The Shows I'm Enjoying

It’s been a while since my last post. I guess that life kinda got in the way. It’s a real shame actually because there has been some fantastic shows airing both here and across the pond. This post is therfore going to be a bit of an update about some of the shows I’ve been enjoying recently.

Grimm began airing in America at the end of October but it's only since it began in Britain that I've given it a go. It's currently 2 episodes in and I have high hopes. The story centers around Nick Burkhardt, a cop in Oregon. In the 1st episode he finds that he is a Grimm, a person who can see supernatural beings behind their human disguises. Basically, the fairystories we all know and love such as Red Riding Hood and Goldilocks And The Three Bears all happened and it was these supernatural beings which were behind them. It sounds more complex than it actually is. I compare it to Supernatural.

Prisoners Wives is about halfway though it's run and I've been really enjoying it. It's set in Sheffield and surrounds the lives of 4 women who all have one connection, that being that they each have a man in prison. For 3 of them it's a husband or fiance, for the 4th it's a son. It's been a really good series so far with plenty of drama and gritiness.




Once Upon A Time is a show that I've repeatedly championed on this blog. It's had a few slow episodes but it still continues to keep me hooked. I do think that that is largely down to the superb Robert Carlyle. As Rumplestiltskin he is absolutely fantastic. He is equally as good in his 'real world' role of Mr Gold and fully deserves any awards heading his way. On the whole this show is proving itself to be a very strong series in it's own right. It has the 'Lost' stamp all over it but that's no bad thing. It's due to begin airing in the UK on Channel 5 in the Spring.

This is a show that I only began watching today. It's been showing in the US for a while now but only recently came to Channel 4 in the UK. It centres around CIA agent Carrie Mathison and her suspicions over Marine Seargeant Nicolas Brody. Brody has recently been rescued after 8 years in captivity in Iraq and Mathison soon begins suspecting that he may infact now be a terrorist. It looks like it's got legs and the leads (Claire Danes and Damien Lewis) are brilliant in their roles. I'm only 1 episode in at the moment so I'll try and post a more substantial review at a later date.


This show is already laying claims to 2012 show of the year and we're only in February. Despite a pretty slow start, this 2nd season of The Walking Dead has really picked up the pace. Rick and his gang of survivors are still battling to live in a world ruled by the dead but this time, zombies aren't all they have to deal with. Infact, recently zombies have taken a bit of a back seat as the survivors begin battling against themselves with Shane the really standout charcater at the moment.

This is another show that's really picked up the pace recently. This series, the gladiators (led by Spartacus and Crixus) are on the loose which has given them free roam to cause havoc. It's more violent and has a lot more sex than the previous seasons and I've found myself being forced to look away on a few occasions. That is really the only criticism I have though and I am pretty much hooked.


I'll post another quick update in a few more days. In the mean time be sure to check out the shows I've mentioned.