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Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always (2023)
Nostalgic! A mix between oldskool MMPR and something more mature
I was interested to see where this special would go, being advertised as a slightly more mature version of the old MMPR, whilst being stuck between having a nostalic love for the good old series from my youth and some remnant doubts from knowing Jason David Frank had his issues with this special (especially since his passing, which affected me more than I would have expected it to)
Overall it felt like an extended, slightly more mature version of the old episode, in both its strengths and weaknesses. They kept the structure and storytelling alive whilst telling a slightly darker story with some tones of loss, grief, vengeance and acceptance in it, whilst also staying true to the tone of the old series, including its campiness at several points.
It was good to see some of the old crew back, and especially have Zach some extra moments to shine. The story was good enough to carry the special, though my strongest point of annoyence was David Yost's acting, which felt like "I AM NOW READING THIS LINE" at a lot of moments. Even with that issue it certainly was good to see him back and getting a chance to shine, especially how the past did him wrong.
I was kind of worries how they would handle the green ranger after JDF's death, but I think they struck an OK compromise. I somewhere would have wanted something more, but doing it to everyone's liking would be impossibly hard.
Also bonus points for netflix for neither ruining an original casting nor getting overly political in a place it does not belong. (I feel there is one moment some people are gonna complain about, but I think it was actually neat)
In conclusion, I really enjoyed this special. It is mostly for fans of the old Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and delivers for those fans, it probably is not for you if you did not grow up watching Power Rangers in the early 90's, which I consider to be a case of "knowing your audience and targeting them well" in this case (same as Kung Fury did); It is a good watch for it's target audience, and I'd definitely like to see more.
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (2022)
Ideal for electronics stores
So far I would only recommend Rings of Power to electronics stores due to the great visuals. Apart from those the show has had little to none to offer, and is sub-par at it's best times.
It's greatest failure is in the writing: between stating what it currently shown on screen and some really terrible dialogue (especially the differences between a rock and a ship sounds like a really dumb thing when you actually think about it for a second).
Also bad are several of the characters, including the main one. Galadriel is truly insufferable at times, and an irritating character at her better moments. Arondir started as an interesting character, but hit dialog also goes towards stating the obvious during the second episode.
Overall the series has thus far been a slow slog to get trough, and I really do not feel I really want to spend the time on it beyond what I've seen.
How I Met Your Father: Timing Is Everything (2022)
Best episode of the series thus far.
I had a great time watching this episode. It was what I hoped HIMYF would be like, and I hope it will be more like this in the future
This episode did something right which the series failed to do overall thus far, acknowledging and expanding on its original (the apartment has been the only link up until this point). It therefore truly sets itself to be a spinoff series rather than a series with a similar concept. It has been the first time in which this series had some payoff for viewers of HIMYM (on multiple occasions), and gave me the best laughs of this season.
How I Met Your Father (2022)
Good at times, but could do with some improvements.
Having watched the first season there are things I like, and there areas where this show falls flat.
It has some good jokes which really made me laugh, yet there are also a lot of them which fall flat. Mostly Ellen and Sid are the characters that. Miss the mark for me a lot.
Being a HIMYM spin off, I expected more of a crossover with that series than it did now. Often it feels more like a show trying a similar concept than a real spinoff. Ted's/Marshall and Lily's apartment makes it's comeback, but overall there is little overlap during the episodes except from the season finale, which was far better than the rest of the show.
But to address the major thing which HIMYF sorely lacks and why HIMYM worked so well: It misses (a) Barney. A character which 's wacky antics and schemes can carry the humor of an episode, while others are on more serious and less funny things. Having either Ellen, Sid or Charlie truly fill that role would improve that character and the show, and getting the OG Barney back would also work great.
