Grey’s Anatomy Adds a Transgender Character
Grey’s Anatomy started off season 14 with some new interns. The intern Casey Parker is played by Alex Blue Davis. I was absolutely thrilled by Casey Parker and the way he came into the story.
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Previews of Coming Attractions
I’ve got a bunch of previews for you today. I give you my capsule comments. I’d love to hear yours in the comments.
Brain Dump: Wynonna Earp, Nashville, The Bold Type
Time for a television watcher’s brain dump. This week I’ll offload short thoughts about Wynonna Earp, Nashville, and The Bold Type.
Two Momentous Cast Members Join Nashville on CMT
Moving Nashville to CMT brought out even more of the bold in this country music series. Stars Connie Britton and Hayden Panettiere will be joined by Jen Richards and Rhiannon Giddens for the 5th season beginning Jan. 5, 2017.
Watch This: Nashville Teaser from CMT
I was thrilled when Nashville found a new network so it could carry on for a 5th season. I’ve been a fan of this show from the first – dragged in by a love of Connie Britton, and held in by the other great characters and the music.
Women Led Media Dominate the GLAAD Awards Nominations
The GLAAD Media Awards recognize and honor media for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and the issues that affect their lives. This year the major nominations feature many women led films and series with either lesbian or female transgender characters helming the lead roles.
Review: Ricki and the Flash
Lucky for me I’m not a critic. It seems to me that the main job of a critic is to watch a fun and enjoyable movie or TV show and find things wrong with it so as to make it unenjoyable for anyone else to watch. Which leads to my point: Ricki and the Flash is fun and enjoyable. Lukewarm …
Brain Dump: Characters We Love to Hate
A brain dump is a series of short thoughts on this and that. Today I have a theme: characters we love to hate. American Crime I have not discovered one likeable character in American Crime. Every person in the story – from the cops to the victims to the families to the criminals – is truly fucked up. I can …
Review: Orphan Black “Mingling Its Own Nature With It”
This episode of Orphan Black, “Mingling Its Own Nature With It” starts with Sarah (Tatiana Maslany), Kira (Skyler Wexler), and Felix (Jordan Gavaris) sleeping in the woods in the stolen truck. We see Sarah struggle to find safety for Kira, Allison crack under pressure, Cosima do an autopsy on a new clone, and Helena get married. What an episode! The …
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The Brain Dump: Random Short Thoughts
A brain dump is one of those things I do when I have just a thought to share on something. It’s a random mess. Neil deGrasse Tyson is so genial and agreeable on Cosmos. He states the science in the friendliest possible way. But, underneath his low-key style is the knowledge that he’s showing all the misguided fools who don’t …