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Cobra Kai (2018)
Super cheesy, but in a good way. Its just so much fun.
In an ear of tv and movie making where old properties get a fresh coat of bargain basement paint, its nice to see something come out that not only introduces new characters but gives the old characters respect and allows them to grow without taking away their agency.
Cobra Kai came to the world a few years ago thanks to the now defunct YouTube Red. It seemed like a show based on an episode of How I met your mother where Barney states that Johnny is the hero of the Karate kid and not Daniel. But low and behold, what we actually got was a fantastic tv show that took everyone forward while still having a very 80s feel to it.
Sure, it gets a little too cheesy at times but its still an absolute blast to watch. And even the new characters are well written and you actually care about most of them.
As the show went on it got a little samey, with the same arguments coming up again and again and no one talking things out. That was finally put to bed in season 5 in which IMO was the best season yet.
Theres still a little more story to tell, and I think a sixth and final season will do it all justice to wrap everything up nicely.
The only issue is, with this being such a great example of how to bring an old franchise in to the modern era, why is no one else doing the same thing and taking lessons from this show?
Anyway, WATCH IT! If you haven't watched it before, you are in for a binge worthy treat. Get watching and have fun.
Tales of the Walking Dead (2022)
Starts off ok, then goes down hill faster than a fast thing on ice wearing roller skates and covered in butter.
The first episode is your typical road trip in the apocalypse fair we have all seen a million times before. Its not bad, its not great. But its OK. Terry Crewes and Olivia Munn played off each other well enough and the twist at the end is not that twisty. Again, if you've seen the road trip movie before you know how this ends.
The second episode is a Groundhog Day type deal with two women who hate each other reliving the same day. Its....actually kinda fun. Its not fantastic, but its fun and silly and thats all its trying to be.
The third episode I couldn't care less about, and neither should you, but it will be the only episode that has a character from the OG show. It gives us yet another glimpse into the past of Alpha and now we know nothing new about her.
Episode four is what would it be like if David Attenborough was really into observing zombies and a dick.
Episode five had an interesting premise, but the execution was all kinds of nope. A-train leads the line this time. Playing against type as a character who cant run very fast. Theres a memory issue with this one, and the way they convey that is by using spoiled negative imagery. Its annoying. In the end, the episode has a message that it delivers with all the subtlety Negan did in making his point of who was in charge when he first met Rick and co.
Episode six was straight up trash. A dumb haunted house tale thats not worth your time or mine in saying anything about it other than its trash. Seriously, its trash. Utter, utter, utter trash.