Overall I am slightly optimistic this series could become great, given some proper nudges. It does not pull you in like HIMYM did on its pilot, but there definitely is potential.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Something Blue (1999)
Hilarious
Not only is this a great episode, it had me laughing for 5 minutes straight on multiple occasions, forcing me to pause it;
Lucifer: Spoiler Alert (2020)
Great episode overall, yet deeply dissapointed
I'm going to keep this short yet sweet: The bit about Ella's boyfriend was telegraphed, and followed up by a fireworks display just to make sure you don't miss it before the reveal. Really laughed at the 120mm rgb fan though.
For the rest of this episode has been great, it offers a complex path to follow for both Decker and Ella, and the battle of the "celestials" is great however this brings up the single most disappointing part of this episode:
** SPOILERS LOOK AWAY REALLY IF YOU WANT TO ENJOY THIS EPISODE **
*Movie sins voice*: Morgan Freeman is not God in this scene.
Star Trek: Discovery: Vaulting Ambition (2018)
I've just added the word "holysh**f**ks" to my dictionary.
I've just added the word "holysh**f**ks" to my dictionary, I really do not want to spoil anything of this episode but this is something worth watching!
Top Gear: Homemade Ambulance Challenge (2015)
Funniest top gear episode ever
I find this by far to be the funniest top gear episode. No exciting envoirements or anything, just the trio being the best at being the worst, with hillarious results.
The Punisher (2017)
Simply Great.
First few episode I was still unsure about this series, yet further in it got better and better.
It's brutal at times, which was to be expected. This series is well written, great characters and manages to transfer strong emotions at times.
Star Trek: Discovery (2017)
7 Episodes in, Still a different feeling, but this series is getting better.
7 Episode in update: Discovery still is a rather unique star trek series in many aspects, yet I am liking it more and more. Newer episodes have been okay to even great depending on each episode.
Moral dilemmas are surfacing, yet still not as predominant as in other series. Diplomacy and exploration of new worlds are still absent.
I've got to know a bit more about certain characters, and have come to like captain Lorca and Stamitz, Burnham I am still not too sure about and I wish we would have gotten more on Saru at this point (since i found him to be the most interesting cast member at start).
Later episodes have a more star trek feeling to them, most of all ep7 which was terrific in my opinion. These have more of a star trek feeling to them than the first 3, yet it's still not the same.
Even though it might not become a Star Trek series like the others, it is getting more and more enjoyable to watch and I am looking forward towards new episodes.
Original 3 episode in review:
After watching the first 3 episodes of this series I've come to like and dislike several things I've seen so far: Star Trek Discovery starts out a lot darker than any Star Trek series so far. Its way of telling the story has also changed a lot from previous series (Seen all several times except from TOS which was too dated for me).
Originally Star Trek had a more episodic style of telling a story, with less focus on a single character. Discovery is going a different path where it is thus far focused on one single character and the series gets more sequential. Therefore, this point I find it hard to be truly invested in the story and characters, but this might improve a lot over time.
As previous Star Trek series were all about ethics, diplomacy, cultural differences and moral dilemmas, the new series thus far barely touches these subjects, instead it seems to be about exclusively about the federation-Klingon war.
Characters backgrounds have not been well established, except for those of Saru and Burnham (So far I like Saru a lot though). This may change in the future but so far it gives the other characters a rather hollow feeling.
Discovery also is a lot darker than previous series. Not only the story itself but also the ship and its crew itself feel a lot darker than almost anything federation I've seen thus far. If I would have to make a guess now I'd say this series is more about section 31 than about the Federation, though the series itself does not directly name or hint at S31.
Star Trek (1966)
I'm too young for this
I've watched every other acted star trek series and seen all the movies yet I cannot get into watching this series.
It feels far too dated (especially the computer tech is an annoyance), the acting feels horrible and the horrible portrayal combined makes it tough for me to take a decent look at its content. The downright goofy alien appearances and bad special effects do not help either (yes this series is old and special effects on what is now a decent level was really expensive back then, yet I am not watching back then).
This series started a great universe yet to me it unbearable to watch. I guess you have to be born far before 1990 to be fully able to enjoy this.