What TV To Watch

Show Genre: Alternative Reality

The Man in the High Castle

What if Japan and Germany won WWII, and the allied powers lost?  This series takes place in the 1960s in what used to be America – the Eastern half a Nazi stronghold, the Western run by the Japanese.  The characters begin to find film snippets that show a different reality – one where the allied …

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The Boys

In a world where there are superheroes, absolute power corrupts absolutely and behind the shiny façade, some of the superheroes are sociopathic assholes. This show follows a group of ordinary men who band together to expose the myth of the superhero.   Great story, but wildly (beyond the anything) graphic violence. 

In the Flesh

What happens if the zombie apocalypse starts but someone finds a cure?  This show follows a Partially Deceased Syndrome sufferer as he attempts to reintegrate into his village – which is awkward and difficult when he’d been trying to eat his neighbors’ brains recently.  Suffice it to say that not everyone is thrilled to have …

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Good Omens

Fun romp about the battle between good and evil with a demon (played with delicious glee by David Tennant) and an angel, (Michael Sheen).  It’s all good fun, pitting Heaven and Hell and the Horsemen of the Apocalypse against one another, but very light.

A Discovery of Witches

Full disclosure, unlike many others, I did not particularly like Deborah Harkness’ book that this show is based on. The book (and show) are about the relationship between a vampire and a witch and the political machinations of witches, vampires and demons revolving around a mysterious book.  I liked the show better than the novel, …

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