Saw the 1st episode a few days ago,recommended and will continue to follow this TV series.
"Genius" looks at the life of Albert Einstein is good.
Weekly,10 episode starting from 25th April to 27th June.
From Walter Isaacson’s 2007 book Einstein: His Life And Universe.


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the 2nd episode is at its best,
Takes you to Zurich Polytechnic Institude where he met his 2nd girlfriend
and become his 1st wife(Mileva Maric),many have argued she may have contributed to
his breakthroughs.

Einstein really had an intresting life.
the 2006 love letters discovered before the book was published
shed light that Einstein love life with half a dozen girlfriends.

the younger Einstein played by Johnny Flynn performance
is very intresting.
the series skillfully acted focuses on smaller human moments.

2nd episode almost ended with a little twist,
when Maric return home to Serbie,
met his father at the railway station and
Maric,"I failed you"
Father,"You'll try again"
Consoling and hugging Maric,the father face expression changing.....


Producers Ron Howard and Brian Grazer really makes you want to
travel the journey along with them.Good storytelling.
Even recently announced a second season.

I would suggest watching it with subtitles or you won't be
able to enjoyed and understand due to the thick accents.

And watch the show on a bigger screen.select the video with 1080p.
The show’s locations, production design and costumes.They are all top-notch.

This year is a wide open race for under "Best Limited Series" for the Emmy Awards nominations
from Feud,Fargo,The Night Of,Big Little Lies,Genius,When we rise and American Crime.

Thanks to the earlier writer's recommendation.

Finished watching the first 4 episodes last night.
This is mine review.

Adaptation of Margaret Atwood's "speculative" fiction novel 30 years ago.
Today no longer fictional,it exist today in several countries.


The Handmaid's Tale is set in a not so near-future in what was once Boston,
a terrible revolution,
protests that turn deadly and
ruled over by a fundamentalist cult.
When infertility becomes rampant,
women capable of giving birth
have been enslaved as "handmaids".
In today word,forced into sex slavery.
Fertile woman that belongs to man for the sole purpose of childbearing.

Very traumatic scene, the monthly “ceremony” when Offred (Elisabeth Moss) is raped,
lying in the lap of her rapist’s wife.

Genius Ep.4.1905 Patent office in Bern, Switzerland.

It was during this time here that Einstein works on paper
about light waves.

Mileva also a student of Physics help her husband with
the research and to proofread his papers but her
name never mentioned at all when his paper was published later.
She was disappointed.It meant a lot to her.

Einstein's mother moves in to help Albert and Mileva with
their new baby,Hans.hence the two torn relationships between
his mother and Mileva.

Toward the end of the series,agent from the prestigious
Prussian Academy in Berlin comes to visit Einstein in the patent office.

And Einstein hands him a piece of paper with the equation "E=MC2"
on it for his next project.

No shame,we do not know much about this equations in details but

E=mc2 has become one of the most famous equations in the world and
influence on the world we live in today.

Naming a few example based on this principle
-Nuclear power
-PET scans

Gypsy(Debuts-June 30 2017,10 episodes of 60 minutes)
Executive producers-Naomi Watts, Liza Chasin.
Cast
Naomi Watts, Billy Crudup, Sophie Cookson,
Lucy Boynton, Karl Glusman.

Created by newcomer Lisa Rubin, reputable for
screen-writing good sex scenes.
Inspired by Fleetwood Mac's 1982 hit song"Gypsy".
Stevie Nicks recorded a new version just for the show.
Her new arrangement is pretty without the urgent
emotion of the original.

Naomi Watts as Jean Halloway, a Manhattan-based therapist
with a good husband, Michael(Billy Crudup),
and an adorable child, Dolly(Maren Heary).
She spends her days seeing patients, discussing treatment
plans with her colleagues.
Invests too deeply in her patients' lives and
crosses boundaries.

First two episodes are directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson
of(Fifty Shades of Grey).

Naomi Watts has enough shine and appeal to make Gypsy
an adventurous character study worth following.




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Salvation(2017)
Creators: Elizabeth Kruger, Craig Shapiro
cast: Grace Barrows, Pentagon press secretary (Jennifer Finnigan)
Harris Edwards, Deputy Defense Secretary (Ian Anthony Dale)
Liam Cole, an MIT grad student (Charlie Rowe)
and Santiago Cabrera, a tech magnate (Darius Tanz)
12 episodes(weekly)

The summer science fiction Salvation, a series about
scientists and military people trying to prevent an
asteroid from wiping out humanity.

watched the first episode last night and it wasn't bad to me.

