The more time I spent thinking about last week’s episode of Star Trek: Discovery, the more excited I found myself for last night’s episode simply due to the fact, that it seemed this little story arc was finally going to give the Mirror Universe the exploration it has so woefully needed in the Star Trek universe. Because really, we’ve only enjoyed snippets of this parallel dimension throughout the years and to have a crew stranded here would allow for this place to blossom before our eyes in ways we never imagined.
 
As it turns out, this week’s tale, ‘The Wolf Inside’, did indeed take the time to delve into this universe and well…it’s an awful, awful place. There’s something supremely disturbing about seeing the mighty Federation twisted into an unwholesome place where murder occurs daily and species once celebrated as equals are nothing more than indentured servants here and in all honesty, I quickly came to regret my desire to see more of this world, and thankfully, the show relented in its onslaught…by instead dropping some big-time surprises into our lap. 
 
Because while on a mission to end the rebellion, Burnham saw an opportunity to better understand her enemy back home and that brought her face to face with the Mirror Universe’s iteration of Voq and well, this encounter, with Tyler present, was enough to unlock the Lieutenant’s programming and wouldn’t you know it…he’s Voq after all. He went through horrible and painful procedures to become Tyler, but now he knows his true identity and once again, he is quite the threat. But thanks to some quick thinking on Burnham’s part she was able to get Voq/Tyler back aboard the Discovery to be dealt with at a later time. 

​However, the show wasn’t done surprising us just yet, and the next one had to deal with Burnham herself, who quite frankly…went on quite the journey in this tale. Because part of what made this storyline so uncomfortable and so disgusting, is the fact that Michael was struggling with her actions in this disturbing place. She had to take everything that is good about herself and everything wonderful she’s been taught about the universe and bury it down deep in order to survive here and it seemed for a moment that she was beginning to lose herself in the Mirror Universe.
 
But thankfully, the mission to deal with the rebels seemingly reignited the good in her, and well, I came to realize in the final moments of this episode, wherein we met Emperor Georgiou, exactly why the Mirror Universe is so incredibly critical to the story at this juncture. Because for some time now, we’ve slipped away from Burnham’s internal road to redemption and the past she has yet to make peace with, and coming here, and seeing old faces that no longer exist in her world…will force her to finally deal with her past and anything else that haunts her as well and I personally believe that this little twist/surprise is a stroke of genius storytelling wise.
 
Plus, it’s also incredibly cool that we get to see Michelle Yeoh reprise her role even if it just so happens to be in twisted fashion. Simply because we get to see Michelle let loose and embrace Georgiou’s dark side and I have no doubt that bringing Georgiou back into the fold will only embolden Michael Burnham to be something more when she and the Discovery get back home, which is paramount to that redemption. Either way, I love that this tale turned out to be filled to the brim with stunning revelations and character development through and through and at this point, it’s going to be quite the treat to see how the crew gets out of this mess, because the odds continue to stack against them. Until next time. 

You know, I have to be honest. While I’ve thoroughly enjoyed the big-time mystery and setup that Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. has put together this season, I’m also coming to realize that the plot is really starting to drag as the weeks go on. The world building continues without any end in sight, the show refuses to stop hammering home the point that the Agents must save all of mankind and the team is constantly on the run and really, what finally opened my eyes to all of this, was last night’s episode.
 
Because ‘Together or Not At All’ simply featured more of the same. The Agents were still on the run, they made a mild stand against the evil that is the Kree and the only plus side to come out their scurrying about was that it would seem they’ve finally managed to influence the last vestiges of mankind to do something about their situation, since Flint is suddenly empowered and encouraged to help push back the Kree. But outside of Flint’s bold and beautiful moments, there really wasn’t much else for the Agents to do outside of mug for the camera and slap some Kree around.
 
However, I won’t call this episode a total loss. Because there were some epic surprises waiting for us when it comes to the Kree, well one Kree in particular, since wouldn’t you know it, Kasius survived Jemma’s attack. Apparently the quick and bloody motion we saw happen last week turned out to be nothing more than a flesh wound upon his face and well, while I would like to say that Kasius was ready to unleash his vengeful fury, he instead remained his cowardly self, worried more about his appearance than the fact that S.H.I.E.L.D. was running around the complex and the show wasn’t done surprising us with his mere survival.
 
