Thursday, February 20, 2020

More TV Shows

1.  Ted Bundy Falling for a Killer.. The only thing I want to say is that I love series that explore the infamous crimes and the people that surround them..

This series is based on the women that Ted Bundy had a relationship with.. his long time girlfriend Elizabeth Kendall and her daughter Molly along with survivors .. the series reflects on the trauma that they faced at his hands and the psychology behind his hatred of women..

I also highly recommend the recent 20/20 show highlighting Ted Bundy.. Season 41 Episode 24 titled Bundy..

2.  Hunters .. Although Hunters is a new series that I have just started .. I highly recommend it .. it stars Al Pacino one of my favorite actors..  The Amazon series is about a group of vigilantes who take justice into their own hands.. seeking out Nazis living in 70s America.. striking back for the Holocaust.. the series is also supposed to be based on true events.. because at one time there were Nazi hunters that actively sought out Nazi who scattered after the war..  I really can't offer more information as of yet.. since the series is so new.. but I am hopeful that it will be a good one..

3.  Tommy .. CBS Abigail "Tommy" Thomas (Edie Falco) is the first female police chief in LA.. and a former NYPD officer .. although this series is still new Falco is one of my favorite actresses playing a nurse addicted to narcotics in Nurse Jackie..  In this series however she plays a honest hard-hitting officer who is met with resistance at every turn..  LOVE IT so far .. and definitely a series worth watching..

4.  Picard.. CBS is set at the end of the 24th century  and many years after the events of Star Trek Nemesis.. Patrick Stewart reprises his role of Jean Luc Picard.. a retired admiral who after the loss of his friend LT commander Data searches for his offspring .. Although this series is again very new .. I have to admit my heart jumped at being able to see another Star Trek series introduced .. so far I love it.. definitely a series for all Star Trek fans..  and hopefully will introduce Star Trek to many new viewers..

5.  Fortunate Son.. is a espionage drama series and follows an American activist family who after being chased into Canada by the FBI .. the mother decides to help smuggle draft dodgers and war deserters across the border to escape the Vietnam War.. The series is based on the experiences of Mary Cox the mother of co executive producer Tom Cox ..who helped American draft dodgers cross the border into Canada during the Vietnam War.. although the series is new it looks highly interesting..

6.  The Pharmacist  ..Netflix.. another newly released series.. is about a small town pharmacist Dan Schneider who embarks on a crusade to strike back at the nation's opioid epidemic after losing his son in a drug related shooting.. it is a TV crime documentary ..highlighting giant pharmaceutical companies that because of their greed .. have blanketed America with narcotics..  However I must confess my views are that even though they marketed their products to doctors .. my belief has always been that the real culprit in the opioid crisis still lands on the shoulders of prescribers that didn't monitor the amount of narcotics that were given to patients.. doctor shopping and ultimately the drug addicts themselves.. after all people that are not addicts don't take narcotics to get high but instead use them responsibly..

Monday, February 17, 2020

I know I haven't been posting and I am truly sorry for that.. but I have been intensely busy.. I must confess my new grandson was born .. and I had a truly busy appointment schedule in January..

Shows I am watching.. that are must see shows everyone should see

1.  Homeland .. just started it's last season to which I have to admit just from what I have seen looks to be amazing  

Homeland  is an American terrorism spy thriller drama that premiered in 2011. (Wow that was a mouthful .. but it is).. Homeland is everything you would want in a politics based fight on terrorism thriller series that shows how people risk their lives hunting down terrorist abroad and domestic.

All though the series focuses on a covert CIA operative (played by Claire Danes) who is bipolar. The show does touch upon many of the issues facing this country, and although this is series of fiction it is gripping and has an exceptional cast.  I have read that the 8th season will be its last and will start in June 2019.  Trust me this series is a must see, and I will be sad to see it end..

Note  .. Other dramas with similar content worth mentioning are Blacklist and the NCIS, both equally entertaining.

