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9-1-1: There Goes the Groom
(2024)
Episode 6, Season 7

Whose Chimney ?
Waited a few weeks to finally see this wedding episode and felt who cares, where everyone takes a break from saving people just to have the entire cast get together and celebrate Maddie and Howard's wedding. Where is the groom , is he awol , did something bad happen to him , why yes something really bad occurred from a flashback he basically got poisoned from saving a man from a vent shaft that man dies , omg not Chimney , flashbacks of Doug meeting him in his mind were cool , Maddie's ex up to his old tricks acting like Satan, that was the highlight of the episode. Hope Chimney gets his SUV back.

Strike: Troubled Blood: Part 4
(2022)
Episode 4, Season 4

Its Christmas , leave the chocolates alone.
Wow , I like that the writer and director of this series used actors from the mid 60's including Tom Burke's mom , that told you the creator of the show had respect for them. Robin , Michael , Carol and one of the most bizarre performances of the show.

Anna Calder- Marshall who played Janice Beattie modern day.

The chemistry between Strike and Robin is totally professional , am so glad that they solved the case and Margot can rest now that the guilty party can make tea for the prison guards. Gangsters , musicians , nurses , doctors , family all fit in for this entry , whose the killer or killers.

American Gigolo: East of Eden
(2022)
Episode 8, Season 1

That's a wrap.
Eight decent episodes that wrapped up one season and should be the end , cause so much happened in this episode and so many answers were given .

Showtime over the years has put out good shows like Ray Donovan and Shameless and many other's , but in all fairness this show should be one season , the charactors performed well , the leads especially Julian and Sunday and the young Julian who also played his son did a good job.

The grown up Isabella , wow her performance makes evil witches look innocent , her portrayal shows basically you dont mess with her.

Julian is free to do what he does best .

9-1-1: Home Invasion
(2022)
Episode 5, Season 6

Hoover and Noah, which one would be a great pal.
I enjoyed this episode , very moving , everyone gets involved including the raccoon. Home Invasion , wow this is so real , must be a leak , no way Maggie would be the one , we just got her back . Hoover cleans house and gives some the sniffles, but in his case gets a new home .

Noah something about this guy is so shifty and shady , but I feel Maggie is on her toes and will find the truth about these home invasions causing innocent people to get hurt . Hiring a person to take care of the house , literally cleaning house can take a toll on family , makes you want to eat dinner in the bathtub. WOW.

Heavenly Radio
(2021)

Cable version named Lust in Limbo.
This actual film was released in April of 2021 .

3 months later Jake Adams in whom Misty Stone takes his cherry dies in a motorcycle accident , in Encino, California, in this movie he dies of a heart attack. He was actually a decent actor besides an adult performer . The sex scenes were alright , but there was this one babe who was loud as hell, may be Sofi Ryan , nice body but the guy she was with acted like a mannequin.

Two guys in this film could actually be brothers the mannequin - Robby Echo and Tyler Nixon. Misty Stone was great as the host of Heavenly Radio .

Power Book IV: Force: Family Business
(2022)
Episode 10, Season 1

There is always a death ....
Power Book IV : Force wraps up a very entertaining first season , great performances by the entire cast especially Joseph Sikora . It's sad when you get use to an charactor such as devoted Liliana to get gunned down by a unlikely foe , but she was an soldier right to the end.

Now seems family has gotten bigger for Tommy and his brother and now a son and a shady mom.

The Flynn's have been divided , old man vs the kids.

Diamond and his bro dividing the neighborhoods.

But life goes on for everyone still breathing for season 2 to resume the shootings and more drugs being made and families being torn up .

9-1-1: Lone Star: Shift-Less
(2022)
Episode 16, Season 3

The past has caught up.
I enjoyed this episode , it really captured Owen's past and why he was angry and finally ended in knowing he was not to blame for his younger brother's death , it was just an accident and he held it inside for 38 years, his dad felt ashamed all those years and never spoke to him as he should have but ran away instead, eventually getting remarried. Cameo's really made this episode stand out , his dad Robert Pine from Chips , who also is Chris Pine's dad, his dad's 2nd wife Constance Towers who will be 89 in a few weeks who was married to John Gavin and star of movies and soap's, his own brother Chad who directs episodes of the show , that was nice to see them act together. Then the last scene where Owen takes his surfing board out , where his brother died to do a few waves in memory and closure .

Resident Alien: Alien Dinner Party
(2022)
Episode 8, Season 2

I just love pie .
Loved this episode , best of season 2.

