Minority Mindset

With viewers hoping her new show, How’s That?, finds its audience and gives Cherish another long-running TV series, its somewhat slow start also presents a good chance to revisit her other work – some of which deserves more recognition. While many remember her memorable (and disastrous!) appearance on The Traitors, there’s a lot more to Cherish’s career! Her breakout show, I’m It!, is gaining renewed interest, and fans have plenty to say about Room and Bored and Seeing Red. But a recent series of hers, Mrs. Hatt – a charming cozy mystery – hasn’t gotten much attention yet, and it has the potential to become a beloved cult hit.

Honestly, the fallout from the White House Correspondents’ Dinner really bothered me. The next day, Fox News jumped on a joke Jimmy Kimmel made – about a fictional ‘widow’ – and pointed out it aired not long before the actual shooting. Seriously, they tried to make an issue of it being 48 hours later! It felt like a really bad-faith argument. I can’t help but think the President and First Lady probably didn’t even hear the joke, they were busy being amazed by the mentalist performing at the dinner! It just felt like a reach to create controversy.

Many popular TV shows, like Parks and Recreation and the American version of The Office, had rough beginnings – even devoted fans suggest skipping their first seasons. BoJack Horseman on Netflix eventually became critically acclaimed, joining shows like The Wire and Breaking Bad, but its initial episodes were inconsistent and tonally confusing. So, the slow start of one of Prime Video’s more complex crime dramas doesn’t automatically mean it can’t improve and become a success.

Sometimes, changes in a story don’t feel well-thought-out – they seem like a quick, exciting fix rather than a natural development. These shifts might happen exactly when the main character needs an improbable rescue, or they might simply lack a solid explanation. While these moments can be visually impressive, they often prioritize spectacle over a well-structured and believable narrative.

Since the end of Battlestar Galactica in 2009, Katee Sackhoff has had many successful roles, including appearances in the shows Longmire and Star Wars. However, she officially revisited her strong leadership roles in science fiction with the Netflix series Another Life. Created by Aaron Martin, the show features Sackhoff as Commanding Officer Niko Breckenridge, leading a crew on a risky journey through space to connect with an alien civilization after a mysterious object lands on Earth.

Lots of adventure movies try to capture the magic of Raiders of the Lost Ark, even the other Indiana Jones films. Since it came out almost 50 years ago, nothing has quite matched its success. Steven Spielberg’s film is truly one of a kind, and it’s difficult to imagine another adventure movie reaching such a high standard. While there are other Indiana Jones sequels and movies inspired by it, there’s only one Raiders of the Lost Ark.