Judy Manning

Dream chaser extraordinaire! Judy tends to be a tad sarcastic and kind of goofy! She is an avid admirer of all things supernatural, paranormal, celestial and mystical. She loves to read, write, and watches way too much TV. She enjoys many genres of film and music (and let's be honest, most music from the 80s). She also has a wicked sweet tooth. Cupcakes beware.

Most commented posts

  1. Advance Review: Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Final Season, Ep 1 “Rispetto” — 11 comments
  2. TV News: TNT’s Adventure Series THE LIBRARIANS Returns November 20 — 6 comments
  3. #SOA Review: Sons of Anarchy “Fruit for the Crows” – Death threats, tempers flaring, and “strange fruit hanging” in trees — 6 comments
  4. Paleyfest 2011 – Supernatural: I almost missed it! — 5 comments
  5. Advance Review: @Syfy #ParanormalWitness , Season 1 Premiere “Emily the Imaginary Friend” and “Lost Girl” — 4 comments

Author's posts

May 27 2020

Recap: Snowpiercer, Ep. 2 “Prepare to Brace” – Bumpy Tracks Ahead

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Things take a bumpy turn in Snowpiercer episode 2 “Prepare to Brace.” At the beginning of the episode, the rebellious uprising in the Tail section is met with swift action from Hospitality members. An avalanche really shakes things up, in more ways than one. And Andre finally gets an inside look at the mysterious “Night Car.”

May 25 2020

Recap: Penny Dreadful: City of Angels Ep. 5 “Children of the Royal Sun” – Declaration of War

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In the opening scene of Showtime’s Penny Dreadful: City of Angels, episode five “Children of the Royal Sun,” Elsa (Natalie Dormer) goes into what I can only imagine a singles bar where men and women alike seek the pleasure of one another’s company, among other things. Elsa, as beautiful as she is, finds a man who seems to fit the description of her yet to be seen husband, Mr. Branson. Her statement is quite telling, “I think you want to take me home…and I think you want to hurt me.” And with a Cheshire cat grin, the stage is set.

May 18 2020

Review: TNT’s Snowpiercer Series Premiere “First, the Weather Changed” – 1,001 Cars Full of Mystery

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Get ready to have a new favorite weekly drama because TNT’s Snowpiercer is an absolute knockout thrill-ride! From the first moment the series premiere, “First, the Weather Changed,” hits the screen, the graphic novel type animation and haunting narration describing how the earth fell into a new apocalyptic ice age where nothing is able to survive due to extreme temperatures, I knew this would be an intriguing new series.

May 17 2020

Recap: Penny Dreadful: City of Angels Ep. 4 “Josefina and the Holy Spirit” – Gangsters, Beach Houses, and Retribution

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The fourth episode of Penny Dreadful: City of Angels, “Josefina and the Holy Spirit,” will anger you and surprise you. From secret beach houses, Jewish Gangsters, Pachuco retribution, and so much more, this is one episode you need to see!

May 10 2020

Review: Penny Dreadful: City of Angels Ep. 3 “Wicked Old World” – Gimlets, Pachucos, and Popeye

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If you haven’t started watching Penny Dreadful: City of Angels, then you need to catch up and fast. The third episode, “Wicked Old World,” widens the scope of what is going on in Los Angeles circa 1938. Some intriguing plot points are exposed like a raw nerve, while other stories begin to unfold like dirty laundry. Tune in Sundays at 10 PM E/P on Showtime

Apr 28 2020

Review: Penny Dreadful: City of Angels Season Premiere “Santa Muerte” – Powerful and Intricate Start to the New Chapter

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The scene of a gruesome quadruple murder sets the stage for numerous complex storylines in the new installment of Showtime’s Penny Dreadful series – Penny Dreadful: City of Angels. Set in Los Angeles circa 1938, alternating back and forth to earlier times, Penny Dreadful: City of Angels is full of intriguing story arcs that will intersect at some point throughout the season. If you are easily sensitive to racial slurs, racial inequality, or squeamish, this may be a difficult series for you to watch on a weekly basis. For rest of you, it’s worth watching.