The cast all got together for a party , even the baby made an appearance and ate a raccoon , i guess it was hungry.

Harry and Asta are clicking , the mayor is weak as water though .

Lies and more lies in a 7 minute speech was fun to watch , D'Arcy (orange hair woman ) she is so cool , got to love her charactor always in the middle of everything going around.

Harry gets shot at the end , Asta saves the night .

9-1-1: Boston
(2022)
Episode 12, Season 5

Makes a huge difference , Maddie and Chim saves the day.
After last week's meltdown when everything turned to goo, we finally get emotional and real , Jennifer Love Hewitt and Kenneth Choi are the reason why this show is surviving. Was nice to have a guest spot also fill in this episode with A J Cook from Criminal Minds, her uplifting portrayal of a mom who was having her own difficulties was moving. Clearly was kleenex episode.

9-1-1: Lone Star: The Bird
(2022)
Episode 9, Season 3

Emotional , and so caring .
I have to say i liked the caring performance of Marjan , when you watch week to week and see the charactors do their job , you realize they are real , they have feelings for each other , they are a family and support each other.

Marjan was great , in the doctor's office when she had all the answers and Paul just looked at her thinking did i forget my lines , but in all honesty she cares for his health and well being . She ended up saving his life by breaking down a oak door , strong foot :) I actually felt sorry for Ginsburg , travelling across the country by way of UPS , then realizing he went from a heart attack after Owen apologized to him, after 20 plus years , poor bird , so glad Owen did not keep a huge cat .

TK at 5 years of age started his issues with life and death scenarios , did not know how to swim , mother saved him , drugs and more drugs use , mom saved him , returning from near death in a blizzard , mom brought him back with love and cookies. His mom was great and came to terms with her passing at that group session , heart felting when actors can delve deep in their roles.

The Deuce: Finish It
(2019)
Episode 8, Season 3

Took 3 years but finally watched the end.
The cast was amazing for three years , reality check on how life was back in the mid 80's in New York City.

The ending May 2019 was great ending with an aged grey in the face James Franco , who played the twins with grace and dignity and showed us , he could act . The ending thru memories of 1971 , on how the charactors began and some spoke like Maggie on her film without sex in which would have done better if there would have been instead was released as an R rating.

All the ghosts shown and Abby shown walking thru the streets on her cell phone. Narration by Vince , wrapped up the show that brought us 15 years thru the eyes of the cast in 3 decent years on HBO.

The Deuce: That's a Wrap
(2019)
Episode 7, Season 3

Lori Madison , reflection on the mid 80's .
There is really no need to break this episode down , fine acting by all the cast , but following adult movies back in the 80's and watching a few actresses taking their own lives , cause of their careers just not working out , I believe that Lori Madison , well played by Emily Meade , could only end the way she did herself in , thinking of Shauna Grant , early 20's . Made movies then all of the sudden blew her own head off with a shotgun , depressed then gone so young. Tell you that life , not making the best decisions causes people to do such foolish acts . The Deuce was real and so many people lived it and so many people died back in the 80's , was so sad and became history .

Ray Donovan: The Movie
(2022)

It all came together.
Am glad that the sequel to the end of 2020 has come to the end.

The charactors that made the show all worked , the backbone and all the ribs played their roles professionally like real life , they all fit into place.

Ray Donovan , his family are a giant heart beating and its sad that Mickey Donovan went out that way , but it was the end of a really cool charactor , one you hated or loved , Jon Voight was memorable.

Ray Donovan a man , a father , a husband , and a good friend , but he had a grudge all his life and almost right to the end he took it to the grave .

The show was great all those years and this movie wrapped up all the loose ends , it could go on , but it wont , when Ray comes out of the pool as an adult , he realizes he is free , he made peace .

Dexter: New Blood: Sins of the Father
(2022)
Episode 10, Season 1

Dexter - The Alternate Ending.
The writers , I give them a lot of credit , took them 8 years to come out with this alternate ending , in which ended the same as season 8 - Death.

Dexter survives a hurricane only to end up dying in this ending.

They gave you 10 more thrilling episodes to enjoy another run or poke at your favorite cleaner in which he got rid of a deer killer , a drug seller , a henchman and a serial killer and last of all a stupid cop/coach .

Bottom line , this was their first choice of the Alternate ending of a great show named Dexter , Michael. C. Hall was superb and made Showtime a great station to watch for 9 years.

Dexter may be back , but only in another Alternate Ending .

