Arthur and Vida are in the shower together and it looks like fun before Vida steps away for a moment, leaving Arthur to contemplate things. And things do not look too rosy for him. Love Is Thicker than Water is described as a romantic comedy, though our exclusive clip suggests strongly that appearances can be deceiving. According to the brief synopsis, "Vida and Arthur come from vastly different backgrounds. Sensitive and touching, sometimes quirky and tragic, always uncompromisingly truthful, [the film presents] a fresh look at how conflicting family ties challenge love in a modern day Romeo and Juliet tale." Johnny Flynn (Lovesick) and Lydia Wilson (Star Trek: Beyond) star as Arthur and Vida, respectively, with Elle Kendrick (Game of Thrones) leading the supporting cast....
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- 11/29/2017
- Screen Anarchy
It's time to make the donuts at the Tiffany Network. CBS has ordered a full second season of its Superior Donuts TV show. The increased episode order comes after CBS ordered only three additional episodes of freshman comedy 9Jkl, and pulled Me, Myself & I from the schedule, leaving it effectively cancelled. A CBS workplace sitcom, Superior Donuts stars Judd Hirsch, Jermaine Fowler, Katey Sagal, David Koechner, Maz Jobrani, Anna Baryshnikov, Darien Sills-Evans, Rell Battle, and Diane Guerrero. The comedy follows an old school Chicago donut shop owner, Arthur Przybyszewski (Hirsch), who has no interest in keeping up with the changing times. A young self-starter named Franco (Fowler) convinces Arthur to hire him to bring the shop (and Arthur) up to date, so it remains competitive. Read More…...
- 11/28/2017
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
The Tick is as inherently likable as his name is absolutely unappealing. The big blue superhero of inexplicable origins and incredible strength is more like a lovable puppy than the bloodsucking arachnid found on them. He’s instantly endearing, and the more time spent with The Tick, the more love is felt for the pure-of-heart and utterly clueless crusader.
The Tick doesn’t know anything: where he’s from, how old he is, or even if he’s wearing a costume — the costume might be part of him! (In fact, referring to The Tick as a “he” may not be accurate, either.) But none of that matters. All that matters is justice. He just wants to do the right thing, at all times, while making everybody happy. His perpetual joy is infectious (again, like a puppy) and every time The Tick pops up, you know you’re only seconds away from a smile.
The Tick doesn’t know anything: where he’s from, how old he is, or even if he’s wearing a costume — the costume might be part of him! (In fact, referring to The Tick as a “he” may not be accurate, either.) But none of that matters. All that matters is justice. He just wants to do the right thing, at all times, while making everybody happy. His perpetual joy is infectious (again, like a puppy) and every time The Tick pops up, you know you’re only seconds away from a smile.
- 8/25/2017
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
The 2017 summer movie season kicked off last weekend with the strong opening for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, which enters its sophomore session this weekend and will once again find itself atop the box office as the week's new wide releases*King Arthur: Legend of the Sword and Snatched*aren't looking to offer much competition. Question is, with the Guardians sequel outperforming the opening weekend of the original by more than 55% (the best opening performance for a first sequel among all Marvel Cinematic Universe films), will the second weekend for the galactic superheroes also outperform the norm? In our showdown featuring Marvel First Sequels you can see the average second weekend drop for the four other films on the list is 57.4%, an average that would have Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 delivering over $62 million this weekend. The best hold among those comparisons belonged to Captain America: Winter...
- 5/11/2017
- by Brad Brevet <mail@boxofficemojo.com>
- Box Office Mojo
Is it worth getting excited over Excalibur's latest big screen unsheathing? Here's our review of King Arthur: Legend Of The Sword...
Londinium. Unspecified olden times year. A young orphan is found in the Thames, and taken in by the staff of a nearby brothel. It surely isn’t a spoiler to say that he grows up to be Charlie Hunnam’s Arthur, who pulls a sword from a stone that no one else can, and irks the king of England (Jude Law) in doing so.
Much has been made of that fact that Guy Ritchie has directed and co-written this fresh reboot of the King Arthur legend, with the term “Medieval wide boy” being coined to describe Hunnam’s take on the central character.
Yet those early descriptions were a tad harsh. This isn’t an Arthur that swaggers his way around Camelot, wheeler dealing like Del Boy. Rather, he...
Londinium. Unspecified olden times year. A young orphan is found in the Thames, and taken in by the staff of a nearby brothel. It surely isn’t a spoiler to say that he grows up to be Charlie Hunnam’s Arthur, who pulls a sword from a stone that no one else can, and irks the king of England (Jude Law) in doing so.
Much has been made of that fact that Guy Ritchie has directed and co-written this fresh reboot of the King Arthur legend, with the term “Medieval wide boy” being coined to describe Hunnam’s take on the central character.
Yet those early descriptions were a tad harsh. This isn’t an Arthur that swaggers his way around Camelot, wheeler dealing like Del Boy. Rather, he...
- 5/9/2017
- Den of Geek
As the 10-year anniversary of Anna Nicole Smith‘s sudden death approaches, her ex is sharing a look inside his life as father to the late model’s 10-year-old daughter, Dannielynn Birkhead.
In a new interview with Inside Edition, Larry Birkhead happily showed off his daily routine with Dannielynn.
Dannielynn – who looks just like her mother – was only 5 months old when Smith died at age 39 following a drug overdose in Florida on Feb. 8, 2007.
A high-profile custody battle ensued between Birkhead, Smith’s partner at the time of her death – Howard K. Stern – and Smith’s mother, Virgie Arthur. Birkhead is Dannielynn’s biological father.
In a new interview with Inside Edition, Larry Birkhead happily showed off his daily routine with Dannielynn.
Dannielynn – who looks just like her mother – was only 5 months old when Smith died at age 39 following a drug overdose in Florida on Feb. 8, 2007.
A high-profile custody battle ensued between Birkhead, Smith’s partner at the time of her death – Howard K. Stern – and Smith’s mother, Virgie Arthur. Birkhead is Dannielynn’s biological father.
