Sci-Fi Bri's Television Picks

Sci-Fi Bri's Television Picks

        THere are a number of tv shows I watch or DVR religiously. Naturally, most of them are likely to be short-lived, cancelled or condemned by the pro-censorship Parents Television Council:

      "Deception"  A female FBI agent (Meagan Goode) goes undercover among a well-to-do family whose daughter has died under suspicious circumstances. The family are in the process of marketing a pharmaceutical which has killed a large number of test subjects, and such results have been hidden by hush money. It is possible that the daughter's disappearance may have been to silence her on this matter. Similar to   "Revenge", the show which precedes it combined with any number of undercover cop shows.  Also stars  Victor  "Alias"  Garber and  John  "Night Court"  Laroquette.

  "Zero Hour"  An editor of a magazine which debunks conspiracy theories (Anthony "E.R." Edwards) goes on a weekly enigmatic adventure involving Rosicrucian  metaphysical philosophy, Nazis, a ruthless assassin/kidnapper and numerology involving clocks after his clockmaker wife disappears. He chases a ruthless killer who may once have been a Nazi involving a secret message in an intricate clock which his wife has unwittingly discovered. the show is like a combination of  "Raiders of the Lost Ark" and  "the DaVinci Code". Unfortunately, this show was inexplicably dropped from the schedule after a mere three episodes. It is regrettable that crap like the Khardassians, "THe Jerry Springer Show",  "Maury" and similar shows keep going strong while cool shows like "Zero Hour" get cancelled too soon.

 "Red Widow"  THe daughter of a Russian mobster (Radha "Melynda and Melynda" Mitchell) reluctantly gets involved with the mob after her connected husband gets slain after an asssociate of his steals a large quantity of illicit drugs. Upon his death, the wife must pay off that death or else. She unwillingly must become a criminal to save herself and her family.

"Cult"  A show within a show about a cult favorite tv show about a charismatic cult leader (Robert "Prison Break"  Knepper) inspires rabid fans to mimic the horrible things he and his cult do in real life. The blogger/disgraced journalist brother  (Matthew "Vampire Diaries" Davis) of one such rabid devotee of the show who has disappeared discovers a mysterious conspiracy involving the show.

 "The Following"  A former FBI agent (Kevin "Footloose" Bacon) reluctantly becomes a consultant to the FEds on a case involving the Manson family-like followers of a serial killer Joe Carroll (James Purefoy) who has taught and is inspired by the works of Edgar Allen Poe. One of the creepiest shows on television.