Because we spent a lot of time learning about Kasius in this episode, and surprise, surprise, it turns out he’s done some questionable things. He abandoned his post and ran from the enemy ages ago, and that’s what landed him the gig on Earth and well, for the most part he was quite the weakling in this episode, since he let his brother push him around for a better part of the hour. But as it turns out, Kasius isn’t quite okay with being viewed as the black sheep of the family, and he does have aspirations for power after all, since he was willing to kill his own brother, and alter the story surrounding his brother’s death to curry favor with his father down the line, and what’s scary, is that if he’s willing to wax his brother to get ahead, what does he have planned for dear old dad.
 
When all is said and done however, when the most interesting element of a particular episode ends up being the villain that likely is on borrowed time, that’s a problem. So, here’s to hoping that shifting the setting to the surface of the Earth next week, along with adding more screen time for a much older Robin, gets this season going again. Because this year really does feature a cool premise, and a great idea storytelling wise, it just needs to kick into high gear so our heroes can finally save the day. Until next time.

If there’s one thing I find supremely amusing when it comes to The X-Files, it’s the sheer fact that so many episodes are cited as being free from the show’s mythology when that is simply not the case. Granted there are plenty of wonderful stand-alone episodes when it comes to this series, but the mythology is in fact what makes this saga so extremely compelling because for years now we’ve been dying to know how on earth mankind will avoid the cataclysm that has been hanging over the story for as long as I can remember.
 
I make mention of that, simply because I distinctly recall reading a few interviews before season eleven premiered wherein creator Chris Carter cited that there would be far less mythology episodes this year and at first glance, it seemed as though last night’s entry in the saga, ‘This’, was indeed going to be free of the grand conspiracy growing behind the scenes. Instead this episode surprised all of us with the return of an iconic character in the opening moments of the story when Richard ‘Ringo’ Langly’s face appeared on Mulder’s phone, calling out to his old friend and asking if he was dead.
 
What followed shortly after this surprise appearance was a wild goose chase, wherein Mulder and Scully were the prize in question and we were led into an intriguing world of cyber espionage as the duo did their best to figure out how a seemingly sentient version of Langly made his way onto Mulder’s phone and what they uncovered was incredibly fascinating. It turns out that Langly had his mind scanned and uploaded to a super server in the hopes of being able to cheat death and while that was in fact a success, the sheer torture of a perfect world without any direction or purpose, or eternal peace, was too much for Langly to bear, and he begged Mulder and Scully to put an end to such madness.
 
Which brings us back to the Mythology and how it found its way into this episode. Because it was only within the walls of the Titanpointe building, that we came to learn that the server’s creation was apparently part of Mister Y’s grand plan to push mankind into outer space, since some of history’s greatest minds were trapped within this Digital Netherworld, and their sole purpose was to come up with technological advances that would help the species continue on amongst the stars and thankfully, Mulder and Scully were able to put an end to Langly’s pain by disabling the server…or so it seemed. Because in the closing moments of this tale, Ringo popped up once again, begging for mercy since there is apparently, a backup server…
 
If anything, let’s take a moment and just celebrate how cool it was to see one of the Lone Gunmen return to the series, without the help of a hallucination, and I’m so glad they found a unique and special way to bring Ringo back into the fold seeing as to how this episode put to bed any possibility that the Gunmen are alive in any physical sense and really, I do like that the mythology finds a way to creep into just about every episode that it can. Because really, that’s what drew us into this story in the first place, the fight to save all of mankind, and considering the fact that Gillian Anderson has announced she’s leaving the show for good, I’m hoping these little peppered moments continue so that we can finally see some form of resolution when it comes to this incredible plot line. Until next time.  

At some point or another in our lives, we’ve all used or heard the phrase ‘if you love something, let it go’ and oddly enough, I’ve come to find over the years that that particular phrase applies to so much more than just relationships. Because truly, those powerful and important words speak to the fact that sometimes in life, we simply have to take a step back from something important in our lives to make sure it is one hundred percent right for us and last night on The Librarians, that particular phrase was explored in great detail, all by way of a fascinating journey that centered around Cassandra.
 
Granted, we all knew a Cassandra-centric episode was headed our way since last week’s teaser basically spelled that out for us, and I think we all fully knew that this episode was going to explore in great detail what the Library means to her since that has been an overreaching focus/plot thread of season four as a whole. But I use the word fascinating simply due to the fact that this story didn’t explore any of those issues in traditional fashion. Whereas Jake and Ezekiel were able to come to their own personal conclusions about their role in the Library in somewhat smooth fashion, Cassandra’s exploration was in fact far more harrowing and surprisingly relatable.
 
