TV Recap #Binge Edition - #Supernatural, #QueensGambit, #StarTrekDiscovery

Happy Holidays Everyone!!

This year has been so sad and strange. Keeping oneself occupied is very difficult, even with the vasts amount of entertainment at our fingertips. I've watched more stuff on TV this year than the last few years combined, I'm sure!

So, let's get down to business!!

MAJOR SPOILERS

Supernatural - The final episodes.

I didn't binge this one, rather watched the last few ones weekly. I know covid changed the original ending they wanted, but I thought it was very fitting. I told my BFF about the penultimate episode and how they wrapped up the Big Bad storyline. He asked me how I thought it would end, and I pretty much got it right. Dean dead and happy in Heaven, Sam has the life he always wanted. Started and ended with the brothers. That's how I would have done it too, with a few differences. I'm not going to get into any of the controversy surrounding the final few episodes, I respect everyone's feelings on this and my take on it won't change minds anyway. 

Queens Gambit - Netflix

I learned to play chess as a kid, I wasn't very good then or now, but I still like to play on occasion. Funny enough, I started playing online a few months ago, because of covid, and had seen the main actress in Emma, so I figured I'd give the first episode a shot. I didn't move until I was done! The only thing that would have made the show better is if it were a true story. Great cast, great sets, and clothing, spot-on everything!

Star Trek Discover - CBS Access (S1 on reg CBS now)

I watched the pilot when it first aired on CBS a couple years ago. I refuse to pay for Access, but a friend of mine was nice enough to share. I'll admit, the first few episodes didn't feel like Trek to me. Once I got to episode 7 with Harry Mudd, I felt that Trek vibe again and really enjoyed it. Personally, I like it when they do a standalone plot alongside the big season arch. You have to watch them all to get the full story, unlike past Trek shows where they were mostly self-contained. I'm caught up and watching S3. New episode on tonight!

Queen Solo - Netflix

This is an African spy show that I really enjoyed. Unfortunately, there won't be a season two, which is a shame, because there are some unanswered questions from the first. Overall I found the pacing a little weird, but the characters were interesting and the story was pretty good. The fight scenes were pretty good, more believable than most action fight scenes, and it was wonderful seeing a story set in Africa.

The Outpost - CW

I remember watching this pilot when it first came out and didn't really care for it. When I saw it got a second season, I thought about going back and trying again, but I just wasn't in the mood. Then I noticed a friend of mine on Twitter tweeting with the cast. I asked for her opinion and decided to give it another try. This show is along the lines of the old Xena and Hercules shows from the 90s, but not as cheesy, (yes, there is some cheese, and I'm okay with that). The first season was rough, but a few of the side characters were good enough for me to keep going and I'm glad I did. It's an interesting show with a weird premise, but it works. 

Upload - Prime

I like Robbie Amel, he's cute, so I figured why not. I was pleasantly surprised with this show. It has a very Matrix-like story of Heaven being a digital playground. It was funny, emotional, and had a few great characters. Worth checking out!

Utopia - Prime

Weird, trippy, must pay attention to it carefully if you want to watch. Seeing John Cusak in that role was odd, but I thought he pulled it off well. I watched it a while ago, and nothing else really sticks out to me right now.

Lovecraft Country - HBO

Wow. Just Wow. Brilliant cast, fantastic characters, and another trippy story to make your head spin. There was one scene, where Tick and Co. are chased out of town by racists police officers, and it was the most suspenseful scene I've seen in a very long time. It's gross, not for the faint of heart, by any means, but well worth giving a try.

Emily in Paris - Netflix

I was really bored okay? It wasn't great, but I chuckled a bit. I'm not sure if they played into the French stereotype of being mean to non-French people or not. I don't know any people from France personally and have never been there, but they played that pard hard, and it got a little annoying.

My Didn't Finish list:

Next - Fox. Just meh.

Swamp Thing - I have a couple on my DVR, I may go back to it and finish.

Have any suggestions? I'm always looking for something new to watch these days!

2019 TV Recap #1! @NBCThisIsUs @AmericanSoulBET @CW_SPN

Most of my "regular" TV shows are coming to an end if they haven't already ended, and summer shows are already starting! I guess it's time to do another recap. It's been a fantastic season for TV. Only three episodes left of Big Bang Theory AND Game of Thrones!! AHHH!

I'm going to step in the way-back machine and hope my trusty list has all the shows I watch, sometimes it's hard to keep track. LOL

Spoilers.

You've been warned.

Seriously.

The Good Place - NBC
I have nothing but love for this show. I love the cast. I love the bonkers stories. I love the premise. I love Janet. That is all.

Project Blue Book - History
This was a new show for me this year, I couldn't help myself. "Kenzi" from Lost Girl, "Enzo" from The Originals, and "Littlefinger" from GoT are in it as well as the ubiquitous Neil McDonough, who most recently in the DC's Legends of Tomorrow has played Damien Darhk and is also in a couple of my other shows this year like Suits. He plays a great dick. LOL Anyway, this show takes real investigations from the Military and put an Ancient Alien spin on the outcomes. According to the showrunners, there won't be aliens, but I'm enjoying it so far.

Black Lightning - CW
I flipping love Anissa. I was a little tired of Tobias, as good a villain as he was, so I hope they move on from that storyline next season. I'm excited to see where they go. I love the real-life issues they tackle without being preachy and how the family always strives to look out for each other.

Legacies - CW
The only reason I watched the pilot was to see if any of The Originals cast showed up in flashbacks or memories or whathaveyou. I knew Alaric was going to be in the show, and I do love him, but I didn't think the "Creature Academy" thing would work for me. Guess it's good that they are rarely shown actually going to class, because what they do totally works. I'm surprised how much I'm enjoying this show. I'm sure it has to do with loving Julie Plec as a writer and showrunner. I've watched most of her shows on the CW and probably will, even with the few misses in recent years.

The Walking Dead - AMC
I didn't fast forward as much this season as I did last season when they focused on characters I didn't really give a crap about. I will say The Whisperers were terrifying and Alpha is as crazy as they come. I was a bit sad to see Henry go, I thought they did a great job with the actors playing him and showing his growth throughout the season. Now that Carol is single again, she needs to cut her hair. I still miss Rick, but not so much that I don't like the show anymore, which honestly surprised me.

American Soul - BET
One of the things I love about this new age of TV is seeing different stories about different groups of people. Not only is American Soul (loosely?) based on the formation and rise of Soul Train, it's a beautifully acted drama about life in the 60s and 70s from a viewpoint we rarely see on TV, Black America. The dancing is fantastic. The singing is AMAZING. Even the guest stars are great. If I could suggest one new show to watch, it would be this one, hands down.

This is Us - NBC
A good season, not great, but I still enjoy the flashbacks. Love the young kid actors playing the Big Three and think the direction they are going is interesting. It really would not be the same show without Milo, that's for sure.

Supernatural - CW
Wow. Just wow. I was not expecting that end, at all. FUCK CHUCK! Grr. He was such a great character prior to the last episode of the season. I'm not sure why (I mean I get it, he's GOD) they decided to make him Head Dick, but it makes sense as far as the show goes, not really what I would have done with the character. Last season coming up. It's going to be weird living in a world without Sam and Dean.

Did you watch any of these? What was your favorite show so far this season?

Fall TV Early Recap Part 2

So that last episode of Lucifer gave me a really great idea that I'm going to have to start thinking about. Don't you worry, you'll be the first to know if it takes shape in my head!

Anyway, here we are in October and there are only a few shows left to come back from hiatus. I guess I can do another blog later. Let's see what we have so far.

CWTV

All my Superhero shows are back! While I'm not sure I'm digging the feel of Supergirl and Arrow right now, I know they have some angst to get over, so I'll give them a little bit of leeway. The Flash and Legends are on point already and I can't wait to see what happens next. I'm looking forward to checking out Black Lightning because I have to say I wasn't blown away by The Gifted, so I'm probably not watching that one for now. Supernatural is awesome, like always, and I love that kid playing Jack, wonder where they're going with this story. Hmm.

