October Roundup
Some more new shiz of this season, in short:
The things worth your time (especially in bold):
- The Almost Impossible Game Show
- American Housewife
- Channel Zero
- Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
- Divorce
- Eyewitness (more on this below)
- Frequency
- Glitch
- Good Girls Revolt
- The Great Indoors
- Hart of the City
- Haters Back Off
- Him
- Insecure
- The Living and the Dead
- People of Earth
- That Awkward Game Show
- Timeless
- Tracey Ullman's Show
- Westworld
- Wolf Creek
The things that may or may not be worth your time, a.k.a. Meh:
The things not worth your time:
Old shit, no longer worth your time:
Okay, so, Eyewitness: The shit is good. Maybe even great. The thing about it is, though, that I've seen the original 6-episode Swedish series this it's based on, which I loved. So, of course my brain is constantly comparing the two as I watch this Americanized iteration. It's written by the creator of Shades of Blue, which I really didn't love so that may not be much of a selling point, but what I mean to say is: it's completely written by him. Adi Hasak sat down and fleshed out a complete, expanded 10-episode story which will have a conclusion. And the series itself was sold to USA as an anthology, so if there is a second season, it'll be completely new. With all the hoopla these past few years with the seemingly endless cliffhangers and plot holes and unfinished stories, a proper ending is a magical thing to have and should be savored every time that comes around.
Not to mention: at the center of the small-town-murder-mystery story is a gay teenage romance that's actually fucking respectful, doesn't shy away from the sex real-life teenagers actually have, and doesn't treat it like it's something to be frowned upon while simultaneously accurately portraying the emotional struggle that comes with actually being a teenager accepting their sexuality. ACTUALLY.
The shit is good, I tell you. Just... a skosh less good than the original. Which, if I'm being honest, is probably the only reason it's not bold in the list above. But you should watch it. Now. Go. Bye.