Hey guys! Sorry I've been MIA lately but you know how things are during the school year. I'm here today to do a quick review on new shows I've checked out this spring! Hope you enjoy.
First up is iZombie! When I first heard of this show, I wasn't very interested because the trailers made this show look weird. Despite this, I decided to check out this show seemed to have an interesting concept and I'm glad I did. The show is creative in the way it portrays zombies and Liv, the main character, is great. I love her personality and the way that she takes up the different personalities of the people who's brains she eats. I love two of the supporting characters, Ravi and Clive as well as the "villain" of the show, Blaine. A villain can make or break a show and in this case, I love him. He's the perfect mix of evil but also lovable. Also Bradley James is on this show and that is reason enough to check the show out!! Now in spite of all these positives, there are a few downsides of the show. Liv's major love interest Major and her best friend/roommate are extremely one-sided. They could die in the next episode and I wouldn't care. I'm also not a fan of the crime-drama procedural aspect of the show and in most episodes is the least interesting part of the episode. I'd definitely recommend that you check this show out because it's very fun and I'll definitely be continuing it. It airs at 9 PM on CW every Tuesday!
Next up is CSI: Cyber! Now originally I didn't even know this show was airing but I was bored one day and flipping through channels when I caught a rerun of this show's pilot. Since I had really nothing to do, I decided to check it out. Despite it being another crime drama and following the same pattern as most of the others, I ended up liking it. Most of the characters are fairly one-dimensional and the procedural aspect may get boring if you binge watch but it's a fun show to check out weekly. I like that the cases occur over the internet and deal with technology. One of the best parts is that if you miss an episode, it's not a big deal. It airs on CBS at 9 PM on Wednesdays.
And last but not least is Olympus! So if you know me at all, you know that Greek myths fascinate me. I love everything about them and I can never get enough of shows/movies/books that have to due with these myths so when I heard about this show, I was pumped. I had been watching Atlantis on BBC but if you know anything about BBC, it's that they love their procedural dramas and after a season of Atlantis, I was fairly disappointed because the show only used Greek myths as reasons for conflict and as a side plot. Thus I was hoping that this show would be good. After watching the first episode, I was saddened to discover that I wasn't a huge fan of the show so I skipped the next two episodes but finally decided to watch the next two episodes in the hopes that it was just the pilot that wasn't very good. After watching three episodes I realized that the show wasn't as bad as I originally thought. I really liked the main character and many of the supporting characters including the Oracle. One of my favorite parts was that none of the villains are truly black or white and live in the grey areas (you know me and my love for villains). Another positive was that the show was not procedural. I think what initially turned me off was the horrific CGI (seriously no lie) and that the pilot was very confusing. If you check out this show, you have to ignore the terrible CGI and watch up to at least the third episode. I'm definitely going to be continuing it. It airs on Syfy at 10 PM every Thursday.
I will also be checking out Daredevil (you didn't think I would skip a new superhero show now did you?), a BBC drama called Banished (you know me and my period dramas) and Aquarius (Claire Holt is on the show and I have to support my girl!) so keep a look out for another blog post! That's all for now!
xoxo Allie
