been having some lovely guests to his and Bedelia's place. One of them apparently was the curator. As they talked to the guy, Hannibal stabs the guy in the head right near the eye, causing him to still live but go blind.

When Bedelia removes it, it kills the guy. Oh well, she seems to have a lot of fun being with him and having these moments at dinner time.

The the next night, they had two couple and boy did they enjoy the meal that Hannibal cooked. Yeah, it was too bad that the curator didn't come. I assume he sends his regards.

Watching Bedelia dealing with these moments and than being Hannibal's therapist is quite amazing. She really seems to handle the grossness that Hannibal has shown. And with her talking to him =, asking him questions about Will and such.

I've loved the ending of the episode where she talks to him about his sister. One point that was discuss was that he now know what he must do to Will....eat him.

This episode as I said it before was literally it's best so far. Watching Will track down something from Hannibal's past. Meeting with Chiyoh and getting her to help him. Now looks like Will will have a weapon that Hannibal won't see coming to say the least. As for Hannibal, to make this all go away, he must end Will.

Overall, I give this episode 10/10.

You can catch "Hannibal" Thursday nights at 10/9c on NBC

Thursday, June 18, 2015

Emotion Check: Stitchers "Connection"


This week's episode of "Stitchers" Kristen gets just a bit emotional when hunting for the killer and that she knows that it wasn't the husband.

This episode set a good tone for Kristen. When it comes to a case of the death of a newly wed bride, she goes into her memory and finds so much in so little time. When interviewing the husband, she knows that it wasn't him.

She watches and then talks to the likely suspect. As she talks to him, she tries to grab his hand which was quite weird but understand able.

Soon after one more try of finding anything, they come to a dead end but when Kristen comes up with a plan to try. It lured the killer and his plan out.

But that's not what all went down. Camille and Linus are the now "it" couple of the series which is very good. Those two do have a connection.

Plus while going throw Ed's things, Kristen comes through some photos and one of them seemed to be ripped with the word "Remember" on the back.

She goes to Maggie and gives it to her, of course she wouldn't say a word but near the end of the episode, she takes an envelope out and has the other piece of the photo , which has her in it as well from years ago with Ed and Kristen's mother.

Probably one of the best at the end moments so fat was when Kristen played the tape that Ed made for her when she was a kid. As he tells the story of Sleeping Beauty near the end we come to the last stitcher before Kristen finally wakes up in the creepiest of ways.

This episode was really good. The case wasn't has bad but the storyline of the characters were amazing. I'm very much enjoying watching Kristen getting caught up with emotions for the victims at least she knows what emotions are to say the least.

Of course this is a teen drama and you have to have those men vs women kind of issues when it comes to fixing a stereo piece. Watching Camille and Linus flirting with each other was amusing to watch.

Overall, I give this episode a 8/10.

You can catch "Stitchers" Tuesday nights at 9/8c on ABC Family.

Observing: Royal Pain "Playing Doctor"




This week's episode of "Royal Pains" takes Hank on one of his best times as he finds the new him.

When a hot actor comes to the ER for a deep cut on his arm, Evan referred him to Hank. After watching how Hank treats the cut and asking him so many questions, he asked if he could follow Hank for observing for a role that he's doing.

Hank agreed and well, let's just say that a lot of the patients (mostly the women) were amazed to watch him. But later on Hank does learn a bit from the actor, that would be visiting his mother's grave for the first time in 25 years.

In the meantime, Evan hopes that people would be moved by his weekly video blog. As soon as he posted it, everyone very  much enjoyed it. But when Hank see it, they both understood why everyone was proud of him. He accidentally had his test results pop up on the page when the video is playing.

You know for a second there when hearing everyone telling Evan about the video, I thought it was that they saw Evan and Page going at it.

As for Divya, she's fighting for custody of her child after the online news and photos show how an unfit mother she is. When she visits a patient who ask for a blood test and gives her the sample. She literally told him that she can't take it and either that she can take the blood sample in person or she informs his refusal.

