Baby Geniuses Review

I know this film wasn’t well liked by people, but I like it and feel like I can review it. I don’t think that any of you have to read this if you don’t like it. I got a copy of this again and it is one of my favorite films from my childhood. Thus, I’m going to review it for this blog.

 

We begin with people revealing that Sylvester has escaped. He leads them to a maze and is revealed to be a toddler. This is at a place for Baby Geniuses, it seems. While he can outsmart them and even uses martial arts at one point, a doctor there gets him back in their custody in a lab 25 stories below ground. Sly is revealed to be a twin undergoing the Kender method. Whit is raised in a normal family in the meantime as Baby Co is revealed to be a place here with an indoor amusement park.

 

Elaine, the leader of this place, takes people on a tour. The adoptive parents of Whit are there. She largely complains and thinks that her husband’s work is being stolen. They can’t afford much here. There is a big baby called Baby Bundy. There are also remote controlled animals at a petting zoo instead of a regular zoo. Everything there is controlled by a command center.

 

Elaine talks about Sly some while Whit goofs around back at his house. The doctor shows what the babies here are like and thinks that all babies might be like this. They want to educate the human mind. They feel that babies understand each other in their own baby language. But there is a point where they cross over and lose their baby ways. They do talk to each other and feel superior, especially with the methods that they are being taught.

 

There is a man or teen there that has pink hair and is the babysitter. He wants to get fired. But they don’t think that it will happen. This man calls himself Ice Pick. At the house, the strange father there notices the baby talk that Whit does when Whit says a sentence ending with “by a factor of four at least.” He wants to show this to people with Whit and the girl there with them concerned by this.

 

Sly is in trouble and put in lock up. But he is able to figure out a way out of the cell. After talking to a girl there, he talks the diaper express out. He eavesdrops on the conversation about this and learns that there are some issues with Baby Bundy. He leaves the place and is out in the street.

 

Meanwhile, the father shows the footage of Whit saying what he said. He claims to have remembered the baby language in some way. Whit convinces his sister, I think, that she should say dada and mama. As predicted, this makes them go crazy as they love it. While Sly is out, Whit gets a strange feeling and gets freaked out when a homeless man gets hold of Sly for a while.

 

Whit is able to escape and convinces a girl to switch clothes with him. He goes through the area and sees Elaine’s goons after him. He is in a mall and stays in a Macys over the night. He plays the Playstation and otherwise changes clothes and has fun in the mall by himself. I bet whoever watches security here, if anyone, would find this pretty strange.

 

Whit’s adoptive father thinks about adding a new wing and the math adds up. He thinks that he got this idea from his child. He thinks that all kids could have the answers to life before they turn two and then cross over. He and his wife change their kid’s diapers while Ice Pick pretends to be a monk or at least some type of Buddhist person. Buddhists can be monks, right?

 

Whit arrives at the mall with his mother. Sly notices the goons there. He and his twin notice each other while Whit winds up taken by Elaine’s goons. Sly is taken by his mother away. Whit is in tears as he is returned to the place where Elaine is at. Why is a mall open? Wasn’t this said to be Christmas? Or is it just that time of year?

 

Carrie is upset when she learns that her brother has been switched with him. He has energy and was swinging on a tire. The other babies notice that Sly isn’t like himself. He reveals what’s going on with the other babies figuring it out. Elaine is told by what is going on by the doctor who figured it out. One of the babies there crosses over and becomes like an adult. Elaine seeks to see her family to see how the real Sly is doing wanting him to be compared in a new way. Sly is able to communicate some things with his father, but his father can’t understand too much of it.

 

Elaine says that they have to have both of the twins or else she could go to prison as could everyone else. Ice Pick gets a nose ring and other problems. People show up under the idea of fixing a power outage. Sly is able to get one of the men in his forbidden zone. The other man also doesn’t pick up the ski and gets hit in the gonads as well. They leave and so does Elaine with the others. Sly talks to his twin with their telepathic ways to learn of what is happening with the other one.

 

Both of the twins train the other hoards of babies that they have with them with Whit getting all of his babies to abandon Elaine. They think that they are at risk of crossing over. The babies have to use their intelligence in order to outsmart the humans as it is what they fear most. Sly wants to hypnotize the one main man in control while also doing this to Ice Pick as well who then gets a woman there to also obey his command. Carrie stays behind as the rest of the babies from this house are taken to Baby Co.

 

Lenny is the bus driver and he is taking a vitally important mission to Baby Co. The rest of the babies’ parents are wondering where their kids are. Carrie speaks to her father and he is able to understand what is going on as she can speak to him. She also promises to give him the secrets to life.

 

This man talks to 9-1-1 and is mistaken for a crazy person. His wife calls back and makes a bomb threat at Baby Co to ensure that cops arrive there. Meanwhile, the babies try to escape. If I could be sweet. Recreate a place for my own world.

 

Elaine notices people acting weird and the robots are all summoned. Sly is in control, although I’m not sure how he gets in control instead of Whit. But it does make more sense that he would have knowledge of how to do that instead of Whit. Sly gets people to go on a ride. The babies attack the adults. It seems that they have the upper hand as usual. But then Whit is taken by Elaine.

 

The parents arrive as Elaine goes to a helicopter on the roof. She flies away with Whit, or at least tries to. The police arrive in their own chopper which prevents them from escaping. The mother doesn’t want to hit her aunt, but upon learning that she’s adopted, she does do just that. Both Sly and Whit cross over to the other side of not babyhood or whatever you’d call it.

 

At first Ken, the father, has issues with remembering, but then remembers what is going on. Carrie doesn’t reveal anything to her father. In another Kodak moment, the family is gathered together and we see clips of what has happened throughout the movie. And this is where the movie ends.

 

We see either Sly or Whit talk about sequels or at least one to this movie. I’ve seen only the first sequel to this: Superbabies. It was very bad. In fact, it was so bad, it was once the lowest ranked film in the Internet Movie Database. I won’t be reviewing any of the sequels to this film.

