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Downton Abbey Review by Brooke Daugherty

October 21, 2019 3:26 pm |

When it was announced Downton was getting a feature length film, I admit I had a fair amount of skepticism, but Julian Fellows’ script was true to form. I have watched every season of Downton and consumed all the media content available on the series, but the last couple season storylines disappointed me. So, I...

“Saturday Night Live” Season 45 Premiere Review by Josh Davis

Published by Leftover Brian

October 5, 2019 9:51 am |

Season 45 of “Saturday Night Live” started on a political note and went back to the Donald Trump impeachment well three more times, to varying results. In the opening scene of the stalwart sketch comedy show, Alec Balwin returned as the embattled president and called on several friends, from Rudy Giuliani to Kanye West, to...

“The Good Place” Season 4 Premiere Review by Josh Davis

Published by Leftover Brian

October 5, 2019 9:42 am |

The Season 4 premier of “The Good Place” debuted on Sept. 26 and picked up right where Season 3 left off. The basic conceit of the show started as four mortals, all average or below average of moral character, were sent to hell but told they were in “The Good Place,” an imaginary construct invented...

“Disenchantment” Season 2 Review by Josh Davis (MILD SPOILERS)

Published by Leftover Brian

October 5, 2019 9:25 am |

Created by Matt Groening (“The Simpsons” and “Futurama”), “Disenchantment” follows Bean (Abbi Jacobson), a boozy, rebellious princess in the medieval kingdom of Dreamland. Her father, King Zøg (John DiMaggio) is searching for a way to resurrect his first wife, who was turned to stone when his daughter was just a toddler. Enter Elfo (Nat Faxon),...

“Carnival Row” Review by Melissa Sloter

Published by Leftover Brian

September 18, 2019 4:36 am |

When Carnival Row was first announced by Amazon Prime video, it checked all of the boxes for genre and prestige television fans alike; extravagant world building with production value to match, a big name cast, and the promise of gritty mysteries and political intrigue to unravel. The original IP, created by Travis Beacham and René...