Because in reality, this particular tale stripped away the mysticism and comfort of the Library and allowed for Cassandra to deal with something that quite frankly, all of us deal with on a regular basis; fear. Yes, that’s right, a Librarian, a champion of magic and silent hero to the world succumbed to fear, a fear of death of be exact and well, the fact that Cassandra could have perished and her teammates along with her on a nearly botched mission…rattled her enough to the point where she felt she needed to leave the Library for just a little bit to see if by chance, she’s missing out on anything in life and well, while that seems like a simple setup and by the numbers way of addressing fear, what came next proved otherwise.

Because what followed was in fact a powerful character study, one that took all of us by surprise since Cassandra was in essence, running away from her problems as quickly as possible and to compound the matter further, she made a point to hide from any further possibility of ever having to face them and I call that surprising because we simply don’t expect that from a hero, but it’s also brilliant in its own right…because we’ve all walked a mile in Cassandra’s shoes when it comes to this. We’ve all taken the time at some point or another to run and hide from our problems and our fears all in the hopes of never having to deal with them.
 
If anything, what I truly appreciated about this story the most, is the fact that eventually Cassandra had no other choice but to stand and face her fears and even then, it wasn’t easy. The fear was still there, the panic settled in, but in the end, she finally came to see that the people of Havenport saw her as their only hope, and that seemed to serve as a reminder that she was in fact a hero after all, and of course she figured out how to save the day and come to realize her place in the Library. But what mattered most, is the fact that Cassandra’s story was designed to send quite the important message our way, in that, while sometimes it’s a healthy thing to take a step back and evaluate something big in our lives, eventually, you have to face whatever it is, head on.
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In the end however, I have to admit, this was quite a departure episode for the series. The show rarely takes the time to tackle issues such as this, and well, I’m quite glad they did. It made for a refreshing story through and through and I tip my hat to writer Kate Rorick and Director Noah Wyle for making this story so incredibly realistic and relatable and of course, credit is also due to Lindy Booth for putting on a tour de force performance in this episode, since she was able to bring Cassandra’s powerful internal struggle to life. Either way this really was quite the wonderful episode and I’m so happy to see that Cassandra finally understands what the Library means to her and that she finally knows that she is in fact, one incredible hero. Until next time.    

When we last left the intrepid crew of the U.S.S. Discovery, the situation was…bittersweet. After all, the crew had in fact found a way to defeat the Klingon cloak at last following an incredible battle with the Ship of the Dead and the data from that battle would soon serve all of Starfleet well in the war effort. But alas, the good feels that came about from that moment were quickly soured by the fact that a botched jump sent them to an unknown location, leaving the audience hanging on an incredible cliffhanger, one that thankfully wrapped up in epic fashion last night.
 
Because holy cow, Star Trek: Discovery not only found a way to make sure the cliffhanger paid off in spades, but ‘Despite Yourself’ also introduced a terrifying new twist into the mix as well. Because in this tale, we came to learn that there is far more to Lieutenant Tyler than we were previously aware of, and what we learned…is bad news for the crew of the Discovery. In fact, it would seem that Tyler is a Klingon agent of some kind, and that his flashbacks are nothing more than memories of whatever procedure he underwent before coming aboard the ship and our first real clue to his true identity came about during that chilling scene where he spouted off the prayer to Kahless, in perfect Klingon no less, shortly after confronting L’rell in her cell.
 
Yet while that alone would have been enough to hammer home the point that Tyler is sleeper agent for the Klingon Empire, the show actually took this storyline one step further, by also demonstrating that he’s extremely dangerous as well. Because after finding out from Doctor Culber that the Klingons did some serious alterations to his body while he was being ‘tortured’ and that he needed to be pulled from active duty to undergo more testing, he quickly killed the Doctor without giving it a second thought and just like that, an awesome character has disappeared from the show, and all we can do at this point is wonder and speculate as to what other trouble Lieutenant ‘Tyler’ is going to stir up down the line.

​However, despite the fact that moments such as that made this episode supremely bleak and dark, there was some fun to be found in this particular episode, since we learned early on that the Discovery did not venture to some unknown part of uncharted space, instead they arrived in a place that has captivated fans of the franchise for decades now…the Mirror Universe. Yes, the dimension that gave us evil Spock with a beard returned to the saga in this tale and the fun in question came about from watching the crew do their best to adapt to this new world since there wasn’t a clear way back to their own universe, and it was simply a delight to watch Cadet Tilly become the ‘Captain’ of the I.S.S. Discovery and relish in the part, in order to keep the crew safe.
 