 

Still, I actually enjoy this film, unlike most people. I think that it is funny enough in some places and doesn’t take itself too seriously or more so than it has to be. I can understand some of the issues that people have with it, although I find it good enough to own and watch again and again. That’s all there is that I have to say about this movie. For now, this is Adam Decker, signing off.

Cast Update 2-6-2022

I might do another post as to what I will expect from CSI: Vegas season 2 in this blog instead of any of the other blogs. I mean, I could do a post in that one, but I doubt that I will now at any time when this blog needs random posts five times every year. Meanwhile, there is nothing to mention regarding shows replacing others since most stuff isn’t on right now in favor of Celebrity Big Brother airing as a counterprogram to the Olympics. We should see the schedule return to normal in March. I should have an update there and then as to what schedule changes there will be on CBS.

 

Here’s a paragraph worth going in multiple blogs. While you all know by now that I’m really behind with some of the reviews of movies and am trying to get caught up on that, I’m hoping (but am making no promises) that things will be done during the month of February since there will not be a lot of shows on this month due to the Winter Olympics. But if I only have the chance to watch movies on weekends, that would be a problem with getting caught up. I should tell you that at least one movie was watched for one of my blogs in this month’s post. I think that it is possible to get the rest of them either done or know if I can’t do it at all. You’ll never know what movie or what blog will get the long awaited update. But know that I do finally have the time and can only hope that the weather stays good and I stay healthy.

 

Patricia Arquette: The main star of CSI: Cyber has future projects mentioned on imdb right now. She does a lot, or at least did in the past. We’ll see what all she will do in the future regarding shows she does. A new project that I see her as doing is Severance.

 

Severance: This will be a TV show. It is set to be released on February 18, 2022. The plot is about a company that is trying to take work-life balance to a new level, according to the internet movie database. I’m unsure which network this will be on. The name might have changed to High Desert. These might be two different projects or are one in the same. There is a trailer for this now:

 

Trailer link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTqlZkvbNVg

 

Thoughts on trailer: Maybe this is the only trailer or maybe there will be more. Anyways, from what I can tell of this, it might be trying to go for something, but also doesn’t seem entirely original, even though I couldn’t tell you what else this might be like. It could be an interesting show or it could be very confusing. Are they really doing this of their own free will? It seems otherwise. I hope for more clarification later. But this could be a good show that I might never see. Meanwhile, I need to figure out what High Desert is.

 

Peter MacNicol: I can’t find much ever, if anything, for this actor. I hope that I can avoid saying things about him in a paragraph that could easily wind up outdated forever as I’ve been known for doing. So I came up with this one until the next project he’s in. He will be in a new film called Our Almost Completely True Story which we’ll see what comes of it.

 

Our Almost Completely True Story: I cannot make since of the plot, other than that it relates to Jewish people and leprechauns. Maybe it will make more sense later. It has no release date just yet. It does not have a trailer yet either.

 

James Van Der Beek: I see a project for him called Vampirina. I won’t know for sure about how long some of his shows will last so I hope that I’m not always talking about them when or if they aren’t on anymore. But I do believe that this show of his is still current.

                                                                                                                    

Vampirina: This is a show about a young vampire girl who has to adjust after a move. It is an animated Disney Junior show as vampires are a thing that kids should be educated about in some way. It is out now. I was able to see an episode of this so enjoy a review:

 

Review: Status- Possibly still on the Disney channel. Why I’ve seen it- I watched it so I could review it for this blog. Noteworthiness- This is based on a book series. Description- A vampire girl and her family move from Transylvania to the human world and we see a bunch of adventures with her new friends and family. Notable People- James Van Der Beek plays the father of the main character. Pros- The show largely works and is different enough to make it seem unlike most of the other kid’s shows. Cons- Not all of it makes sense or seems like it needs to be there. There should be more education stuff in there than there is. Note to Parents- With this intentionally targeted for kids, you do not have to worry about much in it. Whether or not you think there could be issues with the theme of this involving vampires might be the only problem I can think of about why someone would not want kids seeing this. Recommendation- I’d put this at a toss-up. There is not much wrong with it as long as you care about shows for kids. My Viewing Habits- I only saw this once and might not see it again. Prediction- I don’t care enough to put something in here. Reception: good. Grade: B-.

 

Shad Moss: After his planned movie finally disappeared from imdb since it seems not to be moving forward as a project, we finally learn of something new that he will be doing. It is F9. We’ll see if I can understand that or not.

 

F9: This is on DVD now. It is an abbreviation for Fast and the Furious 9 as there have been that many thus far. I wonder if I can get into this one first and then see any of the others later after it. There is a trailer for it. The plot relates to the younger brother of the main character being recruited for REVENGE! What else will happen? I guess that I’ll have to see then to know for sure.

 

Review: Movie Name- F9. Rating: PG13. Noteworthiness- This is part of the Fast Saga, the ninth installment with most of the main group of characters. Description- Dom, the main character, has to deal with his brother trying to use technology to somehow take over a lot of government things. There are issues between them since Dom believes his brother is responsible for his father’s death. CSI: Cyber Alumni in it- Shad Moss plays one of the protagonists. Pros- There is a lot of action in here, but enough of a plot to work and make sense in the long run. There is good character development going on as well. It can make sense without seeing other movies in the franchise. Cons- This is highly unrealistic in many places and no, the movie pointing this out doesn’t make it any better. Parts of it don’t seem to go anywhere. Note to Parents- Most of the problems with content in this movie relates to violence with some issues here and there with language. There isn’t sex or nudity in this so that’s a possible benefit. There is death and killing. Recommendation- If you have the chance to watch this, then you might as well do it. IMDB Ranking: 5.2. My Grade: C+.

