Blu-Ray Review: Star Trek Discovery, Season Two
Blu-Ray Reviews, TV News, TV Watch
By Dominic Messier, Founder, Editor and TV Writer After a busy and tumultuous first season, CBS All Access' foray into the Star Trek universe decided to push the envelope by tapping yet again into well known lore from the original series, while still creating new avenues to explore strange new life and civilizations. And boy oh…
Blu-Ray Review: Space 1999: The Complete Series
Blu-Ray Reviews, TV Watch
By Dominic Messier, Founder, Editor and TV Writer The year is 1975. I'm one year-old in Canada, but somewhere out there, on a British soundstage, a producer mostly known for some TV hits involving puppetry and miniatures decides he'd ride the post Star Trek vibe from the Americas and film a series in which a lunar…
By Dominic Messier, Founder, Editor and TV Writer Think back on your favorite fanged fiction. The decade is irrelevant, be it Christopher Lee or Bela Lugosi or (shudder!) George Hamilton, everyone's had their vampire fix either on the big screen or on their television sets. As a guy born in the mid-seventies, I was…
Now on Blu-Ray: Star Trek Discovery Brings the Franchise Back to TV at Maximum Warp
By Dominic Messier, Founder, Editor and TV Writer The long-awaited next chapter (or chronologically speaking, the previous?) in the Star Trek canon has now hit the home video format after a successful first season outing on the CBS All-Access premium channel, and like many of its predecessors, it doesn't disappoint one bit. Despite its…
Now on Blu-Ray: Classic MacGyver Series Debut Hits HD Format in All Its Duct Tape Glory
By Dominic Messier, Founder, Editor and TV Writer We've all heard the various MacGyver jokes over the years: "Here's an apple, a pen and some matches…now go build me a bomb!" The versatility with which the TV anti-hero, whose ability to create solutions to complex problems using everyday items became an 80s trademark in its…
Now on Blu-Ray: Supergirl Season 3 Raises the Stakes Punch by Punch
By Dominic Messier, Founder, Editor and TV Writer Having found its solid within the DC Television Universe — not to mention the Arrowverse as well thanks to clever crossovers, Supergirl shows no sign of slowing down as it introduces villains old and new, delves further into its characters' personal struggles and successes, while also…
TV Review: Mayans MC Brings the Kurt Sutter Magic Touch Back to TV
By Dominic Messier, Founder, Editor and TV Writer In the world of television, four years may seem like forever and a day between original shows and spin-offs. Or, in the case of revivals (think Murphy Brown, Will & Grace, etc.), it might seem like no time has passed at all. In the case of…
Now on Blu-Ray: Twin Peaks Limited Series Event as Weird as Ever…Now with More Cooper!
Blu-Ray Review by Dominic Messier, Founder, Editor and TV Critic There's something to be said about the unique experience of viewing an eclectic drama the likes of David Lynch's Twin Peaks. With its quirky narrative style, its haunting synth tones and mind-warping twists, it was a refreshing alternative to the primetime pablum from 1990 television….
TV Review: The Orville Crashes Upon Launch
By Dominic Messier, Founder, Editor-in-Chief and TV Writer An early starter in the 2017 Fall TV season, The Orville holds much promise with writer and star Seth MacFarlane as the captain of a newly minted Earth Ship in the 25th Century. Alas, its lowbrow humor pulls the show down like a gravity well, causing…
TV Watch: 21 Thunder Keeps the Ball Rolling On and Off the Field
TV Review by Dominic Messier, Founder, Editor-in-Chief and Head Writer Following in the steps of many successful sports-based dramas currently on television (and in past years), CBC's latest primetime series Thunder 21 digs deep into the behind-the-scenes politics and decisions that can make or break an athletic career. Filled with fleshed-out personal conflicts of…