I’ve been on a movie hiatus as my DVR has been working overtime since my last post. Last month I talked about many of my favorite shows coming back and I haven’t been disappointed from any of them yet. Walking Dead came back from mid season in good shape and continues to be interested. The group has been split up and each episode has focused on the splinters as they manage to survive. It looks like some will be able to gravitate towards each other pretty soon. It’s been a struggle, there’s some new characters added from the comic and no main cast member has eaten it (ha) since coming back.

Face Off is going strong, we’re just passed the half way point with 8 remaining. There’s some serious pruning left to do, I can see 3 easily getting the ax, but the remaining 5 guys are real strong contenders. There’s some weakness in 2 of those I’m thinking of, but a bad week could be in store for any of them. Graham got saved this week by the judges so that life preserver no longer exists. In a brilliant idea by Syfy, Jim Henson’s Creature Shop Challenge will debut at the end of this month and I’m super stoked for that. It’s focused on fabrication/puppetry over make up, the JHCS is heavily involved which means more exciting art is coming our way.

Let’s see what else? The Americans returned last week and holy animal did it hit the ground running. We were left on shaky ground at the end of last season and we join the two KGB spies not too long after. Elizabeth is back in action while Phil has been holding things down, but a drop they get forced into makes a sudden and sharp turn which puts them on full alert. They life/cover they’ve managed to build in 15 years may be compromised. They’re now afraid for their innocent kids than for themselves. It’s showing massive moral questions that no training and protocols could have prepared them for. They may not have a contingency plan for what’s coming. Incredibly intense, brilliantly written and acted. Easily one of the best shows on TV, I hope it catches on with more people soon.

I’m half way season 3 of Game of Thrones and really enjoying it. I’ll be done with it next week which will set me right up for the return in April. Really looking forward to it.