It’s that time of the year again! I’m finally ready to reveal the winners of the thirty categories. This is the 4th IJR Awards, but also the biggest yet. To see the nominees for the following thirty awards, go here and here. Continue reading “4th I’m Jeffrey Rex Awards – 2016”
When you watch the high number shows of that people who review television do, you get a ton of surprises, but you’re also often reminded of the greatness of a show that you may have underestimated in the past. This year shows like Westworld, The Night Of, and Stranger Things really surprised me. Whereas I was reminded how great BoJack Horseman and House of Cards can be.
Continue reading “Top Ten TV-Shows of 2016”
Today I’m revealing the first half of the 2016 nominations for this blog’s IJR Awards (I’m Jeffrey Rex Awards, but you probably already guessed that). The two legend awards (Film Legend and TV Legend) aren’t getting any nominees, instead I’ll reveal the winners, or honorees, in the eventual IJR Awards 2016 post.
Continue reading “IJR Awards 2016: Nominations Announced, Part One of Two”
The following review of HBO’s Limited Series ‘The Night Of’ contains spoilers for the entire series.
The Night Of is about the murder of a young woman named Andrea Cornish (played by Sofia Black D’Elia). Andrea was killed on an October night, after having slept with Nasir ‘Naz’ Khan (played by Riz Ahmed), a Pakistani-American college student, who took her for a ride in a ‘stolen’ cab car, before returning to her home to spend the night.
Naz flees from the scene of the crime, but is apprehended later the same night. The protagonist of The Night Of soon makes an appearance, as John Stone (played by John Turturro), a lawyer, decides to take on Naz’s case. Soon Stone and Khan must prove that Naz didn’t murder Andrea Cornish, while the show highlights what is wrong with the system.
Continue reading “REVIEW: The Night Of (2016 – Mini-Series)”
The following is a quick spoiler review of the third episode of the HBO Limited Series “The Night Of.”
In the third episode of The Night Of (“A Dark Crate”), Naz (played by Riz Ahmed) meets the prison inmates at Rikers Island, including Freddy (played by Michael K. Williams), and Stone (played by John Turturro) negotiates a deal with Naz’s parents.
Continue reading “REVIEW: The Night Of – “A Dark Crate””
The following is a quick spoiler review of the second episode of the HBO Limited Series “The Night Of.”
In the second episode of The Night Of (“Subtle Beast”), Naz (played by Riz Ahmed) struggles with his new surroundings and realizes he has no one to truly trust. No one truly cares about our Naz. Detective Box (played by Bill Camp) and Jack Stone (played by John Turturro) represent both sides of the system, and Naz is, sadly, being used by both of those sides. Continue reading “REVIEW: The Night Of – “Subtle Beast””
The following is a quick review of the first episode of the HBO Limited Series “The Night Of.”
The Night Of, which is based on Peter Moffat’s Criminal Justice, follows Nasir “Naz” Khan (played by Riz Ahmed), a Pakistani-American college student, on the night that he is arrested for the murder of a young woman (played by Sofia Black-D’Elia). But there’s more to the story than meets the eye. Continue reading “REVIEW: The Night Of – “The Beach””
Testing Television is a new recurring series of posts. In Testing Television, I give you five intriguing pieces of news from the world of television entertainment, followed by the main topic of the show. Finally, under ‘Spotlight’, I highlight a show I highly recommend. As of right now, Testing Television is unscheduled, but it may get a set date every week or month, if the format works.
In this post of Testing Television, I ask whether or not the sixth season of HBO’s massive hit, Game of Thrones, is better than we have ever seen before. Today, I highly recommend the great show Chuck, which is probably the best spy-comedy ever. But first, here are the five pieces of television news that you have to know about. Continue reading “Game Of Thrones: Better Than Ever? – Testing Television #2”
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