FOX

Lucifer is a tricky show for me. I'm kinda over cop procedural shows so I tend to fast forward through the case of the week unless Luci is talking to the ME because their exchanges are pretty damn funny. This week was probably my favorite episode ever. The cop part actually took the back seat to Maze's bounty story, which was amazing. I love her. I'm not telling you about my idea yet. Yet. I'm still watching and enjoying The Orville. We're six episodes in, time to start learning more about the characters I hope! Gotham is awesome so far this year, I even like Barbara, go figure. Penguin and Riddler are getting annoying but as long as Bruce and Alfred stay on track, this is going to be a great season!

NBC

I had three episodes of the Blacklist on my DVR. I wasn't sure I was going to like this season. I'm still not sure to be honest. I don't like this whole Ressler nonsense or the suitcase thing with Tom but they have to have some subplots to keep the momentum going, I guess. The Good Place, however, is SO MUCH FUN! I'm seriously loving this show more than I expected. I don't watch many comedies, so between that and The Big Bang Theory, I've pretty much got all the comedy I want right now. LOL

CBS

I used to watch so many shows on CBS. Now I'm down to two, Big Bang Theory and Scorpion. Wow. I'm a little sad now.

ABC

I don't get all the hate for The Inhumans. Is it perfect, no. It's grounded and complicated and for me, very interesting. I love Medusa and Black Bolt. I don't really like the side plots with the weed farmers but whateves, I can manage. Crystal is a little annoying but she's a teenager so that has something to do with it I'm sure. I doubt it'll get another season but I hope they bring a few of the characters over to Agents of SHIELD. I'd love to see Coulson and Bolt together! I may actually be done with Once Upon A Time. I thought it was interesting what they did with Hook's character, but meh. I don't like half of the new characters. I don't like Olivia in Scandal right now either, but Fitz just showed up, so we'll see where that goes.

I'm sure I'm missing a few. Sorry I skipped watching most pilots this year, I'd rather spend the time writing, so yay for me!

What are you loving so far?

Hate watching anything?

Jenn's TV Recap #2

As I'm doing these recaps, I'm realizing how much TV I've actually given up this past year. Go me! I have been writing more and since there are SO many shows out, I'm able to be more picky than normal.

Let's get to it, huh?

Hmm, where to start?

First SPOILERS!

That's your only warning.

Supernatural
Favorite Character(s) - The boys, as always and Cass.
What I Remember Most - I really hated the British Men of Letters the moment they arrived. I kinda liked Ketch, thought he'd be like Bates from the MIND books, then NOPE NO NO! OMG NO he's not like Bates at all. Really glad he got what was coming to him from the right person. Crowley! NO!!!!!!!!!!
Will I Keep Watching? Forever.

Scandal
Favorite Character(s) - Huck and Olivia
What I Remember Most - I loved the fact that there was someone out there who could scare the shit out of Papa Pope. And just when you thought Scandal that the craziest DC politics...nope. Now it's reality.
Will I Keep Watching? - One more season! I'm really excited to see where it goes and how it will end.

Big Ban Theory
Favorite Character(s) - Sheldon and all the ladies.
What I Remember Most - Trying to think back on this season and I'm not remember anything other than the finale, which was amazing. The season overall was better than last year. I think it's because Sheldon actually grew as a character this time.
Will I Keep Watching? Yep.

Once Upon A Time
Favorite Character(s) - Hook and Regina. This usually changes from season to season.
What I Remember Most - The musical episode was hilarious.
Will I Keep Watching? Not sure, I'll probably check out an episode of the new season.

Supergirl
Favorite Character(s) - Kara, J'onn and Winn
What I Remember Most - How icky I felt watching J'onn and M'gann hooking up. NO, just NO!
Will I Keep Watching? - Yes, I love this show.

Scorpion
Favorite Character(s) - Ralph
What I Remember Most - I enjoyed the side stories most this season. Sly running for office. Cabe and his girlfriend. Happy and Doc's relationship. All very awesome.
Will I Keep Watching? - Totally!

Blindspot
Favorite Character(s) - Jane and Patterson
What I Remember Most - That finale was pretty trippy. I liked learning more about Shepherd but man, is she a crazy fucked up character or what? Roman was a great addition to the team and I thought they handled the Reed situation very well.
Will I Keep Watching? - Yep, it's still a lot of fun.

Blacklist
Favorite Character(s) - Red, Mr. Kaplan, Dembe, Aram.
What I Remember Most - The Young Mr. Kaplan episode. Man, that was a great hour of TV. I wish they would have made THAT spin-off instead of the one with Tom.
Will I Keep Watching? - Probably, I really love James Spader.

Arrow
Favorite Character(s) - Oliver, Lance, and Diggle
What I Remember Most - The Big Bad was pretty awesome. He was batshit crazy and really put the team through hell.
Will I Keep Watching? - Yup!

The Flash
Favorite Character(s) - Barry and Joe
What I Remember Most - Yay, Joe has a love interest! Killer Frost was pretty cool, pun intended. I love Cisco, too, so glad he got a girl, sorta. Evil Barry was amazing. I think they really missed the mark on that. I would have loved to see more of him and less of Savitar.
Will I Keep Watching? - Of course

The 100
Favorite Character(s) - Octavia, Indra, Bellamy.
What I Remember Most - I wasn't sure how much I'd like this season without Lincoln. While I miss his character, I think the show is still as good without him. (PS he's AMAZING on American Gods go watch it) I may binge watch this season again because it had a faster pace than last season and I think this show should be binged to get the full impact of the story.
Will I Keep Watching? - We will meet again.

Shows I stopped watching for various reasons: Empire, Criminal Minds, Designated Survivor, Frequency, Elementary.

What was your favorite show this season?

Jenn's TV Recap 2017 #1!

Can you believe it's that time again? TV shows are going off the air for Summer break! I usually have to go online to look at a list to see what ended when to help remind me. I watch a lot of TV!

I usually like to change the format so how about I do Favorite Character(s), What I Remember Most and Will I Keep Watching. Sounds fun! Let's get going.

PS - Possible Spoilers!

The Walking Dead
Favorite Character(s) - Carol, always, and I really like Jesus.
What I Remember Most - Negan, I mean, he pretty much ruled the season. It was great seeing the team band back together toward the end and I thought Sasha was awesome for going out the way she did.
Will I Keep Watching? Yep, not getting rid of this show until it's done or gets horribly bad.

The Vampire Diaries
Favorite Character(s) - Damon and Caroline and I kinda like Enzo toward the end.
What I Remember Most - I didn't like this last season much with the Sirens but I thought they did the last episode very well. It was like the ending LOST wanted to have but just couldn't make work.
Will I Keep Watching? - Last season, probably won't rewatch.

The Good Place
Favorite Character(s) - Eleanore and Chidi
What I remember Most - That twist at the end. I'm not even going to spoil it for you in case you want to watch. I honestly didn't see it coming and wasn't sure how I felt about it, I'm still not sure. LOL
Will I Keep Watching? - I will check out season two and see where it goes.

Notorious
Favorite Character(s) - Doesn't matter
What I Remember Most - It was like News Room meets Scandal.
Will I Keep Watching? - I stopped watching when they didn't ask for more episodes on the back half and yep, it's canceled.

Agents of SHIELD
Favorite Character(s) - Fitz, May, Coulson...pretty much the entire cast really.
What I Remember Most - The Framework. Man, it was so nice to see some old faces. The entire season was definitely the best. I like the way they did the two different stories within the season and had them connect.
Will I Keep Watching? - Yes, season 5 here we come!

Jenn's TV Pilot Recap #2

There are a few October stragglers left to do after this blog post, but I wanted to get this one out ASAP! Not sure which new shows to watch this season? Here's my take, maybe I can save you some time.