The patient agreed and was happy with the results. It was to help make a decision on whether or not he and this lady would get married. Apparently his father setting up an arrange marriage. That's where Divya helps him by telling him to stand up and refuse. Of course, he did and thanked her for it, by which she did the same thing to the father of her child on the phone.

At the end of this episode it was a real heartwarming moment when Hank finally got to visit his mother;s grave for the first time since she passed. He did tell that actor that she pushed him for so long that after she died he's still trying to get her approval.

It was a real brotherly moment right there.

I found this episode hilarious and well heart warming that came near the end. I loved how Hank deals with the actor following him around. There were some scenes that felt a bit predictable but the episode didn't suffer that bad from it.

I give this episode 8/10 it was good.

You can catch "Royal Pains Tuesday night at 10/9c on USA Network.



Tuesday, June 16, 2015

They're Back & with Some Changes: Suits Season 5





Television's best cable drama is back! The season premiere of "Suits" comes with some changes. After a hard fought victory, Pearson Specter Litt was a bit shaken.  To avoid jail time, Donna left Harvey after more than ten years of working together. Now she's working with his long-time rival Louis.

Plus as Jessica readjust the single life, Mike and Rachael are giddy after his marriage proposal.

IF you haven't seen the series, you might want to tune in and found out why this show gets so much buzz.

You can catch the season premiere of "Suits" Wednesday, June 24th at 9/8c on USA.


Saturday, June 13, 2015

Jurassic World: I'm a Kid Again!


It's been 14 years of waiting and it's well worth the freakin wait. I saw "Jurassic World" Friday afternoon along with my brothers. And I will just say this now that after the film ended I told my brother that I felt like a kid again.

This movie was everything that I was hoping for and than some. I never image so many Easter eggs from the first movie. It was totally mind blowing and at some points took my breathe away. But let me talk about the film first.

This film was literally perfect in my book. I was drawn in, I was on the edge of my seat, I was very much into it and also I got emotional too.

Chris Pratt once again hits another home run film. His character and Bryce Dallas Howard's character were totally a match that I was very much intrigued. The kids I have no problem with, because it's a theme park and the one thing that attracts theme parks are the kids. It's the one formula that makes films scary and fun.

When I first saw the introduction to the theme park and listening to the original score from John Williams, I was literally near in tears and my breath was taken away. That 22 years since the first film came out that this dream and vision has finally come true.

And not to mention they gave some nice credit or tribute to the author/creator of "Jurassic Park," the Michael Crichton. Watching someone reading a novel with his picture on the back and worker having the same book on his desk was the best thing that a movie has done. Since Crichton had passed away back in 2008. I would think that he would have loved this film.

There were some heart stopping moments like watching some of the dinosaurs dying was not something I enjoying watching. It just sad to see the Indominus Rex attacking and killing for sport.

As I said before there were a lot of Easter eggs in the movie that paid a lot from the first film. I literally made me think of when I watched "Jurassic Park" on VHS and than seeing "The Lost World: Jurassic Park" in theaters that I was totally mind blowing by it just like this film here.

I don't think there was another that I didn't like. I was very much overwhelm by how it all came out.    

Give credit to the writers who wrote the film, Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, Derek Connolly and Colin Trevorrow, who also directed the film and was amazing at it too.

If there is a sequel in the future (likely that will happen) I'm ready for what they have in store. The one thing that I hope they do is take the freakin time and write a great script like this one.  Spielberg did justice on finding the right people to work this film and I hope that for the next one he continues to do so.

"Jurassic World" is now playing everywhere in theaters.
I do recommend it!!

Thursday, June 11, 2015

The Face-Off: Aquarius "Home Is Where You're Happy"


This week's episode deals with the face off of Hodiak and Manson.

When Hodiak goes over to Manson's place to find Emma, there was not much of a square off but more of an officer waiting for answers and a crazy man trying to please him. Of course, she wasn't there, she was at another person's house but was kicked out.

Hodiak follows Manson until he gets a call from the station of a murder. It was a guy that Hodiak talked to a couple of episodes ago for drug selling.

Apparently, someone told that the guy had talked to Hodiak and was told to kill him.