But, that was really the only joy to be found in this tale. Because once the fan service came to an end, it was back to that darker storyline, since one cannot forget that the Mirror Universe is a cruel place and in order to properly fit in there and execute the plan to gather information on the U.S.S. Defiant so that the crew could find a way home, Burnham had to give in to her primal instincts and shed her civility, and the end result of letting all of that go, made for an ugly scene wherein she was forced to see Cooper die at her own hands to ‘reclaim’ her rightful role as Captain of the I.S.S. Shenzhou and honestly, one has to wonder, if Burnham will ever be the same after dealing with this savage alternate universe, where murder is celebrated in the name of the Terran Empire, because this place is clearly rattling her. 
 
In the end however, this was in fact, quite the amazing midseason premiere for this show. It’s simply wonderful to see the Mirror Universe on display again, since it’s a place we haven’t visited since Star Trek: Enterprise and well, I love that the crew is going to have to find a way to balance the best and worst parts of themselves to survive this parallel dimension. But more importantly, I think the biggest issue still hanging over this episode is the whole mess with Tyler, and I’m getting the feeling that the fan theories revolving around the possibility that Tyler is in fact Voq, might ring true. After all, it’s clear Tyler means a lot to L’rell, and the fact that he knew the prayer to Kahless, is something we would expect from Voq. Either way, the crew is once again in quite the pickle and considering the bad shape that Statmets is in right now, I certainly hope Burnham can get the intel she needs quickly, before this place breaks her and also so they can get back to their own universe, and save the Federation from certain doom. Until next time. 

​You know I have to admit, that while I have thoroughly enjoyed the powerful world building and setup that Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. has taken the time to carefully assemble this season, I’ve also been wondering exactly when our intrepid Agents are finally going to spring into action and do something about their dire situation and get down to saving all of mankind at the same time since let’s be honest, they’ve been in reactive mode since they’ve arrived in the future.
 
Thankfully, it would seem that the time has finally arrived for the plot to vault forward leaps and bounds. Because last night’s episode of the show, ‘Fun & Games’, finally saw our intrepid heroes take action and oddly enough, it was an act of heroism that finally got things moving in the right direction, thanks to some quick thinking on Yo-Yo’s part. Because while royalty gathered upstairs to see the Destroyer of Worlds auctioned off to the highest bidder, Kasius decided to create a few more Inhumans before the sale began to sweeten his bank account.
 
It was something that Yo-Yo simply couldn’t stand for and she saved the one young man who successfully went through Terrigensis and while things didn’t quite go according to plan when it came to what happened after, her decision to save a life seemingly woke something up in both Mack and Coulson since they both started to act like their old selves for a change. But, while it was nice to see this trio start to plot and scheme their next moves at last, their uplifting storyline paled in comparison to what happened upstairs with Daisy and her friends.  
 
Because this segment of the story was filled to the brim with some stunning moments. After all, we saw Ben lose his life due to the fact that May was discovered, exposing his lie to Kasius, and to complicate matters further, Fitz was in essence, unsuccessful in getting his friends away from the madness of this place and while at first it seems as though this puts the team in a worse spot than they were originally, that’s simply not the case. The Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. are always at their best with their backs against the wall, and now that the secret appears to be out of the bag that they are on the station, they are going to be hunted, and that’s bad news for the Kree.
 
But, there were some other bright spots to be found in this episode in addition to Yo-Yo saving a life. It would seem that Kasius is dead thanks to Jemma’s quick thinking when it comes to cutlery, and to top it all off, Fitz-Simmons is about become a permanent thing since the two of them are finally engaged. Either way, this was simply an action packed, by the numbers, episode of the show, and I’m glad that the story is moving into high gear and with the team close to being reunited, I get the feeling it won’t be long before the story tackles who exactly destroyed the Earth, so that all of mankind can finally be saved. Until next time.

​When we last left Agents Mulder and Scully on The X-Files, the situation was grim to say the least. The world was coming to an end, thanks to the genetically engineered Spartan Virus, Mulder was infected with it and slowly succumbing to it and the only way to save him would be by way of a stem cell transplant, with his son serving as the donor. But, saving Mulder and the world would be easier said than done. With Mulder barely hanging on, time was running out to find William, and to complicate matters, it would seem visitors from another world had focused their attention upon the intrepid agents and well, let’s be honest…I think we’ve all been dying to know just how the hell this cliffhanger was going to come to a conclusion, and also, how on earth Mulder and Scully were going to get out of this unique mess.
 
