“I am waiting in breathless anticipation for the moment I can get my hands on season 2 of Arrow. I pack-crastinated by marathoning part of the first season, finishing it off about a week after I moved back home. The second season just wrapped, so it’s not on Netflix and it’s not on Hulu Plus. The struggle is real. Honestly, it’s not even that good of a show because the writing isn’t as strong as it could be, but it’s a successful show because the actors do a great job bringing their characters to life. That, and I do often enjoy a good ass-kicking, which the show provides in spades.”
– Christina Casano, TV & Film Writer
“For a couple months, I’ve met weekly with a friend to watch the weekly sub release of Akuma no Riddle (Eng. Riddle Story of the Devil) on Hulu. We started watching because the promotions touted it as ‘twelve teenage assassins in one high school classroom competing to eliminate their thirteenth classmate,’ but we’re staying because of the severe emotional trauma in every episode. (Just kidding – but it’s an anime about competing assassins, what else would you expect?) We’re waiting to watch the last two episodes, and the suspense is killing me. Definitely one of the best shoujo-ai action series I’ve ever found.”
– Feliza Casano, Editor
“The Dead Authors Podcast is one of those shows that I’ve always wanted to listen to more, because it basically combines everything I love—books, authors, comedians, and the 826 organization—into one convenient audio file. The premise itself is pretty simple: comedian Paul F. Tompkins hosts the show as H.G. Wells, and each episode features a different dead author as a guest. Some highlights so far have been Plato (Jason Mantzoukas), Roald Dahl (Ben Schwartz), Charlotte Bronte (Jessica St. Clair), Jorge Luis Borges (Nick Kroll), and Dorothy Parker (Jen Kirkman). As an added bonus, each episode is recorded live at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in L.A., and all the proceeds from the shows go to 826 L.A., a writing and tutoring center for kids that doubles as a time travel mart. It’s seriously awesome, and I’m kind of bummed I didn’t start listening to it sooner.”
– Allison Racicot, Audiobook Reviewer
“By a happy accident, I’m still watching a show that I almost forgot I watched when I was a kid: Cybersix. Based on an Argentinian comic, this 1999 animated series is about Cybersix, a female superhero who fights her evil creator’s son and his creations. What’s her cover by day? A male high school teacher named Adrian Seidelman. Even though I’m still on episode five of the show, I’m already intrigued by the protagonist and some of the darker elements of the show. Not to mention I love the fact that the voice of Cybersix is Cathy Weseluck, whom many My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic fans know as the voice of Spike the dragon. Definitely check out this little gem from the past.“
– Janelle Smith, TV & Film Reviewer
