The weekend begins and that means figuring out what movie(s) to see this weekend.
But why settle for watching a movie? We may (or may not) be in a golden age of television so what are critics saying about this weekend's programming?
Generally television reviewers tend to look at new shows. This makes sense as most people don't jump into new shows halfway through a season. Of course this is less of an issue now that most networks will stream their shows in order to catch up the viewer and then distribute them to Netflix, Amazon or Hulu after the season is over. Very soon we may see more midseason and postseason reviews since then a reviewer really knows what a show is about.
But we are still in the old paradigm and Sonia Saraiya has taken the time to review ABC's new show Time After Time over at Variety. The show will premiere Sunday March 5th at 9pm.
Ms. Saraiya does an excellent job of not just summarizing the premiere episode but of interjecting her opinions throughout so that this review does not read like so many formulaic reviews, where first we here the summary, then we here about about the actors and/or director and/or writer and how their past work has influenced their current production, and finally a blurb about whether the thing was any good or not. Mixing the trite format works well not only for readability but it also helps when reviewing a shorter work such as a TV premiere. It allows the review to remain short and yet still provide relevant information.
Because of both of those facts (the length of the show reviewed and the blended review structure) Ms. Saraiya's review seemed a bit clipped. I would have liked a little more criticism of the actors and of the writing of the show especially since Ms, Saraiya had several insightful things to say about the executive producer Kevin Williamson and actor Josh Bowman.
Overall I like Sonia Saraiya's style. She provided me with what I wanted to know about the show without giving too much away or focusing on extraneous details. A few more details may have been helpful but I look forward to seeing more reviews from her in the future.
Friday, March 03, 2017
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