In the meantime, Emma's father was everywhere from doing campaign business to having his own private business too.  Hell, his, probably soon ex, wife gave him a thing or two about who runs the house when he came back home telling her that he had found Emma and he needs her with him to get her.

That's when Hodiak took her to her daughter, who was on acid and Manson was telling her things. When her mother came she was happy than freaked out and didn't want to go with her. Hodiak knocked the gun from her and took her to the car.

Manson who wasn't worried because she'll be back. Along with that Shafe, after dealing with his drug guy, gets a call from her wife that someone wrote a nasty message on their garage door.

The episode was very good. Felt the tension when Hodiak and Manson were face to face but even though nothing happen it was still dramatic.

Next episode deals with a bit of a war when no only Manson but also Bunchy comes back with full force against the LAPD.

You can catch "Aquarius" Thursday nights at 9/8c on NBC
or you can catch the the entire season on NBC.com.

The Search is On: Hannibal "Primavera"


Last week's season premiere of "Hannibal" gave us the prospective of both Hannibal and Bedelia of the events after the season finale and current date. Now we get to see from Will's prospective and let me just say it was a shocker.

Beginning with the events from the season finale  of Will talking with Hannibal and than gets sliced from him and witnessing Abigail's throat cut too.

After that we see Will waking up in a hospital bed. The doctor gives him a tea cup of water to sip on. That tea cup was mention from Hannibal. But when the doctor tells Will that he has a visitor, it turns out to be Abigail walking in alive.

Will relives the events before his stabbing and Abigail's throat cut.

They talk and soon search for Hannibal. They make it to Italy where if you remember Hannibal placed a dead man's body in the cathedral. Will and Abigail searches, than Will sees part of the ceiling falling down  and soon one of the detectives wanted to talk to him.

When Will was waiting, he meets another guy that does the same thing like Will. After talking to the detective, Will walks out, sees Abigail and the other detective who he had talked to. The guy walks up to him and soon they are at the Cathedral.

Will does what Will does best. Looking back at what Hannibal did, the guy was skinned, cut and bent to make a broken heart.

That was bit of a kicker to watch it beat like a real heart and even watching the deer coming through the body.

Now, there was a shocking moment that I never did see until Will was talking to Abigail. When he looked at her, her throat was cut and blood was poring. We see another flashback to where Will watches Abby and seeing that her eyes are not moving and the EMT's close her in the body bag.

Yep,s Abigail is dead. I didn't see it coming or even thought about. Hell, after watching Abby and Will talk, I would think that these two would be in a somewhat relationship. WRONG I WAS!!

Later on, Will goes into the basement of the cathedral, knowing that Hannibal is there. He searches and the other detective searches for Will. Until they found each other and Hannibal is hiding around.

When Will walks, Hannibal follows. Will yells out "Hannibal" and than looks up in a room and says "I forgive you."

This episode was just like the first episode that had a lot of flashbacks but also dreams too. I really enjoyed this episode and watching what Will was going to do after the event from the season finale.

The episode defiantly had shocking moments and one of them was that Abigail died.

The visual effects were amazing. The broken heart beating, the deer coming out of the heart. And I can't forget the running of blood coming from the dead deer that had Will drowning in.

Overall I give this episode a 10/10. It was perfect.

You can catch "Hannibal" Thursday nights at 10/9c on NBC

An Ending that Leads to a New Beginning: Bones "The Next in the Last" Season Finale




I'm going to keep this short. The season finale of "Bones" aired tonight, and as we all knew ahead of time, this would feel more like a series finale than a season finale.

With everything changing, Angie and Hodgins moving to Paris, and now Brennan and Booth are thinking of packing it all up to be one big happy family.

When Pelant returns, it gives Booth a perspective that this will be his and Brennan's last case.

I will say I'm a massive fan of "Bones." I've been watching it from the beginning, and yeah, there were times when I might miss episodes, but I always caught up with reruns or DVDs.

I won't give away what happened. I'll let you figure that out on your own.

With this being the series's tenth season, I figured that this series would maybe come to an end. The only reason is I always think of the story's characters, and not to mention that I want to leave the show out on top when you can.