 

Catch up on the first Fast and the Furious movie by watching this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9CmTAyYjbk

 

Catch up on 2 Fast 2 Furious by watching this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJjeqW3CRXU

 

Catch up on The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift by watching this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iw9cOQPexh4

 

Counterpoint to previous video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfpY8mJr5SQ

 

Catch up on the fourth Fast and Furious movie by watching this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNIdbLabtlE

 

Catch up on Fast Five by watching this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQV_31rR0mU

 

Counterpoint to previous video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uvcf9PUcztQ

 

Catch up on Fast & Furious 6 by watching this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szY9hUdCZek

 

Catch up on Furious 7 by watching this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoiEbK2K5G4

 

Catch up on The Fate of the Furious (the 8^th one) by watching this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuCo7mHUQJs

 

Catch up on Hobbs & Shaw by watching this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gElet5V6jQ

 

Enjoy this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqTNQofmSP8

 

Th3 Birdman review of F9: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2k_dMFbpkk

 

Charley Koontz: He will be in something called Eat Your Heart Out. He is also now in something called Frank and Penelope. Maybe he will do more in the future or maybe not. I can only hope that he does more. But the less a person does, the less I have to cover for my blog.

 

Eat Your Heart Out: This has an unknown date of release at the moment. The plot will be a bit complicated as someone literally gave his heart away and needs to get it back in order to marry someone else. Seems strange, but I might like it. Still, it is a short and I don’t know how I’d be able to watch any of those. There’s a trailer for it now:

 

Trailer link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfJTMnCT7Ps

 

Thoughts on trailer: This looks kind of weird, but I guess that it works as an idea of what they can do with a film like this. I don’t know why a heart would be in pieces and can only hope that the cat didn’t eat any of them. I guess I’ll see if I can see what the short film is like if I’m able to see it.

 

Frank and Penelope: I don’t quite understand the plot of it yet. It seems like a man will fall in love with a stripper and that turns his life around somehow. The time frame of release is June of 2022. There is no trailer for this yet. I think that this is a movie.

 

Hayley Kiyoko: With no music videos that I can think of worth mentioning in this blog and all of her time being spent on music and not TV shows or movies, I don’t know if there is much to add in this section at the moment, but will keep it here for now and hope that she does something new.

 

Ted Danson: Surely his time off of TV means that he could be doing movies in the meantime, but we’ll see if that happens soon or not. It looks like he is doing more now that I can finally see. It looks like he is in a show called Mr. Mayor on NBC.

 

Mr. Mayor: In this show, a wealthy businessman becomes LA’s mayor. There is a lot else to this show as well as there are more characters in the world that keep up with the whole interpersonal relationships and political world that this show is part of. It is on hiatus. This will return on March 13, 2022 airing at Tuesdays at 8:30/7:30 Central.

 

Review: Mr. Mayor: Status- Currently on hiatus. Why I’ve seen it- I had to see it to review for my CSI: Cyber blog. Description- A wealthy man wants to impress his daughter and runs for mayor of LA, an election that he unexpectedly wins, thrusting him into a new world of politics. Notable People- Ted Danson, from Cheers, Becker, CSI, CSI: Cyber, and The Good Place, is the main character. Tina Fey from Saturday Night Live and 30 Rock, who also created Unbreakable Kimmi Schmidt and Great News, is the creator of this show. Bobby Monahan, also from Saturday Night Live, is a character on this show as well. Holly Hunter, from movies, is on the show. Pros- It seems like it is a pretty decent show. Cons- It does not have an original premise. Note to Parents- This could be a risky thing to let your kids watch as at least one episode focused on legalizing pot. I’d say to be careful with letting your kids see this. Recommendation- Toss-up. My Viewing Habits- I’ve seen the pilot, but am unsure yet if I will see any more of this over time. Prediction- It has been renewed for season 2 set to air next season. Reception: mixed. Grade: C.

 

Anthony E Zuiker: After all of this time wondering if the creator of one of TV’s longest running franchises is ever going to work again, I see him listed as the producer in a project. He is set to help make something called Spearfinger. And there is good news in that he will have involvement in CSI: Vegas so his franchise remains in his hands.

 

Spearfinger: This has no release date at this time. I think that it will be a movie. It is about a Native American legend regarding a woman with sharp fingers who would like to frighten people. There might need to be more to the plot than that, so we will see for sure what will happen with this project later as more information becomes available.

 

CSI: Vegas: Not much is known or could be known about this right now other than the fact that it is going to be a new part of the CSI franchise after five years without a franchise in around the 21^st anniversary of the franchise. It is on hiatus. It is pretty good in some cases.

 

CSI: Vegas: Status- Currently on hiatus. Why I’ve seen it- I’m a fan of the CSI franchise so I wanted to watch this new one as well. Noteworthiness- This is a continuation of the original CSI, largely focusing on a new team, but also bringing back people from the original team returning. Description- We return to characters from the original show solving new mysteries and dealing with potential issues of old teammates. Notable People- This has a lot of the original cast returning, including William Petersen, Jorja Fox, and Wallace Langham. It is also created by the same franchise creator as the four previous shows, Anthony E Zuiker. Pros- I felt that this was quite a good show and worth keeping up with. Cons- It can be too mysterious for its own good and also could ruin what’s previously part of the franchise. Note to Parents- Don’t let preteens watch this, but teens and older can. Recommendation- This is good and worth watching. My Viewing Habits- I plan to watch every episode about this to blog about it. Prediction- I don’t know if this is going to last now. You’d think that it would, but the main thing against it right now is whether or not it is just a short term plan in the end. It is going to last 10 episodes this season so we’ll wait to see if there will be more episodes and/or more seasons. Reception: great. Grade: B+.

 

Blog link: https://adamdeckercsivegas.blogspot.com/

 

Carol Mendelsohn: I will tell you about anything she is a producer of since I want to see something in these updates for her. I have no idea if there is something that she will be in, but I plan to keep track of what’s going on with her in the off chance that she does appear in something new. It turns out that she’s a producer in CSI: Vegas.

 

CSI: Vegas: Not much is known or could be known about this right now other than the fact that it is going to be a new part of the CSI franchise after five years without a franchise in around the 21^st anniversary of the franchise. It is on hiatus. It is pretty good in some cases.