WESTWORLD - I am not a big fan of Westerns. I wasn't really sure it could mesh well with SciFi (Cowboys & Aliens? ugh), but I really enjoyed this show. After seeing some of the "controversy" about sex and rape scenes, I finished the first episode wondering what the hell these people were complaining about. Yeah, there's a really big dick of a character in the show who is obviously doing horrific things, but 1. they didn't show it and 2. it's one of the main plots driving the entire series by the way they set everything up. The cast is fantastic. The characters are interesting. The mystery is engaging. I have a major theory already, but I won't spoil anything, promise! Unless you really want to know HIGHLIGHT WITH MOUSE  > Bernard is a Robot <

AFTERMATH - I caught this one by accident over the weekend. I watch a few shows on SyFy, not as many as I want, because half of them are just OK. This one has potential and gives an interesting take on the apocalypse. The show focuses on a family dealing with some strange weather and whacked out people spreading around the planet. The pilot moved fast and kept my attention, so I'll probably check out episode two just to see if it holds up.

CONVICTION - I am so sad that they canceled Agent Carter to put Hayley Atwell in this piece of garbage. Ugh. There were like four cliches in the first half hour. 1. Someone's standing behind you when you say something horrible. 2. Looking at self in mirror when you do something horrible and realize you hit rock bottom. 3. The two leads have history, of course, and will they or won't they easily follows. 4. One character blackmails another character hoping they will turn good. Meh. Everything charming and funny and awesome about Hayley is lost on this mean, bitter, and quite frankly annoying character of Hayes Morrison. Sorry, not watching more of this one. :-(

LUKE CAGE - Granted I already watched the whole season, but I do remember the pilot being very unique in that it opened with a bunch of guys sitting around talking. A nice change from the usual - drop you in the middle of the action - openers of most shows. The cast, writing, music, and message in this show was amazingly done. I can't wait for the next season!

TIMELESS - I'm a bit conflicted about this show. On one hand, it's time travel, which I love. On the other, it's full of lazy writing. Example 1: We're not really going to explain our Time Travel rules because we're probably going to break them in the future. 2. We can't tell where our ship is, but we know when it is. Really? My phone has GPS for crying out loud. 3. Really bad foreshadowing: "Make the future yours, sis". *vomit* I mean, come on! 4. There really should be no reason for the bad guy to come back to the present until he's done with whatever he's doing but he does. Um, why? This is just so the characters can come back to the present each week to see what changed and to keep the formula procedural intact. *boring*. 5. Stupid Time Travel clues. "You didn't write it yet" talking about the Diary. Meh. I have a theory as to who the "bad guy" Flynn is. HIGHLIGHT WITH MOUSE > He's Lucy and Wyatt's son <

NO TOMORROW - This show starts off with a meet cute, and man, let me tell you, I loved Joshua Sasse as Galavant, but I'm already in love with him as Xavier. His eyes are so dreamy I would probably do anything he said. Anyway, he's a "doomsday bucketlister" he thinks the world is ending in 8 months and he's doing whatever the hell he wants. He meets Evie a bit of a control freak, straight arrow who is stuck in a rutt. Together, they're going to do something from each of their apocalist each week and obviously fall in love. But, is the world really ending? This is the first of the new CW shows I've watched and I love it! Keeper for me.

How about you?

TV Season Finales 2nd Edition!

Yup 9 more shows on my list are done for the season. It's starting to wind down now. For me, that usually means more writing time and good thing, I have a book to finish before the end of June!!

Remember, there's always the potential for SPOILERS so read ahead at your own risk.

Seriously.

I'm not kidding.

ELEMENTARY
I'm not sure why I'm still watching this show. I love Lucy Liu and the cast overall is great. John Noble was a fun addition as Daddy Holmes and some of the cases are fun and not your usual homicide. When Tony Curran showed up this season toward the end it added lots of tension, but I'm not sure I can do another season of this show. We'll see how bored I get.

QUANTICO
Well, I'm so glad that's over with. The pilot was intriguing and I had to know who it was. Now I do. And I'm done. Meh. That last few seconds of the finale almost sucked me back with Henry Czerny, I mean who wouldn't want Conrad Grayson on their show, lol, but I'm not interesting in seeing Alex go undercover back at Quantico, because honestly, where else can you go with that show title?

SCANDAL
Mind-Blown! I have no idea who to trust on this damn show, and that's half of the fun. I would have liked to see Doyle-Susan-Mellie fight it out a bit when it returns in September, but I'm looking forward to President Mellie Grant in the White House. Probably the only GOPer I'd vote for presently. Hahah. I thought the season overall was so strong that I didn't even care about Olitz anymore. Do you think Jake really wanted out or did Olivia fall for another Papa Pope trap?

BIG BANG THEORY
Some of the early episodes were a bit strange, but the last half of the season has been on point. I love when they mix up the characters and have them interact with each other when they normally wouldn't have. Nothing major stands out except the finale. It was pretty damn funny.

THE VAMPIRE DIARIES
I thought I would utterly hate this show without Elena but Bonnie became pretty badass again and for some reason I started to like Enzo, so go figure, right? One more season and it's done. I think I can stick around for that.

ONCE UPON A TIME
Another show I'm still not sure why I'm watching. I mean Hook is hot and all but I think it's Regina that keeps me hanging on. She's honestly the only one on the show who doesn't make stupid choices. Evil, sure, stupid, not usually. All the side characters I liked are gone now but I did see a few new ones in the Land of Forgotten Stories that could help the show next season.

SUPERGIRL
While the show started off with lots and lots of cheese, it finally found it's stride about 5 or 6 episodes in. I LOVE J'onn J'onzz. So glad they're keeping him around. Even Lucy Lane and Cat are growing on me. The Flash crossover was Ah-Mazing so I'm very happy the show is coming back and to The CW. My favorite damn channel. Yes, it's true. I'm a 17-year-old fangirl inside. Always.

SCORPION
This is one of those fun, mindless TV shows that tries to be all suspense-y and brainy, but usually just ends up being fun and cheesy in all the right ways. I like the characters in this show. Half the time, I'm not paying attention to the story of the week because I know they will all get out of it in the end. More Ralph please! That kid is so cute.

CRIMINAL MINDS
I don't know how the hell they kept Shemar's exit such a secret, but well done. I really thought someone was going to die. It feels weird with Morgan gone, and I probably won't be watching this show regularly next season. I'm kind of murdered out.

How many shows have ended for you? Which were your favorites? How many are you giving up on? I'd love to hear your thoughts!

TV Season Finales - 1st Edition

If you visit here, even occasionally, you'll know that I really love TV. In fact, there is SO much TV these days, I can't even keep up anymore. Friends and family have tried and tried to get me to watch this show or that show, but really, there is no TIME!

However, I do have several shows I always watch, and a few I picked up over winter break. I never blogged about them and now that Tax Season is over, I have a minute to breathe. So, here we go.

Potential Spoilers Below.

You are warned.

Seriously...

SUITS
No get out of jail free card, this time, Mike. I can't believe they went there. I mean, they had no choice really, to keep it believable, but I have no idea where they are going with this. To see Jessica, Louis, and Harvey working scraps next season could be fun, but I miss court time with Mike and Harvey. Some of the best parts of this show were the strange cases and how they won them. I hope they go back to that eventually.

HEROES
They killed HRG. I'm done with this show. Don't bother coming back. The mini-series had some moments, but overall it was meh. Keep the memory of the original--even as bad as it ended. The twist with Claire was kinda interested, still didn't save this mini-show.

THE WALKING DEAD
Despite the cheap shot at the end, the season, overall, was pretty spectacular. I think some of the characters made really bad choices - Looking at you Carol and Daryl - others seemed to have their heads back on straight - Rick and Sasha and Morgan - however, I think our gang got a little too cocky in their Alexandrian security and man will they pay for it next season. Jeffrey Dean Morgan is amazing. I can't wait to see what he's gonna do. Although, I really hope it's not Glenn.