After watching this season finale, I would have been satisfied if this was the series finale. With everything that has happened, it just seems right.

But we got season 11 to look forward to in the fall, and with new showrunners in charge of the show now, who knows what will happen. The ending is undoubtedly not the end but a new beginning either way.

Intriguing Secrets: Stitchers "Friends in Low Places"




There is a time to help solve a crime and a time to solve a personal crime. Kristen learns exactly that in this week's episode of "Stitchers."

This week's episode deals with with more secrets when a case of a overdose teen is found dead and the stitchers project have to solve the case. For Kirsten, she's dying to dig into Ed's memory before he expires from the program, but things turn when Maggie stopped it for another important case.

The episode digs with Kristen, Cameron, Alex and Camille when they go undercover to a rave. Finding the suspect, who Kristen saw in the victim's memory.

It's until they found the suspect and the girl that the victim was with and they follow the suspect until they get stopped by the LAPD detective Fisher. With Kristen and Fisher bumping heads since the pilot episode, she actually showed him what they've been doing.

That wasn't the only secret to be revealed. Apparently Camille has been working with the stitchers project for about a  year. They paid her to keep a tag on Kristen and report back with any weird information. And that academic suspension was their idea too.

Very much intrigued with the characters in this episode. Kristen grows and learns how or to try to blend in with the rave crowed. Even the partnership between her and Cameron is pretty good that kind of reminds me of the relationship between FBI Agent Booth and Dr. Brennan from "Bones."

Along with that after the case was solved and found the suspect. For Kristen to find what's in Ed's memory, it was too late. She gets upset but when Maggie talks to her that there are others that need help from the monsters that are out there. Kristen gets flashbacks to when Ed checked for monsters under her bed when she was little.

And just to add to more secrets, Cameron makes a visit to someone named, Maria Rodriguez, who is in a coma. From the flashback, she was part of the stitching program before Kirsten came in.

Where does this episode lead up to now? Will Kirsten find out about Maria? Will she ever get to solve the death of Ed? Intrigued to see what happens next.

You can catch "Stitchers" Tuesday nights at 10/9c on ABC Family.

Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Relationship Search: Royal Pains Season Seven "Rebound"/"False Start"




In this short, eight episode season, the one thing that will be focus on this season is Hank finding love. We all know that Hank has always been about taking care of others medically and friendly too.

We know that in the past he hasn't had a successful relationship, but with Jill. Heck, I would think that when Jill left that the only relationship would be with Dr. Emily Peck. I just find those two with chemistry.

So in the first two episodes of which I have a feeling is the final season of "Royal Pains." Evan and Paige are planning their next step in their marriage parenthood. When Evan freaks out that he may be a father to other children when he was a donor at the sperm bank because he wanted a sandwich. They found out that they didn't use his sperm because he was at a low dose.

Also Paige might have a genetic condition that could be the cause of what she had experience in the first episode of being pregnant and turning out later she wasn't.

In while that was going on Divya becomes the mother that no one likes. When she was trying to save a life, her child was taken away from her because she left him alone. That threw a fit and she was arrested for pushing an officer. And oh yeah, it was video taped and posted on the web for everyone to see.

Now she has to fight for custody for her child as the father finds her to be an unfit mother. Which in out case as a fan of the show that she really isn't.

And of course that leaves Hank. Hank goes on a date with a lovely lady but when she slept overnight outside of the house, she has an allergic reaction. Hank races to action to find out what's the cause. Turns out that she had a late reaction to the meat that she had thanks tot he alcohol.

That date might not turn out the way he had hope but heck he saved a life. When Hank has an appointment with a triathlon runner, who 's trying to impress a lady. When he's been getting dizzy and well not feeling well. Hank treats him and with that gets advice on online dating.

Rest to sure that the guy turned out to have condition where he need to have something to put a stint in. And as for Hank, he has a date with this lady who loves to listen to the Mets and they play to listen to the 86' Mets game.