 

CSI: Vegas: Status- Currently on hiatus. Why I’ve seen it- I’m a fan of the CSI franchise so I wanted to watch this new one as well. Noteworthiness- This is a continuation of the original CSI, largely focusing on a new team, but also bringing back people from the original team returning. Description- We return to characters from the original show solving new mysteries and dealing with potential issues of old teammates. Notable People- This has a lot of the original cast returning, including William Petersen, Jorja Fox, and Wallace Langham. It is also created by the same franchise creator as the four previous shows, Anthony E Zuiker. Pros- I felt that this was quite a good show and worth keeping up with. Cons- It can be too mysterious for its own good and also could ruin what’s previously part of the franchise. Note to Parents- Don’t let preteens watch this, but teens and older can. Recommendation- This is good and worth watching. My Viewing Habits- I plan to watch every episode about this to blog about it. Prediction- I don’t know if this is going to last now. You’d think that it would, but the main thing against it right now is whether or not it is just a short term plan in the end. It is going to last 10 episodes this season so we’ll wait to see if there will be more episodes and/or more seasons. Reception: great. Grade: B+.

 

Blog link: https://adamdeckercsivegas.blogspot.com/

 

Ann Donahue: I have no idea how I missed this, but she’s in the new CSI: Vegas as well. I should have all of the main three CSI creators in this as they are all involved in some way, (although, maybe not as much Anthony, which is weird) shape, or form. Still, enjoy this section on her that you’ve seen before with other people.

 

CSI: Vegas: Not much is known or could be known about this right now other than the fact that it is going to be a new part of the CSI franchise after five years without a franchise in around the 21^st anniversary of the franchise. It is on hiatus. It is pretty good in some cases.

 

CSI: Vegas: Status- Currently on hiatus. Why I’ve seen it- I’m a fan of the CSI franchise so I wanted to watch this new one as well. Noteworthiness- This is a continuation of the original CSI, largely focusing on a new team, but also bringing back people from the original team returning. Description- We return to characters from the original show solving new mysteries and dealing with potential issues of old teammates. Notable People- This has a lot of the original cast returning, including William Petersen, Jorja Fox, and Wallace Langham. It is also created by the same franchise creator as the four previous shows, Anthony E Zuiker. Pros- I felt that this was quite a good show and worth keeping up with. Cons- It can be too mysterious for its own good and also could ruin what’s previously part of the franchise. Note to Parents- Don’t let preteens watch this, but teens and older can. Recommendation- This is good and worth watching. My Viewing Habits- I plan to watch every episode about this to blog about it. Prediction- I don’t know if this is going to last now. You’d think that it would, but the main thing against it right now is whether or not it is just a short term plan in the end. It is going to last 10 episodes this season so we’ll wait to see if there will be more episodes and/or more seasons. Reception: great. Grade: B+.

 

Blog link: https://adamdeckercsivegas.blogspot.com/

 

William Petersen: He hasn’t done much outside of CSI in the world of television or movies as far as I can tell. I think that he’s busy with stage work, the likes of which I will never see, probably. I have no idea if he will still be a producer in CSI: Vegas.

 

David Caruso: This CSI: Miami actor has done nothing in terms of acting for movies on TV since the show ended. This is because he is retired from acting. I’ll still keep him in the updates in case there is a change and he does wind up doing something notable in the future.

 

Gary Sinise: He has projects in the works like No Better Place to Die. He will also appear in something called Zarrar. That’s all that I seem him doing right now currently. I guess we’ll see in the future what else he might be able to do. He’ll also be in Joe Bell.

 

No Better Place to Die: This movie is about part of a battle during World War II. It has no release date or trailer at the moment. To date, Gary’s role is the only one that is in the movie right now and even his is just rumored so we’ll see what happens.

 

Zarrar: This is a Pakistan based movie from what I can tell and I won’t know for sure what else to say about it as it seems strange what information I can gather from it thus far. There is no release date for this yet, but hopefully there will be at some point in time. This is no longer on imdb.

 

Joe Bell: This was released in some way in theaters, but not the ones that I was able to see, as far as I know. This is on DVD now. It is about a man dealing with his bullied gay son’s death. And it is a true story, which is sad. I’m not sure if my video store has this to rent and I don’t care enough about seeing it so I will be removing this from the updates as a result.

 

Anthony LaPaglia: I don’t know much else he could be doing as that doesn’t show up right now. Maybe he will do more or maybe not. One can only hope that he does more, but maybe he doesn’t need to. He’ll be in something called Nitram that will hopefully come out at some point in the US. He’ll be in Florida Man. He’ll be in Antibody Heat.

 

Nitram: This may be out in foreign countries. This movie is based on the true event of the 1996 Port Arthur massacre. I have no idea right now when or if it will be in the US. Maybe it could be good as a movie, even while covering a serious topic. I am keeping this in the updates for now and we’ll see if it comes out in the future in America. This has a potential release date of March 30, 2022.

 

Trailer link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DK9RUl1BV4

 

Thoughts on trailer: This does not look interesting at all. The plot description seems much better than what the trailer seems to offer. The trailer isn’t helped by the very dull version of Chopsticks done in the background throughout nearly the whole trailer. I can’t make sense of what this is about or why someone would be so cruel.

 

Florida Man: This is a TV show set for release sometime in 2022. It’s about a former cop who returns to Florida and gets a case that winds up lasting way longer than you’d think that it should be. I’m unsure what network it will be on or if it will be in America or not. I can only hope that I can see it, or maybe not given my lack of time for things.

 

Antibody Heat: This is a comedy about the pandemic because that storyline hasn’t been done to death after production on shows resumed. Didn’t Connecting try this already? Anyways, it has no release date or trailer just yet.

 

Laurence Fishburne: He has a recurring role in Black-ish. But that’s not worthy of its own section in this blog as it is not a starring role. He’ll be in a TV movie called Rendlesham. He’ll be in another thing called Blacksmith. He’ll also be in All the Old Knives. Yet another thing he’ll be in is Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur. More things that he is doing are The School for Good and Evil, John Wick Chapter 4, Sneaks, MacGruber, and Slingshot.

