Sixty Second Review

Short reviews on everything pop culture.

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We`re here to offer you our honest opinion of the popular and not so popular medium that is television. Maybe you agree maybe you don't. Let us know via the comments.

Farewell Skins

Monday saw the final episode of Skins, read my review. What did you think about Season Two? Want to know if Skins has been renewed for a third season? What do we currently know about season three? Skins returns in early 2009!

Review: Moonlight: No Such Thing as Vampires

Season 1 / Episode 1 / "No Such Thing as Vampires"
"Only time will tell if this new Vampire tale will last the test of time."
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I am a huge fan of the undead - vampires, zombies I want to watch it. With this in mind I looked forward to what Moonlight had to offer. Again the small screen is offering a television show with an undead lead.

The opening scene of this episode serves to bring the viewers up to date on Moonlight's version of the Vampire Mythology. A clever way to ensure that viewers understand that Holy Water, Garlic & stakes aren't a problem as much as Buffy would have led us to believe.

I was really impressed with all of the portrayals of the on screen characters. Alex O'Loughlin deserves a special mention. I was glad to see Jason Dohring return to the small screen, I know him best from his work as Logan on Veronica Mars. I was a little disappointed in his performance, he still screams Logan all over. Mostly his mannerisms. But I'm sure that this will change in episodes to come.

The episode was well paced and served well to introduce us to the characters. I was surprised to see that the creators revealed the connection between Mick & Beth within the first episode. But this serves to strengthen their bond and relationship.

The show is extremely similar to Angel. I have no doubt that each week we will see Mick solving crimes and Beth helping with her connections. Moonlight lacks the comedy element of Angel and has an overall darker feel. I hope that won't be a disadvantage. But only time will tell.




Review: Californication: Girls Interrupted

Season 1 / Episode 7 / "Girls Interrupted"
"Out of the mouths of babes."
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We open this episode with the depressing thought that happy endings don't exist. Hank sees this as a mission to improve his daughters outlook on life. Madeleine Martin plays Beccca so well, at the tender age of 15. She has the striking image which resembles Emily Strange.

Really another great episode with witty dialogue and new plot twists.

There's really nothing to complain about with this show. Great stories, excellent characters, perfect show!



Summary: Burn Notice: Season 1

Season 1 / Burn Notice / Summary
"If you enjoy just watching - Burn Notice is perfect."

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Burn Notice isn't a terrible show. But with shows like Dexter raising the bar its hard to stay objective. If you're looking for a show to fall asleep to, or something to switch your brain off and just relax then Burn Notice is for you.

If you enjoy something with a little more intelligence then don't waste your time. It's really that simple, it's that cut and dry.



Review: Burn Notice: Loose Ends

Season 1 / Episode 12 / "Loose Ends" (Part 2)
"Yoghurt."
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Predictably one of the team needs to be put in danger so our hero Michael can save the day. Is it me or has Yoghurt been a recurring theme on this show? Product placement maybe?

All good shows work up to something, its called a climax. They slowly introduce viewers to the bigger picture, piece by piece. With a few twists and turns along the way to keep us guessing. Burn Notice has none of these.

After I sat through 12 hours of television they didn't even have the decency to give us some closure. Granted they have been renewed for season two and they needed a cliff hanger... But it would appear that the best they could come up with was Michael meeting his burner.

I hope next season that they have some fresh ideas...




Review: Burn Notice: Dead Drop

Season 1 / Episode 11 / "Dead Drop" (aka Loose Ends Part 1)
"Blah."
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Finally we get to the season finale. I didn't have much hope, if the rest of the season was anything to go by. Things did pick up the pace at the end. I still thought that a trained agent standing still while someone was shot by a sniper right in front of him... was ridiculous - anyone would run for cover.

The rest of the episode was filler. The highlight was seeing Nicholle Tom (best known for her role as "Maggie Sheffield" on "The Nanny"). She sure has grown.

If I could turn off half of my brain this would probably be enjoyable.