Alan Rapp

Anna Pigeon – Track of the Cat

  • Title: Anna Pigeon – Track of the Cat
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In what feels like a sort of throwback to the kinds of series USA Network used to make, the opening episode of Anna Pigeon introduces us to park ranger Anna (Tracy Spiridakos) who, following the death of her husband (Jordan Sledz) left her big city life behind for nature. Constantly moving around to different national parks, and about to leave her current posting, Anna looks into the murder of another ranger who others are all too willing to believe was killed by a mountain lion.

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Deep Blue Sea

  • Title: Deep Blue Sea
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“What you’ve done is taken God’s oldest killing machine and given it will and desire. What you’ve done is knocked us all the way to the bottom of the goddamn food chain.”

One of the many, many Jaws knockoffs, with a bit of Dr. Frankenstein mad scientist thrown in, 1999’s Deep Blue Sea was most notable for defying expectations and horror movie tropes in terms of expected deaths and survivors. It also provides some templates reused in Jurassic Park and its various sequels including an untimely storm and Thomas Jane as a sort of shark wrangler for a pack of killer creatures far smarter than their creators.

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Reacher – City of Brotherly Love

  • Title: Reacher – City of Brotherly Love
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Season Four of Reacher, based on Lee Childs’ Gone Tomorrow,  kicks off with Reacher (Alan Ritchson) approaching a distraught woman (Karen Kwong-Chip) on the subway which will lead him into a complicated situation involving stolen government documents, the paternity of a Congressman with eyes on the Presidency, threats from the FBI and the CIA, more than a few lies, and a whole lot of questions.

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