Ozark(2017)
10 Episodes
Creators: Bill Dubuque, Mark Williams
Stars: Jason Bateman, Laura Linney, Sofia Hublitz

Byrde, a Chicago financial planner played by Jason Bateman
Good at his boring job, a good dad, cheating wife,
Wendy(Laura Linney)and shady dealings with a ruthless
cartel leader (Esai Morales).

It's Breaking Bad by the Lakes at a slower pace.
Finished 2 last night, not going to change the world.
For Saturday evening entertainment with no other good movies,
well, it does a pretty decent good job.

The Last Tycoon(2017)
Created, written and directed by Billy Ray
(The Hunger Games and Captain Phillips)

Matt Bomer as Monroe Stahr
Lily Collins as Celia Brady

Nine-episode adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s
unfinished 1941 novel.

Brady-American Pictures, the financially struggling 30s era
at the peak of the Depression and on the eve of World War II,
Hollywood of studio is the center of this series.

The production design and goodness, it looks beautiful,
the people, the costumes, and a whole seductive world.

Better see it on 1080p with big screen.
Review not kind to the film.
saw 2 yesterday, and thought it was okay.

The Sinner(Eight episodes weekly-Wed.Premier August 2017)
Cast : Jessica Biel, Bill Pullman,
Christopher Abbott
Executive producer: Jessica Biel
Created : Derek Simonds.

Based on the best-selling German novel by
Petra Hammesfahr
Jessica Biel joins the list of actors/actresses
producing and starring in their own limited series.
Returns to TV after more than 10 years

Biel plays Cora Tannetti, a young mother,
a seemingly average suburban woman
with a boring husband (Christopher Abbott)
Detective Harry Ambrose played by Pullman

The selling point of this murder mystery
series as a “whydunit” as opposed to a “whodunit,”.
And make you curious.

After watching 1st episode last night,
will stick around to see where this goes.
Biel gives her all to define deep and darkest
secret that Cora hides away.

Trust Me(August 2017 )
Debuts-August 8-Sept 5, Tues
Written by Dan Sefton, a qualified doctor.
Jodie Whittaker as Cath Hardacre
Blake Harrison as Karl(Cath's ex)
Emun Elliott as Andrew Brenner(Colleague)

She is whistleblower Cath has been fired from the hospital in
she works as a nurse.

Jodie Whittaker's character Dr. Ally Sutton is extremely nervous.
Understandably hesitant about cutting into patient's bodies.
Because she's not really Dr. Ally Sutton at all.
She is Cath Hardacre, a nurse and single mum who has stolen a friend's
identity and is trying to make it as an impostor doctor.

After watching the 2nd episode,
Jodie Whittaker she is is warm and watchable.
And I would recommend watching it only with subtitles because of the strong
British accent.

Manhunt: Unabomber(Weekly-Tue.debut-August 2017)
Created by -Andrew Sodroski.
Director - Greg Yaitanes.
Executive producers-Kevin Spacey-8 episodes.
Cast-
Sam Worthington (FBI agent.Jim Fitzgerald)
Paul Bettany (bomber Theodore Kaczynski)
Elizabeth Reaser (played Fitzgerald’s wife)

Discovery Channel’s first scripted true-crime story drama.

He's lonely. He's smart, precise..and he's angry.

Kaczynski was a mathematics prodigy with a Harvard degree and 167 IQ.
He is promising young man end up a recluse, living in a one-room
cabin in Montana with no electricity or plumbing,
building explosive devices by candlelight.
Why?

And Fitz is the perfect person to help track down the illusive Unabomber
since he has an ability to see things others don’t
and is able to think outside of the box.

Took me until the third episode of Manhunt for the show
to really click for me.(and to recommend)

The Defenders(2017)
Debuts: Friday, August 18
Format: Hour-long drama(8 episodes)
Starring:
Mike Colter(Luke Cage),
Krysten Ritter( Jessica Jones ),
Charlie Cox(Matt Murdock/Daredevil),
Finn Jones-(Danny Rand, aka the Iron Fist),
Sigourney Weaver(as Alexandra, New York businesswoman)

We've had the great (1st seasons of Daredevil and Jessica Jones),
the an average of (Luke Cage) and the lows of (Iron Fist).

The four heroes now team up to defend New York City
against a clan of ninjas.

The strength is that it's telling its story in just eight episodes.
(Good decision)
The show gets off to a slow start and takes three episodes
for our heroes to assemble.

Weaver play a compelling villian,
and tycoon with a lust for world domination create a kind of next-level
threat it would take to bring a group of heroes together.

Through three of the eight episodes,and still Jessica Jones was
the only one that really stood out.Not quite have enough of Ritter.
And also would be nice for Jessica to be a bit more than Luke Cage.
The shining spots of this show was Daredevil and Jessica Jones so far.

