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Daisy Jones & The Six Review by Josh Davis

April 29, 2023 11:53 am |

“Daisy Jones & The Six,” a new series from Amazon Prime, is essentially a biopic about a fictional 1970s band that’s loosely modeled on Fleetwood Mac. The show is based on the novel of the same name by Taylor Jenkins Reid. It was developed by developed by Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber, who previously...

The Traitors TV Review by Brooke Daugherty

Published by Leftover Brian

January 25, 2023 2:01 pm |

Peacock’s original reality series, The Traitors, puts twenty contestants together in a Scottish castle to play a deduction style game à la Mafia or Werewolf – with the added bonus of outrageous reality show games. Based on the 2021 Dutch series De Verraders, ten reality stars and ten “normal” people work to complete missions for...

Cobra Kai Season 5 Review by Josh Davis

Published by Leftover Brian

September 19, 2022 2:57 pm |

If Cobra Kai’s fourth season ended on an “Empire Strikes Back” note of defeat for most of the main characters, the fifth season certainly has a sort of “Return of the Jedi” redemptive note. After losing the All Valley Tournament and a bet that effectively disbands Daniel LaRusso’s (Ralph Macchio) Miyagi-Do and Johnny Lawrence’s (William...

She-Hulk: Attorney At Law TV Review by Brooke Daugherty

Published by Leftover Brian

September 7, 2022 1:24 pm |

Jessica Gao, who wrote “Pickle Rick” which is arguably the best episode of “Rick and Morty”, created She-Hulk: Attorney at Law for Disney+. As well as adapting the comic for the small screen, Gao wrote three episodes. If they are as enjoyable as the first, I will be the newest fan of She-Hulk. Another point...

A League of Their Own Review by Brooke Daugherty

Published by Leftover Brian

September 7, 2022 1:14 pm |

When it was announced that Amazon was creating a series based on the 1992 movie “A League of Their Own”, I would be lying to say I was a bit skeptical. But when all eight episodes debuted on the streaming service in mid August 2022, I was pleasantly surprised. Instead of rehashing the same storyline...