Entries from October 2014 ↓
October 31st, 2014 — From The Feeds
So there's this new show on
FOX ABC set in New York called
New Amsterdam Forever. Starring
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Ioan Gruffudd, it's about an immortal
cop medical examiner who wants more than anything to be normal. Each week, he solves crimes with the help of an impossibly beautiful but damaged, brunette cop. We often see flashbacks of his colorful past as they relate to the episode. Oh, our protagonist also has an unusually close bond with an elderly man. I've never seen anything quite like it...
Coincidences aside,
Forever is more like
Elementary (with a dash of fantasy) than
New Amsterdam -- there was even a Sherlock Holmes reference in the second episode. When it comes to death, Dr. Henry Morgan is the smartest guy in the room. Two hundred years worth of wisdom often allows him to determine the cause of puzzling deaths with just a cursory look at the body. Henry also happens to suffer from a rather peculiar condition, one that prevents him from staying dead. Any mortal injury causes him to instantly disappear and then reappear, good as new, in a body of water -- naked as a jaybird.
I like supernatural protagonists but they never seem to catch on in a big way with viewers. NBC's
Dracula came and went last season without much fanfare, and we all know what happened to
New Amsterdam. The procedural aspect here is okay, but
Elementary and
Sherlock already have the know-it-all-British-guy ground covered. The setting doesn't help matters either. You'd think an eternal being would take a more low profile job and reside in a nondescript small town. Honestly, I'm not sure if the fantasy element is that compelling. What's Henry's goal? Break the curse of immortality, grow old, and die. Yeah, because that whole living forever thing really gets old after a while...
New Amsterdam's protagonist would become mortal when he found his true love,
Highlander was about winning the prize, and
Forever Knight was about a vampire struggling to regain his humanity. Even though it shares similar elements,
Forever seems a little aimless compared to those shows. Obviously, things could become clearer as the season progresses, but I have my doubts. Ratings have been a little shaky, but ABC might stick with it a while longer and so will I...
October 31st, 2014 — From The Feeds
After a long, long, loooong time away, Cinema Fromage is back in an all new way! That’s right, my lovely wife and I have teamed up once again to bring our old Midnight Muenster podcast back from the dead! Only this time, we’re calling it Cinema Fromage in the spirit of the films we plan [...]
October 31st, 2014 — From The Feeds
Tales Of The Frightened-Nightmare http://oldtimeradiodvd.com
October 31st, 2014 — From The Feeds
Tales Of The Frightened-Nightmare http://oldtimeradiodvd.com
October 31st, 2014 — From The Feeds
Tales Of The Frightened-Nightmare http://oldtimeradiodvd.com
October 31st, 2014 — From The Feeds
Tales Of The Frightened-Nightmare http://oldtimeradiodvd.com
October 28th, 2014 — From The Feeds
Tales Of The Frightened-Call At Midnight http://oldtimeradiodvd.com
October 28th, 2014 — From The Feeds
Tales Of The Frightened-Call At Midnight http://oldtimeradiodvd.com
October 28th, 2014 — From The Feeds
Tales Of The Frightened-Call At Midnight http://oldtimeradiodvd.com
October 28th, 2014 — From The Feeds
Tales Of The Frightened-Call At Midnight http://oldtimeradiodvd.com
October 28th, 2014 — From The Feeds
Tales Of The Frightened-Call At Midnight http://oldtimeradiodvd.com
October 24th, 2014 — From The Feeds
Tales Of The Frightened-Hands Of Fate http://oldtimeradiodvd.com
October 24th, 2014 — From The Feeds
Tales Of The Frightened-Hands Of Fate http://oldtimeradiodvd.com
October 24th, 2014 — From The Feeds
Tales Of The Frightened-Hands Of Fate http://oldtimeradiodvd.com
October 24th, 2014 — From The Feeds
Tales Of The Frightened-Hands Of Fate http://oldtimeradiodvd.com