XFILES
Did they really end with an alien cliffhanger? Yep, yep they did. My favorite parts of this mini-series was the overall alien story. I didn't mind the two or three filler episodes, a couple were very X-Filey so it worked, but I think they missed the mark by not making it one big story. I loved the mini-Mulder and Scully team who showed up toward the end. Hope they come back if there's another season.

AGENT CARTER
No word on this show being renewed and I don't think the ratings did very well, but I love Agent Carter. She's tough, she's sassy, she's classy, and she and Jarvis make that show superb. Their chemistry and comradery is off the charts. I like how the show subtly ties it to the larger Marvel Universe while keeping its story self-contained. MORE PLEASE!

HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER
I'm glad this is a short season show. I'm not sure how I feel about it. I binged watched the last three episodes because I was bored with earlier shows, but the end hooked me, so I do want to know what happened, but I think once I learn that, I may be done. Those characters are crazy and not really in a fun way.

GALAVANT
This show is so fun and funny, I don't know why more people didn't watch it. Probably for the same reason I don't watch shows people ask me to, I guess. No time! The songs this season were hilarious and it was nice to see some of the side characters get a chance to shine (Vinnie Jones!) Doubt they'll have another season, but it's a short show, so they may do it.

Did you watch any of these, or other shows? Which is your favorite? Which one are you giving up on? Tell me! I'd loved to know.

Mid-Season TV Recap #1

There are a few shows still on this month so I'm guessing there will be a part two. :-)

Lots of great TV this season, so far, and a ton to look forward to next year...already. WOW.

Possible Spoilers ahead. You've been warned.

ABC
Scandal - The last episode wasn't as "scandalous" as previous ones, but it was controversial and I stayed far, far away from the comment sections around the internet. They did a few more Fix of the Week episode this season, so that helps. This show is best when all the main characters are firing on all cylinders. I think I'm finally over Fitz and Olivia. They are the dumbest couple ever.

How To Get Away With Murder - Well, I didn't see that coming. Bonnie has gone full crazy. Perhaps it's the way they reveal information, but I do love the flashbacks in these episodes. I'm loving Ollie and Connor's relationship, it's wonderfully done by the writers and actors. I'm kinda interesting in seeing more of Annalise and Jean Grey Eve because I think her and Nate are just toxic. More Frank too, please.

Castle - Like most fans out there, I hated this stupid storyline they used to break up Castle and Beckett. It's like they want us to like her and then hate her, rinse and repeat once per season. Meh. I'm over it. This show can work without her, easily proven by the Espo, Ryan, and Castle episode they did in November. It worked perfectly well without her. I am looking forward to learning more about Castle's "time away", the first part of it was very interesting.

NBC

Heroes - As a super fan of the first show, of course, I had to watch this one. I firmly believe that these shows are best watched in binge format if you want to get the full scope of the story. The last few episodes right before the break were fantastic, and, as usual for Heroes, tied up 90% of the story lines into one big mess that needs an Olivia Pope style fix. Very happy to see HRG and Hiro back. I need to know what's going on with Matt. I'm not happy with his character right now. LOL

Blindspot - That was a great finale twist, wasn't it? Makes me almost want to go back and watch the first half of the season again, but I can't get all LOST crazy on another show with all these kinds of puzzles and clues and stuff, it's just too much. I'm enjoying this show for many reason, mostly Jaime Alexander. She's so pretty and interesting to watch and I love that she really does kick ass like a normal non-superpowered person. I'm not sure I'm feeling the shipping with her and Weller, but we'll see what happens.

Blacklist - If this show killed off everyone except Red and Dembe, it would still be worth watching. They had some great guest stars so far this year and I'm enjoying the cat and mouse hunt that's going on. Not too happy with where Liz's character is going and why she still loves Tom but I'm invested, so I'll watch until it is no more.

FOX

Gotham - This season is so much better than last mostly because they stopped doing a Villian of the Week type story and went to a continuing bad guy story with the amazing James Frain of "Watch how fast I can text motherfucker" fame. (He was really great in Agent Carter too) While Gordon may be slowly losing his mind, Bruce if finally growing a pair, thanks to Alfred and Selina. The three of them have great scenes together, which they did more, but we know this isn't really a Batman show, rather focuses on the city and people who live there as a whole. More scenes with Penguin and Riddler too, please.

Empire - WTF? If that wasn't Anika, I'll be very surprised, and happily because I was yelling at the screen this week. This season dipped a second toe into Soap Opera land, especially with the music that they're playing at the end of some scenes right before the commercials. LOL. I don't mind the soapiness but liked it a bit more first season when it was gritty and raw. Still, the music is fantastic, the actors are great, and Howard and Henson are one of the best non-couple on TV.

Minority Report - I have a feeling it has been or will be canceled soon, but that's really a shame. It wasn't as good as Almost Human but it got better and better as the episodes went on. The actor playing Dash nailed the fish out of water character and I enjoyed watching him. The finale was fantastic. I've got my fingers crossed but not counting on a season 2.

CBS

Scorpion - While several of the episodes were over the top silly, I really like the cast of this show and most of the stories they do are still mysteries, but don't usually involve dead bodies. It's a nice change of pace, for sure. The last episode with Megan killed me, it was so tense and sad, but I'm sticking around for the long haul on this one.


CABLE

The Walking Dead - He's ALIVE! Very relieved about that but knowing they cast Negan does not bode well for our favorite moral compass Glenn. This was a crazy first half of the season. The pacing was great...until the Morgan episode, which on its own was very good, but kinda boring considering everything else that was technically going on in the "present". Is it horrible of me to want to kill half the kids on this show? I know doom and gloom is expected on this show, but I like all the little hopeful moments the characters have on occasion.

I watched many new pilots this season too, Into the Badlands, Limitless, Rosewood, The Player. With the exception of The Player they were all decent but not enough to make me want to go back and watch more. I may revisit some of them in the future if they get a season 2.

So, what new show did you pick up this year? Which is your favorite? I'll have part two in a couple of weeks when the rest of my shows go on break. And before you know it...Christmas! Hope you started your shopping. :-)

Jenn's TV Recap #4!

Okay, I think this is the last one, right? Probably not, but for now, it's what I've got.

Possible Spoilers ahead!

Let's start with...

Agents of SHIELD (ABC)
Such a great season! Not sure about a few things, like where they're taking Simmons, and why they had to kill Trip, he was awesome! But I love the introduction of the Inhumans, and I had a feeling than Anya Jiaying was going to be bad. Shame, she was a great character to explore a little more. I kinda felt bad for Ward, for a minute, but then I got over it. Hope Cal comes back. Favorite characters will always and forever be May and Coulson.

American Idol (Fox)
Jax should have won. That is all.

Arrow (CW) That's a lot of A's...
I LOVE THIS FREAKING SHOW. Yeah, I am on a Superhero kick, and this is probably #2 but a close #2, I'll get to #1 later. Fave Characters are still Oliver, Dig, and Felicity, though I have to say Thea didn't bother me as much as normal. The fight scenes are some of the best on TV, hands down, and I don't think I'll ever get bored of watching Merlyn on screen.

CSI: Cyber (CBS)
I've given up on all the other CSI, though I will watching the two hour finale send off movie if Grissom comes back! However, nothing else was on, so I decided to watch, because I love the Beek and Bow Wow is so cute and Patricia just won the Oscar, so how could I not? It's more in the vein of Criminal Minds than a normal CSI show, so that probably helped. It also scared the CRAP out of me with what people can do online. Turn off your location people! Don't geo tag your photos! Yikes.

The Vampire Diaries (CW)
I'm in it for for the long haul, apparently. Now that Elena is gone, I'm curious to see where it goes. Her send off was HORRIBLE! I mean, really? A Magical Coma? Bleh. I don't like Enzo. I don't like their mother. I love Alaric and loved Jo...wtf? At least Jeremy came back to say goodbye. Meh. I'll watch for Damon.

