To start 2016 out, Netflix released the following new series. TV HACK sums ’em up in a couple sentences each. Angry Birds Toons: Season 1 Yes, they did indeed make an animated television show based on the popular mobile app game. The Celebrity Plastic Surgeons of Beverly Hills: Season 1 Think Nip/Tuck.…
by Gemma King | Over the last few years, television has given us many refreshingly strong, complex, and inspiring women. Parks and Recreation’s Leslie Knope, Mad Men’s Peggy Olsen, Jessica Jones’s title heroine and (despite some problematic scenes) Game of Thrones’s Daenerys Targaryen are powerful and inspirational TV ladies, all for…
by Ali Burden | James Roday and Dulé Hill steal hearts along with a lovable cast of characters in this hilarious comedy-drama, which first aired in 2006. Catch Psych streaming on Amazon or Netflix. Several episodes, including the outstanding and shockingly well-written pilot, open in the 80s, where a young Shawn…
Set in the world of US corporate law, Suits is about well-dressed, scary-smart professionals who exchange hilarious remarks in glassy workplaces that look out over the NYC horizon. It’s a law drama, however, the cases seldom get as far as the courtroom. As an alternative, lawyers try to outwit each…
Now that Hulu began streaming FX’s adaptation of this Danish/Swedish serial crime drama, English speakers might be tempted to watch the Americanized adaptation of The Bridge first. Don’t. Brave the subtitles and Malmö female detective Saga Norén’s icy, Aspergerish, by-the-books blank stare. Slow to set its layers down, the pilot…
After its first season, Blindspot left viewers in suspense and eager to learn more about the mysterious identity of Jane. With no memory of who she is and no clue how she ended up covered in tattoos wandering in Times Square, she was left in the hands of the FBI…
by Ali Burden | This classic series, which aired for the first time in 1993, is definitely worth enjoying time and time again—stream Frasier on Amazon Prime Instant Video right now. Kelsey Grammer absolutely shines as the sophisticated and uptight Dr. Frasier Crane—fans of Cheers may remember him as a successful…
Marvel’s Daredevil is an American web television series created for Netflix based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. Set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), Daredevil shares continuity with the films of the franchise and is the first in a series of shows that will lead to a Defenders crossover miniseries. Charlie Cox stars as Matt Murdock, a blind lawyer-by-day who…
Initiated as a DVD distribution service, Netflix has established a dominant position for itself as a provider of quality on-demand Internet streaming, including smart, zany comedies like Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. The brand seems to have the Midas touch: besides its string of successful originals, Netflix has picked up series other…
Imagine spending eighteen years of your life in prison for a crime you didn’t commit. You’re eventually exonerated, but many years away from your family, friends and fiancee have taken their toll. The worst is over – or is it? Steven Avery is the subject of Netflix’s latest documentary, Making A…