Sherlock – season 4

Kate and I watched the first episode — The Six Thatchers.

Not bad. Watchable. But not nearly as engaging as season 1.

I could have used subtitles to better understand the fast and confusing dialogue.

Click PLAY or watch a season 4 trailer on YouTube.

related – a positive review in Guardian

Mom’s new TV

We got the Samsung 5202 58-inch 1080p LED TV

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Yvonne fiddled with the settings until Mom declared which display she liked best.

Sadly the online TV Guide is still in low resolution.

On sale that costs CAD$833 including extended warranty.

Young Drunk Punk

Ron & Kate showed me the first two episodes.

It was my life in the 1980s: Nick’s Steakhouse, Chicken on the Way, ’s House of Pizza, Brae Glen townhouses, 20 Minute Workout on TV. Their High School was literally our old High School — Viscount Bennett.

Young Drunk Punk is a Canadian television sitcom, which debuted on City on January 21, 2015.

Created by Bruce McCulloch based on his autobiographical theatrical show of the same title …

Click PLAY or watch a preview on YouTube.

You can watch the entire first season on CBC.

Extreme Apprentices: Slum Survivors

Ordinary teens from the U.K. are challenged. Can they work in a third world slum?

Click PLAY or watch a trailer on YouTube.

Laura and John recommended the series.

Stranger Things – my review

After reading some great reviews, I downloaded season 1.

It’s excellent.

These latchkey kids got a lot more excited for Dungeons and Dragons than I did, however.

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Netflix is doing something fantastic with this experiment. It’s made by fewer people than any other TV show.

Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven is superb.

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Stranger Things is an American science fiction-horror web television series …

The plot follows the disappearance of a young boy, and the appearance of a telekinetic girl, who helps his friends in their search, while the boy’s older brother, his mother, and the town police chief start their own investigations.

The show is set in the 1980s … and is a homage to 1980s pop culture, inspired and aesthetically informed by the works of Steven Spielberg, John Carpenter, Stephen King, Robert Zemeckis, and George Lucas, among others. …

Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gave the series an approval rating of 95% …

If the series seems familiar, here’s why. Click PLAY or watch it on Vimeo.

related – OK, Let’s Talk About That Stranger Things Season Finale

The Good Wife – season 5

The weakest season so far, in my opinion.

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Everyone else loved it:

… massive critical acclaim, with the general consensus calling it the series’ best season. …

On Rotten Tomatoes, it holds a 100% certified fresh rating …

Alicia (Julianna Margulies) and Cary (Matt Czuchry) exit from Lockhart/Gardner in order to start their own firm. Yet end up spending more time with their former bosses than ever before.

Alicia is trying to juggle her “good wifely” responsibilities as First Lady of Illinois at the same time.

It was too much for me.

One character I did enjoy immensely is Nathan Lane as Clarke Hayden.

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Of the many entertaining judges best is Jeffrey Tambor as Judge George Kluger.

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Watch a trailer on HuffPo.

Needless to say, I am going to finish the series. I’m still intrigued.

Preacher – TV series

Preacher is an American television series … starring Dominic Cooper. It is an adaptation of the comic book series created by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon, and published by DC Comics …

Dominic Cooper as Jesse Custer: A small-town preacher who is on a mission to find God. …

Season 1 received largely positive reviews from critics. Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gave the series an approval rating of 90% …

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

I want to recommend this TV show. But can’t. It’s too dark. Too weird.

And not quite coherent enough to want to continue to season 2.

I do like Lucy Griffiths as Emily Woodrow: single mother, waitress, church organist, bookkeeper and Custer’s loyal right hand.

The two angels Fiore and DeBlanc are intriguing too.

The Good Wife – season 4

It just keeps getting better and better.

The fourth season of The Good Wife received outstanding positive acclaim. On Rotten Tomatoes, it holds a 100% fresh rating … The website’s consensus reads, “This season of The Good Wife continues its winning streak as one of television’s top shows, with unique legal cases and intelligent political drama.”

Click PLAY or watch the first 3 minutes of episode 1 on YouTube.

The Good Wife – Season 3

Wow.

I’m more hooked than ever. The third season was best yet. I’ll start season 4 immediately.

The third season of The Good Wife received positive reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes, it holds a 100% fresh rating …

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