In recent months we got new installments of Parks and Recreation and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt... and tonight there will be more 30 Rock???  I can’t wait!! The first trailer for the new Star Trek animated series, Lower Decks, has dropped: I’m cautiously optimistic.  I am

Netflix’s new film The Old Guard is an adaptation of the terrific comic book series of the same name by Greg Rucka and Leandro Fernández.  Charlize Theron stars as Andy (short for Andromache), a warrior who is thousands of years old.  She and a small group of fellow immortal

Early on during our social isolation, my wife and I caught up with the HBO series Barry.  Bill Hader stars as the titular Barry, a former marine turned hitman who attempts to recreate himself after accidentally walking into an acting class and being mistaken as a prospective studen

Sad news of the passing of Carl Reiner at the incredible age of 98.  Here’s a great appreciation of Mr. Reiner, written by Rolling Stone TV critic Alan Sepinwall.  Mel Brooks tweeted a lovely tribute to his friend.  The long, incredible friendship between Mel Brooks and Carl

I’m a big fan of author Dave Galanter, and I can’t believe it’s taken me so long to catch up to his most recent Star Trek novel, Crisis of Consciousness, which was published in 2015.  Mr. Galanter has written a number of great Trek books, including Troublesome Minds, which is o

Idris Elba (The Wire) stars as DCI (Detective Chief Inspector) John Luther in the BBC television series Luther.  Luther is a brilliant investigator but he always seems to tread right up (and sometimes over) to the boundary separating a by-the-book police officer with someone willing

Amazon’s gorgeous, emotionally rich animated series Undone centers around a young woman named Alma (Rosa Salazar), who feels stuck in the mundane routines of her every-day life.  When her younger sister Becca announces her engagement, Alma begins to spiral into insecurity and f

I am delighted by this first trailer for AppleTV’s upcoming adaptation of Isaac Asimov’s Foundation: Mr. Asimov’s Foundation series is one of my very favorite works of sci-fi in any medium.  I love those books and have longed for years for a top-notch adaptation.