 

Rendlesham: This has no release date just yet. The plot relates to probably aliens in the 80s in England. I have no idea what network it might air on just yet. Hopefully, I will find out more about this in the future. We’ll see if this really is aliens or is something else entirely.

 

Blacksmith: This has an unknown release date. In it, a man becomes a fugitive when his lab is destroyed. Hopefully, more will be revealed beyond that in the future and I hope that we’ll find out more then in the future. It could be cool if it is made and comes out.

 

All the Old Knives: The release date is unknown at the time. It is about two federal agents and ex-lovers who have to look back on a six year ago mission to see what might have happened to another agent. It seems like it could be interesting.

 

Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur: This is set to air sometime in 2022. It looks like it would be a kid’s show based off of these characters and would be animated. There is not much else to say about this as I don’t know what network or streaming service this will be on yet and too much of this is still unknown at the moment.

 

The School for Good and Evil: In this planned movie, boys are girls are taken to a place and trained to be either heroes or villains. It is set for release in 2022. It looks like it will be done in a sort of anime style. This could be interesting or could be generic.

 

John Wick Chapter 4: This has nothing much revealed about it other than being a film in this series. I have no idea what this series is about. I only know that it exists. This is set to be released on May 24, 2023. Maybe I’ll have to do more research into this franchise now and if I’ll even be able to see the first three movies if I even like the fourth one. (Of course, I have to make sure that I don’t judge a movie too much if I haven’t seen over movies in the franchise first, as I had that issue initially with The Bourne Supremacy, having not seen the first movie in the franchise when I saw it.)

 

Sneaks: In this animated movie, we see to see sneakers try to return to their owners. The release date is unknown. What else is there to say about this for now? I have no idea, but hope that we will see a lot more of this in the future.

 

MacGruber: This will be on Peacock, a streaming service. I might have to use that account again. It is out now. This is based on a Saturday Night Live sketch which is a parody of MacGyver. I wasn’t sure how they got a whole movie out of it and now they are doing a whole show?

 

Review: Show Description- MacGruber is released from jail to help out with more cases that the government needs help with. Behind the Scenes- This is inspired by a Saturday Night Live sketch that’s a parody of MacGyver. It features some of the same people from both like Will Forte, who was also in The Last Man on Earth, and Kristen Wiig. Also in this is Laurence Fishburne. It is also a continuation of the movie. My Thoughts- This seems random and vulgar. It can be very inappropriate. But it has its moments of humor as well and could be worth seeing if only to find out what happens after the first episode. I give it three out of five stars. Long Term Prospects- This might last, but I’m honestly not sure if it will. I say that for now, it could. I’ll see what happens later. Where to Find- This is streaming on Peacock

 

Slingshot: This is about a mission to Saturn’s moon Titan with issues going on in the space movie. Is there any space movie that doesn’t have issues going on with it? I know that there has to be some sort of conflict. There is no release date of this yet.

 

Adam Rodriguez: We’ll see what all he might do in the future. He was in Ordinary Joe, although he was written off of it about halfway through. I never changed that show to former projects like I probably should have. Well, that show’s over now anyways and he’s not doing anything else yet.

 

Ordinary Joe: This has been cancelled. It is about a man who makes a choice and we see his choice in three different timelines, one where he went with each of the three major choices. Enjoy this review of it:

 

Ordinary Joe: Why I’ve seen it- Adam Rodriguez was in it so I watched it to review for a blog of mine. Noteworthiness- This is based on something called The Format. This was originally written as a pilot back in 2006 before being revived. It was also delayed due to covid related shutdowns such as the originally filming and airing of the show in question. Description- We see three different timelines of the life of one man. It is not that much of a supernatural or science fiction show as it is a regular show done with parallel timelines at once. Notable People- This has Adam Rodriguez from CSI: Miami, among other things. He really only appeared in the first half of the show. Pros- The show is pretty interesting and it seems simple enough to keep the three timelines separate. We also see how events can relate to each other at times. Cons- It can be confusing at times, despite the three different tints used to keep the timelines straight. The endings leaves more to be desired. Note to Parents- There are some issues with it that you might typically see in a show from time to time. I don’t think that there is too much wrong in here that preteens and older can’t watch. Recommendation- I say that you might as well enjoy this while you can. My Viewing Habits- I’ve seen this from the start and am pretty sure that I only missed just one episode. However, due to its bad endings, I won’t be watching it ever again, unless it gets revived somehow. Still, don’t expect this blog to cover it again outside of maybe in the former projects section because Adam hasn’t been a part of the show since maybe October. Cancellation reasons- The ratings were too low and they never ordered any more of it. Similar shows- This is us and A Million Little Things. DVD suggestion- Don’t bother with it. Reception: somewhat favorable. Grade: D.

 

Melina Kanakaredes: She will be in a movie called Wake. That is all that I see her in at the moment. She has done a lot of TV roles, be it main or recurring, so I hope to see more of her in the future. Until then, I’ll report what I know of what she’s done.

 

Wake: This has an unknown release date at this moment. Its main focus is on a lie of some sort that tore people apart. Something interesting must happen beyond that. I just don’t yet know what that will be. I look forward to seeing it, hopefully.

 

Marianne Jean-Baptiste: She has acted a lot ever since Without a Trace ended. I’ll see through time what else she appears in. She will be in Rumble Through the Dark. That’s all that I can see of hers for now. We’ll see what else happens later.

 

Rumble Through the Dark: I can’t make as much sense out of the plot even after reading it on imbd as it seems to relate to someone trying to save the home of his foster mother and perhaps his family too. It has no release date at this moment.

 

Kristen Bell: She is doing a whole lot still. Let’s see if I can cover all of what’s she’s done since The Good Place ended. She will also be in a reboot of Gossip Girl. Yet another thing she is doing is Do, Re, & Mi, a TV show. She will also be in The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window. And one last thing that I see now is called Molly and the Moon. She will be in Ultra City Smiths as well. She should also be in The People We Hate at the Wedding. She’s also hosting the game show Family Game Fight.