Well as it turns out, last night’s season eleven premiere, ‘My Struggle III’ was more than happy to answer all of our lingering questions and wrap up that stunning cliffhanger, by revealing to all of us…that none of it ever actually happened. Instead, that tense story played out inside the confines of Scully’s brain as she suffered through a powerful seizure and it was quickly revealed to be nothing more than a powerful vision of a potential future, one that she and Mulder had to prevent, which meant it was high time that they begin the search for their son since he is in fact, still the answer to saving mankind from this forthcoming apocalypse.
 
But as if that little twist wasn’t jaw dropping enough, there were still plenty of surprises to be found in this tale as we learned that the Cigarette Smoking Man, is the mastermind behind the forthcoming end times, simply due to the fact that he believes that mankind has lost its way, and is falling to pieces and by unleashing this awful virus upon the species, he is doing our world a favor. Because those immune can start over fresh, and rebuild the world in his image I’d wager and well, I give the series credit, because by revealing dear Carl as this all knowing and all powerful big bad, the alien invasion storylines that have hung over this saga are in essence null and void and honestly, I’m okay with that.
 
Because mankind working to save itself by defeating a man that has in essence, turned his back on his own species makes for a far more fascinating storyline going forward, and while these revelations alone would have been enough to carry this story, there was still one last surprise waiting up Chris Carter’s sleeve; in that…William’s real father is not in fact Fox Mulder…it’s Carl himself, who impregnated Scully 17 years ago with a hybrid embryo to create the world’s first superhuman and while this surprise irked fans online, once we get past all of these revelations and twists and turns, I think there’s a bigger issue that needs to be addressed when it comes to this episode outside of Carl’s admission that he’s William’s proud poppa, the fact that this story is in essence, a cop out.
 
I mean come on, no one is a fan of any particular story where the character wakes up to reveal that it was all a dream, but that’s precisely what’s happened here, and well…that’s kind of lame. Because the season ten finale was filled to the brim with powerful moments that simply don’t matter now. So, my beef with this particular tale is the fact that the series gave up on a bold new direction rather than push ahead and wow the audience and that’s quite frankly a shame. Is this enough to make me want to stop watching however? Honestly, no. This is merely one rough episode in a sea of amazing ones, and I am curious to see how they avoid the forthcoming apocalypse, so, as a hardcore fan of this show, I’ll simply put this one out of mind and move on, but man…they missed a golden opportunity here and I certainly hope there’s some amazing episodes waiting for us down the road to make up for this one. Until next time. 

One of the many reasons that I’m such a huge fan of TNT’s The Librarians, is the sheer fact that the Writer’s Room of this magnificent show isn’t afraid of addressing the consequences that come forth from a character’s actions and that kind of consistency in the storytelling, had me curious as to what kind of fallout and consequences were going to come about from Flynn’s decision to hand over his proverbial Library Card and walk away from the job at hand and thankfully, last night’s episode, ‘And the Disenchanted Forest’, wasted no time in showing us the lasting impact when it comes to Flynn’s departure.
 
If anything, one might say the response from the team, albeit uncomfortable, was completely and utterly warranted. Because the Librarians were in essence, shattered by his decision. We saw the hurt on all of their faces as Eve explained to them that Flynn had left and left for good, and the negativity from this decision was only compounded by more talk revolving around the ‘One True Librarian’ since the team took the time to infight a bit, as they debated who should fit that bill and in all honesty, the opening to this episode was downright heartbreaking because it was clear now, that Flynn’s exit had created a great divide amongst the team, and I was concerned as to how on earth they would find unity going forward.
 
As it turns out, this moment of discord was nothing more than grief and loss working in disguise because the team once again proved that they can work together in impressive fashion as they unraveled the mystery of the Source Tree. But they did need some time to work through their pain, especially Baird, who blamed herself for Flynn’s exit, since she firmly believed that she didn’t do enough to keep him in the Library and it was quite wonderful to see Eve deal with the ache in her heart and find her strength once again through her team and her actions and while that alone would have made for another stellar episode, the show also decided it was high time to revisit a few themes that have been lingering about this season.