Scandal (ABC)
Oh. My. God. When Eli screamed OLIVIA I had goosebumps. You go girl! Not that I think it'll last and the repercussions are going to be bad. Good on Jake for getting the fuck out. I would have, too. Fitz and Mellie are such an odd pair and honestly, he shouldn't have kicked her out. However, I think she'll do just fine. :-) They need to so something new with Huck, and if they're smart, they'll end next season, but I doubt that'll happen.

Mad Men (AMC)
Weird season. They did the best they could, I guess. I'm glad it's over, it wasn't great the last couple of seasons, I wanted more advertising drama, not people drama. Oh well.

The Flash (CW)
#1 Favorite Superhero Show! TIME TRAVEL!! You will always win me with Time Travel. Joe and Barry are the heart and soul of this show. The special effects are amazing. It's fun and lighthearted and serious and angsty all at the same time. What more could you ask for? A super, Supervillain? Yep, Wells/Thawne was fantastic and I'm so happy they're gonna find a way to bring Tom Cavanaugh back! I didn't really like the last bit after Barry came back from the past, I hope they have a good explanation because they have a lot of paradoxes to untangle.

Survivor (CBS)
I only watched half the season. I just wasn't into it. Glad Mike won, seems like he deserved it.

Supernatural (CW)
I like this season more than last, but I do miss the old school Supernatural. I will say, I am kinda tired of every season ender being about one of the brothers saving the other because of something stupid they did early in the season. As long as Cass and Crowley are back and someone please kill Rowena. Don't like her. At all.

So, that's it.

We have So You Think You Can Dance and Under the Dome coming up soon. I may check out one or two other summer shows, but you know, I should be writing!

How about you? Which Finale did you love, which did you hate?

Jenn's 2015 TV Recap #3

Should have one more recap after this one! Yes, I watch a lot of damn TV, didn't you know? LOL

Same style as last time: my favorite characters and a favorite moment from each...plus or minus one or two. :-)

Let's start with....

Vikings (History)
Oh man. This show! I love Ragnar. I loved Floki. Until he killed my other fave Athelston. Man, that pissed me off. But, I have to say, they got me. They really got me. I thought Ragnar was really dead and Bjorn was going to be the focus of next season, which he still may be. That moment when the lid flew off the casket? Perfection. Great finale to another crazy ass season. 

Gotham (Fox)
This one is still fresh in my my as far as finale's go and...it was pretty crappy. I hope they can fix the problems with this show for season two, but I'm not sure they'll be able to. Me, personally, I love Alfred and Bruce, a good chunk of fans hate them both. Loved the Nygma's course within the show until this last episode where they have him hearing voices. Meh. I'm glad Fish is gone, she was great in the beginning. I have no clue WTF is up with Barbara, but she can go, too. My favorite moment was the Riddler's first kill, it was shot so brilliantly. I'm looking forward to more of him next season.

Daredevil (Netflix)
This show is dark. I'm not only talking about emotionally dark, but actually, dark dark. Most of it is set at night, but even when it's not all the sets are darker than normal. It got a little annoying, but I did binge watch it in three days so that's my problem, not theirs. LOL Another fantastic cast of people on this show, not one person felt out of place, everyone fit perfectly. While I love Matt, of course, I have to say Rosario Dawson was a great addition and was perfect for grounding the show in reality and providing a little comic relief. I hope she comes back in Season 2. *Edit* SHE IS!!! YAY

Criminal Minds (CBS)
I don't have an issue with Jennifer Love Hewitt. I didn't like the way they brought her in, but that last episode where they sent her off was pretty damn good. However, I'm finding myself less interested in this show the more I watch it. I don't want that to happen. I love Morgan & Garcia, I think they need their own spin off.

Forever (ABC)
Well, really love this show......STOP. *Edit* It just got canceled. MOTHERFLOWER! Nevermind....

Big Bang Theory (CBS)
The first half of the season was just okay for me, then it got really good again. I think Bernadette is my favorite from this year. Howard's mother dying was sad, but it made for the best episodes of the season. I would have liked a little more build up to Sheldon's big decision because we all know he wouldn't go into it lightly and it's highly unlikely he wouldn't tell anyone else. Hmm.

Revenge (ABC)
Nolan needs a spin-off. It ended exactly how I figured it would. Meh. They never should have brought David back to life, but I guess it's better he took care of Victoria than Amanda.

Castle (ABC)
Castle is still my favorite character. I love him with Alexis, I think they are a great pair on screen. I would like to see more of her interacting with him and Kate. The PI subplot was great, lots of fun moments from that, and it felt organic enough to not make me roll my eyes.

The Originals (CW)
Elijah. He's the reason I started watching this show because I didn't like Klaus. At all. I like him a little more now, but it took a while. I liked NuBekka, didn't like new Finn, but I like Vincent, and now I kinda miss NuKol, too. Meh. Too many body jumps in this show, but it's still fun to watch.

A couple more weeks and the majority of the show are done for the season. What's left that you are looking forward to? Anything get canceled that you love? I feel your pain.

How about new shows, any look good yet?

Jenn's 2015 TV Recap #2

I need to change the TV recaps up a bit. So I think I'll give you my favorite characters and a favorite moment from each of the shows on the recap this time. Oh, possible spoilers, so read at your own risk! :-)

Let's start with...

Empire (Fox) 
I binge watched 7 episodes of this show over one weekend because the ratings kept going up and up and up and being the pop culture freak I am, I  had to know what the fuss was all about. The fuss is Cookie. I loved Taraji on Persons of Interest and stopped watching the show when she "left". Her and Jamal are my favorites on this show so far, but the cast is amazing overall. I love the soap opera-ness of it but I like the fact that it's not too over the top like Revenge but more grounded and gritty.

The music? Fantastic!

My favorite moment was when Jamal went off on his father "...your played out homophobia" and just about every scene they had together with Jamal calling him out. I always love when the underdogs stand up for themselves and Jamal has no problem doing that.

Glee (Fox) 
Yes, it was the end for Gleeks all over the world. While this last season wasn't the best, it was more a fan letter to us. I didn't like what they did with Sue, thought it was silly, but I did like what they did with Will and how they folded him back into the core group of Glee Kids. The first couple of seasons of Glee were amazing and it's something I wish all young kids will watch at some point in their life because the can learn a lot from a show like this.

My favorite moment was when Sue and Roz try to interrogate Becky's boyfriend and he...well, calls them out. I see a trend here. LOL

Scorpion (CBS)
I couldn't figure out why I liked this show until I realized it's like a cop mystery show without the cops and procedure. From the very first episode, I loved the chemistry between all the characters and how real they came across even with all their awkward anti-social issues. I like how the team figures things out together, and I love their chemistry with the youngest and most fun character, Ralph. He's such a cutie and great actor for his age. He and Happy are my favorite characters at the moment. :-)

My favorite moment was probably in last week's episode when Ralph went to save Walter and used his action figure to seal up the whole in the vent shaft. That was awesome. And Katherine McPhee's reaction when they pulled him out of the shaft was amazingly done. I thought she was really pissed at him! lol

The Walking Dead (AMC) 
Thinking back, this was a very emotional season of TWD. I'm glad the group split up for a while and then came back together, it gave us some awesome scenes and set ups. Carol and Daryl are still my favorite characters. I think, out of all of the characters, they've had the most growth and change throughout the series with Glenn being a close third.

My favorite moment this season was a sad one, but powerful. When Daryl carried Beth out of the hospital, I actually felt bad that she died, even though I'd been wishing for her to die for most of the season. Bad Jenn!

