Yes, sometimes loving a show doesn't make you watch it through the end. Maybe that's one of the reasons, knowing that there'll be no more episodes, you just stop watching. Or sometimes you just stop watching and forget about it as your watchlist steadily grow. So here it is: the top 3 series that I love but didn't finish yet. I'm just considering 'recent' series and, of course, already finished. So no ongoing series here.
Father Brown is a TV show based on G. K. Chesterton's eponymous books. Featuring a curious and extremely observant parish catholic priest who can't resist the temptation to investigate killings carried out in the country. And of course, there's a lot happening around him.
After finishing Wynonna Earp's first season, I decided to try Killjoys. I was interested in it before its premiere, but after reading some bad reviews I decided not to watch it. Shame on me, trusting online reviews and not watching even the first episode to have my own opinion. But then I stumbled upon some good reviews on the first season and read a blog post recommending it, so here I am!
This was a show that I was anxious to watch. Based on the eponymous comics, Wynonna Earp promised a fun weird-western show, with action and a strong female lead. And it delivered much more than that.
Ladies and gentlemen, Penny Dreadful is back for another season, and after watching the season premiere, I can't help but have high hopes for this season, and feel extremely anxious for the upcoming episodes. As usual, I grabbed a beer suited for the colder weather we have now (I live in Brazil), turned off the lights and started watching the episode.
Last week I decided to give Wynonna Earp a try. After the first episode premiered, the poor IMDB and Trakt.tv ratings made me put this show aside. But then I read some reviews, stumbled over twitter reactions, and thought: "Why not? It's the kind of show I usually love". I happened to love it, and I guess sometimes we learn (or remember) a life lesson, and this time, it's about not trusting online ratings for TV shows.
Wynonna Earp follows Wyatt Earp's great granddaughter as she battles demons and other creatures. With her unique abilities, and a posse of dysfunctional allies, she's the only thing that can bring the paranormal to justice.
Now premiering its 4th season, The Americans is always proving itself as a great, insightful and thought-provoking show. After a long time without any major spy shows (that I remember, at least), The Americans is good and strong enough to, hopefully, star a new wave of TV spy dramas.
The new TV season is here, and as always, there'll be some great new shows premiering. So let's take a look at some that I want to watch!
Scream Queens
OMG, I just love Skyler Samuels, and when I discovered that she'll be back on TV, I immediately added the show to my watchlist. Scream Queens is a comedy-horror anthology series, and the first season focuses on the Kappa sorority, led by Chanel Oberlin (Roberts), that is threatened by dean Cathy Munsch (Curtis). That leads to events that reignites a 20-year old murder mystery, with the reemergence of the Red Devil.
Blindspot
Jaaaaaimie Alexander. I'll always remember her as Jessi in Kyle XY (I loved that show). After watching the trailer, I had to put it on my watchlist too. The plot: A woman (Jaimie Alexander) wakes up naked in Times Square with no memory of who she is. With the help of an FBI agent, she uses the tattoos on her body as clues to figuring out her identity. Ok, so there'll be mystery and action. I'm in!
Supergirl
Just.... Supergirl! What else can I say?
That it for now, folks! Stay tuned for more interesting TV Shows, and for the First Impressions posts. See ya!
Even though I love comics, during my life I've read mostly Disney and manga. It's not that I don't like superhero comics, but at least for Marvel and DC the commitment seemed too big. Decades of stories, parallel universes and timelines made impossible to catch-up, and I'm the kind of person who needs to know/read/watch everything. But now with Wikipedia and new cinematic universes that don't require even a little bit of reading, I can finally get through the adventures of the most widely known superheroes. And, of course, one of those is The Flash, which recently had it's first season on television.
Even being a comic book nerd (ok, not THAT big), I've never read any Daredevil comics. Maybe because the entire Marvel universe seemed too big a commitment for me, and for a long time I neglected it's publications. But now I need to say that I'm really interested in getting into the Daredevil comics, thanks to the amazing show that Netflix recently released. As always, the hype for the launch of a new series got me eager to watch it, and I wasn't disappointed.
I really loved Penny Dreadful's first season as it was a really well made horror show without just showing blood, but instead presenting us with a story full of Gothic literature references, and a wonderful cast. Now, it's back to season 2 and I'm already addicted to it, anxiously awaiting for the next episode.
Eva Green is back as Vanessa Ives, and it seems that we'll learn more about her as well as Ethan Chandler, portrayed by Josh Hartnett. There are new villains, witches led by Evelyn Poole (Helen McCrory), an Elizabeth Bathory wannabe with a great power. Another welcome news is the new course of Brona Croft's storyline (Billie Piper), now that she'll seemingly be a part of Frankenstein's family.
Ethan:This is something I never thought I'd see. Sembene:What? Ethan:Here's a woman who faced down that creature in the theater without blinking. And held her ground against Satan himself, but now... I've never seen her frightened.
Timothy Dalton is undoubtedly the most Victorian thing on this series, and alongside Eva Green, make us want more and more screen time. They both got us sucked into the screen and make the show something really memorable. Of course all the cast is to be praised: all the actors did a good job, and the writing and direction are of course a big part of the show's amazingly good ratings.
What I want
What I'm really looking forward this season is:
More and more Eva Green/Vanessa Ives, because she's awesome;
More of Sembene's story. What the h**l is he after all?;
A good plot for Caliban/Brona Croft/Lavinia. It can be interesting;
Were-freaking-wolves and Witches in crazy-mad fights.
