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While there are many great shows out there, only a few of them have a perfect beginning—the kind that draws you in immediately and leaves you wanting more. In 25YL's new Perfect Pilots series, we will be looking at pilot episodes we think are flawless. For our inaugural post of the series, J.C. Hotchkiss looks …
I was pleasantly surprised with the premiere of Fox's The Passage when it debuted in mid-January, but definitely planned on taking a wait-and-see approach to how the rest of the season would unfold. Now at the halfway point of the season, I can say that despite a few minor complaints, I still feel that horror/thriller …
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True Detective Season 3 just keeps getting better and better. On the surface, Episode 6 appears to dish up several answers to this mystery on a plate, but I don't buy that for a minute---what we don't see may be more important than what we do. The title for the episode, "Hunters in the Dark," …
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(This is part 2 of my coverage of the series. Hopefully, you will read part one before diving in. This article does contain spoilers but do not worry there is still plenty of mystery to unpack all on your own. Enjoy!) Netflix's Russian Doll has quickly become one of the most talked about shows of 2019 …
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When you think of Star Trek, certain things come to mind. The future, definitely. Technology more advanced (depending at this point on which series you're watching) than our own. People from all across the galaxy living and working together. Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations. Adventure. Exploration. Problem-solving. All of that is true. But Star Trek, at its …
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Television series are often judged by their series finale, for better or worse. Here at 25YL, we’re going to be looking at both the best and worst finales and what made them great (or not so great) in our “Art of the Finale” series. This week, guest author Mel Reynolds looks at what makes the …
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It's break out time for our friends in Red Oaks and our season one finale starts with Judy taking her first steps to independence. She is a Real Estate Agent now and in her excitement, she offers her poor son some advice. “Change is good for all of us.” —Judy to David But David is …
Amazon Prime surprised subscribers with early access to the pilot of the action drama series Hanna for twenty-four hours only after the big game on Sunday night. The series does not premiere until March on the streaming giant, but those that were lucky enough to catch the series' first episode " A Forest" were in for …
The Kominsky Method is entertaining enough television. As I watched the first season in recent days, it made me laugh on multiple occasions. I won’t tell you not to watch it. The thing is, it seems to take itself to be more than that, and---if the awarding of Golden Globes is any indication---so do others. …
Ok, I wasn't expecting to hear the news from FX today that X-Men Comics TV adaptation Legion was ending and my initial reaction was one of great despondency. However, knowing that it was creator Noah Hawley's decision to end it at Season 3, as he had apparently always planned, was music to my ears. Cancellation would …
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