 

Gossip Girl: This is an HBO Max reboot. I never understood the appeal of that show back then and am perfectly fine not seeing this on cable or anywhere else. I do not know if I know anyone whom I could borrow the original series from, although I will not rule that out. Also, didn’t they reveal who Gossip Girl was? Is there going to be a new person doing that in the reboot or are we just expected to forget what’s been revealed in this show already? This is streaming now.

 

Trailer link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhsV1gPVJMQ

 

Thoughts on trailer: Well, it seems like there are some aspects that could be interesting to me, but most of this is not something that I care for. I never liked the idea of the original show, but never actually gave it a chance in the end. This seems like it is focused too much on sex and other aspects of life that I’m just not that interested in seeing on this show that I wouldn’t care to watch anyways. It’s a good thing, then, that I won’t be able to see it.

 

Enjoy this review of it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPQ4nuIe0ck

 

Do, Re, & Mi: This is a kid’s show about bird friends who live in a music based world, it seems. I’m not entirely sure what network it will air on, if it even airs on a network at all. This is out now. Maybe we’ll see in the future. There is a trailer for this:

 

Trailer link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_ZrizcZdGI

 

Thoughts on trailer: I hadn’t realized that this was already out. I plan to just tell you about more of the release date in the next post. I might be able to see this, but am not sure about it just yet. As for what I think about it, the trailer seems too simple and I can’t gather too much from it. I don’t know if I can like kid’s shows the way that I used to in the past. But I might give this a try as it seems like it could be good enough. Also, is it just me, or is the lighting of too many animated shows of today too bright?

 

The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window: This is a planned mini-series. I can’t find a plot for it yet. The title sounds a bit ominous so it might be strange like that or maybe not. We’ll have to see later. Or maybe it relates to Bones with the way we see a title like that. This is out now. There is a trailer for this:

 

Trailer link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuUZCoyoHo4

 

Thoughts on trailer: There seems to be a lot going on in this, but it is clear that Kristen is playing the main character. Just how much of a psychological thriller are they going to make of this? And how much of a show can they make out of this? This wouldn’t work better as a movie then? If we can’t tell how much of this is real or not, then what’s the point of seeing this? It could be good, but looks far too mysterious for its own good.

 

Molly and the Moon: This has a currently unknown release date. It is said to be a musical and appears to be written by the creators of How I Met Your Mother. (Do people still like them after they ended that show?) There is no known plot of this at the time. Maybe it will be a movie, but could be something else. Too much of this on imdb is vague right now.

 

Ultra City Smiths: This is a TV show about a celebrity’s disappearance. It has been released. I do not yet know what network or streaming service this will be on. It could be interesting, but I’d have to know more about it. There’s a trailer for this now:

 

Trailer link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qthWw6NPMA

 

Thoughts on trailer: This looks weird and I probably would have liked it better if it were live action focusing on a more serious plot. I can’t gather much from the trailer, but there sure are a hell of a lot of people in it. And I guess that’s all that I can make sense of it for now. What else is there to say?

 

The People We Hate at the Wedding: The title explains a lot of this as a family has conflict leading up to a wedding. I don’t think that there’s much else that one could say about that. It has no release date yet. It is based off of a book.

 

Family Game Fight: This show is another primetime game show from the mind of Ellen. I think that it works much better than her Game of Games show, although there are still some issues that I notice with it at time to time. If you want to know more about it, here’s a review.

 

Family Game Fight: Status- Currently on hiatus. It is unknown if it is coming back. Why I’ve seen it- I had to review it for a blog of mine. Noteworthiness- This is adapted from some of Ellen’s work on her talk show. Description- Two families compete against each other in various games for the most points and a shot at $100,000. Notable People- Married couple Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard are the co-hosts of this show that also compete in it with the families. Ellen DeGeneres also created this and is inspired by some of her talk show’s games and her game show, Ellen’s Game of Games. Pros- It seems pretty good and fair. I can’t think of much wrong with it. Cons- Some of the games can be weird. Note to Parents- There is some bad stuff that shows up from time to time, but not too bad in the end. Recommendation- I think that it is worth keeping up with. My Viewing Habits- I’ve only seen one whole episode thus far and parts of others, but would like to see it again if I can since it is pretty good. Prediction- It may not last or return, but might stick around. We might have to wait until summer of 2022 to know for sure. Reception: somewhat positive. Grade: B.

 

Marg Helgenberger: One of the benefits to missing stuff in the updates is that she was going to be in a pilot that was not picked up so I won’t have to waste time putting any of that in the blog and then taking it back out again. She could return for more of All Rise, but I don’t know yet if she will.

 

Rory Cochrane: It looks like he will appear in two movies or projects that might seem like them in the future. One is called Antlers. He will also be in something new called Encounter. Something new he is doing is Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty. He’ll also be in Boston Strangler.

 

Antlers: This is on DVD now. I don’t know if I hope that it will be in theaters then or not. It is a horror film about a child with dark secrets (because that totally hasn’t been done already before) and two siblings who are trying to save him from some sort of horrible creature. There is a trailer for this that I will talk about.

 

Trailer link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ng5eyOfL8qM

 

Thoughts on trailer: Maybe this could be more interesting than I might have thought in the first place. It certainly doesn’t seem similar to The Sixth Sense and could have a more original seeming aspect to it even though a lot of the plot is similar to stuff that I know of from other horror films. It could be good in the end. It’s hard to know now for sure. I still have not seen this yet.

 

Encounter: In this movie, possibly a remake of others, two brothers and their father seek to protect each other (and possibly the world as a whole) from an alien threat. This is in theaters now. I hope that this is nothing like Invasion of the Body Snatchers, unless it has a better ending than that did in the end. Otherwise, this will certainly get an F. There is a trailer for this now:

 

Trailer link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJzNtZlxaJk

 

Thoughts on trailer: This looks dramatic and cool looking. The trailer also looks vague in some places and I can’t gather as much from it as I would like. But it could be cool and I might like to see it. Again, either don’t be like Invasion of the Body Snatchers or have a different ending than that did.

