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Or was that Robots Love Death? — a review of Love, Death and Robots season 2

The animation in all eight offerings in season two is well above average, ranging from a marvelously stylistic 2-D “Ice” to sly caricatures in “Automated Customer Service” to a gritty hyperrealism in “Pop Squad” or “Life Hutch”. The stories themselves had plotlines familiar to SF fans—robot uprisings, grim cops in dystopian cultures, immortality in a …

Space is really big, baby–a review of The Expanse

The Expanse Executive producers Naren Shankar, Mark Fergus, Hawk Ostby, Sean Daniel, Jason F. Brown, Sharon Hall, Broderick Johnson, Andrew Kosove, Laura Lancaster, Daniel Abraham, Ty Franck, & Dan Nowak Producers Lynn Raynor, Jason Ning, Robin Veith, Ben Cook, Ben Roberts, Manny Danelon, Alan Di Fiore, Lewin Webb, Robert Munroe, Steven Strait Production locations Toronto, …

Lemonade Stand: a review of The Stand 2020

Based on The Stand by Stephen King Developed by Josh Boone & Benjamin Cavell Executive producers Benjamin Cavell, Taylor Elmore, Josh Boone, Will Weiske, Jimmy Miller, Roy Lee, Richard P. Rubinstein Producers Stephen Welke, Jill Killington, Knate Lee, Owen King Production locations British Columbia, Canada James Marsden as Stu Redman Odessa Young as Frannie Goldsmith …

The Wurm Turns: a review of Cobra Kai Season Three

Cobra Kai Season Three Show creators Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg, and Josh Heald Ralph Macchio Daniel LaRusso 33 episodes, 2018-2021 William Zabka Johnny Lawrence 32 episodes, 2018-2021 Courtney Henggeler Amanda LaRusso 32 episodes, 2018-2021 Xolo Maridueña/Miguel Diaz 32 episodes, 2018-2021 Tanner Buchanan Robby Keene 32 episodes, 2018-2021 Mary Mouser Samantha LaRusso 31 episodes, 2018-2021 Jacob …

Back in Town: a review of The Boys, season 2

The Boys, season 2 Based on The Boys by Garth Ennis & Darick Robertson Producer(s) Hartley Gorenstein & Gabriel Garcia Developed by Eric Kripke Starring Karl Urban, Jack Quaid, Antony Starr, Erin Moriarty, Dominique McElligott, Jessie T. Usher, Laz Alonso, Chace Crawford. Tomer Kapon, Karen Fukuhara, Nathan Mitchell, Elisabeth Shue, Colby Minifie, Aya Cash I …

Insurance for Travellers: a review of Umbrella Academy Season 2

Umbrella Academy Season 2 Created by Steve Blackman Based on The Umbrella Academy by Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá Developed by Jeremy Slater Starring Ellen Page, Tom Hopper, David Castañeda, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Robert Sheehan, Aidan Gallagher, Mary J. Blige, Cameron Britton, John Magaro, Adam Godley, Colm Feore, Justin H. Min, Ritu Arya, Yusuf Gatewood, Marin …

The Sea Also Rises: a review of Japan Sinks:2020

Japan Sinks:2020 Per Wikipedia: Japan Sinks: 2020, was animated by Science Saru, with Pyeon-Gang Ho serving as the series’ director and Masaaki Yuasa as director. Toshio Yoshitaka handled series composition, Naoya Wada designed the characters, and Kensuke Ushio composed the series’ music. Yuko Sasaki, Reina Ueda and Tomo Muranaka are credited with starring roles. It …