Reviews

I love Rob Lowe and will watch anything with him in it... But 911 Lone Star is so dreadful it defies belief.

Now Lowe is great given the weak ass, predictable, garbage material he's been given. His character is basically Superman but to make him more human they gave him incurable cancer and made him horribly vain. But even Lowe can't save this dumpster fire.

The rest of the cast is the who's who of political correctness (a Muslim woman, a Transgender Man, A probie who's a little "slow" and the pretty boy young guy who's gay). Then there's the female EM Captain played by Liv Tyler who tries way too hard to inject any type of emotion into her performance. She's basically a robot trying to copy human emotions and failing miserably.

Bottom line - avoid like a plague. If you're looking for your Rob Lowe fix go back and watch Parks & Rec or the last season of Code Black.

All these Aussie comedians are hilarious in their own rights and I LOVE the translation of Aussie slang and references IMDB provides in the Amazon Prime app (for example, "maggoted").

However unscripted in this environment alot are lacking in material. Especially when people are not laughing along to that material. I mean when early in the piece you have to resort to a penis jacket... The exceptions are Frank Woodley and Ann Edmonds who are fantastic.

However Rebel constantly popping in and out of the room is just annoying. And when the comedians do crack a "snigger" it's so subtle that apparently only Rebel sees it.

Will I watch all the episodes? Probably. But simply to enjoy Frank Woodley.

There's only 3 times in my life that I have actually teared up when watching a television show or movie (Ironically all of them while watching Stargate episodes) This was one of them.

David Hewlett's performance in this episode was truly inspired. Undoubtedly one of the greatest performances in the franchise''s history. He made you genuinely believe that the true Rodney McKay was slipping further and further away. He conveyed so well just how devastating it would be for a character like McKay who's entire life and self worth revolves around his intelligence to slowly lose it. From his body language to the slurred and warm tone to his words, it was truly a remarkable performance deserving of recognition.

Brilliant performances also by Jewel Staite and Kate Hewlett in conveying their characters individual and shared grief over Rodney's situation. And yes while I will admit there are plot holes in the flooded-planet situation (ie. Why didn't the scientist notice the glacier was melting?) David's heartbreaking performance makes those holes seem irrelevant.

I have rewatched this episode many times and get teary each and every time.

Honestly the idea of evil Sheppard uniquely torturing each of his colleagues in their dreams was kinda cool. But almost everything else about the episode was bloody awful.

The Bad

1. Glaring repeat of plotline of SG1 episode from Season 1 (SEASON 1!!!!!)

2. Woeful miss use of Samantha Carter. As is the theme throughout season 4 of SGA, Carter is underused and relegated to the background. It's like they forgot how to write her character.

In this episode she ends up acting like an encyclopaedia of SG1's prior missions instead of adding real substance to the story line. And Sam not having a dream where Sheppard tortures her about not cutting it as the new Atlantis leader was a missed opportunity.

3. How the evil entity was defeated was lazy writing.

4. The death of the shrink felt like an afterthought. Something added at the last minute to try and create drama where there wasn't any.

The Good

1. Major Lorne sleep walking and holding a gun on Sheppard was pretty good. But the again I've always had a soft spot for Lorne...

2. Hilarious personal stories from McKay. I especially enjoyed him admitting/warning Sheppard just how messed up he is.

No one watches NCIS LA for the crime plotlines. They are childish, predictable, unrealistic and repetitive. They watch it for the interplay between the main characters. Sam and Callen's brotherly deal, Densi and Nell/Eric chemistry and Hetty (just everything Hetty let's be honest).

The last few seasons have been a stretch and pretty weak. Bringing back Harm and Mac, Eric going to San Francisco etc.

But fundamentally the early episodes are fun to watch and re-watch.

This is the question I kept asking myself over and over. Sure Timothy Olyphant is hot and I'd watch anything with Walton Goggins in it because he always impressive... But I just don't get it.

I think I was looking for more of a serialised cop show about being a US marshal then a soap opera about a tiny Kentucky town that seems to attract a disproportionate amount of crime.

Every episode is the same basic storyline repeated over and over again. And with the exception of Goggins and Searcy the regular supporting cast is WEAK at best.

I wanted it to be better.

I find the idea of fake/arranged celebrity relationships for publicity really interesting which is why I started watching this. However the Scientology-esque cult thing was just stupid.

Look Iliza's good for the occasional laugh but there's 3 big problems in this special

1. She spends the whole time making fun of other people but then tells the audience that's not her intention. Never does she turn her "razor wit" on herself. She seems to be "above it all".

2. She drags out her jokes FAR too long. The Bachelorette bit could've been cut in half and still be just as funny

3. She overuses her "wicked witch" and "screaming banshee" impressions to the point that they become horribly irritating

In the beginning it seems like it's going to be a good psychological thrill ride. Penn Badgley OWNS the character of Joe. The character goes beyond the Hollywood cookie cutter young, handsome, psychopath and brings some real emotion, vulnerability and even a little humour to Joe.

However it all sharply descends into bad daytime soap territory when Beck comes into the picture. There is 0 to like about this chick. She's self absorbed, blames others for her problems, uses people to get what she wants and then tosses them aside when she's done. At first I was kind of relieved that the character wasn't perfect because it made things more interesting. However by the time I switched off I felt sorry for Joe and wanted him to get away from this vampire chick ASAP

While the message that mental illness can effect anyone from any walk of life is good, the clinical execution of this series is weak.

All the people that were revealed as having a mental illness were in recovery and had been for a while. If someone with a mental illness is in recovery and taking medication of course the "experts" would have difficulty identifying them. That's the point of recovery.