 

Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty: This isn’t set to air until sometime in March of 2022. There is no trailer yet and I’m not sure yet what network or streaming service this might air on just yet. But I do know that this is a planned show about the 1980s Lakers. It has a trailer now:

 

Teaser link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYOlUZrHRT8

 

Thoughts on trailer: This has an intentional retro feel to it that seems odd right now. I don’t think that there’s enough basketball in the trailer, although this isn’t the full one as far as I can tell. Also, is it just me or are they putting nearly everything on HBO Max nowadays? I hope that the style format or whatever they chose for this isn’t too weird as I don’t know if I’d like to watch a show that looks like that the whole time. I don’t think that there’s too much else to say about that right now. I hope that there is a trailer to see at some point, although this might be it.

 

Boston Strangler: This has an unknown release date. It has no trailer yet either. But it does have a plot of a pair of women who broke the story of, well, the Boston Strangler and report on this person.

 

Carmine Giovinazzo: He is now doing two different projects right now. One of them is 892. The other is Un$uited. Hopefully I’ll see more of what he’s doing in the future, but know that there is a lot that I might not be able to see.

 

892: This is about a marine who has struggles getting back into civilian life. It could be out now. It doesn’t have a trailer just yet. It could be interesting, but sounds like it could also be cliché with plenty of other existing projects like this already out. I’m keeping this in the updates for now until I can figure out more of what’s going on with it.

 

Un$uited: This is a show about someone who wants to become a professional poker player before finding out just how much he sucks at it. It has no release date yet or trailer. I don’t know what network or streaming service this will be on.

 

Eric Close: After seeming to do only Christmas related things for a while, he is now set to star in The Mulligan. I look forward to seeing what else he might do in the end besides that. We’ll see if there is anything else worth mentioning in the future.

 

The Mulligan: This seems to relate to golf in some ways, but is about far more than just that in the end. But I’d have to wait and see to know more about it. It has a release date of April 18, 2022. Let’s hope that more is known in the future.

 

William Jackson Harper: He is doing something called Dogs in Space. That is the only thing that I see him doing right now as most of what he’s done since The Good Place ended has already happened as of this update. He is also in Love Life which I plan to cover more in the next post.

 

Dogs in Space: This is a TV show. It is available now. The plot of it relates to genetically enhanced dogs trying to find a new planet called home. It is a kid’s show that would be animated. I wonder what lessons there will be to learn from it.

 

First episode link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4UqQc9Uz0U

 

Review: Show Description- Dogs are sent into space to find a new home for humans to live on. Behind the Scenes- This is a Netflix show. It stars William Jackson Harper from The Electric Company and The Good Place. My Thoughts- This is interesting and well done. It puts a lot of detail into world building and character development. I will admit, though, that it can seem cliché and a bit predictable in some places. Still, I give this four stars out of five. Long Term Prospects- I have no idea if this will last or not. Where to Find- This is a Netflix show, although the first episode is for free on YouTube as linked above

 

Love Life: This is about romance and it is a comedy. It’s also a TV show this is on HBO Max for its streaming subscribers. William’s character has to be an important one as he is the sole person on the poster for at least this season. There is a trailer for this:

 

Trailer link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVG5KarthPE

 

Thoughts on trailer: Does anyone else find the background music or rhythm or whatever you call it to be a bit annoying? Anyways, I think that this could have some issues, although parts of it look more unique than it otherwise could be. I do have season 2 episode 1 bookmarked for future use so we’ll see if I get to watching it and reviewing the show at some point in time. I hope that this isn’t too focused on sex instead of actual love.

 

Simone Missick: She will be in a project called Hanging by a Thread. All Rise was picked up for a third season by OWN after all. I’m still including her in the updates for now, but plan to skip All Rise in the rotation of new people added to this blog (outside of confirmed former cast members and maybe the original showrunner) to avoid confusion until it ends for real in the future.

 

Hanging by a Thread: This has no release date or trailer yet. It is about a bipolar man who wants to enforce his medicine free ways on his nephew who is also bipolar. This seems like it could have a lesson or just be really strange. Hopefully the lesson is not what the uncle wants to have happen.

 

Gary Dourdan: He is doing a lot of projects. One of them is First Wives Club. He’ll also be in The Moderator. A third thing that he’s doing is The Sea Sand. A fourth thing that he is doing is Thebes. A fifth thing that he is doing is Mnemonix. A sixth thing that he is doing is Desdemona’s Revenge. A seventh thing that he is doing is Bonecrackers. An eighth that he is in is Zero.

 

First Wives Club: This is a TV show that airs on BET+. It is a comedy series about three women who form a friendship after their marriages fall apart. I doubt that I will be able to see it, but will include it in these updates as long as it lasts. There is a trailer for this that I’ll get to:

 

Trailer link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVvS_XdAIAw

 

Thoughts on trailer: Wow, there is a whole lot going on in this trailer and yet not much that I couldn’t get out of other things. I do wonder why they throw in so much stuff in there and am unsure of what is in there that I’d care about. I guess that I’m good without this in the end.

 

The Moderator: This has no release date or trailer yet. In this movie or some other sort of drama, a female blogger wants to bring her own justice after two of her friends wind up murdered. As a real blogger, I’d have to recommend against vigilante justice.

 

The Sea Sand: This is a drama set in the 1920s about a woman seeking to find what had happened to her kidnapped twin. This has no release date yet or trailer. It sounds like it could be an interesting plot. I just hope that they have real twins playing the role, unless it isn’t identical twins.

 

Thebes: This is a movie about a detective looking for a missing teen from a small town and learns that there are dark secrets there and she’ll have to face her past in some way. Now while this sounds interesting, it also sounds like the plot for plenty of other movies that already exist. This has no release date or trailer yet.

 

Mnemonix: It is about a virus that killed half of human life while also creating a new form of life as well. It is set for release sometime in 2022. It could be interesting, even with the unoriginal elements of The Time Machine, Avengers: Infinity Wars, and The Crossing.

 

Desdemona’s Revenge: Not surprisingly, this has no release date yet. It also had no trailer at this moment either. It is about a pair of thieves and the people chasing them with the plot on imbd possibly spoiling the entirety of this short.