The 100 (CW)
Many of you know how much of a CW Fangirl I am, well this show is so good I think it would have made it on any network to be honest. While the "teens" are the main focus of the show, the writers do a great job of bringing the adults and their drama into the fold. The twists and reveals are brilliant, and half the time I don't see them coming, which is a very good thing. I found myself rooting for Bellamy this season, he's become a great character, but my heart will always be with Lincoln. He and Octavia are so badass, I love it.

My favorite moment is hard, there were so many good ones. Jaha seeing the flying drone. Finding out the acid fog was man made, Reaper-Lincoln, the look on the Grounders faces when Abby saved Lincoln, Clarke and Lexa kissing! So many. I wish the books were as good. :-(

Helix (SyFy) 
This is one of the wackiest and weirdest shows on TV right now. I started watching because I love Billy Campbell and he does not disappoint on this show. Most of the cast from last season came back with a few new additions including the ever wonderful Steven Weber. He plays such a great creepy dude, I can't even begin to describe it. Also, the way they use music on this show is amazing and creepier....

Which leads to my favorite moment when a bunch of kids beat the snot out of Dr. Summers while "Sunshine Day" from the Brady Bunch is playing for the audience. Perfectly creeptastic!

Hindsight (VH1)
VH1's first scripted series is a winner. I think. Becca, getting ready for her second wedding, starts having second thoughts about the path her life has taken. Somehow, she's transported back to the 90s days before her FIRST wedding. Now, it's up to her to do the same thing or change it, so she changes it. But by changing the past, we all know what happens...the butterfly effect! And it hits just about everyone around her. Lolly is a great character and she cracks me up, she's my first and second favorite character. LOL

Best moment was the cliffhanger ending, which I normally don't like, but this one was a good one.


Have you watched any shows that ended already? Which were your favorites?

Jenn's 2015 TV Recap #1

It's been a very interesting 2014-15 season in TV. We had several new shows with shortened seasons for various reasons. Some were between hiatus filler shows and some were shorter for actorly reasons and a few seem to be testing out the shorter season in general. Whatever the reason, we've had several season finales already, so why not get a jump on the TV Recaps. You agree? Awesome! Let's see what we've got.

Sleepy Hollow (FOX)

As long as Icabod is hilarious and Abbie is fierce, I'll continue to watch this show. I didn't hate on Katrina as much as some other people did early this season and just when I was really starting to like her they went and made her character do a compelte 180. I'm kinda done with her now, but it'll be nice for her to be the villain for a while.

Agent Carter (ABC)

I enjoyed this limited run series. I hope it does come back. The chemistry between Carter and Jarvis was fantastic. When they added in Stark to the mix it was even better. That is where the heart and soul of this show is and should be the main focus for #2 if they get one. Peggy is a sassy character, perfectly capable of taking care of herself. Which I love. Especially for the 40s when we know it really wasn't that easy. And here I thought the Mad Men 60s were harsh. Damn.

Suits (USA)

I still enjoy this show but I would like to see them do more actual cases. You know, in a courtroom. Louis almost lost me this time, but thankfully they pulled him back and kept him in the mix. He's a good bad guy, but he's better when he's the office antagonist. I'm really not sure what the hell Donna is thinking, but I guess people want her and Harvey shipped. I don't. Meh.

Covert Affairs (USA)

I'm really pissed this show got canceled. Maybe Netflix will pick it up? Maybe Eyal will get his own spinoff.  :-(

Galavant (ABC)

The song lyrics were hilarious. The rest of the dialogue was ok at best. The actors were great, though, especially Timothy Omundson, it was weird to see him back as Cain on Supernatural afterwards. LOL

The Taste (NBC?)

I'll watch anything with Anthony Bourdain in it. That is all.

How To Get Away With Murder (ABC)

This show started with a bang and ended with an even bigger one. It may be a tough format to keep up with, but the characters are well fleshed out and the stakes are "real" within that universe so it makes for some very tense situations. Annalise is crazy and I love it.


There are a few more coming up this week and next, I think, so maybe I'll do another soon. Did you watch any of the above? What did you like? What did you hate?

2014 Fall TV Recap Part 1

It's that time again friends! I know, you wait for theses all year long. Tehehe.

Most of the shows I watch sign off in the next two weeks, but we had a few early finales, so we'll talk about those.

FYI - Possible SPOILERS!

Blacklist -

I'm not as into it as much as I was the first season and I think Liz & Ressler have a lot to do with it. I get that you need conflict, but it's really annoying when every single show that has some type of law enforcement officer in it has to deal with prescription drug or alcohol addiction. It's a little played out for me. Liz is annoying. Red is the the only reason I watch the show right now, he kills it every single week...and sometimes someone.

How To Get Away With Murder - 

Wow. Just wow! While I took a guess that it was Wes who killed Sam to save Rebecca from him, I didn't expect all the other stuff before and after it. Wow. There are so many avenues each of the characters can go in the next half of the season, so I'm very excited to see how they play out. One of my favorite freshman shows ever. I just hope they can keep it up.

Scandal - 

I feel really bad for whoever has Olivia. Fitz is gonna sic Jake who will probably recruit Huck and  man...I don't want to be whoever that dude/dudette is. The VP probably won't make it to the end of the season alive either for his part. Many of the side plots and "fixee of the week" plots are much more interesting to me than who Olivia should be with, but I'm very happy she finally came to terms with the fact that she loves them both, for different reasons, and really doesn't want to chose. However, whenever she and Fitz are together, man, they have some scorching chemistry. Also, as creepy as it has been, Quinn and Charlie make much more sense than Quinn and Huck.

The Walking Dead - 

I was never a big Beth fan. I kinda wanted her to die, a lot, over the last few seasons. So after some douche ruined it for me that she was going to die, I went into the episode with a different outlook. When Michonne told Maggie they'd found Beth and she was ok...I was really pissed and sad that I got spoiled. Grrr. I'll never know what my reaction would have been or whether I would have been sadder at the sudden loss. Going in and knowing only made me super sad for Maggie which made the end even harder for me having lost a sibling myself. I think the shock factor would have suited me better. Meh. However this season has been great. I love the focus on our group again with all the outside plots and characters staying minimal. I still do not like the episodes where they focus on one separate group, I like all the groups mixed into the episodes.

Sleepy Hollow - 

There is so much Katrina hate out there, I really don't get it. Sure, she has to be rescued a lot. But A. Not her fault-blame the writers. B. It's not like she's from present time and completely understands our world yet. C. It really is okay to be a damsel in distress when, you know, a fucking headless undead ax wielding demon is in love with you. and D. Your witch/dammed son is working for another demon who is hell bent on starting the apocalypse. I think people just want to get rid of her because they want Ichabod and Abbie to get together, which I really, really, really don't want to see happen. I like them just the way they are. That being said, I've enjoyed this season, I like the longer arch stories as opposed to the creature of the week, which they still do, and I like that they are expanding the cast a little. I would have liked to see more of the Reenactment Tailor girl, (forgot her name) I thought she was adorable and loved her interactions with Ichabod. It's cooky but I love it.

More to come next week!

Jenn's MiniTV Recap #4

We're almost done with this years season premiers. A few left throughout October and a handful more when Mid-Season comes around. Let's see how it went! Possible spoilers this time!

In no particular order....

Revenge - I'm only still watching this show because I want to know what happens to Victoria. With Conrad out of the picture the show seems to have lost something. But now that David is back, I'm reinvested in Emily.

Selfie - Yes, I watched it. Yes, I knew it was loosely based on My Fair Lady. Yes, I'm a Whovian. Yes, I love John Cho. So how could I not watch this? First two episodes were cute. I chuckled a few times. I'm not digging Eliza's accent and think it would have been better is she talked like her normal self. If I get bored I may keep watching, but I rarely watch comedies these days.

Vampire Diaries - If we could get away without having Elena on this show, I would be a happy girl. I like every single one of her Doppelganger personalities more than Elena. I think I hate her even more now after the memory wipe. Damon is still hot, so that's worth it.