Again, Iron Fist the least interesting.
Though fight choreography seems much improved but in the pitch dark.
I think they don't really know what to do with him !

The State(UK 2017)
Co-production-Channel 4 and National Geographic.
Shown on four consecutive nights (20-23 August).
Writer-director Peter Kosminsky
(Emmys and Baftas winner of Wolf Hall-2015)

Stars-
Shavani Cameron, Sam Otto, Ryan McKen and Ony Uhiara.

The director after 18 months of extensive researching life
in Syria for those who join ISIS. Compiling material to
ensure it was as accurate as possible, has written
a fascinating fictional story that sheds light on an
unimaginable world.


Set in 2015 "The State” follows the journey on four Britons,
Jalal (Sam Otto ) and best friend, Ziyad (Ryan McKen-Brancroft)
single mother, Shakira (Ony Uhiara – Law and Order)
Ushna (Shavani Seth – Homeland)
who have left their lives behind to join ISIS in Syria.
All of the characters have left their homes without saying
goodbye to their parents.

The "State" is a hard watch,but a good piece of drama.
If you are going to watch The State, commit to watching
it until the bitter conclusion.

Isis handbook
Men are taught how to fight, and the women
how to keep a happy bedroom and kitchen for the husband
they will be allotted from among the warriors.

Strike–The Cuckoo’s Calling(UK 2017)
Director- Michael Keillor
Stars- Tom Burke, Holliday Grainger
Elarica Johnson, Amber Anderson.

A quick rundown of this book.
The Cormoran Strike series of novels, published under
(Harry Potter author) J K Rowling’s pen name Robert Galbraith.
Originally a secret project until her cover was blown and she
was exposed quickly after publication.


The book’s sequel The Silkworm has been adapted into
a two-part story set to air in the weeks following
to make up the seven episodes.

The third novel in the series (2015’s Career of Evil)
has already been shot too, and will arrive in the New Year.

1st episode will air on 27 August, 2nd on 28th.
Next 3 episodes-3rd, 10th, and 17th September.
Last 2 episodes-Air dates not yet announced.

War veteran turned private detective Cormoran Strike,
Tom Burke (The Musketeers-2014-2016) with his female assistant
Robin Ellacott, Holliday Grainger (The Borgias),
investigating the death of supermodel
Lula Landry(played by real-life model Elarica Johnson) whose fall
from a Mayfair balcony has been ruled a suicide by the police.
But her foster brother suspects could be murder.

The 1st episode is a thoroughly enjoyable watch.
Not breathtaking but a solid, entertaining mystery.
Holiday Grainger is worth watching, a fine young actress.
Not as good as I hoped,will keep on watching as it may get better.

Top of the Lake: China Girl(Aug-2017)
Directors:
Jane Campion(The Piano), Ariel Kleiman
Cast:
Robin Griffin (Elisabeth Moss-The Handmaid's Tale)
Miranda Hilmarson(Gwendoline Christie),
"Puss" (David Dencik),
Pyke (Ewen Leslie), Alice Englert, Julia (Nicole Kidman)and
Mary (Alice Allegra Englert, daughter of Jane Campion)

Six 58-minutes episodes.

Initially conceived to be a single outing from creators
Jane Campion, yet 4 years later a 2nd season!

Picks up where the previous season left off.
The location of the second season is switched from New Zealand
to Sydney, areas around Bondi Beach.

When the body of an Asian girl(Cinnamon-packed in a pink suitcase)
washes up on Bondi Beach, there appears little hope of finding
the killer, until Robin realizes ‘China Girl’ didn’t die alone.

Slow to start, enjoyable but with a little disappointed by the second series.
David Dencik deserves top honors for his portrayal of Alexander(Puss).
Nicole Kidman is typically excellent, but disappointingly underused.

"Surrogates in this series are essentially enslaved prostitutes during
the first stages of pregnancies.
In real world, surrogacy is an accepted means of providing
families with a children".

Star Trek: Discovery(2017)
Stars:
Jason Isaacs (Captain Gabriel Lorca)
Sonequa Martin-Green(Michael Burnham)
Doug Jones-(Lt. Saru)
Guest Star-Michelle Yeoh (Captain Georgiou)
15 episodes, weekly.

The sixth TV series in the franchise.
This series takes place in 2256, 10 years before the
events of the original Star Trek series.
Begin on the USS Shenzhou, a vessel captained by
Philippa Georgiou, mentor to Michael Burnham.

While examining a damaged satellite on the edge of
Federation space discovers a strange artifact in the middle
of an asteroid field. Michael investigates. She meets a Klingon.
(Klingon design,they arejust way too over-designed)
Things take off from there.

