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Supergirl (2015)
Who green lit this?
Wow!!! I had my doubts as the hype was brewing, but as a minority and a subject of prejudice my entire life, it would have been hypocritical of me to give it a thumbs down without at least viewing it. Personally I think every new offering deserves at least three airings before it gets shelved. Every offering except this one!!! This show was so bad I found myself laughing through half of it. The kind of laughing you do when someone tickles you; and as much as you want it to stop (because you're not enjoying it) you can't because you have no choice. CBS left me no choice but to hate this show. The writing, the characters, the plot, all of it just screamed: HELP ME!!! Sorry, but if this show lasts in prime time for more than a month, CBS should be ashamed of themselves. I know it's all about ratings, but if by some miracle Supergirl manages to secure high viewer ship over the coming weeks, I still think they should show some modicum of self respect by taking the video files out back, shooting them, and making sure no backup copies exist. Putting shows like this on in prime time is tantamount to drastically lowering the standards of standardized tests; essentially making us ignorant and lazy in our creativity. If Supergirl MUST remain on television, perhaps it should air on Saturday mornings where children's entertainment thrives.
A Deadly Adoption (2015)
Kept scratching my head
This movie was beyond awful. It was almost like watching an SNL skit and waiting for the satire to kick in but it never happened. All I can say about this actually making it on air ( even for Lifetime) is that somebody must've owed someone a huge favor. Either that or they were so far into budget that they had no choice but to air it and hope curiosity would draw enough viewers to save it. This movie was so bad I actually found myself laughing near the end. The ridiculousness of seeing Wil Ferrells character shot twice (once two inches above the heart) and then get up and carry on with the energy of a marathon runner was priceless. A first year film student would've been advised to switch majors if they tried to put something like this on a roll of digital tape. And as for the acting throughout? I can only blame the director, because I know Ferrell and Wiig have talent. And as lousy as the actual dialogue was, the only thing worse was the delivery. For the director to not yell "cut" every ten seconds was a travesty. Rest assured if there's a Razzy category for this work, the staff should blow the dust off their tuxedos. Because you're a shoe-in. I normally wouldn't exert this much time in a negative review, but after subjecting myself to two hours of torture delivered by two of my favorite comedic actors, I was compelled to rip this tripe apart!!!