Apr 25 2020

Review: Defending Jacob, Starring Chris Evans, Michelle Dockery, Jaeden Martell – Methodical, Taut Drama Worth Watching

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Defending Jacob presents us with a murder mystery, a seemingly open and shut type of case. All the evidence and circumstances conveniently placed in front of us on a silver platter, but nothing is as it seems. Family secrets are revealed slowly and methodically throughout the series, setting the stage for intense drama. Who killed Ben Rifkin (Liam Kilbreth). Watch now on Apple TV+

Feb 12 2020

Movie Review: To All The Boys: P.S. I Still Love You. Sequel is Fun, Flirty, and Still Awkward

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Ah, to be young and in love… To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You captures that teenage awkwardness and wonderful inner-monologue/fantasy-monologue (along with a wardrobe montage) that makes the To All the Boys films so darn enjoyable! There are also a few surprises and new romantic interests involving the Covey clan.

Oct 13 2019

Recap: Carnival Row Season 1 Ep. 7 “The World to Come” – Chaos and Passion Erupt

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Carnival Row Episode 7 “The World to Come” picks up immediately after the dramatic ending of Episode 6 “Unaccompanied Fae,” where Philo (Orlando Bloom) is being taken to jail. As he is escorted in, the whole constabulary watches. Despite having worked alongside these men for years, they only see Philo as a half-blood “critch.”

Oct 06 2019

The Walking Dead Gets Season 11 Renewal, Lauren Cohan to Return As Series Regular

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AMC confirmed the renewal of The Walking Dead for an eleventh season and the return of Lauren Cohan, who plays fan favorite character Maggie Greene-Rhee, as a season 11 series regular.

Oct 06 2019

Recap: Carnival Row Season 1 Ep. 6 “Unaccompanied Fae” – Some Secrets Should Remain Secret

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After the shocking end to Carnival Row episode 5, “Grieve No More,” Philo (Orlando Bloom) is once again called to investigate another horrendous murder. In episode 6, “Unaccompanied Fae,” there are more questions than answers to the identity of the person or thing behind the vicious crimes happening in The Burgue and on Carnival Row. And it seems Sophie Longerbane (Caroline Ford) is more cunning than originally perceived.

Sep 29 2019

Recap: Carnival Row Season 1 Ep. 5 “Grieve No More” – Nothing Is As It Seems

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As we dive head first into Carnival Row episode 5, “Grieve No More,” things are definitely murky with several characters, and with the introduction of Sophie Longerbane (Caroline Ford) in episode 4 “The Joining of Unlike Things,” the political landscape is also shifting. There is still Headmaster Finch’s (John Malafronte) murder to investigate and we learn more about both Philo’s (Orlando Bloom) and Aisling’s (Erika Stárková) past.

Sep 26 2019

Review: Evil Series Premiere “Pilot” – Chilling, Riveting, and Provocative New Drama.

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Evil should be watched in the dark, if you dare. If you are at all spooked by scary things that go bump in the night, perhaps you should change the channel. Creators and writers Robert and Michelle King have woven a dark tale of mystery, intrigue, and delve into the dichotomy between good and evil. Evil is chilling, riveting, and provocative. You don’t have to be religious or a believer in order to be captivated by Evil.

Sep 26 2019

Review: The Unicorn Series Premiere “Pilot” – A Lighthearted Comedy About Life After a Tragedy

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With a deep freezer full of meals from the funeral to hold them over, things begin to get real when Wade is down to his last frozen entrée. The Unicorn is only a half-hour, so a wonderful (albeit speedy) montage shows Wade working at his landscaping company, coming home and being with his daughters, walking the dogs, eat-sleep-repeat, until that fateful day arrives when all Wade has left is “Dottie Palmer’s chicken parmesan.”

Sep 22 2019

Recap: Carnival Row Season 1 Ep. 4 “The Joining of Unlike Things” – Some Dark Secrets Can’t Be Contained

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After the revelations in episode 3 “Kingdoms of the Moon,” and how Philo (Orlando Bloom) met Vignette (Cara Delevingne) and subsequently left her, things rush back to the present with a force to knock anyone down. In “The Joining of Unlike Things,” another brutal attack, this time, a human, takes Philo back to his childhood home.