Maybe , just maybe there was never a hurricane and this time Dexter , Hanna , Harrison are living peacefully in Argentina ,

Yellowstone: Grass on the Streets and Weeds on the Rooftops
(2022)
Episode 10, Season 4

Like I said before , don't expect cops and robbers , murder mayhem , lost keys to the Porsche.
Season 4 gets wrapped up and was entirely filmed in 2020.

All over Montana , such as Darby , Hamilton , Missoula , Helena , this season was filmed , well fans of Montana and the extra's used from these places , you get thumbs up for reality.

Summer Higgins needs a new profession cause it looks like she will be picking up the trash and weeds along the highway for at least 5 years, kinda lucky when you have a John Dutton as a friend.

Jamie's real dad put into perspective by Beth gets taken out , removed by Jamie at his home along the brook , you could say he did it for his real family the Duttons.

Jimmy says goodbye to the Dutton Ranch , says goodbye to all his fellow ranch hands (great scene) . Floyd and Jimmy was a positive highlight to watch , said something about maturity , Floyd is definitely a father to Rip and now Jimmy , senior wrangler can always be the best friend to a youngster including the kid.

Beth , what can you say about her , she is the back bone of getting things done , especially in communication , her way of expressing what needs to be done and wow she travelled a lot of miles in this season finale , especially waiting for Jamie down by the Wyoming border where the train station is located , wait hold it right there, snap .

Listen to the wolf and she will lead you to two paths , omg Kaycee you did not listen and now looks like in season 5, Monica may have problems with her pregnancy , silly man the wrong path was danger and the right path was Murdocks for a really nice winter jacket.

Well looks like Beth is now Mrs Beth Dutton Wheeler , yes she and Rip gets hitched at the ranch in her golden sparkly dress , sweet , wait i mean nice.

There was a scene in which the kid calls Beth , mama and she said your mama is dead like Beth's , well Beth gave him a home and a job , lighten up , call him son , Rip likes him more then earlier and so does you , you cant have kids , you inherited the boy , call him son. Do a Jamie adopt him .

Season 5 in the eyes of fans should be it , Taylor Sheridan did an amazing job writing Montana Ranch life of today but in all fairness end Yellowstone in a positive fashion.

Dexter: New Blood: The Family Business
(2022)
Episode 9, Season 1

Wiggles gets his Christmas present.
Brings back memories when we use to go to a dear friend's house and trade gifts under the tree , but that never happened cause of Wiggles , he was that clown always coming over drunk scaring the kids .

Ok getting back to the best episode of the season. Dexter is now up to 4 kills and this one deserved to die first, all the way back in the beginning , but no the producers of the show had to drag us the fans into his dark side of killing runaways then preserving them in his freight box in the ground in the forest , each woman basically pickled in a glass booth wearing a white nighty.

The father to son conversations were memorable , just to show you being Dexter he can be a great dad and now his son listens to him even more now then before.

Oh yes , looks like Dexter , Debra , Harrison and Van Goat will have to look for a new cabin in the woods , looks like someone purposely burned their house down , I blame the wolf , yes he was looking for the pigs, but hey the wolf got chopped up then put in the fire , yippy no more wolf the runaways are safe now.

Took 9 episodes , but finally Harrison opened up about his faults and heading into the finale , may become Dexter junior , cause it looks like the original Dexter is going to the big house , yes his off and on girlfriend wants to become the mayor of Iron Lake.

Personally i would watch Dexter Jr , but only if Harrison was like 10 years older and was some other actor completely , am surprised that the producers were able to find such a wooden actor.

Debra directed this episode under the name Mrs Wiggles.

Dexter: New Blood: Unfair Game
(2021)
Episode 8, Season 1

I sense a very sharp knife tonight in a closed room.
Dexter needs to stab someone especially after getting shot in his leg , making him run in the freezing cold weather. I bet he misses Miami :)

Kurt making a great impression on Harrison , venison and scotch then hunt him down after taking him to batting practice , such a cool dude.

Good news everyone Debra was also in the freezing cold warning Dexter that she also misses Miami :)

Some police work was in this episode .

Finally Dexter finds a knife and yes he gets his second kill using a knife in this series , so everyone out there keeping count he has 3 kills , 2 knives and a mercy kill by way of drugs yippy.

Yellowstone: No Such Thing as Fair
(2021)
Episode 9, Season 4

People have to understand this ain't no Dallas.
Sure blame the writer , oh wait blame Travis , no wait blame Taylor Sheridan for poor writing for season 4 to be concluded in season 5 , seems people want shootouts and mayhem weekly , after episode one the show became a late night soap opera.

