Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on October 7th, 2016
“Did I miss anything while I was gone?” Did you ever. Banshee came to an end with this, the fourth season, and it did not go quietly, to be sure. But it’s not how it ends, but how this final season begins that’s a bit of a mystery. There is a time jump of a […]
Posted in No Huddle by Gino Sassani on September 28th, 2016
Shonda Rhimes now has a fourth series running on ABC this past season. Joining Scandal, Grey’s Anatomy, and How To Get Away With Murder is the new series The Catch. The series is based on a series of novels by Kate Atkinson and was actually created by Jennifer Schuur. And while The Catch distinguishes itself […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on September 8th, 2016
“Six months ago The Arrow died. But what he stood for didn’t. It lived on in the heroes who took up his mantle. People who believe that this city should never descend into hopelessness. Who believe although life is full of darkness, that darkness can be defeated by light. And tonight I am declaring my […]
Posted in No Huddle by Gino Sassani on September 6th, 2016
“I mean the guy’s abducted, like what, twice a year? I think that’s a tad above the national average.” After eight long seasons, the book on Richard Castle has finally come to a close. It started when Stana Katic decided that she was leaving the show after the eighth season. That did not spell doom […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on September 1st, 2016
“In 2166 an immortal tyrant named Vandal Savage conquered the world and murdered my wife and child. I’ve assembled an elite team to hunt him throughout time and stop his rise to power. Unfortunately, my plan was opposed by the body I had sworn my allegiance to: The Time Masters. In the future my friends […]
Posted in No Huddle by Gino Sassani on August 28th, 2016
NCIS continues to be one of the top dramas on television. After 13 years, that’s a hard trick to pull off. With two spinoffs enjoying a pretty nice run, there are nearly 500 episodes of the franchise. The show just received a rare two-year extension and doesn’t appear to be slowing down. The show has […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Brent Lorentson on August 24th, 2016
For years (at this point we can say decades), fans have been holding out hope for a new installment in the Evil Dead franchise. Over the years there have been rumors of a fourth film, even talks of doing a crossover involving Ash (Bruce Campbell) taking on various horror icons. In the end these talks […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on August 22nd, 2016
The Vampire Diaries is finally living up to its name. Elena is asleep until Bonnie dies, so the characters have promised to keep a record of all the goings on in Mystic Falls and with their lives. And there’s a lot to write about. Mystic Falls has been evacuated so that Lily and her family […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on August 22nd, 2016
“We’ve been on the sidelines too long, missed too many adventures. Now it’s embarrassing. How do you think it feels when everyone asks you how the adventure was, and you gotta say that no one asked you to go along?” Well, you’re invited, now gather up your Disney Fastpass and get in line for more […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on August 12th, 2016
“When people see that red cape, they expect to see a certain someone. Someone they know. But this isn’t his story. It’s mine.” Of course, that “someone” they know is Superman. This is the story of Supergirl. We’ve seen her story on both the big and small screen, as well. Helen Slater put on the […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on August 9th, 2016
“Everything just feels so out of control. I don’t remember who I am. Who I was. Whatever life I had is gone. Shattered into a million tiny pieces. Sometimes it’s hard to breathe.” I have to credit Blindspot’s creator Martin Gero with providing one of the more memorable moments on television with the opening minutes […]
Posted in No Huddle by Gino Sassani on July 12th, 2016
For years I’ve been hearing about how “hot” vampires were on television and in the movies. It all appeared to start with Buffy the Vampire Slayer, but it actually goes back a lot longer ago. Zombies, on the other hand, were the sole property of feature films, usually extreme low-budget affairs. AMC’s The Walking Dead […]
Posted in No Huddle by Gino Sassani on July 5th, 2016
“What does sex have to do with criminal law?” Shonda Rhimes pretty much has an answer for that. It doesn’t matter if it’s a hospital or a law firm, Rhimes knows how to interject the musical-beds routine about as well as anyone can. Of course, it’s really Peter Nowalk who is the creator and showrunner […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on June 26th, 2016
American football has been making the news of late, and not just in the sports pages. For the last couple of years there has been an increasing concern for players’ safety. From our president declaring he wouldn’t let his fictional son play the game to the hard-hitting Will Smith film Concussion, football has taken some […]
Posted in No Huddle by Gino Sassani on April 20th, 2016
“Two can keep a secret as long as one of them is dead.” When it comes to Pretty Little Liars, it seems making the fans crazy is what they do best. The fifth season of the show is out on DVD, and this is no place for beginners. If you don’t know who Aria, Spencer, […]
Posted in No Huddle by Archive Authors on April 12th, 2016
When we last saw Miss Fine (or should I say Mrs. Sheffield), she fell off her husband’s yacht on her honeymoon. I have previously written about The Nanny: Season 5 in January and Season 4 in September of last year, so go back and look up all the previous shenanigans. The first episode of the final […]
Posted in No Huddle by Gino Sassani on March 22nd, 2016
“And then there’s Maude.” In football, there’s always a lot of talk about coaching trees. You know the idea. Some great mastermind who saw his assistants go on to have success of their own and who passed that lucky charm down to others for, perhaps, generations. All In The Family would be the television equivalent […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by J C on March 16th, 2016
“Perhaps we’ve grown so used to horror, we assume there’s no other way.” Given the quantity and quality of death and destruction we’ve witnessed over the previous four years, the most shocking thing Game of Thrones could do in its fifth season was offer a tiny glimmer of hope. After all, optimism in Westeros and […]
Posted in No Huddle by Archive Authors on February 26th, 2016
Back in October I wrote about The Facts of Life: Season 7 in which I dealt with the general history and overall dynamics of the show. I suggest you go back and check that out so I don’t cover the same ground twice. The big addition that year was George Clooney. Not many series have […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Brent Lorentson on February 9th, 2016
Season one of From Dusk Till Dawn gave us a ten-episode remake of the hit original movie while setting up a mythology to stretch its story over numerous seasons. Season two wastes no time in blazing its new path as it continues the blood-soaked adventure that departs from the famed Titty Twister and takes us […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on February 6th, 2016
“My father told me about these men, about their natures. All I knew were the stories I was told of monsters and the valiant men sworn to slay them. I fear the stories I’ve heard may have been clouded, the truth more than clouded. It would seem these monsters are men, sons, brothers, fathers. And […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on February 4th, 2016
“It all begins with seeing. So what do you see?” The term “Renaissance man” is often used to describe a person who has a very wide range of interests in which they have become quite skilled. It’s taken from the traits of the many artists, innovators, and writers of the 15th century. And while the […]
Posted in No Huddle by Gino Sassani on October 4th, 2015
“Life’s short and then you die. And then… then you have make some decisions. You can skulk around, lamenting all that you’ve lost, trying to keep yourself numb and isolated. Or you can embrace who you are.” For years I’ve been hearing about how “hot” vampires were on television and in the movies. It all […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on October 1st, 2015
“My name is Ichabod Crane. In 1781 I died on the battlefield, but I was saved by a mysterious spell cast upon me by my wife Katrina. Now I’ve been reawakened 250 years later in a land I no longer recognize. And fate has led me to Miss Abigail Mills., a young police lieutenant. Investigating […]
Posted in No Huddle by J C on September 25th, 2015
Season 2 of The Red Road, SundanceTV’s tense drama about warring communities, opens with a foreboding shot of blood being spilled on the ground. It’s a conspicuously symbolic image when you consider that the show follows the lives of the (seemingly all-white) residents of fictional Walpole, N.J. and their strained relationship with the Lenape tribe […]
