The series infuses traditional Western tropes with dark humor, complex characters, and riveting action sequences, showcasing a new take on the classic lawman character archetype. Justified's authentic setting, sharp dialogue, and compelling blend of crime drama and action make it a standout in ...
while the third and final clocks in at seven) focusing on a group of schoolgirls in Northern Ireland in the ‘90s, during the last days of the Troubles. But in Lisa McGee’s series, that darkness is relegated to the background. Instead, the more traditional teen...
a show that you couldn't watch while folding clothes or dusting the mantlepiece. His Baltimore-set series demanded your attention, its slow-burn storytelling never less than totally compelling. Simon crafted a series that skips the usual procedural tropes, looking instead at the linked worlds of ...
The series infuses traditional Western tropes with dark humor, complex characters, and riveting action sequences, showcasing a new take on the classic lawman character archetype. Justified's authentic setting, sharp dialogue, and compelling blend of crime drama and action make it a standout in ...
Creator ofThe Haunting Of Hill House,The Fall Of The House Of Usher, and most of your favourite horror movies of the last decade, Mike Flanagan is well on his way to becoming the defining genre filmmaker of his generation. The man’s mastery of his craft has rarely been greater, however...
The Bachelor's traditions and tropes feel dated, upholding conservative values more in line with the generations past than that of the majority of the show's contestants.Case in point: when the latest Bachelorette Hannah Brown reached the end of her season, her two male finalists both planned...
Each season of this anthology series is different, which requires a new title sequence, but each one remains unmistakably American Horror Story. Using an array of horror title sequence tropes, grainy damaged film effects, flickering creepy imagery, removed frames, and glitchy transitions, each seque...
The show is heavily inspired by gothic genre tropes such as darkness and shadows, a gothic mansion, gothic high school settings, and gothic dream sequences or literary allusions. Content Note: TV-14 – Moderate language, sensuality, and violence (with some intense scenes). #20 Byron (2003 TV...
Twin Peaks shattered traditional tropes of network television as soon as it premiered. Major credit goes to Lynch’s unique and dreamlike direction, which makes you relate to the uncanny. Underneath all the layers of symbolism, subtle character details, and haunting background score is a story ...
63. The Haunting of Hill House Home to what may have been the best jump scare in history, The Haunting of Hill house showcases creator Mike Flanagan’s impeccable understanding that to create the deepest of horrors, you have to make the audience care about your characters. The series is a...