- 2/2/2017
- by Lindsay Kimble
- PEOPLE.com
With a cast made up of names like Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, and Willem Dafoe, Aquaman was already looking pretty cool, but the addition of Patrick Wilson just made it seriously awesome. Playing the half-brother of Arthur Curry, the Fargo star's role in the movie promises to be very interesting indeed, especially as Ocean Master has been both an ally and enemy to Aquaman in the DC Universe. Believing that the Throne of Atlantis is rightfully his, Orm has often taken his battle against Arthur to the surface world and even squared off with the Justice League at one point. Now, @Bosslogic has come up with how he thinks Wilson could end up looking in the role, and it's pretty damn cool. We're probably going to have to wait a long time for an official reveal, but let us know your thoughts below.
- 12/15/2016
- ComicBookMovie.com
Did Scream Queens push the limits of believability too far and jump the shark completely?
Scream Queens Season 2 Episode 7, picking up shortly after the events of Scream Queens Season 2 Episode 6, found the Chanels (and Hester) discovering that Cassidy is, in fact, the Green Meanie killer – or at least one of them. Yet, #3 made the eyebrow-raise-worthy decision to keep quiet about her new boyfriend being a murderer.
Uhhhh... what?
Look, I don't tune into this series every week for the realism. I tune in because of the ridiculous and fun over-the-top characters' hilarious one-liners and antics. But somehow, Chanel #3 acknowledging that her dude is an actual serial killer and choosing not to turn him in is a little too much for me.
I get that her intention is to "distract" him from thinking about death and murder 37 times (or less) per day, with the hope of eventually quelling his desire to kill entirely but.
Scream Queens Season 2 Episode 7, picking up shortly after the events of Scream Queens Season 2 Episode 6, found the Chanels (and Hester) discovering that Cassidy is, in fact, the Green Meanie killer – or at least one of them. Yet, #3 made the eyebrow-raise-worthy decision to keep quiet about her new boyfriend being a murderer.
Uhhhh... what?
Look, I don't tune into this series every week for the realism. I tune in because of the ridiculous and fun over-the-top characters' hilarious one-liners and antics. But somehow, Chanel #3 acknowledging that her dude is an actual serial killer and choosing not to turn him in is a little too much for me.
I get that her intention is to "distract" him from thinking about death and murder 37 times (or less) per day, with the hope of eventually quelling his desire to kill entirely but.
- 11/30/2016
- by Caralynn Lippo
- TVfanatic
I used to keep a tally of what I referred to as "doughnut shows," which were empty in the middle, thanks to a boring main character, but delicious on the outside. But in a recent conversation with my pal Maureen Ryan, as I listed some examples of that phenomenon — your Once and Agains, your Huffs — she pointed out that I had the food metaphor all wrong. These were not doughnut shows, she pointed out, because while the main characters were less exciting than the second bananas, they also weren't completely without value in their own right. These were, she explained, tofu shows: "Like, put tofu in a good sauce with other stuff and I will forgive it for being tofu? It doesn't have much taste on its own, but it's all about everything around it pulling focus from it and actually supplying the flavor." Perhaps the greatest tofu show of all time was Boardwalk Empire,...
- 9/8/2016
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Hitfix
It was reported some time ago that King Arthur and Merlin are expected to factor into Transformers: The Last Knight, and the former has now been cast in the upcoming fifth instalment of Michael Bay's divisive franchise. However, the director doesn't deserve any points for originality as Mashable reports that Liam Garrigan has actually been cast in the role he's already played in Once Upon a Time! On the plus side, we at least know that he's qualified to play the iconic British legend. Garrigan's other small screen credits include the likes of 24: Live Another Day and Strike Back while he also had a leading role in The Legends of Hercules. This is an interesting bit of casting as it now confirms that we'll be spending some time in the past in The Last Knight...unless Bay brings Arthur to the present that is! Set to be released on June 23rd next year,...
- 8/29/2016
- ComicBookMovie.com
Troubling fact: the great director Otto Preminger's worst film is not Skidoo. Three physical misfits form an alternative family as a defense against the world. It's a good idea for a movie, but the writer and director do just about everything wrong that a writer and director can do. Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon Blu-ray Olive Films 1970 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / 113 min. / Street Date August 16, 2016 / available through the Olive Films website / 29.98 Starring Liza Minnelli, Ken Howard, Robert Moore, James Coco, Kay Thompson, Fred Williamson, Anne Revere, Pete Seeger, Pacific Gas & Electric, Ben Piazza, Emily Yancy, Leonard Frey, Clarice Taylor, Julie Bovasso, Barbara Logan, Nancy Marchand, Angelique Pettyjohn. Cinematography Boris Kaufman, Stanley Cortez Production Design Lyle R. Wheeler Charles Schramm Makeup effects Charles Schramm Film Editors Dean Ball, Henry Berman Original Music Philip Springer Written by Marjorie Kellogg from her novel Produced and Directed by Otto Preminger
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- 8/20/2016
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Article by Jim Batts, Dana Jung, Michael Haffner, Sam Moffitt, and Tom Stockman
Peter Cushing, born on this day in 1913, was one of the most respected and important actors in the horror and fantasy film genres. To his many fans, the British star, who died in 1994, was known as ‘The Gentle Man of Horror’ and is recognized for his work with Hammer Films which began in the late 1950’s, but he had numerous memorable roles outside of Hammer. A topnotch actor who was able to deliver superb performances on a consistent basis, Peter Cushing also had range. He could play both the hero and the villain with ease.
Here, according to We Are Movie Geeks, are Peter Cushing’s ten best roles:
Dr. Maitland
During the 1960s, Amicus Studios had a knack for borrowing from the pool of Hammer Studios actors and filmmakers to make their own Hammer-inspired films. While...
Peter Cushing, born on this day in 1913, was one of the most respected and important actors in the horror and fantasy film genres. To his many fans, the British star, who died in 1994, was known as ‘The Gentle Man of Horror’ and is recognized for his work with Hammer Films which began in the late 1950’s, but he had numerous memorable roles outside of Hammer. A topnotch actor who was able to deliver superb performances on a consistent basis, Peter Cushing also had range. He could play both the hero and the villain with ease.
Here, according to We Are Movie Geeks, are Peter Cushing’s ten best roles:
Dr. Maitland
During the 1960s, Amicus Studios had a knack for borrowing from the pool of Hammer Studios actors and filmmakers to make their own Hammer-inspired films. While...