2.  For Life.. 2020 -  is a new ABC legal drama series..  The series is based on the true story of Isaac Wright Jr.. who was imprisoned for a crime that he didn't commit and while incarcerated became a licensed attorney..  Attorney Wright helped to overturn approximately twenty inmates who were wrongfully convicted.. before finally proving his own innocence.. Oddly enough Power another crime series I dearly loved which had been produced by rapper Curtis "50 cent" Jackson.. is now behind this series.. 

I love the series and definitely look for it to be a real hit for ABC... 


3.  Outlander .. another one of my favorite binge worthy series just started it's 5th season and I can hardly wait to see all the twists and turns this season will most assuredly bring..

Outlander 2014 - This is a Starz series and definitely a series I find exceptional. The story follows Claire Randall Fraser and Jamie Fraser love story throughout the years.

Season 1 - Shows how WWII nurse Claire Randall and her husband Frank Randall are visiting Scotland when she travels through the stones to the 18th century.  Out of necessity she is married to Jamie Fraser a Highlander clansmen but soon they both fall deeply in love with one another. The clan being pursued by the British redcoats and Claire is soon deemed a healer. The season ends with Jamie being captured and tortured by a sadistic British Officer.  I will say that after watching the first season I was hooked and have not missed one episode since.

Season 2 - Without giving too many details away Claire and Jamie have traveled to France and the British officer makes an appearance but Claire convinces Jamie not to kill him until Frank Randall's ancestry can be assured. During this time Claire loses a baby and they set sail to return to Scotland, however after Jamie learns of her 2nd pregnancy he convinces her to return through the stones before the Battle of Culloden a fight that the Highlanders are in history destined to lose. After returning to the 20th century, she finds herself agreeing to raise the baby with Frank.

Season 3 - During this season you learn that Jamie was gravely injured at Culloden but was spared execution and imprisoned. He befriends the Governor who later paroles him to work at an English estate where Jamie fathers a son. Later Jamie leaves to return to Scotland and becomes a printer. After 20 years pass Claire has now become a doctor, Frank has died and she finds out during a visit to Scotland with Brianna and vows to return to him. It is hard to explain all the details but after Claire returns to find Jamie married to a widow woman however upon her return it nullifies the marriage. The two end up chasing after Jamie's nephew Ian traveling through the Caribbean and ending up shipwrecked in the Americas.

Season 4 - Has just started but they have have already traveled to North Carolina and visited Jamie's aunt on a plantation were slavery is sadly witnessed. They decide to travel north, where they end up claiming a piece of land called Fraser's Ridge and making it their home. While not trying to give too much away they settled tensions with their neighbors the Cherokees, Jamie was able to see his son as he traveled through with the Governor, and Jamie found his old friend Murtagh. Meanwhile after turning down Roger's marriage proposal Brianna finds out that both her mother and dad are doomed to die in a fire and goes to travel through the stones to warn them.  After finding out that Brianna has gone to the stones he decides to follow her into the past. Season 4 is not yet over however I can say so far Brianna has arrived and Roger finally found her but I will not say more.  I will say that this is an absolutely wonderful series and one that is definitely full of drama and tragic events. Please watch and let me know if you enjoy it as much as I have.

Season 5 .. Just started but this series is definitely one everyone should see..  

4.  Good Girls.. just started it's new season as well.. and I love this show a light-hearted comedy crime series..  


Good Girls 2018  - is a crime comedy drama on NBC.. The series follows three suburban Detroit mothers.. and two of them are sisters.. All three women are having a hard time making ends meet, as well as having their own family issues on top of that.. They ultimately decide to pull off a robbery at a supermarket where one of the sisters works.. only to discover that they have just gotten themselves in over their heads .. when they realize the money they stole was being laundered.. and now they owe him money.. I loved the first season last year.. the series is really funny .. and at times touching .. It also holds your attention from start to finish.. Loved the first season and the second season just started .. You got to see this show if you haven't already.. Love Love Love it.. A definite must see