Thursday Movie Picks - TV Edition: Origin Stories

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This week's theme from Wandering Through The Shelves had to start somewhere. Today we're talking about TV origin stories. This is a category that can be pretty hit or miss for me personally, so I'm including some hits and some misses in my picks. Here's what I came up with.


1) Better Call Saul - The gold standard for TV prequels as far as I'm concerned. I cut cable last year, and the only show I haven't been able to watch in real time as a result of this is BCS and it makes me so sad. I've managed to thankfully avoid spoilers for the new season, so hopefully Netflix gets it soon.


2) Gotham - I think I made it through about 6 episodes of this before dropping it. I was initially very into a Lt. Gordon origin story, but I didn't like the actors or the story. I never went back.


3) Fear The Walking Dead - The first season of this show was actually quite good, but I dropped it around the 3rd because it stopped being about the origin of the zombie apocalypse and just became The Walking Dead in a different location. It's a shame, because the actors in this are very good, even though they've apparently killed most of the OG cast off by now.

Comments

  1. BirgitJune 30, 2022 at 4:00 PM

    I never got into Breaking Bad so I never felt like watching Saul although hubby caught a few episodes and liked it. I tried Gotham and stayed with it longer than you but meh...plus I couldn't stand Jada. Ughh Fear the walking dead are basically Trump supporters

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    1. Brittani BurnhamJune 30, 2022 at 4:12 PM

      LOL at the Fear The Walking Dead comment. Jada was certainly giving us....something in Gotham.

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  2. thevoid99June 30, 2022 at 9:21 PM

    I haven't seen any of these shows as I just skipped this category. I don't want to watch anything with Jada Pinkett Smith. Fuck that raggedy bitch.

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  3. WandererJuly 7, 2022 at 4:37 PM

    Fear The Walking Dead - I saw the first season of this when I was already experiencing The Walking Dead fatigue. It is not a better series so I never continued with the second season and dropped The Walking Dead totally too.

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    1. Brittani BurnhamJuly 8, 2022 at 8:13 AM

      Same here. I loved The Walking Dead for many years but it just got so ridiculous.

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  4. ThePunkTheoryJuly 23, 2022 at 11:42 AM

    BCS is for sure one of my all-time favorite prequels

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    1. Brittani BurnhamJuly 23, 2022 at 9:12 PM

      Yes! I hate that I no longer have cable so I have to wait for the newest season

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