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‘Black Lightning’ Pilot Recap: “The Rules of the Street Don’t Apply Anymore”

Josh Zyber — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 17:00:27 +0000

Not to minimize its legitimacy in any way, but it’s fairly obvious that The CW’s new superhero series ‘Black Lightning’ was greenlit to compete with Marvel’s ‘Luke Cage’ and perhaps cash in on promotion for the upcoming ‘Black Panther’ film. Black superheroes are having a small but long-overdue moment. It helps when they’re pretty decent....

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‘Legends of Tomorrow’ Pilot Recap: “Time Travel… Cool”

Josh Zyber — Tue, 26 Jan 2016 14:00:30 +0000

Based on the first episode, ‘Legends of Tomorrow’, the new spinoff from ‘Arrow’ and ‘The Flash’, is DC Comics’ most ambitious television undertaking to date. It’s also undoubtedly going to be the most difficult sell. Unlike ‘The Flash’ (and to a lesser extent ‘Arrow’), ‘Legends of Tomorrow’ isn’t fronted by an individual recognizable superhero whose...

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‘Supergirl’ Pilot Recap: “The World Needs You to Fly”

Shannon Nutt — Tue, 27 Oct 2015 19:00:53 +0000

After plenty of promotion by CBS, ‘Supergirl’ finally took flight this week in a one-hour premiere that I might have enjoyed a whole lot more if the show-runners didn’t feel the need to cram so much into it. It took ‘Smallville’ ten seasons to cover what ‘Supergirl’ gives us in one episode. The pilot begins...

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‘The Flash’ Pilot Recap: “You Need to Believe in the Impossible”

Josh Zyber — Fri, 10 Oct 2014 17:00:27 +0000

Flash – ah ahhhhhh, Saviour of the Universe… Oh wait, sorry, wrong Flash. The CW’s new superhero drama series ‘The Flash’ is of course based on the famous DC Comics character, and is positioned here as a spin-off to the network’s very popular ‘Arrow’. Can his super speed propel DC to another television victory? Fans...

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‘The Tomorrow People’ Pilot Recap: “Don’t Believe Everything You See”

Josh Zyber — Tue, 15 Oct 2013 19:00:18 +0000

As a rule, I don’t generally pay much attention to the programming on The CW network. However, I like to keep abreast of new shows, especially sci-fi or genre shows, and I’m willing to give anything at least one shot with an open mind. Last week, the network debuted its new super-powered suspense drama ‘The...

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‘Arrow’ Pilot Recap: “We’ll Put Out an APB on Robin Hood”

Josh Zyber — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 13:00:44 +0000

It’s been more than a year since ‘Smallville’ finally went off the air. Hoping to lure back some of that comic book geek audience, the CW network premiered its new series ‘Arrow’, based on the DC Comics title ‘Green Arrow’, last week. Does this bolt fly true? The show is written and produced by Greg...

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‘Political Animals’ Pilot Recap: “They Only Love Us When They’re Not Busy Hating Us”

Josh Zyber — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 16:00:34 +0000

The so-called “Limited Series Event” (how that’s different than a miniseries, I’m not certain) ‘Political Animals’ is quite ambitious by the USA Network’s standards. The show features a few actual movie stars with name recognition who might demand decent salaries, and its subject matter is a little more serious than the light and breezy fare...

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‘No Ordinary Family’ Pilot Recap: Seems Pretty Ordinary to Me

Josh Zyber — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 14:00:17 +0000

Since NBC finally canceled ‘Heroes‘, ABC is now trying to fill the primetime superhero void with its new comic-themed adventure series ‘No Ordinary Family’. Even the title is utterly generic, isn’t it? What a waste of a cast, too. Michael Chiklis spent seven years as TV’s ultimate badass on ‘The Shield’, but he made the...

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