Taken is one of Luc Besson’s biggest hits and with part 3, I think it’s his biggest franchise. When the original came out, it took a lot of people by surprise and did serious business. It even made Liam Neeson a straight up action star. So the achievement with Taken 3 is that they came up with a good and plausible reason for Bryan Mills to punch and shoot his way through another movie. This one never leaves California, which was another surprise to me. It’s a much milder movie though and the action scenes do have their fair share of “yeah, ok” moments. The worst is the direction and editing. Spastic direction and ultra fast cuts ruin a lot of the action. It’s just irritating to watch and not know wtf is going on. I got worried for the action scenes after watching how the kitchen scene with Bryan and his ex-wife  Lenore was put together. They’re talking at a damn kitchen table and the camera is all over the damn place with needless close ups of their hands. At least it’s better than Lucy.

My guilty cop show pleasure, Hawaii 5-0 is back. For as dumb as this show can get, I still tune in every week.

Sleepy Hollow returns just in time for Halloween. With things wrapped up last season, Pandora glides into town with her box of horrors. It’s been monster-of-the-week type stuff so far, but Mills and Crane are starting to put things together so I’m hoping it will pick up more soon.

Face Off is at the finale! I thought for sure Scott was going to make it. Could go to any of the final 3, I think it’s going to come down to whoever can handle the pressure he best (the short creature movie is a fantastic idea to end the show).

If I saw it right, Ink Master had voting open to determine the final 2 contestants for all of 2 minutes. That was crap. I didn’t like the “live” tattoo being a factor at all. What’s the point of having them all do a 36 hour back piece when only 2 will get looked at? As much as I think Chris is the right choice over Kruzman, Matt was the guy to win.

I don’t think anyone thought FX’s Fargo would be as good as it is. The first season was a treat from start to finish and Season 2 started this week with a brand new cast (they landed some serious talent again) and crime. It’s still early, but the premiere was really promising. If the can make it even close to as good as last year, it’ll be one of the best shows on TV.