- 5/26/2016
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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Fox's Frankenstein-inspired police procedural with a sci-fi twist, Second Chance, shouldn't have been written off so quickly...
Second Chance, the Fox channel’s adaptation of Mary Shelley’s classic Frankenstein had, it would be fair to say, a somewhat turbulent production. With the number of episodes reduced from thirteen to eleven before the show even premiered and two late-in-the-day changes from original title The Frankenstein Code, it seemed as if Fox had early reservations about the direction and potential of the project. And the general reaction to Second Chance’s initial few episodes seemingly justified the scepticism. After the first two outings brought in poor numbers, the series was unceremoniously shunted to the infamous ‘Friday Night Death Slot’. The critics weren’t much kinder either, with the overarching feeling being the show lacked in originality, wasn’t particularly exciting and should have been better thought out both in concept and execution.
But despite under-par reviews and unimpressive ratings, there are a number of elements contained in Second Chance that shine through; a few ideas that really work well, engage viewers (the few there are) and display a promise suggesting that with a few tweaks and alterations, this monster could really have come to life. A second season has been ruled out by Fox, and here's why that's a shame.
As Second Chance begins, Jimmy Pritchard is a seventy-five year old man, living in disgrace after losing his job as Sheriff due to being found guilty of malpractice, or as he’d put it, “getting the job done”. Pensioner Jimmy has a penchant for booze and hookers and suffers a strained relationship with his straight-laced FBI agent son, Duval, who resents him due to his prioritisation of work over family and his maverick way of keeping law and order. When Jimmy finds intruders in his son’s home, he’s callously murdered, with the death being framed as suicide. Luckily, the old-timer has a rare genetic precursor and his body is recovered by the reclusive, billionaire genius Otto Goodwin to be the subject of his quest to reanimate a human being into an ‘ideal version’ of their younger self, complete with superhuman capabilities.
That’s more or less where the Frankenstein influence ends and it’s easy to see why the original ‘The Frankenstein Code’ moniker didn’t stick, as Second Chance very quickly reveals itself to be, essentially, a police procedural drama. Once the dust settles on Pritchard’s resurrection, the bulk of the series chronicles the now thirty-five year old solving crimes with his son as they struggle to repair their relationship along the way. The other primary source of plot concerns Otto and his twin Mary, the duo responsible for bringing Jimmy back from the dead. As Mary struggles with terminal cancer, the pair strives to understand the morality behind their breakthrough and begin to develop their own relationships with the ex-Sheriff, both working and personal.
Even its most staunch supporters would struggle to deny that Second Chance has several fundamental flaws, perhaps the most significant of which being the show’s ‘short term’ planning approach. The first episode, for example, is enjoyable enough with intriguing mysteries to keep its audience interested until the end and a magnetising protagonist, however all of the episode’s questions and plot points are neatly tied up and resolved by the end credits, leaving absolutely nothing to hook viewers into returning next week. This approach is highly frustrating, particularly as the ‘who were the intruders that murdered Jimmy?’ mystery could have easily been a season-long arc that motivated the lead character throughout the story, rather than being a cut and dry case contained to episode one.
This trend continues throughout the series’ run with Second Chance adopting a ‘crime of the week’ format and the few long-term story arcs that are introduced are largely restricted to family disputes and domestic tension. There is a welcome exception to this rule however, with the final trio of episodes coming together to deliver a quite stunning finale brimming with suspense and action and it just goes to show that when multi-episode narratives are utilised, Second Chance could really take off.
Other problems with the show include the formulaic and predictable nature of many stories, with Jimmy usually saving the day at the last second despite his son asking him to stop interfering in his cases. The writing itself doesn’t fare much better, with the show’s initial batch of scripts offering very little wit or emotive clout, often feeling very ‘by the numbers’ and without wanting to name names, some of the acting is not what you’d expect from a mainstream production.
As we said however, there are redeeming features present, not least of which is the fantastically grounded performance by lead actor Rob Kazinsky. Aside from memorable turns in Pacific Rim and True Blood, British viewers may best remember Rob for his time in Eastenders playing Sean Slater but the Sussex-born actor has been less prominent in the last two years. As such, it’s good to see the promising talent take on a meaty role such as this, and Kazinsky delivers a very affecting performance as Jimmy Pritchard. Never losing sight of the fact his character is actually a pensioner, the acting is layered with maturity and wisdom and his American accent is flawless. Part detective action-hero, part failed family-man and part seriously confused about not being dead, Kazinsky is an ideal leading man and it’s no exaggeration to say that there are times when his charisma carries the show.
There’s also an argument to be made that whilst Second Chance’s melding together of Frankenstein, cop show and family woes doesn’t quite work together as a cohesive narrative, the series does succeed when considered primarily as a detective-based crime drama with a slight, undead, twist. The featured cases may not have the delicate intricacy of Sherlock or inspire amateur sofa-sleuthing as feverishly as the CSI franchise but each episode’s felony hooks viewers in, keeping bums on seats until the bad guys are behind bars and Pritchard is safely back in his regeneration tank.
The developing relationship between the ex-corpse and his son Duval manages to bring at least a modicum of freshness to the table, and the way Second Chance handles Duval coming to terms with the revival of his father is more or less spot-on. If Pritchard’s son had accepted the news too easily the show would’ve looked foolish and naive, but drag the storyline on for too long and Duval’s reluctance to believe something the audience already knows to be true would have become infuriating. It’s a delicate balance but Second Chance doesn’t over or under-sell the unique scenario the characters find themselves in and ensures the exchanges feel believable without overcooking the conflict.
Unfortunately, however, this doesn’t fix the plot-hole of why Duval doesn’t recognise his 35 year-old father. Otto does offer a flimsy 'it’s the best version of him' explanation, hinting that Jimmy would have looked different when he was originally in his thirties but it’s a feeble attempt to paper over the fact that most sons would recognise their dad as a younger adult.
