TV Review: Entourage (Season 7 Premier)

This is, in my opinion, a show that has a tendency of pulling the audience back in every season with new obstacles and issues right off the bat and getting right back on that roller coaster ride that is Entourage. Last season, we saw Vince on the outs in Hollywood and then reclaim his place when he played the lead in Scorsese's Gatsby. We saw Turtle start to follow his own path. Drama was staring on a hit show and somehow managed to mess that up as usual. E dealt with life without Sloan, and then ended up proposing to her. And last but definitely not last, Ari became the biggest Agent in the world when he bought his old agency from Terrance. The new season starts off with a bit of a jump in time. Vince is working on a new movie and is pressured into doing something that he may regret. Both E and Ari are busy and happy, and even Turtle is running his own business. Drama is already in a panic right away, and things are off to a running start as Season 7 kicks off. Tune in Sunday nights on HBO for the new season or catch the reruns on Spike TV.

I give Entourage (Season 7 Premier) a 5 outta 5.

TV Review: Breaking Bad (Seasons 1-3)

Okay, I was a little behind the hype on this show, but after speeding through it over the last couple of weeks, I have officially caught up all the way the the end of the most recent third season. Bryan Cranston is remarkable as Walter White, part-time high school science teacher, part-time meth supplier, full time husband, father, and cancer patient. With Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul) as his junkie, meth-peddling business partner, and a brother-in-law with the DEA (Dean Norris) you can only imagine how the show begins. Throughout the first three seasons, we see Walt's ups and downs in the drug community. We see him battle with cancer and his mortality, and we see him do the best he can to make sure that his family is taken care of when he's gone. With a supporting cast that tends to change from time to time and danger around every corner, things never get boring. That, and seeing the occasional severed head riding the back of a tortoise in the desert, among other shenanigans, always keep you guessing how it's all going to turn out. If you have not seen this show yet, but you've thought about it, you should just do it! You totally have time to catch up before the next season starts! There is no excuse.

I give Breaking Bad (Seasons 1-3) a 5 outta 5.

TV Review: Futurama (Season 6, Episodes 1-2)

Alright, I am kicking off a new set of reviews right now, and what better way to start, than with something that was dead, and brought back to life! Starting now, I am also going to be reviewing TV shows and a variety of other sources of entertainment across many mediums. The main difference between the ratings for TV shows is that I will only be rating them on a scale of 1 to 5, while I will continue to review movies on a 1 to 10 scale. And here we go...

Futurama first debuted on Fox back in 1999 and ran for five years before Fox pulled the plug. Can you believe we have not had any new episodes since 2003?! Well, after all this time and three direct to DVD movies, the show is back on the air and debuted with two brand new episodes the other night. With the entire voice cast returning and familiar banter all around, it felt like they never left. How the show will hold up this time around, we can only guess. In my opinion, they didn't really have to fix it because it was never really broken, and I think they know that to be the case as well.

I give the new season of Futurama a hopeful 4 outta 5.