That date turned out to be with the same lady who he had dinner the other night that had the allergic reaction. She apologized for her recent date and hope that he would give her a second chance. He does and they start with a bottle of wine.

With everything that this show as given the characters. I just have this feeling that this will be the finale season of the series. I feel like the series should end with Hank finding that special someone, even if it might not be Jill or Emily. Who knows?

The first two episodes of the season was very good.  I did enjoyed the watching Evan freaking out about being a dad to other children out there. Seeing his face in other kids.

I give both episodes a 8/10.

You can catch Royal Pains Tuesdays at 10/9c on USA Network.


Universal Studios Moving Forward with "Pitch Perfect 3."




It's reported by The Hollywood Reporter exclusively that with "Pitch Perfect 2" being a massive success, making a massive $161.7 million domestically and $250 million worldwide at the box office and it's still climbing up. Universal Studios and Gold Circle are moving ahead on a third installment.

Sources tell Hollywood Reporter that negotiations have started with Kay Cannon, "who wrote both the first two films, to return for a third." But it remains to be seen if co-star Elizabeth Banks will be back as the film's producer and return as the director.

It will be interesting to see how the story will go with the core of the Barden Bellas have graduated college and if they will reunite.

The third installment will surely be costly but sources tell Hollywood Reporter that "Universal and Gold Circle were smelling a franchise when they made sure to lock in series newcomer Hailee Steinfeld for a follow-up."



Tuesday, June 9, 2015

Royal Pains "False Start" preview



In tonight's episode of "Royal Pains," Hank treats a rookie triathlete who encourages him to try triathlons and online dating for himself. Evan and Pagie temporarily move into the guesthouse with Hank and Even reveals a startling part of his past.

Meanwhile, Jeremiah gets Divya out of a jam and helps her keep things in perspective when a sensationalized video of her starts spreading.

You can catch "Royal Pains" Tuesday nights at 10/9c on USA Network.



Monday, June 8, 2015

Chicago Med: New Fall Series




Ever since "Chicago Fire" and "Chicago PD" joined forces, fans have been demanding that there should be another "Chicago" series, "Chicago Med." And now we got that coming this fall.

Executive producer Dick Wolf delivers the newest installment in the compelling "Chicago" franchise, an emotional thrill ride through the day-to-day chaos of the city's most explosive hospital and the courageous team of doctors who hold it together.

They will tackle unique new cases inspired by topical events, forging fiery relationships in the pulse-pounding pandemonium of the emergency room, and through it all, familiar faces from Chicago police and fire departments will intertwine as this third team of Chicago heroes hits the ground running.

The cast includes Oliver Platt ("The Big C"), Laurie Holden ("Dumb & Dumber To" & "The Walking Dead"), Colin Donnell ("The Affair"), Nick Gehlfuss ("Shameless & "Chicago PD"), Yaya Dacosta ("All My Children") and S. Epatha Merkerson ("Law & Order").

Wolf, Matt Olmstead, Danielle Gelber, Peter Jankowski, Michael Brandt and Derek Hass will be executive producers.

The pilot episode aired on "Chicago Fire" in April in the episode "I Am the Apocalypse."
Here's a recap:

You can catch "Chicago Med" coming this fall to Tuesdays nights at 9/8c on NBC.


Code Black: New Fall Series





Coming this fall on CBS, a new medical drama, "Code Black."

Inspired by the award-winning documentary, this medical drama is set in one of the busiest and most notorious ER in the nation. It's where the extraordinary staff confronts a challenge system in order to protect their ideals and the patients who needs them the most.

The cast for the series stars with Marcia Gay Harden ("The Newsroom"), Luis Guzman ("Boogie Nights"), Raza Jaffrey ("Smash"), Benjamin Hollingsworth ("Backstrom"), Bonnie Somerville ("Cashmere Mafia"), Melanie Kannokada ("Parenthood"), William Alan Young ( "District 9") and Harry M. Ford (Louder Than Bombs").

Developed by writer and executive producer Michael Seitzman ("Intelligence"). Along side Seitzman are director David Semel ("Person of Interest"), Ryan McGarry, Linda Goldstein-Knowlton ("Code Black" documentary) and Marti Noxon ("Girlfriend's Guide to Divorce") as executive producers.  

