Looking for analysis and commentary on the recent election, I stumbled on Megyn Kelly on Youtube. When she was a journalist for ABC or Fox, she was attractive and engaging, but not that different than anyone else. She was managed by the network, like everyone else.
There is something wrong with Disney that will be difficult to fix. The Acolyte was in trouble before it even aired. Snow White opens next year, and will fail.
My brother got me watching The Chosen. After a few episodes, Sparky wanted to dress up as a pharisee. Being a godless heathen, Sparky doesn’t know that most of the pharisees are jerks. We compromised by letting him cosplay as Sparkidemus as an homage to Nicodemus.
Like everybody else, I loved Star Wars: A New Hope. By The Last Jedi, I lost faith in the franchise. After that, there had to be good buzz to bother watching. The first two seasons of The Mandalorian and Andor were well done.
The Acolyte is interesting because it is getting extraordinarily bad reviews. Following The Acolyte on Youtube is more rewarding than watching the show. Two topics I haven’t seen discussed.
I haven’t watched The Acolyte because hate-watching a show isn’t appealing. It may not seem fair to judge a show without watching it, but the show creator, Leslye Headland, has made it clear in interviews that the show should be categorized as lesbian fantasy. Using the logic of the lead actress, Amandla Stenberg, none of the actors are like me. Representation is so important.
I could be watching The Acolyte, or some other queer new show, but instead, I’m working my way through Xena: The Warrior Princess. It can be campy and ridiculous, but the women are attractive and dress to distract.
NYT: Will the Force be with The Acolyte
NYT: Will the Force be with The Acolyte
In two days, a Star Wars spin-off TV show, The Acolyte, will premier on Disney+. The eight episode season will cost $180 million. It’s hard to believe anyone thinks this show will be successful.
Season 3 of Clarkson’s Farm just dropped on Amazon Prime. It’s getting some coverage and is rated highly on IMDB and Rotten Tomatoes.
You should watch it anyway. Think of it as a real-life version of Green Acres, but with much better production values.
Scavengers Reign coming to Netflix.
If you have Netflix and are open to something different, watch Scavengers Reign. Don’t bother reading up on it or watching a Youtube review. The music and animation are fantastic. The world is creative and surprising. There isn’t much dialogue and the characters aren’t memorable. It just a beautiful show to experience.
NYT: The Comfortable Problem of Mid TV
NYT: The Comfortable Problem of Mid TV
This NYT article makes some good points, but without a good conclusion. Many TV shows are good, but not great. It is suggested that actors who were in great shows are used to make new, uninspired shows.
In February, Glover and Erskine returned in the action thriller “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” on Amazon Prime Video. It’s … fine? A takeoff on the 2005 film, it updates the story of a married duo of spies by imagining the espionage business as gig work.
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