“Reality Check” is—drum roll please—a great episode of Revival. Perhaps the first even good episode of Revival. It actually flowed properly and felt like it was utilizing the interesting questions at the heart of its premise while maintaining solid, cohesive plotlines. I wasn’t frustrated; I wasn’t thrown off. The episodic and the serialized nature of this story are finally working in harmony.
Let’s go back into the powder keg of possible issues that is Revival with the next episode, “Keeping Up Appearances.” And I am happy to say that this episode doesn’t turn into what I expected. That doesn’t mean it doesn’t have issues; it’s just not the episodic structure I assumed a show like this would default to. It’s remaining an ongoing drama.
Revival has kind of a bad first episode in a lot of ways, but does reveal how a good premise can carry an audience through the initial setup. And that one big, showy premise can give rise to several core questions/concepts that are so intriguing, and open so many doors for seasons of storytelling that it’s hard not to want to see what could happen next.
I’m Late To Review The Magicians I dropped Stranger Things for a while, so I could binge season 2 of The Magicians when it showed up on Netflix. I hope that gives you some context on how much I like this series. Of course, context is not everything, because I’m not even sure what I like…
The Expanse, SyFy’s action thriller about future Earth’s war between Earth, Mars and The Belt, has its season 2 premiere this week and has released a VR experience to promote it which you can preview below. We’ve also included some Season 2 previews, sneak peaks and more from the Expanse for your viewing pleasure. You can…
Set your DVR’s, queue up Hulu, Amazon or your Syfy app, because this Wednesday, January 25th at 9pm, The Magicians is back baby! They’ve “conquered” another world and are ruling it magi style. Check out our trailer compilation below ending with a featurette showing the new world our heroes will rule and a sneak peak…
The Magicians second season is coming up in late January so now is a great time to catch up on the series. You can also become a student, learn the rules and take several “interactive magic lessons” and more at Breakbills University. That is, IF you pass the entrance exam. Give it a try! From…
As a part of a major programming event, Syfy produced a three-episode miniseries based on the famous novel by Arthur C. Clarke, Childhood’s End. The event took place over three nights and is available to stream on Syfy’s website here. The first episode, entitled “The Overlords”, introduces the story of Earth and how it came…
This is a guest piece written by author Collin Pearman. His novel, A Timeless Abandon, was reviewed by our site and is available online today. With that said, enjoy the article. 2015 has been a good year for science fiction. Let’s be honest. TV shows like The 100, iZombie, The Expanse, 12 Monkeys, and The Walking…
In all honesty, I have high hopes for the upcoming holiday programming on Syfy. The channel has been regaining viewership with programs like Haven and 12 Monkeys and now the upcoming Childhood’s End and The Expanse which both begin on December 14th. The premiere of Expanse is currently available online at Syfy’s site here or over on…
It’s fall! You know what that means? Pumpkin Spice lattes? Get the f**k out! It means it’s time for some TV, and I’ve got the info on some new sci-fi series that are looking to get audiences hooked. Over at CBS, Limitless starring Jake McDorman will try to match the success of its predecessor film…
The Syfy Channel is hoping to follow up on the success of some of its most recent programming like 12 Monkeys with its most recent The Killjoys and Dark Matter. The Killjoys is a space adventure that debuted on June 19th about a group of bounty hunters on a romp around the extensiveness of space….
