Pavel Hristov's Reviews
It's the best anti-woke comedy on TV
People here seem upset that the show offends both the right and the left using stereotypes for each, that is exactly what makes a comedy good and the opposite of woke and dogma. In-before the woke took over most of West entertainment, people could take a joke at their expense, no side is perfect and laughing at our shortcomings means that you're not thin-skinned and you're above petty arguments and can focus on the entertainment, rather than politics which is what most people want. That is all provided the comedy is done with good intentions rather than insultingly, which is the case here.
I've watched every single episode of Family Guy, most at least twice and the show, like every show in the history of TV, it has its ups and downs. If you're new, I recommend starting with Seasons 9 - 12 and going up to whatever the current season is when you're reading this. Then go backwards from S8, there are some really good episodes but I can't force myself to watch some of the stuff from S1 or S2 more than once. Also if you're the type of person who looks for meaning in movies/TV you watch, you'll be disappointed, this is old-school mostly black humour comedy and I love it for that.
Updating this review for the newer seasons and they have got quite political and only one way, because of course they did. I suggest you watch everything up to about S16, after that the writers suffer from Trump derangement syndrome.
Created: 08-13-2023
Woke-free and great script to carry it through
We all know why you visit this website and it's to verify if it's woke or not, well, it's most definitely not. I can't be bothered to write a full review which you can find on RT or Metacritic many of but suffice to say, great but not perfect movie. A 9/10 in my opinion carried by very strong opening and very strong ending and middling middle.
Created: 07-14-2023
Remember when this was the worst Star Trek TV?
The show is not woke, it was finding its footing in S1 and S2 but it had some amazing episodes, unfortunately, equally as many unmemorable ones too.
It really picked up in S3 which I consider to be the best in ST TV history and on par with the DS9 S2+. Great TV regardless if you care about sci-fi and it made me an even bigger fan of the franchise.
I recommend starting with S1 but be patient for the first few episodes as it's sort of a slow burner or straight up go to S3. Regardless, you'll have a blast if you give it a tiny bit of time to lay down its foundation.
Created: 07-02-2023
Mildly woke but has bigger problems
S1 is Family Guy meets Star Trek, as a fan of both shows, I had a blast.
S2 - S3 it gets more serious and they kind of killed the jokes. There are some good episodes here and there such as the illusions episode in S3 but there is no long-term vision for what the show wants to be and execution is mediocre. They needed to be more concise and preferably focus on exploring the universe. Also a whole bunch of episodes were regarding the "trans" son/daughter of one of the crew mates. I think 1-2 episodes regarding the topic were fine but that was a major plot point for S3 and it got boring. They do make a very based and anti-woke decision in the end for what it matters. I also really liked the romance between Issac and a crewmate I don't want to spoil. Really well done and the only well-written romance in the entire series.
It's mildly woke in S3 as a different crew mate discovers she was a lesbian because it's Hollywoke nowadays. She won't be back but to me it feels like the writers wanted to step in the middle between the woke and the anti-woke camp as in having a lesbian come out but also kind of hide it until the middle of the season and in the end it wasn't relevant to her arc at all.
Unfortunately S3 was mediocre so the show is probably dead, I easily recommend S1, S2 to an extent and only watch a few episodes in S3, feel free to skip the trans arc as it was quite boring. In comparison to Kurtzman's trash called modern Star Trek, this feels leagues above but I'd put it on about the same level as Enterprise S1/S2 or Voyager, some good episodes but no consistency and generally they need to up the writing to survive. Modern shows need to be great for long-term success and not just good and unfortunately this is mostly just good.
Created: 07-02-2023
Arthur Conan Doyle done justice
It's a modern-day version of Sherlock Holmes and it's free of identity politics and it has a great story and casting? Surprisingly it happened. These TV series are so rare nowadays we should cherish them when they come.
The stories can stretch the imagination but are overall excellent, I think particularly the first and 3rd seasons were amazing. If you're into mystery solving or love B. Cumberbatch, you will be left in your seat for the whole seasons.
Created: 06-27-2023
Mildly woke but enjoyable flick
Henry Cavill would be the new Tom Cruise because of his amazing talent if only modern Hollywood wasn't so god-awful and woke currently. He and the female main actress carry the film on their shoulders.
The film revolves around gender-swapped Sherlock Holmes (people would hate them if they did that so they made the main actress his sister) and trying to uncover a mystery. It's mildly woke due to the ahistoric portrayal of England in the 19th century but it wasn't offensive too much and they also didn't bash you on the head with identity politics but let the story be the main point of the movie. It's an enjoyable flick but mildly woke and with not a particularly deep story, easy 4/5.
Created: 06-27-2023
Another Kurtzman abomination
If you loved TNG, do yourself a favor and skip Picard. This show is the antithesis of TNG infused with brain-numbing wokeness in everything. They also destroyed the Picard character way more than the Borg could, I don't know how they did it but only a profoundly woke mind can.
Created: 06-19-2023
If the woke had a face, it would be Kurtzman's
The show is extremely woke but that being extremely annoying as is, surprisingly it's not its biggest problem. The show is extremely slow, the plot in each episode and through the whole seasons moves at a snails pace and the characters only talk about their feelings. This is a woke soap opera with extremely expensive CGI. It sullied the Star Trek name and the brand is now dead.
Created: 06-19-2023
