Television Reviews

Will Trent – We’re Looking for a Vampire

  • Title: Will Trent – We’re Looking for a Vampire
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After having his car break down while visiting Caleb (Yul Vazquez), Will (Ramón Rodríguez) insinuates himself into an odd case where the victim was exsanguinated, with a pair of marks on her neck, and left in the middle of a giant pentagram with the leading suspect being her coworker who happens to identify as a vampire (Devin Druid). Certain the young man is being set up, Will sets out to find out who really killed the young woman.

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CIA – Directed Energy

  • Title: CIA – Directed Energy
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Running out of ways to spinoff their FBI franchise, CBS turns to a new series focused on FBI Agent Bill Goodman (Nick Gehlfuss) assigned to be the liaison with a covert CIA team led by the far less by-the-book Colin Glass (Tom Ellis) working domestically to prevent terrorist attacks. Featuring a cameo by Jeremy Sisto to confirm everything fits into the same shared world as the FBI shows, the premiere provides the basics in highlighting the kinds of operations the CIA is tasked with and the struggle Goodman has initially with Glass and his way of doing things.

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Steal – Fill or Kill

  • Title: Steal – Fill or Kill
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The opening episode of the six-part Amazon series features a heist of the pension management company Lochmill Capital by a group of armed robbers (Jonathan Slinger, Yusra Warsama, Andrew Howard, Díana Bermudez, Shaun Mason, and Tomisin Ajani) taking control of the entire floor of the skyscraper and forcing through a trade worth four-billion pounds. Filled mostly with chaos and panic, the characters we learn the most about are trade processors Zara Dunne (Sophie Turner) and Luke Selborn (Archie Madekwe) who, after showing the new intern around that morning, are forced into cooperating with the robbers and are instrumental in getting the trade approved.

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Soul Power – Change is Coming

  • Title: Soul Power: The Legend of the American Basketball Association – Change is Coming
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The new docuseries Soul Power: The Legend of the American Basketball Association examines the cultural and historical context of the American Basketball Association. Featuring interviews from former players, historians, coaches, and pundits, (including George Gervin, Larry Brown, Willie Wise, Tom Hoover, Bobby Jones, Spencer Haywood, George Karl, Dan Issel, Bob Costas, Jim Eakins, Bob Ryan, Pat Boone, Theresa Runstedtler, Julius Erving and so many more). The first episode of the series looks at the launch of of the ABA in 1967, seeing the success of the AFL, and the league’s drive to innovate and to breathe new life in a dying sport that was a distant third behind baseball and football for the American audience.

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Thunder Rosa vs Julia Hart (and Other AEW Collision – 2/21/26 Highlights)

The February 21st edition of AEW Collision featured the returning Thunder Rosa taking on Julia Hart (and getting called out by new AEW Women’s Champion Thekla), Jet Set Rodeo (AKA Horsecock) defending the World Trios Championship against The Demand, The Rascalz defeating FTR in a championship eliminator, Claudio Castagnoli defending the CMLL World Heavyweight Championship against Josh Alexander, Young Bucks vs. the Swirl (who apparently have teamed up with Jay Lethal), Megan Bayne squashing B3cca, and Konosuke Takeshita, El Clon and Mark Davis against the Death Riders.

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