Originals - Klaus needs to just be evil. I don't like him when he's trying to be redeemable. Elijah is hot. He's really the main reason I watch this one.

Flash - LOVE LOVE LOVE IT! It's fun, it's fast, it's got heart and a fantastic cast with great chemistry. I have nothing bad to say about this show...yet.

Arrow - Great season premier, probably my second fave over all this year. (I'll get to #1) I was shocked but not surprised by the last few mins of the episode, and I really, really, really, love Oliver and Felicity's chemistry. Shame it'll never happen.

Criminal Minds - I'm sure the new chick, yeah yeah, JLH will grow on me. I just don't like when the writers force us to like them by making them buddy buddy with someone on the show so quickly. It never happens like that. lol

The Walking Dead - Best season opener ever! I don't think I've liked any other season premier more than I did this one, seriously, ever. I hope the rest of the episodes keep this awesome momentum going. Wow! And Carol! I love that woman.

What about you? What did you watch and love or watch and hate? Any new shows on your Must See  list now?

Jenn's Mini TV Recap- Renamed - Part 3

Yeah, yeah, I was supposed to be back on Friday with a Weds-Thursday recap, but I forgot.

Bad blogger.

I know.

It looks like Wednesdays are my new Mondays, prior to 24 that is. I remember when NOTHING was on Monday. At least Criminal Minds is back this week.

I did watch Survivor, I'll always watch Survivor, but not for the reason most people do. I'm a people watcher. It's helpful when trying to write realistic characters who are very different. Survivor brings all kinds of people on the show. Utopia tried to do that, but left me feeling meh.

Thursday:

Scandal - The White Hat is back on! I honestly thought they would make us wait a whole episode or maybe two before Olivia came back for real, but this is Shondaland, everything happens at breakneck speeds, which I should be used to by now, but sometimes it still surprises me. How about the tension in those last few mins between Fitz and Oliva. Wow. Hot. I don't agree with all the aspects of their relationship, but they have some off the charts chemistry even when they're not looking at each other.

How To Get Away With Murder - This was probably the best pilot I've seen in ages. It was weird and quirky and creepy and funny and with a whole lot of open questions that beg to be answered. I don't want to give anything away, but again, this is Shondaland, so you never have to wait very long for some answers. This one is a keeper!

Sunday:

I haven't watched Revenge yet. I hope it's good.

Once Upon A Time - Good start to the season, however, I'm really tired of the writers treating Regina like a ping pong ball. Let her be good for a little while, jeeze would it kill ya? She worked SO hard to overcome her crappy past, finally has friends in Storybrooke, and the respect of her son, and so what does she do about losing Robin? Turn full tilt evil again? Bleh. Other than that, I like Emma and Hook and his lack of knowledge of the present, makes for funny moments of dialogue.

The Simpsons - The season opener was okay, the cross over with Family Guy was brilliant. It poked fun at all of us and all of them. How fun!

Castle - Why do writers of TV show insist on treating their long time viewers like idiots? Every single person who watches Castle would NEVER in a million years believe that Kate, Espo, and Ryan would think Castle was "in on it" that quickly and with those few pieces of "evidence". No, after the 2 month montage, I'd more more inclined to believe it. Either way, I'm glad this season will give us a little more Castle background. He's a much more interesting character than everyone else on the show considering they're all the same type of character on every other cop show.

So those are the season premiers I've watched so far. What are you loving so far? What are you already taking off your watch list? No spoilers!

Jenn's Tuesday mini-TV Recap!

Day two of TV Premier week!

I watched Scorpion and Under the Dome from Monday. I thought Scorpion was decent, may be a fun show to keep up with. Dome, meh, the last few minutes were interesting and I would really love some answers seeing as they are different from the book, but, meh. Good thing it's a summer show.

Tuesday's show -

Forever - Episode 2 was good. It still feels like I'm watching New Amsterdam. Ioan is fun to watch and I love Judd Hirsh, so I'll keep watching for now.

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D - The team is back! Sorta. Love Triplett on the team! Not sure I like the new direction they are going with Coluson being director, but I'll give it a chance. No spoilers but they better fix the Fitz-Simmons situation stat!

I recorded NCISNOLA to check out and ended up deleting Utopia. I'll just read recaps or something, I'm sure it'll be canceled soon.

Tonight's watch is Survivor and not much else, so I'll be back Friday. :-)

Jenn's Monday mini-TV Recap

If I didn't have a full time job I would write TV Recaps all day long.

If you know anyone who wants to hire me to do so, let me know. :-P

We're off to a good 2014-2015 TV Season I think.

No Spoilers!

New Shows:

Gotham - I was more excited to watch it than I should have been because having watched all the behind the scenes and trailers and extended clips, I pretty much watched the whole first episode. It was good, don't get me wrong, but nothing really surprised me. I will be watching this show, hope episode 2 is even better.

Forever - It's New Amsterdam meets Sherlock, but that's okay with me because after Time Travel, Immortality is one of my fave Sci-Fi topics. I watched the pilot a few weeks ago, but enjoyed it enough to check out another.

Returning:

Big Bang Theory - Always hilarious. It's honestly the only sitcom I watch on a regular basis.

Sleepy Hollow - They got me. At first I was like ok, this can't be right, but they convinced me right before they pulled the rug out. Weird episode. Didn't have the same feel as last season until the very end. There's something about Abby and Icabod that just works better than any other combo on the show. Still, loving John Noble.

Blacklist - Not a bad return. I love Red, so as long as he stays true to his awesome self, Jenn will be happy.

Didn't get to watch Scorpion yet, that'll be tonight.

What did you watch? What did you like/not like?

Jenn's TV Recap Finale #StephenAmell #MandyPatinkin

What a freaking season, huh? I doubt I covered everything I watch, but these are the shows that most of my friends and readers talk about, so I hope you enjoy Part 3 of my TV recap!

Criminal Minds (CBS)

Why I started watching: I have a fascination with serial killers. I've also loved Mandy Patinkin since my parents brought home the album to Evita in 1979. He played Che. I sang to him and that album all the time as a kid. I'm still kinda bummed Gideon is gone, but I love that show never lets you forget him as they mention him at least once a season.

What did I think of this season? It's one of the cop  procedurals that I continue to watch since they often change it up here and there. We got to see a little more of the BAU teams personal life this year, so that was nice. Morgan has a girlfriend. Garcia has a boyfriend. They won't be getting together. *Sniffle* Nothing else major sticks out right now, probably because the finale was meh for me. I'll miss Alex, but I enjoy their cliffhanger finales a bit more.

Will I watch next season? Undoubtedly.

Arrow (CW)Why I started watching: I have to admit, I didn't want to watch this show. I was PISSED that Justin Hartley didn't get the job of Oliver Queen. However, I will also admit when I am wrong. I was SO wrong. Stephen Amell is a great Ollie and a super hot Arrow. 

What did I think of this season? Keeps getting better. I love this show. LOVE IT! Yes, I'm a geeky fangirl so it was probably a no-brainer that I'd like this show. I didn't think I'd love it this much. Of course it helps when they hire amazing supporting cast. Three former Doctor Who actors, three former Spartacus actors, a Fringe guy, SUMMER GLAU!...oh and so many more I don't have the space. LOL! 

Dig and Felicity are the perfect companions for our hero. I can't see the show without either of them now.  The stakes were high this season and man did the show deliver. I was not expecting a few things that happened which is always nice. The finale was the icing on the cake and had one of my favorite fight scenes ever between Flashback Island Slade and Ollie inter-cut with present day Deathstroke and Arrow.  So nice I watched it thrice. :-)

Will I watch next season? Yes, yes, yes!

The Vampire Diaries (CW)

Why I started watching: My Bestie and I started watching this on Netflix after season 1 finished. And I like Boone Ian.