 

Bonecrackers: The plot appears to be about a crime family of sorts. It has no release date yet nor does it have a trailer. I can’t tell what all to make out about this without going too much into the potential plot. But expect a lot of deception going on with the characters.

 

Zero: While this doesn’t have a release date yet, it does have a release year of 2022. It does not have a trailer, but it does sound very interesting. People have ten hours to find out why they have bombs attached to themselves. It could be an interesting thriller.

 

Sofia Milos: This actress from CSI: Miami has a project in the works. It is Made Guys. I’ll have to see what else she might do in the future other than that. I look forward to covering what all she is doing next. But it won’t actually be that, probably.

 

Made Guys- This looks like a stoner comedy movie about people who accidently join the mob or something like it. This has no release date or trailer just yet. But it looks like it could be good, maybe, if it isn’t too dumb. This is no longer on imdb.

 

Vanessa Ferlito: She hasn’t done anything since NCIS: New Orleans ended. I hope to see more of her in the future. Or maybe not since this blog has far too much in it. I guess we’ll see if there is more for her or not. Otherwise, that’s one less person to worry about.

 

Former projects: In this section, I will keep track of shows that people in this blog used to be mentioned in as doing in some way. I might keep track of other things too. This will be used to keep track of what shows might still be on even after someone has left it in some way. Dancing with the Stars is one of these shows. Since Shad Moss’s time in it is over, I’m including The Masked Singer in this part as well.

 

Dancing with the Stars- This is currently on hiatus. I watched it at least once to see what it’s like and because James Van Der Beak was on it. This is a reality competition show where professional dancers team up with celebrities of sorts.

 

Review: Status- Currently on ABC at 8/7 Central on Mondays. Why I’ve seen it- I watched it since James Van Der Beek was in a season of it. Description- Celebrities team up with professional dancers to compete on a live show. Notable People- Carrie Ann Inaba, who is currently on The Talk, is a judge on the show. Pros- It can be better and more interesting than one might think, giving its genre. Cons- Too much time is wasted on this show due to set up to dances and other competitions. Note to Parents- Outside of sometimes inappropriate outfits, there might not be too much bad in the show, although you’d have to watch for yourself. Recommendation- This isn’t too bad, but isn’t outstanding either. The main reason why one wouldn’t want to watch it would be time commitment to other things. Prediction- This will probably keep lasting. Reception: good. Grade: B-.

 

The Masked Singer: I knew it was only a matter of time before someone that I covered in one of the cast updates was on this show. Thus, I’m going to include a review here. If I had to guess that anyone from any show I do cast updates of was going to appear on this show, I knew that it would probably be Shad Moss before it would be anyone else.

 

The Masked Singer review: Status- Currently on hiatus. Why I’ve seen it- It turns out that Shad Moss, whose career I follow for a blog, was on the show so I watched it to see what it was like. Noteworthiness- This is adapted from a South Korean show and is the first non Asian adaptation of the show. Description- Different celebrities in masks compete on a singing show where the loser gets unmasked. While all get unmasked at some point, the winner goes the longest without this fate. Notable People- Ken Jeong, from Community and Dr. Ken, is a judge on the show. Pros- This doesn’t have as bad a voting problem as other reality competition shows since what we see is always pretaped. Even if they aren’t professional singers, they can still be good. Cons- Some have complained that the results of voting is too random and can eliminate great professional singers from the game. Too much of this seems wasted on the banter between the judges and host or trying to guess the identities of the singers. Note to Parents- I haven’t seen enough of this to know if it is bad, but my guess is that this is something the whole family could watch. Recommendation- I think that it is a good show in the end and worth keeping up with if you don’t care much about anything else. My Viewing Habits- I saw this once in the third season before watching it a lot again in the fourth and fifth season. I don’t know yet if I will see it again due to scheduling conflicts. Prediction- This will probably last quite a while since it is said to be the most watched show now. Reception: somewhat mixed. Grade: B-.

 

In order to keep track of new people, this post will start sharing a theme song from either the original CSI or CSI: New York until I’ve shared all of them in this blog and I’ve caught up with it as a result. You will have to read my Elementary blogs for the theme songs from CSI: Miami, although I will post any of them here in good time if the links become dead when I check them later.

 

CSI season 11 theme song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGodGlJMJ74

 

Schedule ***

 

Out now- Vampirina (on DVD), Gossip Girl (on HBO Max), Ultra City Smiths (on AMC+), First Wives Club (on BET+), Dogs in Space (on Netflix), Love Life (on HBO Max), MacGruber (on Peacock), The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window (on Netflix)

 

Currently on hiatus- Mr. Mayor, Family Game Fight, Dancing with the Stars, CSI: Vegas blog posts, The Masked Singer, CSI: Vegas

 

Cancelled- Ordinary Joe

 

Possibly out somehow- Do, Re, & Mi; 892

 

On DVD- F9, Joe Bell, Antlers

 

Currently in theaters- Encounter (limited release)

 

February 18, 2022- Severance

 

March 9, 2022- The Masked Singer season 7 premiere

 

March 13, 2022- Mr. Mayor (return date, Tuesdays at 8:30/7:30 Central on NBC)

 

March 30, 2022- Nitram (potential release date)

 

Unknown March of 2022- Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty

 

April 18, 2022- The Mulligan

 

Unknown June 2022- Frank and Penelope

 

Unknown 2022- The School for Good and Evil, Florida Man, Mnemonix, Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, Zero

 

May 24, 2023- John Wick Chapter 4

 

Unknown year- Eat Your Heart Out, Hurt People, No Better Place to Die, Rendlesham, Spearfinger, Zarrar, Wake, The Woman in the House, All the Old Knives, Blacksmith, Our Almost Completely True Story, Molly and the Moon, The People We Hate at the Wedding, Sneaks, Hanging by a Thread, The Moderator, The Sea Sand, Thebes, Desdemona’s Revenge, Bonecrackers, Un$uited, Made Guys, Rumble Through the Dark, Antibody Heat, Slingshot, Boston Strangler