The series premieres on Wednesdays at 10/9c in the fall.
Here's a First Look of the series.



Graceland Season 3




From the creator and executive producer of "White Collar," Jeff Eastin's drama "Graceland" starts it's third season this month.

If you haven't seen "Graceland," it's about a group of undercover agents from a bunch of law enforcement agencies in the United States from the DEA, FBI and the ICE and they live together in the confiscated of Southern California beach house that's called "Graceland."

The show goes deep into the drug trafficking and other story lines. The series has a dark but light humor that does have a bit of "Burn Notice."

The series stars Daniel Sunjata ("Rescue Me") as Paul Briggs and senior FBI agent, Aaron Tveit ("Gossip Girl") as FBI Mike "Levi" Warren. Along with other cast members Vanessa Fetlito ("24" & "CSI: NY"), Manny Montana ("Blackhat"), Brandon Jay McLaren ("Falling Skies") and Serinda Swan ("Chicago Fire").

The series is one of my top 10 shows of the summer that I look forward to watch. It's a great drama series that has a great ensemble cast and the writing is just great.

You can catch the season premiere of "Graceland" Thursday, June 25th at 10/9c on USA.
You can catch up with full episodes and other clips.

Stitchers: Solving Crime One Dead Body's Mind at a Time.




In the new ABC Family series "Stitchers," to kind of put it into prospective, it's a crime solving teen drama that tracks down clues from memories of the victims or criminals. I was recommended of this series from a friend and after watching the pilot, I think it's a pretty good series.

The series follows Kirsten Clark (played by Emma Ishta), who has been recruited into a somewhat secret government agency to be "stitched"  into the memories of people who have recently died and investigates the murders and the mysteries that are unsolved.

When she meets Cameron (played by Kyle Harris), a brilliant neuroscientist, assisting Kirsten in the secret program that's headed by a skilled covert operator, Maggie (played by Salli Richardson-Whitfield from "Eureka").

The series also adds Camille Engelson (played by Allison Scagliotti from "Warehouse 13" & Drake & Josh").

The pilot tells the story of Kristen, who surfers from a disorder that can't so any emotions. A college student who just got busted by her roommate and is suspended. Later on, she gets word that her "father" committed suicide, but she doesn't think that he killed himself.

She ask more questions to the detective than he ask her. Later when hacks into a professor's computer to look into the photos of the crime scene of her "fathers," a group of agents swat their way in and take her to a secret location at a Chinese restaurant.

That's where she meets with Maggie and they have this less than five minute chat. After their chat, Maggie shows Kirsten the "stitched" project that they want her help with.

There she meets with Cameron and have one hell of a meeting and discussion that I found interesting and amazed because of the chemistry that they show on screen.

When they brief her about she will be doing, she accepted. Going into a fish tank that has a chair, she sits in it and she travels into the dead victim's mind who happens to be a bomber, Peter, and they're trying to figure out why and find where the other bombs are at.

From what she sees at first is a bit freaky but when she follows the events, Peter having a girlfriend, Julie, having dinner and sleeping together. When Kirsten has been in there a bit too long, she had to pull out and just in the nick of time she does, but when she comes out she gets up walking towards Cameron and talks to him as if she was Julie.

Peter set the bomb not on accident but on purpose for the love that he had lost. Two executives, Jane and Fred, took the idea of Julie and that very much upset her. That upset her so much that she walked away from Peter and as she walked into the streets, she got hit.

Peter took it very hard and act on revenge. Kirsten and Cameron went out to search for Jane and Fred. They needed help so Kirsten went to Camille, who's still upset with her.

They located Jane just before the bomb in her home goes off and asked her where Fred is at. They found him in the basement with a bomb around him along with a motion detector remote. Kirsten tires to think of how to stop the bomb and when she remembers hearing phone numbers being pressed. She goes to the phone and looks and find the code that was "Julie."

