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Maniac (2018)
Loved it because of what it was missing
I binge watched this series today, and felt the need to leave a comment about it. At first I couldn't pinpoint what exactly I really enjoyed about the show... the thing that set it apart from other shows. I realized, though, it was because it lacked an agenda. There is no political, sexual, racial (etc, etc) agenda in this series, so you can watch it without feeling as if people are trying to shove their opinion down your throat. It's subtle in it's humor, but had me laughing out loud, tearing up, and grinning at the end. It's over-the-top in all the right places, without being overwhelmingly goofy or campy.
Honestly, I just enjoyed being able to sit down and watch a heartfelt story without being antagonized by agendas. The acting was also spot on, and the character building was amazing.
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013)
Not worth the watch UNTIL Season 1 Episode 14
This review is 100% opinion based. I'm spit balling on theories.
I will admit that this show drags for a lot of season 1. It's a lot of talking on a plane, and the occasional bad guy. I barely made it to episode 14, and only did because I'm stuck in bed and I'm out of movies/t.v. shows I normally watch.
Feel bored and unattached in season 1? That's normal. It's all character personality development, and trying to establish relationships. And they take their sweet time doing it. But I'm taking the time to write this review because I experienced excitement for the first time watching this series in Episode 14, Season 1. Why? Because of G.H. They finally reveal something worth mentioning.
For people who aren't familiar with the comics, the Avengers and The Fantastic 4 cross paths quite often. With that comes the Silver Surfer, Galactus, Thanos, etc... but the movies completely failed the Fantastic 4, so they've been ignored, which means they're also ignoring the Silver Surfer. With the Infinity Wars happening now, and the movies expanding out into the universe, it will be harder to explain away the absence of characters that can rival the Avengers, and even overshadow them. But with Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. they have chance to redeem the Fantastic 4, and herald in (get it?) Galactus, and other characters that the movies can't get to (or aren't focused on yet). No, they don't need to remake Fantastic 4 (please don't, it's just not working out), but they can recapture them (or at least Reed Richards) and infuse life back into the characters without making yet another awful movie. And hell, if they can manage to bring a little Reed Richards in here, and allude to a Herald of Galactus there, maybe then they can implant them into future Marvel movies without trying to get them to go stand-alone.
Then again, it's only a t.v. show, so who knows what they'll pull from it. I can say though, they have a unique opportunity to introduce characters in the t.v show, and then tie them into the movies later, without all the overhead and risk of releasing a full blown movie. Question is... will they do it?