Compliments to Your Show

Based on: The Flight Attendant  novel by Chris Bohjalian  Developed by: Steve Yockey Executive producers: Susanna Fogel, Sarah Schechter, Meredith Lavender, Marcie Ulin, Steve Yockey, Kaley Cuoco, Greg Berlanti, Silver Tree, David Madden, Suzanne McCormack, Natalie Chaidez Starring: Kaley Cuoco (Cassie), Michiel Huisman (Alex, season 1), Zosia Mamet (Annie), T. R. Knight (Davey), Michelle Gomez (Miranda), Griffin Matthews (Shane), Rosie Perez (Megan), Deniz Akdeniz (Max), Mo McRae (Benjamin) This show has really awakened me to Kaley Cuoco's pretty incredible acting range. I only knew her in comedy before--obviously Big Bang Theory , but also DC's Harley Quinn  adult animated series where she plays the main role--but in this one, her character Cassie goes through some really intense  stuff and Cuoco pulls it off so well. I cried multiple times this season alongside her character.  I really loved season 1 of this show a...

Based on: Raising Dion  comic by Dennis Liu Created by: Carol Barbee Executive producers: Carol Barbee, Charles D. King, Kim Roth (and several others)  Starring: Alisha Wainwright (Nicole), Ja'Siah Young (Dion), Jazmyn Simon (Kat), Sammi Haney (Esperanza), Jason Ritter (Pat), Griffin Faulkner (Brayden), Ali Ahn (Suzanne)  This show was mostly  very impressive.  I don't like kids, and this show had a mostly "kid" cast, at least as far as the main ones. But that didn't turn me off and Young did a great job portraying Dion. I was also very impressed by Haney's performance as Esperanza. Her character had an interesting dynamic, especially in season 1, of showing full support and love for Dion even with the hurt and frustration of being brushed aside by him and not acknowledged as a real friend. I was really impressed by Haney's ability, as such a young actress, to pull all that off, and I really bought her performance. And I have t...

  Based on: Sequel to History channel's Vikings  TV series Created by: Jeb Stuard Produced by: Mark Murdoch & Cáit Collins Starring: Sam Corlett (Leif Erikson), Frida Gustavsson (Freydís Eiríksdóttir), Leo Suter (Harald Sigurdsson), Bradley Freegard (King Cnut), Jóhannes Jóhannesson (Olaf Haraldsson), Caroline Henderson (Jarl Haakon), Laura Berlin (Queen Emma of Normandy), David Oakes (Godwin) I decided to try this one because I've been slowly making my way through the original Vikings  series and really enjoying it. (I might add, I have not yet finished the original!)  To be honest... Valhalla  barely kept my attention. It had a few characters and concepts that interested me, but it in itself never really grasped my attention. I'm writing this long after I finished the first season and I see that it's been renewed for a second and  third, but I feel ambivalent on whether I'm going to jump on those.  The thin...

Based on:  The 4400  TV series by René Echevarria Scott Peters Developed by: Ariana Jackson Executive producers: Anna Fricke, Laura Terry, Sunil Nayar, Ariana Jackson Starring: Brittany Adebumola (Shanice),  Ireon Roach (Keisha),  Joseph David-Jones (Jharrel),  TL Thompson (Andre), Jaye Ladymore as (Claudette), Derrick A. King (Rev. Johnston), Khailah Johnson (LaDonna), Cory Jeacoma (Logan), Amarr Wooten (Hayden), Autumn Best (Mildred) I'd heard about The 4400  series being pretty good, so when the CW announced it was doing a reboot, I thought that would be a good way to pace myself in slowly without diving into a 4-season series.  The spinoff was... good? Like, it was fun and interesting, but it was never really compelling. And honestly, I felt that it spent a bit too much time trying to be very, overtly inclusive, and less time on making the story better.  It definitely had a good plot going. The concept was done we...