​Because if you’ll think back to the series premiere, and the Christmas episode, two key concepts were explored in those stories; faith, and understanding one’s purpose and it would seem that a fair chunk of this season is going to explore those notions with each respective Librarian. Ezekiel of course, has already finished his journey of self-exploration since he understands what the Library means to him and what it can do for others and it would seem that this episode served as Jake’s moment of discovery since he found himself in a place where he could have everything he ever dreamed about before he was recruited into the Library.
 
But thankfully, his exploration of love, and the opportunity to interact with the Source Tree in the most intimate way imaginable, seemingly gave Jake a new focus and perspective on what he does, and those final moments with Sarina in the Library, where he asked her to keep it a secret and away from the prying eyes of the world, speaks volumes to the fact that he understands how the Library can be a force for good, and that it can protect people from harm and well, all of these personalized journeys are clearly building up to addressing the matter of the One True Librarian. Because if all of them understand what Jake and Ezekiel understand, there will be no infighting, no power play, just unity and peace.
 
Of course, that’s two Librarians down when it comes to this wave of discovery, leaving Cassandra as the last woman standing and it would seem that next week, she will be heading off on her own voyage of enlightenment and I cannot wait to see what she learns about herself and what the Library means to her. But while we wait for that story to unfold, we can sit back and bask in the glory of one incredible episode. I mean wow, this one packed in a ton storytelling wise and I tip my hat to Writers Nicole Ranadive and Gary Rosen for stuffing so much into the script and Director Dean Devlin for helping the actors deliver some flawless and beautiful performances and for ensuring that this delicate script worked perfectly on screen. Either way, season four is quickly starting to overpower the wonder of season three thanks to its incredible storytelling and for now…it’s back to watching the clock to count down the minutes until next week’s Cassandra-centric episode. Until then. 

I don’t remember where I saw the ad for it, but I do remember seeing that Amazon Prime was going to be doing a special broadcast of the 2018 Rose Parade and I wanted to make sure that I gave it a watch, because Funny or Die was involved. So, turning on the broadcast little bit late and meeting Cord Hosenbeck and Tish Cattigan, I noticed that there was something very different about this parade broadcast that I have been missing all of my life. When the microphones did not turn off during a quick talk with Saturday Night Live’s Tim Meadows about not talking about his time on the show, I knew this was going to be something incredibly unique. With plenty of giggles that continued after this talk, the 2018 Rose Parade was in for a makeover that nobody saw coming. 
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After finding out that Cord is afraid of horses and Tish was able to battle her fear of conquering the wine club and hearing the Cord might make a Presidential run and Tish used to date NFL great Charles Woodson, I knew that this parody broadcast would be something that I needed to make sure all of my friends were watching, because you just don’t see this. Being able to place Cord as Will Ferrell and Tish as Molly Shannon, I could tell that this was the greatest joke ever played on the viewing public, because social media blew up and the 1-star reviews started rolling in with a vengeance on Amazon’s website. People seemed to be losing their minds calling this the worst parade broadcast of all time, not understanding that this was the point.

Watching as people complained that the broadcast was not paying enough attention to the parade floats or that they needed to give the marching bands the just due they deserve, well it all made me start to laugh even harder and I lost myself on the Twitter box for several hours. Seeing that people were just mind blown that two unknown reporters would be given this assignment put a huge smile on my face, because jokes had been had by Amazon and Funny or Die. This is a satire of what has happened to the parade scene and what actually goes on behind the scenes, especially when the microphones are supposed to be turned off during performances. But you also did get to see the broadcast team having fun with the show when Cord and Tish broke it down when Earth Wind and Fire made their way to the stage.

I am not sure what really got lost in translation with this broadcast, but it seems to have left plenty of people upset with Amazon, but they don’t seem to understand the joke as you ‘Do not mess with the Rose Parade.’ While I continue to watch comments pour in and the ratings continue to split 50/50 between the users, it still seems like people are not willing to endure or enjoy a joke to start off the new year. What was delivered with Cord and Tish on New Year’s Day was two straight hours of improv with the great Tim Meadows getting in on the act. Honestly, if this was just a normal parade broadcast, I would have not stuck with it, but with all of the laughter that this broadcast brought to the screen, I could not stop watching. Starting off the year with a grand joke is just what was needed and I am so happy I did not miss this. Wishing everyone a Happy New Year, and just a reminder to keep it loose, because it is alright to laugh.