Review Day

There are no major spoilers in these reviews.

Doom Guy: Life in First Person by John Romero:
The autobiography of one of the creators of DOOM is a little repetitive at times, retreading ground already explored by David Kushner's Masters of Doom. However, it's a pleasant, nostalgic trip through 3D gaming in the 90s.

Final Grade: B

Ted Lasso, Season Two:
The second season of this footballer show stumbles a bit. There are still some great, funny storylines, but the episodes get longer and longer and the character arc of Nate the Great isn't sold well enough for its payoff. The episode, Beard After Hours is a boring, experimental slog that would feel more at home on Master of None or Atlanta. On AppleTV+.

Final Grade: B-

Mythic Quest, Season Two:
Season two of this gaming company show isn't as perfect as the first but still has some great individual story arcs. The two-episode tangent focusing on C.W. was really well done. On AppleTV+.

Final Grade: B

Justified: City Primeval:
This is a lackluster appendix to the excellent seven seasons of Justified. It places the great character of Raylan Givens in a second-rate cop show without realizing that the draw of the original series was the character's interactions with everyone else, not the plot. Timothy Olyphant's real-life daughter plays his daughter on the show in a grating performance that calls to mind Kim Bauer versus the cougar on 24 (Thankfully, she exits the show after just a couple episodes as if the creators realized what a misfire it was). On Hulu.

Final Grade: D+