As alluded to previously, the series’ rigid formula and predictability does become an issue but any potential drop in interest is offset by scripts that improve dramatically as the show progresses, after a shaky few initial offerings. Gwendolyn M. Parker’s work on fourth outing Admissions, for instance, showcases Jimmy and Duval at their horn-locking best and the crime at the centre of the story is genuinely surprising in places. There’s even a hilarious scene involving Jimmy Pritchard’s family and an Ouija board. Despite being a season highlight however, Admissions does suffer from the same issues Second Chance is guilty of as a whole, namely the inductive leaps our detective protagonists sometimes resort to in order to wrap up their case inside the forty minutes running time. The occasionally too obvious and definitely too frequent plot devices provided by the Lookinglass company also irk as the series goes on.
Thankfully Lookinglass don’t just provide a variety of ‘get out of jail’ cards for the show’s writers, they’re also responsible from bringing the magnificent Arthur to life. Arthur is a seemingly omnipotent A.I. created by Otto Goodwin with a charmingly loveable personality, similar to A Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy’s Marvin but without the physical form and crippling depression. He also is a perfect example of Second Chance’s excellent design work, especially when it comes to the more futuristic technology on display. It really helps sell the show’s more fantastical concepts and builds a believable setting.
And it isn’t only the cinematography that triumphs, the direction and music also impress. The work behind the camera is always solid, noticeably altering to suit Second Chance’s two distinct areas of drama. The crime segments are nice and choppy, lingering on important visual clues for added impact but deliberately obscuring other elements to ramp up the tension, however the Lookinglass scenes take a more serene and streamlined approach. The series’ soundtrack also offers moments of inspiration with John Paesano’s subtle score often punctuated by modern pop tracks such as Gram Rabbit’s piano-led They’re Watching which appears over scenes of a brutal axe murder. The juxtaposition is funnier than it should be.
Realistically, if you’re the type of person to only watch a select few television shows a year, Second Chance isn’t going to be (and probably shouldn’t be) one of them. But for those who gobble up series like a surprise tub of Ben and Jerry’s you forgot was in the freezer, this spin on the Frankenstein story is a decent police procedural with a science fiction twist that isn’t quite as hopeless as the reviews and ratings would have you believe. Indeed, it could be said that Second Chance is a victim of the golden age of television we’re currently experiencing. With fantastic shows appearing continuously on mainstream and cable channels as well as streaming sites and on-demand services, projects like Second Chance receive a negative reception not because they are lacking in quality but because they don’t hold up to the abundance of excellent programming currently available at the touch of a button. Second Chance may not be a great show, but it’s certainly a good one and its lone season deserves to find the viewership that is undoubtedly out there for it somewhere.
Second Chance is currently airing on Universal Channel in the UK.
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Fox's Frankenstein-inspired police procedural with a sci-fi twist, Second Chance, shouldn't have been written off so quickly...
Second Chance, the Fox channel’s adaptation of Mary Shelley’s classic Frankenstein had, it would be fair to say, a somewhat turbulent production. With the number of episodes reduced from thirteen to eleven before the show even premiered and two late-in-the-day changes from original title The Frankenstein Code, it seemed as if Fox had early reservations about the direction and potential of the project. And the general reaction to Second Chance’s initial few episodes seemingly justified the scepticism. After the first two outings brought in poor numbers, the series was unceremoniously shunted to the infamous ‘Friday Night Death Slot’. The critics weren’t much kinder either, with the overarching feeling being the show lacked in originality, wasn’t particularly exciting and should have been better thought out both in concept and execution.
But despite under-par reviews and unimpressive ratings, there are a number of elements contained in Second Chance that shine through; a few ideas that really work well, engage viewers (the few there are) and display a promise suggesting that with a few tweaks and alterations, this monster could really have come to life. A second season has been ruled out by Fox, and here's why that's a shame.
As Second Chance begins, Jimmy Pritchard is a seventy-five year old man, living in disgrace after losing his job as Sheriff due to being found guilty of malpractice, or as he’d put it, “getting the job done”. Pensioner Jimmy has a penchant for booze and hookers and suffers a strained relationship with his straight-laced FBI agent son, Duval, who resents him due to his prioritisation of work over family and his maverick way of keeping law and order. When Jimmy finds intruders in his son’s home, he’s callously murdered, with the death being framed as suicide. Luckily, the old-timer has a rare genetic precursor and his body is recovered by the reclusive, billionaire genius Otto Goodwin to be the subject of his quest to reanimate a human being into an ‘ideal version’ of their younger self, complete with superhuman capabilities.
That’s more or less where the Frankenstein influence ends and it’s easy to see why the original ‘The Frankenstein Code’ moniker didn’t stick, as Second Chance very quickly reveals itself to be, essentially, a police procedural drama. Once the dust settles on Pritchard’s resurrection, the bulk of the series chronicles the now thirty-five year old solving crimes with his son as they struggle to repair their relationship along the way. The other primary source of plot concerns Otto and his twin Mary, the duo responsible for bringing Jimmy back from the dead. As Mary struggles with terminal cancer, the pair strives to understand the morality behind their breakthrough and begin to develop their own relationships with the ex-Sheriff, both working and personal.
Even its most staunch supporters would struggle to deny that Second Chance has several fundamental flaws, perhaps the most significant of which being the show’s ‘short term’ planning approach. The first episode, for example, is enjoyable enough with intriguing mysteries to keep its audience interested until the end and a magnetising protagonist, however all of the episode’s questions and plot points are neatly tied up and resolved by the end credits, leaving absolutely nothing to hook viewers into returning next week. This approach is highly frustrating, particularly as the ‘who were the intruders that murdered Jimmy?’ mystery could have easily been a season-long arc that motivated the lead character throughout the story, rather than being a cut and dry case contained to episode one.
This trend continues throughout the series’ run with Second Chance adopting a ‘crime of the week’ format and the few long-term story arcs that are introduced are largely restricted to family disputes and domestic tension. There is a welcome exception to this rule however, with the final trio of episodes coming together to deliver a quite stunning finale brimming with suspense and action and it just goes to show that when multi-episode narratives are utilised, Second Chance could really take off.
Other problems with the show include the formulaic and predictable nature of many stories, with Jimmy usually saving the day at the last second despite his son asking him to stop interfering in his cases. The writing itself doesn’t fare much better, with the show’s initial batch of scripts offering very little wit or emotive clout, often feeling very ‘by the numbers’ and without wanting to name names, some of the acting is not what you’d expect from a mainstream production.