Now for the real picture in this episode , fine writing as usual , thank you Taylor Sheridan , each episode depicts the wholesome image how ranching is , families appear to be really fighting , talking crap about one another . Life in the country is just as hard as in the city .

Trusting and surviving and realizing that family can really be a major pain in the ass. Everyone serves a purpose including the wolf.

Kelly Reilly is a ticking bomb and yes the old man can't control her actions , they had two squabbles one for breakfast and then one for dinner, she is losing it.

Finn Little's charactor had a sudden change and appears to be human after all and he learns to ride a horse and take all the ranch hands money in 5 card stud.

Jefferson White to me deserves some kind of award , actually a Sag for best supporting actor in a limited tv series. His portrayal of Jimmy is amazing , from the beginning until now this guy's charactor seems to get it . Also he takes some great shots of history with his camera .

Ruby's Cafe from last week filmed in Missoula ,Mt , was set in Belgrade just outside Bozeman , so anybody from Missoula , don't be upset or confused.

Kevin Costner bumps into Will Patton , just could imagine during filming ,wow its been 33 years that they acted together in No Way Out.

Last of don't forget Luke Grimes is on the top of the hill for four days and four nights no food no water , maybe the Wolf may walk on by with a beer.

Nash Bridges
(2021)

Had to be a fan in the beginning , I was .......
Always admired Don Johnson way back from Miami Vice , even went back to the 70's in some films , 80's and 90's movies as well.

This show originally was fun from 96 till 2001 , twenty years later Nash Bridges still has a spark , Nash bridges could work for my age and advanced , younger crowds no way , they would be asking omg that's Dakota's dad , wow he is like 100 , well not quite at 72 Don Johnson is still Nash and he still can kick ass , well he did in this movie in a police station , but Cheech Marin looked spent and killed the Cuda , actually that whole scene was great , the explosion was memorable. The show had moments and the casting of 30ish actors as cops were good . Joe. Dinicol the young cop who goes by the book , who is 38 today could adapt to Nash , got better as the movie went along , Alexia and Angela, Philly fit their roles perfectly as new young talent for the possible new show. I did not care for the Capt all that much ,Lena Harris too wooden.

I gave the show a 7 cause it was not done on stage , everything looked real and a lot of out door scenes made the show .

If Don Johnson does come back for another run in any show , it should be Nash Bridges.

Dexter: New Blood: Skin of Her Teeth
(2021)
Episode 7, Season 1

Dexter returns to work , finding clues about Iris.
Dexter put on his magical gloves and tells his girlfriend cop what actually happened to Iris , thank god , for 7 episodes it seemed all he wanted to do want to make breakfast every morning.

Harrison has been put thru hell , witnessing his mom being slayed by the wolf , all that blood , admitting he is truly messed up for life , but hey his dear old dad has to tell him , he slays wolves , he rids evil people who take innocent lives and will have to rid Kurt eventually , unless the wolf tries to take out Harrison , or Dexter instead, wound him and bring father and son together , so Kurt gets rid of them both.

Kurt is shrewd in his pops story , but in all fairness a critic has to be on drugs to believe he was describing his nasty old man , when in fact he was telling everyone it was him , who shot Iris , matching his own technique.

Dexter seems bored , the only way to get thru to his son will have to be showing him , he can kill , show him that he is really his dad who loves him, Kurt should have a blue plate special , oh wait that would have been episode 3 .

Debra was either directing or just rewriting a scene for her to be in , one lousy scene , come on Clyde we want more Debra.

Kurt is the type of killer that was lucky for years , killing runaways , and all of a sudden his tactics are slowly sinking him , he was smart and now is desperate to clean up everything including his cabins basement.

One last thing to clean up- Dexter.

Yellowstone: No Kindness for the Coward
(2021)
Episode 8, Season 4

Supper , Food , Fruit in salad , Cake on Steak , Ruby's Cafe.
Let's see. Right in the beginning , I thought i was watching a western , about stealing horses and men hanging , then a man leaking blood at his home , of course this was a lead up to 1883 , the prequel to this show.

Jimmy is settling in at the 6666 , and has a new girlfriend , Emily , dinner then desert.

Protesters , big wigs , blah , blah , Beth does some fixing .

Monica and Kaycee are going to have a baby , sweet , Tate will be needing a raise for baby sitting .

Dinner with Rip , Beth , Carter and John was memorable , am sure that entire scene took awhile to pull it off, fruit in the salad , steak and cake .

