Sci-fi fans, prepare to become instantly addicted to the stunning new series ‘Defiance’
Defiance is a thriving, heavily fortified boomtown that grew atop the crumbled ruins of St. Louis. Or at least ...
‘Vikings’ episode 6 recap: Fight, fight, fight!
By Carole Bezuidenhout Debilitating injuries aside, Ragnar plans to face the Earl in single combat. We kick off this ...
The name is Lothbrok, Ragnar Lothbrok
By Carole Bezuidenhout Last week’s preview for this episode promised major swashbuckling action. Now, the question ...
Ricky Gervais shines a light on society’s outsiders in ‘Derek’
Ricky Gervais sure can’t be accused of playing it safe. Whether it’s his edgy material as Golden Globes host or ...
Twist in the serpent’s tail: ‘Vikings’ Ep. 4 recap
by Carole Bezuidenhout (Spoilers ahead!) In this episode, Ragnar and his merry band of cutthroats raid their second ...
‘Vikings’ Episode 3: Not your garden-variety Viking
by Carole Bezuidenhout We have reached that stage in the series where we have a reasonable sense of the main players ...
‘Bates Motel’ reveals the mother behind the ‘Psycho’
Few film characters are more iconic than maniacal Norman Bates, indelibly played by Anthony Perkins in Alfred ...
Binging on Netflix’s game-changing, addictive drama ‘House of Cards’
It wasn’t that long ago that the term “online series” connoted something that was shorter, cheaper and ...
‘The Americans’ will force you to root for Commies, and you’ll love it
by Brynn Gerrity, special to ShawConnectTV When the TV series M*A*S*H premiered in 1972, it quickly became one of the ...
The joke’s on ‘Joe Schmo’ in ‘The Full Bounty’
Back in 2003, TV was bursting at the seams with low-rent reality shows when the fledgling Spike channel turned the ...