What did I think of this season? Well, Elena was less whiny this year, so that automatically made it better. I don't understand all the Bonnie/Jeremy hate, I think they are kinda cute together. While I did enjoy the mythology behind the Augustine society and liked the addition of Enzo, I'm really tired of everyone dying and coming a back to life on all these shows, this one is the worst of them all. LOL 

Will I watch next season? Probably, unless something else better is on at the same time, because I don't really need to know who Elena ends up with at this point. 

The Big Bang Theory (CBS)

Why I started watching: My mother bought me season 1 on DVD and forced me to watch it on Christmas. True Story, ask her.

What did I think of this season? Loved it!! What stands out most for me is the breaking the crew up into new relationships, like Sheldon and Howard, who probably got the most laughs, though Amy and Howard were also very fun together. I like that they are doing more character building instead of keeping everyone in "in their place". 

Will I watch next season? Until the final bang.

Reign (CW)

Why I started watching: If you haven't noticed, I'm a sucker for CW shows. As long as I have a minor interest in it, I'll watch. 

What did I think of this season? I actually love this show. Henry and Catherine are hilariously evil together and separately. The King of Crazy and Queen of Poison alone make the show worth watching. LOL While I do know they have taken may liberties with the actual facts behind Queen Mary and Dauphin Frances, some of the history is true and interesting to say the least. The costumes are gorgeous, as is the scenery.

Will I watch next season? Probably, again, unless something better is on at the same time. It's not a must watch live, but worth it to catch if you like period piece gossipy type dramas. 


Elementary (CBS) Why I started watching: Cop-Mystery show with a version of Sherlock Holmes, I had to at least check it out. Oh, and I love Lucy Liubot.

What did I think of this season? Good. Worth watching if you like these types of show, and I do, especially when they change it up and make it less formulmatic, which Elementary does. I loved their version of Mycroft and will be sad to see him go.

Will I watch next season? Again, probably. 


Supernatural (CW)

Why I started watching: My BFF told me to, so I did.

What did I think of this season? Better than a couple of the last few seasons since Kripke left. While I do miss the monster of the week episodes, I'm a big mythology girl, so I dig the Men of Letters thing and love how they sprinkle bits and piece of that around. Crowley and Cass are a great addition, taking over for some of the awesome cast we've lost in the past like Bobby and Ellen. Human-ish Crowley and PopCulture Cass are hilarious, we need more of that.  I hope they are regulars next year.

Will I watch next season? Yes, 9 years in, I ain't quitting now.

Only a few more shows are still on, not really worth going over...so I hope you've enjoy this seasons TV Recap, Jenn Style. I'll try to come up with a newer format for this fall! 

Jenn's TV Recap Part Deux #ClarkGregg #JamesSpader

All righty, a few more shows have ended this week...are you sad? I am. But I also have some awesome summer shows I'm looking forward to as well!

So, let's get to it.

Oh, wait...POSSIBLE SPOILERS! Don't say I didn't warn ya.

Once Upon a Time (ABC)

Why I started watching: Live action Disney/FairyTale characters? There was no way I wasn't watching this show.

What did I think of this season? While I don't miss Neverland, I miss Pan. I really wish "Henry" would have stayed in Pan, though the kid's voice dropped this season and he grew a few inches between the first and last episodes and it seems like he's a bit more tolerable this year. The last quarter of the season turned about to be pretty awesome, then they had to go and recycle the same damn plot. Really? REALLY? ugh.

Will I watch next season? Yes. I'm invested now, might as well...

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (ABC)

Why I started watching: Clark Gregg's Coulson.  And when I found out Ming-Na Wen was going to be in it, it just made me squee even more.

What did I think of this season? I have no complaints, at all. Even the filler episodes were fun and exciting.  I love it when shows surprise me. There were many things I didn't see coming, and the ones I did see coming were still shocking because of some well placed twists and hints.  I didn't need to have Superheroes in this show. The references and guest stars more than made up for it. Though, I must admit, it's a helluva lot funnier when Fury and Coulson are in the room together. They need a buddy cop movie STAT! 

Will I watch next season? Heck yeah. No question.

Revenge (ABC)

Why I started watching: I think my mom told me I need to watch it, so I did.

What did I think of this season? Charlotte's still alive. Meh. I don't want Conrad to be dead because he was just getting villainy good! That last speech was amazingly evil. Overall the story is back on track, but I'm really not sure about the surprise twist at the end. I don't buy it. It doesn't make sense to me, at all. So, they better have a really good explanation as to why David Clarke is alive and WHY he was watching from the shadows for the last four years while his daughter went all Revengey.

Will I watch next season? Yes, provided they don't jump the shark or go into crazy theory land, I'll stick with it.

Castle (ABC)

Why I started watching: It was as story about a writer working with the NYPD to solve crimes. Just about every writer I knew was watching, too.

What did I think of this season? Pretty good. Castle is one of the few shows that has been able to put their two leads together and still keep it interesting without breaking them up or throwing stupid complications at them (save the finale). The last several episodes were very awesome and I love how they finally got around to Beckett's mother's murder. They showcased Ryan & Espo in a few great episodes this year. I was actually worried one of them was going to die this year.

Will I watch next season? Yeah, even though the finale was ANNOYING and a very silly thing to do. Don't pretend to kill a main character and then while the credits are rolling have the announcer say said main character will be back in the fall. Didn't that just negate the whole cliffhanger thing you "tried" to pull off? Miserable fail.

Glee (Fox)

Why I started watching: I love to sing. I love musicals. And I have fond memories of being in a glee club. 

What did I think of this season? This season is kinda meh for me. I miss the school setting and the teachers and all those amazing topical things they used to cover. While I understand TPTB wanted to focus on Rachel, Kurt and their friends, I enjoyed it more when it was ABOUT THE GLEE CLUB! Yes, I understand the death of one of their main lead characters forced them to do something different, but I liked that new group of kids at McKinley High. This show could have gone on for another 5 or 6 years if they kept it the way it was. Whatever. 

Will I watch next season? Meh, yeah...I'll still watch because the songs/singers are usually fantastic.

The Blacklist (NBC)

Why I started watching: James Spader

What did I think of this season? Amazing. Fantastic. Outstanding! So many little things I loved in this show. Dembe, Red's speeches, Crazy Tom. I know some people have issue with the actress playing Lizzy, but since I am not an actor, unless someone is reallllly bad, I usually don't notice the acting, acting part of it all. I allow myself to get invested in the characters. I didn't mind the actress, but I kinda thought Liz was dumb a lot of the time. But, then again, she is a rookie who was thrust into a crazy situation. I don't think Tom is dead. Hope not. And I think, Red saved Lizzy from the fire, but he's not her father.

Will I watch next season? Yes. I missed the last TV show Spader was in, so I made sure to catch this one. He's hilarious in this show. I know, probably a weird word choice, but he is. 

Vikings (History)

Why I started watching: I became a fan of History Channel documentaries back in the early 2000's. While they don't seem to do as many as they have, some of their original programming is worth catching. Vikings, being the first scripted series certainly got my attention, so I watched to see what it was all about.

What did I think of this season? Wow. Just wow! This is season two, and I can honestly say I've NEVER seen some of the things they've done in this show when it comes to war and battle. I watch a lot of movies and shows about war, old and new, so I've seen quite a variety. But the Vikings writers really did their research and showed some of the coolest battle tactics I've ever seen. 

It's loosely based on real people and the cast is amazing. It's worth a binge watch or two. In face I'm thinking of a rewatch already.

Will I watch next season? Yes, yes, yes.


Shows I stopped watching this season:

Tomorrow People (CW) I got to about 8 or 9 and then I just didn't care anymore, which made no sense to me considering A. I watched the 90's version on Nick and loved it. 2. It's about people with powers! I write that shit. and III. It has a great cast of actors and totally should have worked. Ah well.

Hawaii 5-O (CBS) I didn't even make it to the FansPick The Plot episode. Not sure why I lost interest here either. Just did.

So, did you watch any of the above? Which did you hate and which did you love?