20130626, mercredi

A. Added hulu+ for a while, perhaps 9 or 10 weeks.

B. Booth at the End

1. Hulu+
2. Season 1, five 23 minute episodes
3. Season 2, five 23 minute episodes.
4. Xander Berkeley and a good-sized cast.
5. Intriguing interconnected stories.  Excellent storytelling.
6. Five stars of five.

C.  The Secret of Kells.

1. Hulu+
2. Animation, flat style, which I do not care for in the least.
3. Non-engaging story telling.
4. 1 star of 5.  Would not recommend this to anyone.

D. Dead Leaves.

1. Hulu+
2. Anime.  In the direction of FLCL, but gone well off the deep end into an empty pool.
3. Zero stars; would not recommend this to anyone.

E. American Grindhouse.

1. Hulu+
2. Documentary about censorship and grindhouse films and culture.
3. Narrated by Robert Forster, commentary by many Hollywood insiders.
4. Nice historical piece concerning film, 1913 to about 1975.
5. Four stars of five.

F. Arrow.

1. Hulu+; series on the CW.
2. Watched the pilot episode.
3. Dramatically different than the Green Arrow on Smallville.
4. Two stars of five.  Could not finish the second episode, and will not watch another.

G. Primeval: New World

1. Hulu+
2. Episode 2; caught the pilot on the Syfy network.
3. Liked it, especially in HD.
4. Four stars of five.

H. The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (with John Oliver for a while)

1. Wonderful job, hilarious and often dead-on in its attacks.
2. Four of five stars.
3. June 17, 19, 2013.

I. The Vampire Diaries: Growing Pains

1. Hulu+
2. This was episode 1, season 4.
3. Tried episode 2, season 4.  Did not finish, will not watch again.
4. One star of five.   Yawn.