As we said however, there are redeeming features present, not least of which is the fantastically grounded performance by lead actor Rob Kazinsky. Aside from memorable turns in Pacific Rim and True Blood, British viewers may best remember Rob for his time in Eastenders playing Sean Slater but the Sussex-born actor has been less prominent in the last two years. As such, it’s good to see the promising talent take on a meaty role such as this, and Kazinsky delivers a very affecting performance as Jimmy Pritchard. Never losing sight of the fact his character is actually a pensioner, the acting is layered with maturity and wisdom and his American accent is flawless. Part detective action-hero, part failed family-man and part seriously confused about not being dead, Kazinsky is an ideal leading man and it’s no exaggeration to say that there are times when his charisma carries the show.
There’s also an argument to be made that whilst Second Chance’s melding together of Frankenstein, cop show and family woes doesn’t quite work together as a cohesive narrative, the series does succeed when considered primarily as a detective-based crime drama with a slight, undead, twist. The featured cases may not have the delicate intricacy of Sherlock or inspire amateur sofa-sleuthing as feverishly as the CSI franchise but each episode’s felony hooks viewers in, keeping bums on seats until the bad guys are behind bars and Pritchard is safely back in his regeneration tank.
The developing relationship between the ex-corpse and his son Duval manages to bring at least a modicum of freshness to the table, and the way Second Chance handles Duval coming to terms with the revival of his father is more or less spot-on. If Pritchard’s son had accepted the news too easily the show would’ve looked foolish and naive, but drag the storyline on for too long and Duval’s reluctance to believe something the audience already knows to be true would have become infuriating. It’s a delicate balance but Second Chance doesn’t over or under-sell the unique scenario the characters find themselves in and ensures the exchanges feel believable without overcooking the conflict.
Unfortunately, however, this doesn’t fix the plot-hole of why Duval doesn’t recognise his 35 year-old father. Otto does offer a flimsy 'it’s the best version of him' explanation, hinting that Jimmy would have looked different when he was originally in his thirties but it’s a feeble attempt to paper over the fact that most sons would recognise their dad as a younger adult.
As alluded to previously, the series’ rigid formula and predictability does become an issue but any potential drop in interest is offset by scripts that improve dramatically as the show progresses, after a shaky few initial offerings. Gwendolyn M. Parker’s work on fourth outing Admissions, for instance, showcases Jimmy and Duval at their horn-locking best and the crime at the centre of the story is genuinely surprising in places. There’s even a hilarious scene involving Jimmy Pritchard’s family and an Ouija board. Despite being a season highlight however, Admissions does suffer from the same issues Second Chance is guilty of as a whole, namely the inductive leaps our detective protagonists sometimes resort to in order to wrap up their case inside the forty minutes running time. The occasionally too obvious and definitely too frequent plot devices provided by the Lookinglass company also irk as the series goes on.
Thankfully Lookinglass don’t just provide a variety of ‘get out of jail’ cards for the show’s writers, they’re also responsible from bringing the magnificent Arthur to life. Arthur is a seemingly omnipotent A.I. created by Otto Goodwin with a charmingly loveable personality, similar to A Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy’s Marvin but without the physical form and crippling depression. He also is a perfect example of Second Chance’s excellent design work, especially when it comes to the more futuristic technology on display. It really helps sell the show’s more fantastical concepts and builds a believable setting.
And it isn’t only the cinematography that triumphs, the direction and music also impress. The work behind the camera is always solid, noticeably altering to suit Second Chance’s two distinct areas of drama. The crime segments are nice and choppy, lingering on important visual clues for added impact but deliberately obscuring other elements to ramp up the tension, however the Lookinglass scenes take a more serene and streamlined approach. The series’ soundtrack also offers moments of inspiration with John Paesano’s subtle score often punctuated by modern pop tracks such as Gram Rabbit’s piano-led They’re Watching which appears over scenes of a brutal axe murder. The juxtaposition is funnier than it should be.
Realistically, if you’re the type of person to only watch a select few television shows a year, Second Chance isn’t going to be (and probably shouldn’t be) one of them. But for those who gobble up series like a surprise tub of Ben and Jerry’s you forgot was in the freezer, this spin on the Frankenstein story is a decent police procedural with a science fiction twist that isn’t quite as hopeless as the reviews and ratings would have you believe. Indeed, it could be said that Second Chance is a victim of the golden age of television we’re currently experiencing. With fantastic shows appearing continuously on mainstream and cable channels as well as streaming sites and on-demand services, projects like Second Chance receive a negative reception not because they are lacking in quality but because they don’t hold up to the abundance of excellent programming currently available at the touch of a button. Second Chance may not be a great show, but it’s certainly a good one and its lone season deserves to find the viewership that is undoubtedly out there for it somewhere.
Second Chance is currently airing on Universal Channel in the UK.
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- 5/8/2016
- Den of Geek
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One of the UK's best dramas returns as Peaky Blinders embarks on a lush-looking, gripping third series...
This review contains spoilers.
Funny. That was the first episode of Peaky Blinders in which Tommy Shelby didn’t have a gun pulled on him and now he’s scared.
There’s reason to be. Tommy finally has something to lose, and I don’t just mean the tall towers of cash in that Small Heath safe. The man who once declared himself invulnerable to heart-break because his heart was long broken now has a wife and child. And threatening them, an under-the-table government contract to supply stolen weapons to Russian royalists fighting Georgian Bolsheviks.
‘That escalated quickly’ you might say, but you’d be stating the obvious. Escalating things quickly is Peaky Blinders’ specialism. In thirteen hours, we’ve watched Thomas Shelby go from shell-shocked claykicker to international arms...
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One of the UK's best dramas returns as Peaky Blinders embarks on a lush-looking, gripping third series...
This review contains spoilers.
Funny. That was the first episode of Peaky Blinders in which Tommy Shelby didn’t have a gun pulled on him and now he’s scared.
