Hard to believe it’s been only five weeks since I panned the series premiere of BBC America’s Orphan Black. I’m tempted to admit I was wrong, though technically I wasn’t. I described “a potentially interesting storyline mired in a quicksandRead more…
Future Looks Murky for Orphan Black
I DVR’d the premiere of BBC America’s new series Orphan Black a few weeks ago and finally got around to watching it last night. My first impression? A potentially interesting storyline mired in a quicksand of background and setting. TheRead more…
‘Hawaii Five-0’ Tackles Sinister Fight Club
I’ve tuned in for Hawaii Five-0, but I seem to be getting Magic Mike. CBS? Check. 9 p.m.? Check. Still seeing a male stripper, though he’s moved from the stage to a table of women who appear to be havingRead more…
‘Falling Skies’ Improves in Season 2
TNT’s Alien-Invasion Drama Rewards Fans Who Endured Chaotic First Year. Two Syfy Shows – ‘Alphas’ and ‘Lost Girl’ – Heading in Opposite Directions. I stuck with TNT’s Falling Skies throughout last season – though I’m not entirely sure why. ItRead more…
Actors Trade Hawaii for Arizona
By Stu Robinson, In addition to blogging Hawaii Five-0 for the TV Tyrant, I’m also a longtime volunteer for the Phoenix Film Festival. The two roles were unrelated – until yesterday morning when the festival announced that Tom Sizemore, whoRead more…
‘Hawaii Five-0’: Assessing the First Season
By Stu Robinson, A few weeks ago, I posted a recap of Hawaii Five-0‘s season finale. Now that I’ve had a few weeks to reflect on it, here are my big-picture thoughts on the show’s plot and character developments. TheRead more…
‘Hawaii Five-0’: Heroes and Hotties
By Stu Robinson, Apologies for taking so long to post this. It was a busy week in Arizona Four-8. After what I felt was Season One’s sloppiest episode last week, Hawaii Five-O came back this week with what struck meRead more…
‘Hawaii Five-O’ Has Daddy Issues
CBS gave us Episode 2 of its new Hawaii Five-O last night – a chance to see what direction the writers would go from the premiere, in which Steve McGarrett’s father is slain and the son is left to ponderRead more…
Lost: I cried for two and a half hours
Before I get into the meat of the matter, I have to ask this of the folks out there who didn’t like the finale of Lost last night: You didn’t like the Battlestar Galactica ending either, did you? I askRead more…
Caprica: In Which Joseph Adama Becomes Badass
The most interesting thing, to me, about Reins of a Waterfall, is that we started, finally, to see the Joseph Adama who was hinted at in Battlestar Galactica. Up to this point, the Joseph Adams/Adama we’ve seen in Caprica isRead more…