Sep 14 2019

Recap: Carnival Row Season 1 Ep. 3 “Kingdoms of the Moon” – All’s Fair In Love and Fae Wars

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“Kingdoms of the Moon” takes us back a few years to the Fae wars in the country of Anoun, specifically the region of Tirnanoc. In this third episode of Carnival Row, we find out how Philo (Orlando Bloom) met Vignette (Cara Delevingne). And we also learn the real reason Philo’s friend Darius (Ariyon Bakare) is really imprisoned.

Sep 07 2019

Recap: Carnival Row Season 1 Ep. 2 “Aisling” – Murder, Betrayal, and Mysteries Run Rampant on the Row

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In episode two of Carnival Row, “Aisling” (pronounced Ash-ling), Philo launches an investigation into the heinous crime that left Aisling gutted with her entrails out. Philo thought that the crimes against Fae were over but it looks like it’s just beginning. Who wants the Faeries dead?

Sep 07 2019

Interview: Carnival Row Cast Pt 1 – It’s Not All Fancy Dress Tea Parties on the Row. David Gyasi, Tamzin Merchant, and Andrew Gower Spill the Tea.

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Carnival Row stars David Gyasi, Tamzin Merchant, and Andrew Gower talk about all things ROW. From period dramas, tea parties, hooves and horns, corsets, and much darker things, find out what they divulge.

Aug 29 2019

Review: Amazon’s Carnival Row Series Premiere – An Expertly Crafted World Full of Wonder and Terror

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Carnival Row is an expertly crafted fantasy series full of wonder and terror. The imaginative world, originally written as a screenplay, has been brought to life in an episodic series that allows the characters more room to frolic and play. After watching the first episode, “Some Dark God Wakes,” you are immediately transported into a new realm of reality where everything feels familiar but slightly askew.

Aug 25 2019

Review: On Becoming A God In Central Florida Series Premiere – A Comical Drama Worth Watching

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Wrapped in saccharin-laced honesty, On Becoming A God In Central Florida is a show you didn’t know you needed to watch. Filled with shockingly accurate depictions of the underbelly of a pyramid scheme, On Becoming A God In Central Florida centers on Krystal Stubbs (Kirsten Dunst) and how the “Founders American Merchandise (FAM)” ruins her life. Or does it?

Aug 16 2019

Videos: Pack Your Bags! American Horror Story: 1984 Is Coming…Sept 18 On FX

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Ready to pack your bags and step into the 80s? Welcome to Camp Redwood. Good luck leaving alive. American Horror Story: 1984 premieres September 18 on FX.

Jul 24 2019

Video: Comic-Con 2019 – Interview: Bruce Campbell for Travel Channel’s Ripley’s Believe It or Not!

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Comic-Con Interview: Bruce Campbell talks about Ripley’s Believe It or Not! and (colorfully) answers questions about doing a procedural television series involving medical drama and lawyers; he also talks about Jake Gyllenhaal in the new blockbuster film Spider-Man: Far From Home. Campbell also mentions a close encounter near his home in Oregon state – was it a UFO? And who wants to go see the ‘Big Foot’ trap? Well, Campbell can tell you exactly where it is. Watch the video.

Jul 04 2019

Reviews: Catch Up on Season 2 of STRANGER THINGS

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Before settling in for a long holiday weekend, BBQs, fireworks, and a little “upside down” fun, catch up on season 2 of STRANGER THINGS. Then go binge season 3!

Jun 22 2019

Video: Fox Searchlight’s Ready or Not Starring Samara Weaving, Adam Brody In Theaters Aug 23

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RED BAND TRAILER – Fox Searchlight Pictures’ READY OR NOT follows a young bride (Samara Weaving) as she joins her new husband’s (Mark O’Brien) rich, eccentric family (Adam Brody, Henry Czerny, Andie MacDowell) in a time-honored tradition that turns into a lethal game with everyone fighting for their survival.

Apr 25 2019

Roswell, New Mexico, All American, In The Dark, and The 100 Renewed on The CW For 2019-2020 Season

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The CW Network has renewed four additional primetime series for the 2019-2020 season, including second seasons for ALL AMERICAN, IN THE DARK, ROSWELL, NEW MEXICO and a seventh season of THE 100. This brings the total returning series renewed for the 2019-2020 season to 14, including all five of the new series that premiered this season.

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