There’s reason to be. Tommy finally has something to lose, and I don’t just mean the tall towers of cash in that Small Heath safe. The man who once declared himself invulnerable to heart-break because his heart was long broken now has a wife and child. And threatening them, an under-the-table government contract to supply stolen weapons to Russian royalists fighting Georgian Bolsheviks.
‘That escalated quickly’ you might say, but you’d be stating the obvious. Escalating things quickly is Peaky Blinders’ specialism. In thirteen hours, we’ve watched Thomas Shelby go from shell-shocked claykicker to international arms...
- 5/4/2016
- Den of Geek
Hollywood tackles the big issues! This adapted play about an unwanted teen pregnancy is actually quite good, thanks to fine performances by Carol Lynley and Brandon De Wilde, who convince as cherubic high schoolers 'too young to know the score.' And hey, the teen trauma is set to an intense music score by Bernard Herrmann. Blue Denim 20th Century Fox Cinema Archives 1959 / B&W / 2:35 widescreen / 89 min. / Street Date March 16, 2016 / available through Amazon / 19.98 Starring Carol Lynley, Brandon De Wilde, Macdonald Carey, Marsha Hunt, Warren Berlinger, Vaughn Taylor, Roberta Shore, Malcolm Atterbury, Anthony J. Corso, Gregg Martell, William Schallert. Cinematography Leo Tover Film Editor William Reynolds, George Leggewie Original Music Bernard Herrmann Written by Edith Sommer, Philip Dunne from the play by James Leo Herlihy and William Noble Produced by Charles Brackett Directed by Philip Dunne
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Sex education today is erratic, with no established standard, but...
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
Sex education today is erratic, with no established standard, but...
- 4/5/2016
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
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Amazon’s reboot of The Tick superhero series has landed Peter Serafinowicz for the title role…
Mr Peter Serafinowicz – last seen on live-action comic book duties in James Gunn’s Guardians Of The Galaxy - has landed a superhero role to call his own.
Amazon has signed up the Darth Maul voice actor, Spy supporting star and Brian Butterfield creator to play The Tick, the dim-witter comic hero who was previously portrayed by Patrick Warburton in a Fox TV series that ran from 2001 to 2002. (He also had animated adventures before that.)
Amazon is producing a pilot episode for its own take, re-adapting the comic book character that first appeared in 1985. He was created by Ben Edlund as newsletter mascot for the New England Comics chain of shops, before spinning out into an independent comic book series.
In keeping with comic book tradition, the new Amazon version of...
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Amazon’s reboot of The Tick superhero series has landed Peter Serafinowicz for the title role…
Mr Peter Serafinowicz – last seen on live-action comic book duties in James Gunn’s Guardians Of The Galaxy - has landed a superhero role to call his own.
Amazon has signed up the Darth Maul voice actor, Spy supporting star and Brian Butterfield creator to play The Tick, the dim-witter comic hero who was previously portrayed by Patrick Warburton in a Fox TV series that ran from 2001 to 2002. (He also had animated adventures before that.)
Amazon is producing a pilot episode for its own take, re-adapting the comic book character that first appeared in 1985. He was created by Ben Edlund as newsletter mascot for the New England Comics chain of shops, before spinning out into an independent comic book series.
In keeping with comic book tradition, the new Amazon version of...
- 3/23/2016
- Den of Geek
Back in 2014, we learned that the live-action version of The Tick starring Patrick Warburton would be making a comeback at Amazon. Well, after two years of wondering if that was really going to happen, Deadline reports that Amazon has finally ordered a pilot episode! Unfortunately, Warburton is not expected to be involved in this series. Regardless of Warburton's absence, I’m still freakin’ happy that the series is coming back!
The original live-action series aired on Fox in 2001, and it only lasted nine episodes. The Tick creator Ben Edlund is set to come back to write and executive produce the project, so we know that the crazy comedic superhero property is in the best hands possible.
The pilot already has some of the cast filled out. According to the report, Griffin Newman (Vinyl) will play Arthur Everest, and Valorie Curry (House of Lies, The Following) has been cast as his sister Dot Everest.
The original live-action series aired on Fox in 2001, and it only lasted nine episodes. The Tick creator Ben Edlund is set to come back to write and executive produce the project, so we know that the crazy comedic superhero property is in the best hands possible.
The pilot already has some of the cast filled out. According to the report, Griffin Newman (Vinyl) will play Arthur Everest, and Valorie Curry (House of Lies, The Following) has been cast as his sister Dot Everest.
- 3/11/2016
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
The Tick is coming back to TV as Amazon has made a commitment for a pilot episode of a brand-new, live-action show. Sadly, Patrick Warburton will not be reprising his role as the titular hero (due to his commitment on another TV show) although he will serve as an executive producer. According to Deadline--- In the new incarnation, the blue suit-wearing Tick is recovering from a memory loss. He ends up re-teaming with Arthur to fight evil. Newman’s Arthur, played in the Fox series by David Burke, had been labeled as a schizophrenic because of his statements that evil plans to rule the city, and no one believes him until he runs into Tick. Curry’s Dot Everest is a nurse who loves her brother Arthur to death and worries about him. While we don't know who will be playing the Tick, Griffin Newman has been cast as Aruthur.
- 3/11/2016
- ComicBookMovie.com
Amazon has ordered a pilot for a new live-action comedy series take on Ben Edlund's iconic comic book character "The Tick" which Sony Pictures TV is producing.
Edlund ("Gotham," "Firefly," "Supernatural") created the 1994 animated series and the 2001 short-lived live-action TV series about the character. He'll return as writer and executive producer alongside Barry Josephson.
Griffin Newman ("Vinyl") is set to play Arthur Everest, and Valorie Curry ("Veronica Mars") has been cast as his sister Dot Everest in the pilot which will bring back the muscle-bound, antennae-sporting superhero along with a new host of characters. In this take, The Tick is recovering from a memory loss and re-teams Arthur to fight evil.
Patrick Warburton, who played the title character in the 2001 series and was rumored to be returning two years ago when revival rumors sprang up, is Not expected to be involved in the Amazon pilot. Casting is currently underway for the lead.
Edlund ("Gotham," "Firefly," "Supernatural") created the 1994 animated series and the 2001 short-lived live-action TV series about the character. He'll return as writer and executive producer alongside Barry Josephson.