Jamie calls wont go to the neutral ground at the lodge , its haunted .

Last scene omg was filmed in Missoula, Mt at Ruby's Cafe , place is held up by robbers Rip and John have shoot out , one of the men gets pulled out from a broken window by Rip gets pummeled , the rest of the robbers end up at Boot Hill , unfortunately Donnie the Sherriff dies before he could finish his steak and eggs .

Ruby's Cafe is really an actual diner. Been around for at least 50 years , I drive past the place a lot and am glad this show did a climactic scene at the end of this episode there.

Dexter: New Blood: Too Many Tuna Sandwiches
(2021)
Episode 6, Season 1

Harrison gets a whole lot of therapy today.
Girlfriend cop pulls over citizen in pick up truck , shows photo , ends up in her office listens to Dexter , felt betrayed and lied to , shuns him until 1 minute left in the episode.

Kurt is getting very sloppy tries to kill off another female , this time Dexter to the rescue , only proving he will have to rid the town of a real serial killer eventually.

Girlfriend of the cop is found in a mine shaft , where the angry black bear lives.

Harrison is now listening to one man only , Kurt , wrestles and wins submits wrestler but no snaps the guys arm.

I think Debra could be great as a shrink , she sat well in a session , come on Satan do a deal with her, she promises to wear red dresses or not.

Girl friend cop calls Dexter Morgan she needs him , but wait she really doesn't know him too.

Dexter: New Blood: Runaway
(2021)
Episode 5, Season 1

Del Shannon's song is making Kurt tick.
Kurt , wow is cold , he gets runaways to his cabin and ends up hunting them and making them his trophies. At time to time one rebounds on him , makes him look weak , has to scrap a trophy.

There was no way that Dexter Morgan could hide forever , someone was going to resurrect him and that ended up being Angel Batista his former co star from the original series .

His sister Debra , her charactor could have made a pact with Satan to return to life , there is a spoiler for you , Dexter the cleaner getting rid of drug makers and Debra becomes the new shrink , she comes to life when she gets patients coming to her office.

Harrison all of a sudden comes across like is he in the wrong show , he acts like he wants the golden spoon and instead takes a pill .

Dexter Morgan in the next episode will be coming out of his shell and will save a cast member .

Yellowstone: Keep the Wolves Close
(2021)
Episode 7, Season 4

Sunka , that dog knows how to find clues.
John Dutton when he becomes governor should make Sunka the dog is Lt Gov, yes he knows how to sniff out the bad guys and possibly the devil , oh wait that's Jamie .

Another spin off show happening called The 6666 stars Jimmy and the Dr whose job is to jack off horses , quite interesting , but only seen on a ranch .

Floyd trades his Calgary winning Rodeo Buckle for an old guitar for Walker how considerate and maybe a gun too , lets see how many ranch hands could he get rid of.( in the mind of an old cowboy).

Beth is doing her thing and when she puts her mind into something , it sizzles.

The episode was fast paced it's going to be a shoot out in the next 3 remaining episodes ,

Yellowstone: I Want to Be Him
(2021)
Episode 6, Season 4

Nice white house and comes with the dog as well .
I want to be him , first grow up kid , respect your elders , especially Beth .

When you see the previous episode at the end , it seemed that Floyd may have done Walker in for tonight's episode , but instead it ended up as a UFC match , Walker enticed the old buzzard one too many times , that was round one the knife stuck in the shoulder , omg there was a second round and clearly no way in hell Walker could have beaten Floyd , he put up a great fight , but Floyd wore him down just before the final round where Rip had to beat Floyd up and bust his hand .

Jamie confronts his dad about the attack of the Dutton's was a father to son chat , with an emotional cry from Jamie , personally Jamie still is growing some , should have shot dear old pops.

Beth should have gotten the dirty mouthed award *** wow we the breakfast scene , that even shocked Kevin Costner and the cook.

The most puzzling part has to be removing Teeter , she can't leave she was branded , so paying her off was an insult , so John put her into a female bunkhouse or build one .

Monica and Kayce they get their dream house comes with a dog , I likes that , oh look mom a dog , why yes he comes with the house.

Jimmy could have a spin off show , I really dug the idea he wants to learn roping and become a real cowboy , 6 months on the set I bet he learned a whole bunch.

The commercial this week was non other Taylor Sheridan the brains behind the show , talking about the real like on the range and how he writes his episodes , the man is amazing , he is the real deal.

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