Genre: Sci-Fi | Thriller Network: Syfy Air Date/Time: January 16, 2015 10/9c(Two-Hour Season Premiere) Synopsis: The second season of Helix finds the doctors of the Centers for Disease Control, still haunted by the Narvik outbreak and the events that took place in Arctic Biosystems, [...]
Read moreTV Review: 12 MONKEYS, Season 1 Episode 1 “Splinter”
Genre: Sci-Fi | Adventure | Mystery Director: Jeffrey Reiner Writers: Terry Matalas & Travis Fickett Network: Syfy Air Date/Time: January 16, 2015, 9/8c Synopsis: Inspired by the classic blockbuster film, which commemorates its 20th anniversary next year, Syfy’s anticipated adventure thriller 12 Monkeys explores the provocative [...]
Read moreDVD Review: Extant: The First Season
Genre: Sci-Fi | Action | Drama Creator: Mickey Fisher Original Broadcast Network: CBS Discs: 4 Run time: Approximately 540 minutes (13 episodes) Synopsis: Extant is a serialized mystery thriller about a female astronaut (Halle Berry) trying to reconnect with her family after returning from a year in [...]
Read moreBook Review: The Art of the Brick: A Life in LEGO
Author: Nathan Sawaya Hardcover: 248 pages Publisher: No Starch Press ISBN-10: 1593275889 ISBN-13: 978-1593275884 Synopsis: Nathan Sawaya is renowned for his incredible, sometimes surreal, sculptures and portraits—all made from LEGO bricks. The Art of the Brick is a stunning, full-color showcase of the work that has made [...]
Read moreTV Review: Ascension, Night One
Genre: Drama | Sci-Fi Writer: Adrian Cruz Network: Syfy Air Date/Time: December 15, 2014, 9/8 (1st 2 hours of 6, 3 consecutive nights) Synopsis: Ascension is an ambitious original drama following a covert U.S. space mission launched in the 1960’s that sent hundreds of men, [...]
Read moreTV Review: The Librarians, Season 1 Episode 1 “And the Crown of King Arthur” and Episode 2 “And the Sword in the Stone”
Genre: Action | Fantasy Director: Dean Devlin Writer: John Rogers Network: TNT Air Date/Time: December 7, 2014, 8/7c (Two-Hour Season Premiere) Synopsis: The Librarians centers on an ancient organization hidden beneath the Metropolitan Public Library dedicated to protecting an unknowing world from the secret, magical reality [...]
Read moreTV Review: THE STRAIN, Season 1 Episode 1 “Night Zero”
Genre: Drama | Horror | Sci-Fi Air Date/Time: July 13 at 10/9c Network: FX Writers: Guillermo del Toro & Chuck Hogan Director: Guillermo del Toro Summary: The series premiere of highly anticipated drama The Strain is set for Sunday, July 13 at 10 PM ET/PT. The Strain is a high [...]
Read moreDVD Review: Witches of East End – The Complete First Season
Genre: Drama | Fantasy Original Broadcast Network: Lifetime Discs: 3 U.S. Rating: TV-14 Run time: Approximately 431 minutes (10 episodes) Release date: June 24, 2014 Synopsis: “Witches of East End” stars Emmy award-winning Julia Ormond (Temple Grandin) as Joanna Beauchamp, an ageless mother trying to keep a supernatural secret from her [...]
Read moreTV Review: Da Vinci’s Demons, Season 2 Episode 1 “The Blood of Man”
Genre: Adventure | Drama Air Date/Time: March 22 at 9/8c Network: Starz Creator: David S. Goyer Director: Charles Sturridge Writers: David S. Goyer and Corey Reid Summary: Brilliant and passionate, the 25-year-old Leonardo da Vinci is an artist, inventor, swordsman, lover, dreamer and idealist. As a free thinker, with intellect and talents [...]
Read moreTV Review: Resurrection, Season 1 Episode 1 “The Returned”
Genre: Drama | Fantasy Creator: Aaron Zelman Network: ABC Air Date/Time: March 9, 2014, 9/8c Written by: Jason Mott (based on novel), Aaron Zelman Directed by: Charles McDougall Cast: Omar Epps (“House”) as J. Martin Bellamy, Frances Fisher (“Titanic”) as Lucille Langston, Matt Craven (“Crimson Tide,” “A [...]
Read moreTV Review: American Horror Story: Coven, Episode 12 “Go to Hell”
Genre: Horror | Drama Creators: Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk Network: FX Air Date/Time: January 22, 2013, 10/9c Written by: Jessica Sharzer Directed by: Alfonso Gomez-Rejon Synopsis: American Horror Story: Coven tells the secret history of witches and witchcraft in America. Over 300 years have passed since the [...]
Read moreTV Review: American Horror Story: Coven, Episode 11 “Protect the Coven”
Genre: Horror | Drama Creators: Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk Network: FX Air Date/Time: January 15, 2013, 10/9c Written by: Jennifer Salt Directed by: Bradley Buecker Synopsis: American Horror Story: Coven tells the secret history of witches and witchcraft in America. Over 300 years have passed since the turbulent days [...]
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