Good thing is that I think we do not have to see more of Georgiou character from now.
This will provides Burnham’s story with more emotional weight.
Martin Green and Yeoh are both experienced actors, we hear some of the stiffest
dialogue we’ve heard in a long while.
I guess both are doing their best.

Burnham, a wonderful character human raised by emotionless Vulcans
the way Martin-Green plays it gives her a rare texture.
She has a lot of potential, which I think will gives “Discovery’s” writers a lot of interesting
psychological territory to explore.
I think it’s worth to keep watching to see where
Burnham’s journey takes us.

After broken up the relationship between the two 'lead' characters in ep 1 and 2.
Ep3, I think is going to be a reset of sorts for the series.
I'm hoping it gets better.

Watched the first two episodes, I didn't think it was that great.
but enough to keep me watching....for now.
The production values, worthy to watch it on a big TV screen.

The Brave(US-Pilot 25 Setp.2017)
Created by: Dean Georgaris(Life of Pi)
Cast:
Anne Heche-Patricia Campbell
Mike Vogel-Capt. Adam Dalton (Under The Dome)
13 episodes -Every Monday-45 mins.

Originally called For God and Country.
The Brave from Israeli producer Avi Nir, who shepherded “Homeland” to American TV.

Beginning in Syria, Dr. Kimberly Welles (Alix Wilton Regan)
as she’s getting a ride home from her posting with Doctors Without Borders.
But when her driver takes an alternate route and then abandons the car,
a group with ties to a terrorist organization kidnaps her.

Dalton’s team moves swiftly, working off intel from HQ to locate the physician
whom has been abducted in order to perform eye surgery on an injured terrorist
leader known as Baghdadi.

No doubt it's evident that each episode will introduce a mission and the team
will more than likely accomplish the mission.

The show is watchable, though a bit of a latecomer to the like of “Homeland”
dramas that were commissioned a few years ago.
Nothing special to set them apart.

The Gifted(2017)
Premieres Monday, October 2.weekly
Creator- Matt Nix
Pilot director: Bryan Singer
Stars:
Emma Dumont(Lorna, aka Polaris),
Hayley Lovitt(Sage)
Garret Dillahunt(Dr. Roderick Campbell)



The Gifted tells two stories that soon merge into one.
The 1st,
There is Mutant Underground, a group of rebellious mutants
on the run from a government.
Marcos (Sean Teale) is the leader, a hot-head with a hot hand,
coupled up with Lorna (Emma Dumont) and leads a team tracking
a new recruit, Clarice (Jamie Chung), who’s also on the run from
the cops all by herself.


The 2nd,
The Strucker family.The father Reed Strucker (Stephen Moyer), the district attorney for
15 years who specializes in prosecuting mutant-related felons spend most of
his days interrogating captured mutants.
And about to encounter conflicting interests(with Reed's bosses and with the Sentinel Services,
an anti-mutant task force with very few governmental restrictions) at home from
his younger teen son, Andy (Percy Hynes White) teenage daughter, Lauren (Natalie Alyn Lind)
and nurse wife, Kate (Amy Acker)


Bryan Singer(director of most of the X-Men movies)is at the helm of this pilot.
A really good and solid first episode.
It feels like “X-Men” lite( X-Men show with no X-Men) and gave you a feeling that
we’ve seen all this before and delivers everything you
expect from a show based in the world of the X-Men and
nothing more.
The Gifted is much better than Inhumans.(Inhumans is worse than bad)

Lore (2017)
Starting Friday, October 13th

Adapted from Boston-based writer, Aaron Mahnke’s very successful
podcast (real-life tales of horror, would be witchcraft, and
medical malpractice) of the same name.

The series is the first narrative based podcast(6 of its 70-some
episodes) make into television shows.All the stories are based on
true-life events, telling a different tale every episode.
Each episode between 39 and 45 minutes.

The first episode
The story of a farmer named George Brown (Campbell Scott) whose
entire family is struck down by Consumption(Medical Definition-
An old and once common term for wasting away of the body)
in the mid-1800s, and as his son lays dying, his neighbors
convince him to exhume the bodies of his children to see if
they’re truly and completely dead.Digging up dead bodies, make
a tonic out of it to cure the living?

Having watched 2 of the season’s six episodes,
I found the show is able to turn the inherent creepiness and also
you get some good education, very informative and some mythology.
The second episode has a plenty subject matter with not as
strong as the first.

I would suggest to watch it with subtitles for it medical
terms.

Lore is sometimes scary, but the acting also makes it
genuinely intense at times.
And although much of it involves the paranormal,
sometimes it leave you with questions like,
"Was it really a ghost?"