After all this, Kirsten wanted out because for the first time she felt what emotions are like. She felt happy, sad, mad and all them other feelings all at once. But when Maggie comes in and give her a file of her dead "father" she wants back in and knows who killed him, her real father.

After watching pilot, I was pretty much amazed of the characters in the series. My friend who recommended the series to me, told me that Kirsten is a bit of between two characters of Abed from "Community" and Sheldon Copper from "The Big Bang Theory." I would agree but also add that the character has this Taylor Swift look as well.

Solving crime through the memories of a dead person's body does seem interesting. I'm looking forward watching more episodes to see where this series will go. ABC Family does take the teen drama and add along with cop drama and adding syfy as well. I believe that's the network's formula.

You can watch "Stitchers" Tuesday nights at 9/8c on ABC Family.

Saturday, June 6, 2015

NBC's Fall New Series: Blindspot



It's one of fall's buzzed about shows, from the executive producer Greg Berlanti ("Arrow" & "The Mysteries of Laura") comes "Blindspot."

When a vast international plot explodes when a beautiful Jane Doe is discovered naked in Time Square, completely covered in mysterious, intricate tattoos with no memory of who she is or how she got there. There's one that's very clear, however the name of FBI agent Kurt Weller, is emblazoned across her back.

"Jane," Agent Weller and the rest of the FBI quickly realize that each mark on her body is a crime to solve. That leads them closer to the truth about her identity and the mysteries that will be revealed.

The in this series includes Sullivan Stapleton ("300: Rise of an Empire"), Jamie Alexander ("Thor"), Rob Brown ("Coach Carter"), Marianne Jean-Baptiste ("Broadchurch" & "RoboCop"), Ashley Johnson ("Growing Pains" & "The Avengers"), Audrey Esparaza ("Power" & Madam Secretary")  and Ukweli Roach ("The Royals" & "One Day").

Martin Gero ("SGU Stargate Universe" & "Bored to Death")  serves as the series writer and executive producer. Along with Berlanti, Sarah Schechter ("The Mysteries of Laura," "Arrow" & "Supergirl") and director Mark Pellington ("Cold Case") also be executive producing.

Checkout the trailer for the series.

"Blindspot" will premiere Monday, Sept. 21 at 10/9c on NBC.


Casualty: A Medical Drama that Still Holds True




It's the longest-running medical drama in television series and is called the most enduring medical drama that's shown around the world. "Casualty" is the hit British drama series on television since 1986. That's nearly 30 years.

Hell, we have "The Simpsons" over 25, "Law & Order" & "Gunsmoke" at 20, along with "ER" at 15, which is America's most extended medical drama on television.

If you saw "Casualty," that's okay. I hadn't heard of it until a couple of years ago. The series is set in a fictional Holby City Hospital and focuses on the doctors, nurses, and patients who come through those doors and into the Emergency Department.

Somehow, this show has stood for nearly 30 years, with viewers still tuning in each week. Of course,e with every character, there's a chance that they might die or get to leave and move on in one piece and be happy. And usually, British television shows know when it's time to end a series.

In its 29th season, the show still has one character from the beginning, Charlie Fairhead (Derek Thompson), the senior charge nurse of the ED. There are also characters like the clinical lead Connie Beauchamp (Amanda Mealing), consultant in emergency medicine Zoe Hanna (Sunetra Sarker), the awkward but brilliant Dylan Keogh (William Beck), and not to mention the registrars of Ethan Hardy (George Rainsford), Caleb Knight (Richard Winsor), F2 doctor Lily Chao, and the clinical nurse manager Rita Freeman (Chloe Howman).

There are a lot of characters that come and go, as you can see in the cast.


The series featured many feature stars, from Kate Winslet to Orlando Bloom, Minnie Driver to even ER alum Parminder Nagra. It also brought a lot of spin and special series from Holby City, HolbyBlue, Casualty 1900s, and the crossover series of Casualty@Holby City.

As I said, I heard of this show a couple of years ago. I only found out about the series when I was looking up medical drama shows and found this series. I only get to watch it on YouTube, and there are episodes from the past seasons.

