Selfie Review

In an attempt to review as many of the fall’s new shows as possible, I sat down with my brother the other day and watched the pilot of ‘Selfie’ premiering on ABC this fall.

The premiere episode of the show actually comes out online today, but since I have Charter On-Demand I was able to see it last week. You can watch the pilot through either if you’d like, but I’m here to tell you why that may not be a good idea.

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Bates Motel Season Two Review

This review of Bates Motel Season Two will contain spoilers from Bates Motel Season One, therefore I will summarize Season Two’s review in one sentence if you haven’t seen Season One: I recommend you watch Season One, and if you love it then you’ll enjoy Season Two; if you just kinda liked Season One or are indifferent, Season Two is probably not for you. So there ya go, and now I’ll review this season spoiler-free for anyone who has seen up to the end of Season One.

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The Newsroom Season One Review

In terms of television, this show reminds me very much of Man of Steel. Not in regards to premise, nor direction, nor acting, but in terms of criticism. Anybody I’ve heard online either loves this show or hates this show or loves to hate it, or hates that they love it. It’s gotten so much criticism and I can understand why, but in terms of a television program, it really is one of the most fascinating shows we’ve had in recent history.

The Newsroom is about the team behind a popular cable news show, and all of the drama that goes on to make their show possible. And it’s brought to us by the mastermind behind The Social Network Aaron Sorkin. I was going to publish my Social Network review before this, but what you need to know is that I think its script was a masterpiece. It’s one of my favorite movies all of time, and it’s in my Top 5 scripts of all time. That being said, what could possibly go wrong here?

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