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Yellowstone (2018)
The Dysfunction Continues to Spiral Out of Control
The writers have the opportunity to create something epic, yet the execution continues to spiral farther out of control. Personality dysfunctions and sociopathy are nothing new in television dramas, in fact they've almost become benchmark (perhaps even necessary thanks to over-saturation of "reality" TV). But where The Sopranos, as one example, redeemed its sociopathic tones and characters with inferred context, Yellowstone fails. Yellowstone simply is what it is; a shallow, transparent train-wreck of amoral, vindictive narcissists. It achieves nothing more... short of filling the screen with some of the most magnificent vistas the US has to offer. The only exceptions to this train-wreck of narcissism and sociopathy are the characters of Monica and her grandfather. Yet both are glaringly absent in S2. It's telling indicator as to what does and does not "fulfill" us as a collective, viewing population. That's a sad commentary on our grasp of "humanity."
The Cool Kids (2018)
Age-Discriminatory Cancellation
Fox engaged in age discrimination in its cancellation of this program--not against the program's actors, per se, but against the program's target audience. We just don't fit the demographic. We're too old. And don't even get me started on Fox's current cancellations on other discriminatory bases. Let's just say I guess they felt the need to, er, lighten up programming in more ways than one. I sincerely hope Fox gets what it deserves: hostile takeover by... CNN.
Skybound (2017)
Absolutely Moronic
Anyone entertained by this film is a vacuous moron. The only bigger imbeciles are those who invested their money in its production and distribution. The irony is the plot is a disaster against humanity. The disaster is real, people, only it's not a nuclear holocaust, it is this epic plane crash of a film (pun intended). I look forward to seeing the actors in their future endeavors, though; they all show such promise for careers in fast food commercials!!