Griffin Newman ("Vinyl") is set to play Arthur Everest, and Valorie Curry ("Veronica Mars") has been cast as his sister Dot Everest in the pilot which will bring back the muscle-bound, antennae-sporting superhero along with a new host of characters. In this take, The Tick is recovering from a memory loss and re-teams Arthur to fight evil.
Patrick Warburton, who played the title character in the 2001 series and was rumored to be returning two years ago when revival rumors sprang up, is Not expected to be involved in the Amazon pilot. Casting is currently underway for the lead.
- 3/11/2016
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
A high school student is facing criminal charges in South Carolina for allegedly sharing with several classmates nude photos the teacher had stored on her cell phone, People confirms. According to investigators, the unnamed boy has been detained for violating the computer crimes act. He is also charged with aggravated voyeurism. Police tell People the teacher - Leigh Ann Arthur - left her cell phone on her desk. When she wasn't looking, the student allegedly reached for it. "He opened her gallery and saw several intimate photos," the police source says. "He used his own phone to take pictures of...
- 3/8/2016
- by Chris Harris, @chrisharrisment
- PEOPLE.com
A high school student is facing criminal charges in South Carolina for allegedly sharing with several classmates nude photos the teacher had stored on her cell phone, People confirms. According to investigators, the unnamed boy has been detained for violating the computer crimes act. He is also charged with aggravated voyeurism. Police tell People the teacher - Leigh Ann Arthur - left her cell phone on her desk. When she wasn't looking, the student allegedly reached for it. "He opened her gallery and saw several intimate photos," the police source says. "He used his own phone to take pictures of...
- 3/8/2016
- by Chris Harris, @chrisharrisment
- PEOPLE.com
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Guy Ritchie's King Arthur will be heading for an August home release. Here are the details we have so far...
King Arthur: Legend Of The Sword had an extremely rocky road to the big screen.
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Once billed as a Knights Of The Round Table cinematic universe-starter for Warner Bros, there was already a little blood in the water for Guy Ritchie's take on the Medieval tale when the initial release date got pushed back an entire year. When it finally arrived in cinemas a few months back, it was clear that there had been some big problems along the way, and the movie ended up being a massive flop for the studio.
If you were one of...
Guy Ritchie's King Arthur will be heading for an August home release. Here are the details we have so far...
King Arthur: Legend Of The Sword had an extremely rocky road to the big screen.
See related The Crystal Maze 2017 episode 1 review The Crystal Maze 2017: 12 changes from the original The Crystal Maze 2017: the long journey to bringing it back
Once billed as a Knights Of The Round Table cinematic universe-starter for Warner Bros, there was already a little blood in the water for Guy Ritchie's take on the Medieval tale when the initial release date got pushed back an entire year. When it finally arrived in cinemas a few months back, it was clear that there had been some big problems along the way, and the movie ended up being a massive flop for the studio.
If you were one of...
- 12/22/2015
- Den of Geek
This Sunday on ABC’s Once Upon a Time, we learned more about how Merlin originally got trapped inside the tree — as well as the lengths to which Emma went to get him out.
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In Camelot…. | It turns out that “many years ago in Camelot,” Merlin faced off against a masked Dark One, accusing the Big Bad of destroying “the only woman I ever loved.” When Merlin goes to vanquish the Dark One yet can’t, the masked figure uses the lovelorn magician’s...
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In Camelot…. | It turns out that “many years ago in Camelot,” Merlin faced off against a masked Dark One, accusing the Big Bad of destroying “the only woman I ever loved.” When Merlin goes to vanquish the Dark One yet can’t, the masked figure uses the lovelorn magician’s...
- 10/26/2015
- TVLine.com
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Is Once Upon A Time's Brave storyline in danger of overshadowing the pre-existing storylines? Broken Kingdom suggests so...
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5.4 Broken Kingdom
If I were to sum up this episode with one word, it would be ‘meh’. The more interesting characters like Emma and Hook are sidelined, or completely written out (we only got one eye roll from Regina – one!), in favour of detailing the backstory of Camelot with Arthur, Guinevere and Lancelot.
This was obviously a needed episode, especially after watching Arthur convince his squire to commit suicide for Camelot, but it didn’t quite land. It was perhaps too rushed, trying to show and develop characters in too small a time frame. What suffers most is the ‘great’ love affair between Lancelot and Guinevere. There is definite affection between the two, but their kiss seemed a jump. It happened because the story needed it to,...
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5.4 Broken Kingdom
If I were to sum up this episode with one word, it would be ‘meh’. The more interesting characters like Emma and Hook are sidelined, or completely written out (we only got one eye roll from Regina – one!), in favour of detailing the backstory of Camelot with Arthur, Guinevere and Lancelot.
This was obviously a needed episode, especially after watching Arthur convince his squire to commit suicide for Camelot, but it didn’t quite land. It was perhaps too rushed, trying to show and develop characters in too small a time frame. What suffers most is the ‘great’ love affair between Lancelot and Guinevere. There is definite affection between the two, but their kiss seemed a jump. It happened because the story needed it to,...
- 10/20/2015
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Cannes — In the 25 years since his breakthrough film “Drugstore Cowboy” was released, Gus Van Sant has spent his time bouncing back and forth between the independent film world and more distinctly commercial endeavors. The style and tone of each work has clearly been dictated on the audience it's intended for and you can argue he’s only attempted to meet in the middle a few times, with the Oscar-nominated "Milk" or "Good Will Hunting." Van Sant’s latest work, "The Sea of Trees," sadly proves what a dicey proposition that can be. The film begins with a sullen Arthur Brennan (Matthew McConaughey) arriving at an airport. He leaves his keys in his car. He has no bags. There is no return ticket for his flight. Arthur is going to Japan and he has no plans on coming back. What he intends to do becomes more clear when he arrives at the Aokigahara forest in Japan.
- 5/16/2015
- by Gregory Ellwood
- Hitfix
Sheriff leaves Aardman Animations after 25 years.
Cape Town-based Triggerfish Animation has appointed Arthur Sheriff as an advisor to the company.
London-based Sheriff has been Aardman’s Head of Communications for the past 25 years and will now step down from that post.
