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Based on: Prequel series to Yellowstone Created & written by: Taylor Sheridan Starring:  Sam Elliott (Shea Brennan), Tim McGraw (James Dutton), Faith Hill (Margaret Dutton), Isabel May (Elsa Dutton), LaMonica Garrett (Thomas), Marc Rissmann (Josef), Audie Rick (John Dutton, Sr) 1883  trailer: Following being blown away by the magnificence of 1923 , I decided to give this other mini-sized prequel series a try. And I was again blown away.  For those unfamiliar with the Yellowstone  universe, Yellowstone  itself came first, which is about a modern cattle ranching family (the Duttons) fighting against the encroaching spread of a nearby city. Yellowstone  then spawned this prequel series, which is about the original Duttons traveling from Tennessee to Montana. The success of 1883  led to its own prequel series, 1923 , which has in turn spawned one or two others, like Lawmen: Bass Reeves.   To zoom in on 1883 , we meet the Dutton patriarch, James, w...

  Created by: Vince Gilligan Written by: Vince Gilligan, Patty Lin, George Mastras, Peter Gould Starring: Bryan Cranston (Walter White), Anna Gunn (Skyler White), Aaron Paul (Jesse Pinkman), Dean Norris (Hank Schrader), Betsy Brandt (Marie Schrader), RJ MItte (Walter White, Jr) Breaking Bad  season 1 trailer:  (Not the best trailer, but it was hard to find one for just season 1!) I tried this show once, many years ago. The very  awkward (and, I still maintain, very unnecessary) sex scene in the pilot coupled with the gross body disposal in the second fully turned me off, and I quit.  FFW about ten years to the present, it's become a landmark franchise with near-universal critical acclaim, spawned an even-more-successful spinoff in Better Call Saul,  and I pretty much haven't met someone who didn't like it. Considering this, and seeing how short the first season is, I decided to give it another whirl.  I'm glad I did. Like with many ...

Created by Joseph Bennett & Charles Huettner Written by: Joseph Bennett, Charles Huettner Sean Buckelew, James Merrill, Jenny Deiker Restivo, Jillian Goldfluss Starring: Sunita Mani (Ursula), Wunmi Mosaku (Azi), Alia Shawkat (Levi), Bob Stephenson (Sam), Ted Travelstead (Kamen)  Scavengers Reign  season 1 trailer: I'm a big sucker for original sci-fi. It's why I tuned into the ultimately-disappointing Raised by Wolves , and into The Ark  and Beacon 23 , the latter of which I have yet to review.  I'm delighted to say  Scavengers Reign  held up, beginning to end.  It's a fairly simple story, in concept: the colonial ship Demeter  crash-lands on an alien planet. Several crew members escaped in pods prior to the main ship landing, and their pods landed in scattered locations across a vast area. Now these crew members have to make their way back to the crashed remains of the Demeter  for a chance to regroup and possibly make it back ...

Based on: the Biblical gospels of Jesus Created & Directed by: Dallas Jenkins Written by: Dallas Jenkins, Ryan Swanson and Tyler Thompson Starring:  Shahar Isaac (Simon), Jonathan Roumie (Jesus), Elizabeth Tabish (Mary Magdalene), Paras Patel (Matthew), Noah James (Andrew), Lara Silva (Eden), Shaan Sharma (Shmuel), Nick Shakoour (Zebedee), George H. Xanthis (John), Abe Bueno-Jallad (Big James), Brandon Potter (Quintus), Kirk B. R. Woller (Gaius), Giavani Cairo (Thaddeus), Jordan Walker Ross (Little James), Joey Vahedi (Thomas), Yasmine Al-Bustami (Ramah), Vanessa Benavente (Mary) The Chosen  season 3 trailer: I'm so happy that The Chosen 's season 1 wasn't just lightning in a bottle, an isolated success.  The series hasn't declined in either season 2 or 3, though season 2 did feel like more of a bridge. Unlike the previous seasons, this third one has focused more on much-needed character development...