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I have recently re-watched Black Sails , a show on Starz that serves as the prequel to Treasure Island  by Robert Louis Stevenson . It follows the lives of pirates in Nassau or New Providence Island as they carve out a life for themselves free form the yoke and tyranny of England. Back when this first aired, I didn't really expect much from it. The show was promoted as a sexy pirate romp with blood and gore and some girl-on-girl action designed to titillate. I watched it for fun, for the entertainment, for Toby Stephens. In all of those, the show delivered, and more. So much more. But it wasn't until I decided to re-watch it years after its first airing that I truly appreciate the show for what it does. The material is quite rich and dramatic. But what makes the story compelling is the characters. Their consistency and development all through the whole 4-season series is fascinating to see. And it's not all men, too. The women have agency and their own agenda. The...

He's alive!!!! Called it. This is the new promo poster for Games of Thrones Season 6 . Spoiler alert. The last time we saw Jon Snow, he was lying in a pool of his own blood in the snow after he was stabbed by his brothers of The Watch. We're supposed to think he's dead but I've been following some of the spoilers from production and I knew that Kit Harrington is still in the show. Anyway, I still don't know how alive he is. There are rumors he's coming back as a wight or he gets resurrected by Melissandre. Whatever. I'm excited for the new season. April is so far away n.n

Most of my shows will air their new seasons next year. So I've been looking for new ones to watch. I stumbled upon this one while looking for BBC America shows. Humans is a UK TV show that explores the possibilities when you combine artificial intelligence with our gadget-crazy world. The result is a mass-produced android that looks human, can perform simple tasks and even comes with upgrades and adult options. Since they're high-tech, functional and extremely user-friendly, people buy them from stores like the latest iPhones and use them to perform menial tasks like housework. The androids, or synths as they're called in the show, work as newspaper boys, shopping assistants, fruit pickers, personal trainers, healthcare providers, you name it. John Hawkins buys one on impulse when his wife goes on a work trip and doesn't come home for several days. His wife, Laura, objects to it, saying that the synths could mess up the kids. Her concern is perhaps legitimate. ...

This episode is called "Separation Anxiety," written by Chip Johannessen  and Ted Mann and directed by Lesli Linka Glatter. The episode title is a direct reference to Carrie's new life away from the CIA and the psychology and emotions that goes with it. I know this is a long time coming. (My god, I can't believe I totally missed the season's premier!) But I'm going to try to catch up to the show. I'm so excited to find out that this show is airing already. Just the other day, I was looking at the air dates of the usual shows I watch and they're all due for next year. I totally forgot to check this one out. Anyway, now that, we're here. On to the episode. The season starts two years after Carrie left the CIA. She's now in Berlin, working as head of security for the During Foundation, a philantrophic organization. She's quite domesticated now. She sends Franny to her playgroup on a bike and has a new guy, a lawyer at the the Founda...

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The Walking Dead  Season 2 ends! And what an ending. All action. Almost no talk. Lori still annoys the shit out of me and I kinda wished it was her that got left out in the woods instead of the other. I'm pretty sure she wouldn't survive till morning. Oh! And... MAJOR SPOILER ALERT!!! If that has not whetted your appetite for Season 3, I don't know what will. I hope the writers learned something from this so-so season and make something awesome this fall. Crossing my fingers. My favorite character just showed up.

Season 2 is premiering tomorrow! I can hardly wait. So to tide me over 'til the season's premiere becomes available on piratebay, I got myself the webisodes, which tell the story of the half-zombie that Rick kills out of pity in Season 1. Plot? Not much there considering the time constraint but I have to say that it's pretty gory -- gorier than even the series, and the quality of the zombie make-up hasn't downgraded one bit. The actors are obviously amateurs, especially the guy. The kids did pretty okay, and Hannah herself (that's the half-zombie's name although the series is sort of an origin story for her so it shows her as a human) does really well portraying the mother caught between a rock and a hard place.

Is this becoming a TV/movie blog? Uhm...right now? They're my only outlet, so pretty much, most of my blog topics. Though FYI: I watch these on the computer mostly. So, there. Seen the pilot. Enjoyed it. Hoping this holds up because I don't usually watch sit-coms. ( IMDB ) Dystopic future! Time travel! Dinosaurs! What more could I ask for? ( IMDB )

  The Good Wife Season 3 This will start airing on Sept. 25, 2011. Last we saw of the show, Alicia and Will checked into the presidential suite in a hotel together, Peter's the new D.A., Cary's still hating on Alicia and seems to be in cahoots with Peter, Kalinda's doing her thing. I've just seen the trailer and ooh, looks like it's going to be an awesome season. The Walking Dead Season 2 Coming in October. About a month away, but I've seen the teasers and it. is. scary. In case you forgot, I love zombies. They're awesome. But this show does more than scare the pants off of you. It actually gives you an actual story about humans and what happens to humanity in all this inhumanity. lolz In short, it's truly a survival game, which is the main reason why I even like zombies. Game of Thrones Season 2 There's no airing date yet but there's all kinds of news about people joining the cast. I'm actually looking forward to this the most. S...

Not in any particular order... Kimi ni Todoke (live-action) STARRING: Tabe Mikako, Miura Haruma Actually, I've seen this like one million years ago but only kind of remembered it now. Hm. It's a pretty faithful adaptation. The actors/actresses look like their manga/anime counterparts -- except maybe for Kazehaya but the actor exudes the persona so that's fine. My favorite scene was when Sawako made this really constipated face and she says that she's happy. LOLz I love the actors who played Ryu and Yoshida. The actress who played Yano was a dead-ringer, which was really fun to see.   The Kids Are All Right STARRING: Annette Bening, Julianne Moore, Mia Wasikowska, Josh Hutcherson I have to admit, I never got interested in this movie. Back when this was buzzed about for the Bening's Oscar-worthy performance, I was too concentrated on Natalie Portman's The Black Swan  and didn't really bother with the other shows. And I only watched it now because I wanted...

Before anything else, understand something: I don't speak Japanese. And another thing: I watched this episode raw. That means, no subtitles. But you know what? I didn't need a translation. I understood pretty much what was going on and even some of the humor. That's how good this episode was written and directed. Boss 2  is a direct sequel of the first season. It features the same core cast of characters, the same hi-jinx and antics, the same OP theme (performed by Superfly) and even the same story formula. Implausible plot twists and holes the size of Texas and all. But you know, this isn't a show that's to be taken seriously so I'm willing to suspend my belief for more than the required time if I'm entertained in the end. It takes place two years after the end of Boss  Season One. A flashback in the beginning of the episode shows that in the ending scene of Season One, Osawa Eriko (Amami Yuki) got an urgent call about an assassination attempt against a ...