More Grown-Up Fantasy TV! This time I’m putting the CW’s Supernatural under the microscope. Fair warning: I haven’t watched this show the way I’ve watched my other shows. As much as I’d love to, I simply don’t have time to settle in and watch all eight seasons in a row. However, I catch it on TV quite a lot Continue reading
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Grimm: once upon a time there lived a Portland homicide detective…
Time to venture once again into Grown-Up Fantasy TV! Finally—a show available on basic cable! I realized my last three Grown-Up Fantasy shows (Carnivàle, True Blood, and Game of Thrones) are all from HBO. I promise that’s not the only network I watch. Grimm hails from NBC, and though it’s still best for grown-ups Continue reading
Carnivàle: good, evil, and a traveling circus
It’s time to take Grown-Up Fantasy TV reviews to the circus! If I had to make a list of great TV shows cancelled prematurely, HBO’s Carnivàle would be in one of the top slots. Probably few people have even heard of this show, let alone remember anything about it. That’s understandable—it only lasted two seasons Continue reading
True Blood: starts out great, but loses its bite
Back to Grown-Up Fantasy TV! This review will hone in on HBO’s fantasy/horror hit, True Blood. I thought it was only fitting to do a review for this show since the sixth season finale was just last Sunday. Yes, I did watch it. No, I won’t ruin anything for people who have it waiting on their DVRs. Spoilers ain’t my thang. Continue reading
Game of Thrones: seven families, one (ugly) throne
It’s time for another TV review theme! This round of reviews will hone in on (drum roll, please)…Grown-Up Fantasy! There’s been a steady stream of fantasy television over the last several years, and though most of it is appropriate for families, some shows are geared strictly toward adults. Of these grown-up fantasy shows, probably none of them are more clearly for adults than HBO’s huge hit, Game of Thrones. Continue reading