Geekly Daily 44 (Sunday, January 6th):

Now playing: Hitman II Silent Assassin
Now Watching: Chilling Adventures of Sabrina

Now Listening: Afterbuzz and Incomparable podcasts

Now Reading/Writing: Adventure Comics 41 (August 1939)




Geekly Weekly TV Rankings ( ➤ for new):

1. ➤The Orville *****
   Yes, that's 5 stars. Count them. Now it's not like I can make an arguement that "Yeah, you know when Game of Thrones gets 4 and a half stars? This episode is better than that." No, no, sometimes shows have to have a scale within themselves. What I mean is, a show has a certain amount of potential. And that's not even to say certain shows should get special treatment. Just means that know all shows aim to achieve the same goals. What I'm saying is, this show was absolutely the best Orville episode yet, and if that's not worth 5 stars, then nothing does. It followed my least favourite character too! Worf is equally my least favourite Trek character, Klingons my least favourite race. But I love how Bordis' storylines, as similar to work has he is, generally revolve around gay sex and homo relations as opposed violence, and pain, and self harm. Also, the B plot of the planet collapsing, and the primitive people trapped inside was awesome. The visual effects were insanely good, clearly this show has an improved budget. And the twist that they had to leave most the people behind was surprisingly touching. I actually teared up, I was sure they'd come up with some way to save everyone, and then the shuttle takes off and the planet explodes behind them and it's like "Oh, okay, no they're definitely dead." The episode actually made me care. And it's pretty impressive, a comedic show willing to get that dark and morose with its subject matter. It seems like THe Orville want's to play in all genres, to be all things to all people. And this episode they actually pulled it off. I don't understand how this wasn't the premiere. The equally character focused previous episode, minus the furious action and amazing special effects of this episode, would have made a great second episode, a more "bottle" episode making up for the high budget of this one. Apparently they decided to try something different, either that or the insane special effects for this episode just weren't ready yet.
   
2. ➤Young Justice ****1/2They released 3 episodes in one week, and that's probably good because the first episode ended with the story really just beginning. I'm just glad they didn't just drop the whole season at once. I'm really liking everything DC has been doing with their streaming service so far. It's too bad they don't offer it in Canada and other territories. The three episodes sort of made up a complete arc, and it played with both old and new characters alike. Like the Orville above, it isn't shying away from tragedy despite the genre it decided to play in.
   

Geekly Weekly Talk Show Showdown:

1.  ➤Vice News