Sheriff said: “While I’m sad to be moving on from Aardman, I see in Triggerfish an exciting young company bursting with creative ideas. They remind me very much of Aardman before their huge worldwide success.
“I’ve had the pleasure of advising their management team in a ‘non-official’ capacity for the last few years, and now that I spend a considerable portion of the year in Cape Town, I’m looking forward to contributing in a more active role.”
Triggerfish has worked on Adventures in Zambezia and Khumba and is currently in production (with Magic Light) on Stick Man; more features are in development.
“Our first two feature films took us through the whole process...
Cape Town-based Triggerfish Animation has appointed Arthur Sheriff as an advisor to the company.
London-based Sheriff has been Aardman’s Head of Communications for the past 25 years and will now step down from that post.
Sheriff said: “While I’m sad to be moving on from Aardman, I see in Triggerfish an exciting young company bursting with creative ideas. They remind me very much of Aardman before their huge worldwide success.
“I’ve had the pleasure of advising their management team in a ‘non-official’ capacity for the last few years, and now that I spend a considerable portion of the year in Cape Town, I’m looking forward to contributing in a more active role.”
Triggerfish has worked on Adventures in Zambezia and Khumba and is currently in production (with Magic Light) on Stick Man; more features are in development.
“Our first two feature films took us through the whole process...
- 9/29/2014
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
Sheriff leaves Aardman after 25 years.
Cape Town-based Triggerfish Animation has appointed Arthur Sheriff as an advisor to the company.
London-based Sheriff has been Aardman’s Head of Communications for the past 25 years and will now step down from that post.
Sheriff said: “While I’m sad to be moving on from Aardman, I see in Triggerfish an exciting young company bursting with creative ideas. They remind me very much of Aardman before their huge worldwide success. I’ve had the pleasure of advising their management team in a ‘non-official’ capacity for the last few years, and now that I spend a considerable portion of the year in Cape Town, I’m looking forward to contributing in a more active role.”
Triggerfish has worked on Adventures in Zambezia and Khumba and is currently in production (with Magic Light) on Stick Man; more features are in development.
“Our first two feature films took us through the whole process of conceiving...
Cape Town-based Triggerfish Animation has appointed Arthur Sheriff as an advisor to the company.
London-based Sheriff has been Aardman’s Head of Communications for the past 25 years and will now step down from that post.
Sheriff said: “While I’m sad to be moving on from Aardman, I see in Triggerfish an exciting young company bursting with creative ideas. They remind me very much of Aardman before their huge worldwide success. I’ve had the pleasure of advising their management team in a ‘non-official’ capacity for the last few years, and now that I spend a considerable portion of the year in Cape Town, I’m looking forward to contributing in a more active role.”
Triggerfish has worked on Adventures in Zambezia and Khumba and is currently in production (with Magic Light) on Stick Man; more features are in development.
“Our first two feature films took us through the whole process of conceiving...
- 9/29/2014
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
Like most of you I was seriously anticipating this finale, and Dexter didn't let me down. It kept me on my toes for forty-six minutes, trying to guess which of the season's threads would come back to bite Dexter in the ass. It's not typical of the series to do a shocker or cliffhanger ending; in fact the past three season finales have always wrapped things up in a way that works for Dexter, allowing his double life to move forward. The finales have always resolved the chaotic events of the season, making everyone better, stronger, safer -- well, except all the dead people. But I sensed catastrophe, and I was right: this one was different. Not to spoil it for you. But then again, you are reading a recap.
We pick up exactly where we left off last time, with Dexter and Arthur face-to-face in the middle of Homicide.
We pick up exactly where we left off last time, with Dexter and Arthur face-to-face in the middle of Homicide.
- 12/17/2009
- by Dustin Rowles
What kind of person witnesses child abduction but doesn't call the police? Arthur Mitchell can't seem to grasp why Dexter Morgan didn't simply turn him in after the botched kidnap killing last week but we all know that Arthur's arrest would only deprive Dexter of a satisfying kill. Unfortunately for Dexter, this quandary leads Arthur to start his own investigation into his alter ego, Kyle Butler, in tonight's episode called "Hello, Dexter Morgan."...
- 12/6/2009
- by editor@buddytv.com
- buddytv.com
I don't want you to read anything into this. It's natural. My age and gender are irrelevant. You don't need to buy into stereotypes -- you're above them. The fact of the matter is, baby Harrison is at the doctor's office getting some booster shots and he's crying and he has little pudgy knees and it's the cutest thing on the goddamned planet. What are you, a monster? Even Dexter looks concerned. Rita is far beyond concerned and looks as much a wreck as the baby. Dex explains his apparent calm by saying "a little pain now means a lot less later on." This of course is actually a reference to how he should have freaking killed Trinity by now already.
Dexter has moved his secret space to a shipping container, which is smart. "After all," he says, "it's where my dark passenger was born." Is it the same shipping container?...
Dexter has moved his secret space to a shipping container, which is smart. "After all," he says, "it's where my dark passenger was born." Is it the same shipping container?...
- 12/3/2009
- by Dustin Rowles
While this past week’s episode certainly had an air of déjà vu about it, I still think it was one of the best Dexter episodes we have seen in a while and a worthy follow up to last week’s episode.
This could have to do with the return of Dexter’s recreational kills. The writers have certainly put his Dark Passenger on the back burner this season, steering clear from the weekly kill and working more on character development and the such, which is cool and all, but it does get a little boring after a while. Maybe that is why they called the episode “Slack Tide”, which Dexter informs us means that the tide is just sitting there waiting, not coming in nor going out.
So yeah, the cops find a human arm in the stomach of a dead alligator and their investigation leads them to a...
This could have to do with the return of Dexter’s recreational kills. The writers have certainly put his Dark Passenger on the back burner this season, steering clear from the weekly kill and working more on character development and the such, which is cool and all, but it does get a little boring after a while. Maybe that is why they called the episode “Slack Tide”, which Dexter informs us means that the tide is just sitting there waiting, not coming in nor going out.
So yeah, the cops find a human arm in the stomach of a dead alligator and their investigation leads them to a...
- 11/10/2009
- by Barrett
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
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