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In our first episode we are going to be going through why Dexter is God, Expendables, The A Team, Inception, the tearful departures of LOST and 24, the glorious premieres of The Walking Dead and Justified. Don't think about it, just download it.
Good revenge flicks are few and far between. Many try but fail to hit the mark by using excessive violence as a means to mask a shallow plot about revenge or they just try too hard. These usually just end up turning into ham fisted torture porn flicks like Hostel. Then we have revenge classics like Death Wish, High Plains Drifter, and Oldboy. The Horseman definitely hits the mark as a competent revenge flick thanks to solid direction and a great character.
The Horseman follows Christian, a father who is having a hard time coping with the death of his daughter. He then receives an anonymous video showing what happened to his daughter prior to her death and Christian then goes on a crusade to find the truth behind his daughters death. Not a terribly exciting premise, but writer/director Steven Kastrissios manages to take a cliché plot and turn it into an enjoyable movie.
I love The Walking Dead graphic novel. I got to meet Robert Kirkman, get his autograph, and sit-in on the Walking Dead panel at New York Comic Con. So, as you can see, The Walking Dead means a great deal to me. It is a fantastic work of fiction and is an ideal candidate for a television series. I was thrilled to hear that AMC would be picking up the show, seeing as they have an amazing track record (Breaking Bad and Mad Men anyone?) , and that Frank Darabont would be involved in the project.
Now that the first season has come and gone, I feel that as a fan, I should share the things that make me feel cautiously optimistic about the show. The premier was some of the best television I’ve seen in some time. It used a lot of the early memorable scenes from the comic, the acting was spot on, the writing was sharp, it was beautifully shot, and Bear McCreary’s score was 30 shades of awesome. The premier managed to cater to The Walking Dead fanatic as well as the newcomer. This is the challenge that the show faces: Making the show accessible to a new audience while keeping the rabid fan base happy in the process.
*WARNING SPOLIERS BELOW*
There are dozens of good television shows out right now. In most instances, many have a stellar first season and just can't quite recreate the same magic that the introductory season gave to the viewers. “Heroes” is an excellent example. Here is a show that had a first season that garnered a massive fan base and an almost instant renewal for season 2, but as history proved, it just couldn't maintain that drive.
As you can tell by the article header, I'm not here to write about how Heroes screwed the pooch, I'm here to talk about one of the few great, and I mean GREAT, television shows out there. I'm talking about America's favorite serial killer: Dexter. Back again for another amazing season and this one is by far the best yet. After Rita's death in Season 5, Dexter was left with a shattered family, a few loose ends, and an uncertain future. Trinity is dead, which robs Dexter of his own brand of justice.
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