 I find the characters interesting and just listening and watching what the health care in the UK is like and what it's like over here in the US.  Even though, to our own eyes, it might be a bit dull at first, once you get used to it and pay attention, it's an excellent series.

I do recommend trying to find this series and watch it. You might like this season's version more than the past ones. It makes Grey's Anatomy look like a wrong medical soap opera. Hell, at least Casualty knows how to surprise the audience when a character is killed off.

Casualty is a medical series that, for nearly 30 years, still holds to keep the story fresh, medical issues tangible, and not make it too soapy.

You can see Casualty on Saturday nights on BBC One.

Complications: A New Thrilling Series




From the creator and executive producer of the iconic hit series "Burn Notice." Matt Nix brings a new and unpredictable thriller to USA Network, "Complications."

The series centers on a disillusioned suburban Dr. John Ellison (played by Jason O'Mara, "Vegas"), who while still dealing with the emotional effects of his daughter's death, he unexpectedly becomes a vigilante hero when he intervenes in a drive-by shooting, saving a young boy's life.

When John learns the boy is still marked for death, he's compelled to save him at any cost. Through this journey, he must compromise his morals, often doing the wrong thing for all the right reasons.

This series also stars Jessica Szohr ("Gossip Girls") as Gretchen, a reckless but capable nurse. Ben Riesgraf ("Leverage") as John's wife, Samantha, who while attempting to support her husband, is also struggling with her own issues. And Lauren Stamile ("Burn Notice") as John's by-the-book coworker, Dr. Bridget O'Neil, who finds herself dealing with the aftermath of his actions.


Take a look at the official trailer.

The series looks like a fast pace, thrilling medical drama. From what the trailer had shown, it looks very interesting to see what this show shows in stories for these characters.

You can catch "Complications" Thursday, June 18th at 9/8c on USA Network.

The X Files: I Guess You Can Go "Home Again"




The X-Files Season 10 Home AgainI guess you can go home again. Well, that's where Mulder and Scully will be heading back.

According to TVLine exclusively, that the second episode of the revival limited series will have a sequel to the Season 4 episode "Home."

With the second episode titled "Home Again." It's written and directed by Glen Morgan, who also wrote the "Home" with co-writer James Wong.

TVLine also mentions that "both installments are the second episodes of their respective seasons, and the Jan. 25, 2016 air date for "Home Again" comes almost 20 years to the day after the Oct. 11, 1996 broadcast of "Home."



Friday, June 5, 2015

NBC's "Chicago Med" Pushed to Fall.

Dr. Hannah Tramble (Laurie Holden, left),  Dr. Will Halstead (Nick Gelfuss) and Sharon Goodwin (S. Epatha Merkerson) in the  "Chicago Med" pilot. | NBC~Elizabeth Morris


It's reported by Deadline on Friday that NBC has pushed "Chicago Med" from midseason premiere to it's fall schedule.

The "Chicago Fire" spin off will air Tuesday following "The Voice" at 9/8c in September. The pilot of "Chicago Med" aired in an episode of "Chicago Fire" in April.

The original fall time slot spot was for another medical drama, "Heartbreaker," whose star Melissa George is pregnant and has prompted scheduling shuffle. The series will air sometime during midseason.

The fourth season of "Chicago Fire" is being held til November. That 9pm time slot is being held for Neil Patrick Harris's new variety show, "Best Time Ever."

With the scheduling change means that when "Fire" returns later in the fall, it'll have "Med" as it's lead-in, continuing the Dick Wolf dynasty of four dramas on NBC (having Law & Order: SVU and Chicago PD staying on their Wednesday night time slot this fall).

Deadline also reports that "Chicago Med" has been quietly preparing for an earlier production start. And also that the show has added Andrew Dettmann ("CSI" and "Body of Proof") as showrunner to the series.

Chicago Med stars Laurie Holden ("The Walking Dead" &'Dumb & Dumber To", Colin Donnell ("Arrow" & "The Affair") Nick Gehlfuss ("Chicago PD" and "Shameless"), Oliver Platt ("The Big C") and S. Epatha Merkerson ("Law & Order").