![]() Loosely based on the comic by Chris Roberson and Michael Allred, iZombie stars Rose McIver as Liz, a medical resident with the perfect job, perfect fiancee, and perfect life, who loses it all one night when she's transformed into a zombie. Starring: Rose McIver, Malcolm Goodwin, Rahul Kohli, Robert Buckley, David Anders Allison KeeneĬreated by: Rob Thomas and Dianne Ruggiero And yet, the series also has great emotional arcs that really resonate. Grodd vs Barack Obama! Time loops! Pirates! Mick Rory’s book! Themyscira! John Noble! That’s what a superhero show about a ragtag bunch of time travelers should be about: bonkers fun. There were so many fantastic episodes and moments in Legends’ third season, which was also just fun. And meanwhile, the show also brings back what does work - like Beebo, everyone’s favorite fuzzy blue savior. If something doesn’t work, or a dynamic doesn’t take, they scrap it and try something else. Another thing that has made the series so successful is its willingness to change up its storylines and its cast. But if you need to skip ahead and start with Season 2 or even 3, I don’t blame you. The first season isn’t great, but it lays the groundwork for the friendships that define the show. The series focuses on a group of time-traveling rogues, mostly cobbled together from elsewhere in the Arrow-verse. Plus, it’s opened the door for Constantine! The series has truly come into its own in its third season (after a still very good second season), finding a wonderful rhythm in both weekly adventures an overarching villains - including the rehabilitation of Damian Darhk from his time on Arrow, as well as the introduction of magical creatures where time travel isn’t always a cure-all. Two years ago you could not have convinced me that one of the best shows on television would be The CW’s Legends of Tomorrow, but by God it is. ![]() Adam ChitwoodĬreators: Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim, Andrew Kreisberg, Phil KlemmerĬast: Victor Garber, Brandon Routh, Arthur Darvill, Caity Lotz, Franz Drameh ![]() If you want a show that's fun and mysterious and a little spooky, check this one out. This show is extremely joyful and funky and weird, giving weight each of its disparate characters while carrying on a compelling serial mystery all its own. Not only that, but their brother - who's been missing since they were children - appears via time travel and warns them the apocalypse is coming in a matter of days. Their troubled upbringing drove them apart, but they reunite at the beginning of the first season when their estranged father turns up mysteriously dead. Based on the graphic novel series by Gerard Way and Gabriel Ba, the story revolves around seven children with extraordinary powers who were adopted by a strange (and very rich) man who trained them to be heroes. The Netflix original series The Umbrella Academy is the perfect antidote to those fatigued by the glut of superhero movies and TV shows. Chase HutchinsonĬreated by: Steve Blackman and Jeremy SlaterĬast: Elliot Page, Tom Hopper, David Castañeda, Emmy Raver-Lampman There is something for everyone in the many episodes that cover a range of distinct stories that really hit home. Whether it is in the unlikely romance of “San Junipero” or the grim nightmare of “USS Callister,” it also plays around with the realities we create for ourselves with a sense of tact that continually draws you in. Mixing dark humor with horrifying glimpses of our future, it is a show that often leaves a pit in your stomach even as it remains endlessly entertaining. In covering a variety of genres and settings, it has firmly embedded itself as one of the more inventive anthology shows out there. First created by Charlie Booker back in 2011, when it is at its best in its first four seasons, it remains particularly incisive. The anthology series that dissects our relationship to technology - and both the potential and peril that come from it - Black Mirror has managed to endure, even when some of its most recent episodes declined in quality. Cast: Rory Kinnear, Daniel Kaluuya, Jon Hamm
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