Alex Hilhorst

It’s been a while since I wrote for the Seattle-based website Culturemob- I had been writing recaps of Terra Nova for them but literally begged them to let me stop because I couldn’t stand to watch another second of it- but I’ve now returned with a review of Bad Robot’s new TV series, Alcatraz. Comparisons [...]

Gotta say, I’m really regretting committing to writing recaps for all of Terra Nova’s first (and definitely last) season for the website Culturemob. If I didn’t have to I would have stopped watching after last week’s atrocious new episode. I haven’t reposted this here until today because I’ve been real busy at my new job, [...]

So, I watched the premiere of Terra Nova. You knew I would. And I knew it was going to be bad. I had hoped it wouldn’t. But truth be told, I never really was all that excited for the show in the first place. I was a little sick of Spielberg just slapping his name [...]

Check out my recap of last night’s double-sized Falling Skies recap at Culturemob. As much as I love me a show about aliens, Falling Skies has had a rocky first season, and the finale was a mixed bag. You can read my take here.

After the dismal resolution to the “Sanctuary” arc, many Falling Skies fans wondered if the alien invasion drama would be of a flip-floppy quality like another show I recap, The Killing. Fortunately, the show redeemed itself with the awesome “What Hides Beneath,” an episode that centered on gruff military leader Weaver, while also exploring the [...]

The first half of “Sanctuary” was perhaps the best episode of Falling Skies to date. Part 2? Not so much. It wasn’t as bad as the AV Club might lead you to believe, but it wasn’t the kind of resolution the story arc deserved. Read my recap at Culturemob for more insight. Two episodes remain. [...]

How’s it going everybody? So I’ve been in Martha’s Vineyard, where I simultaneously tried to relax and deal with my parents, which is why I haven’t posted anything the past twelve days. I did however manage to go to the library and write a recap of last week’s episode of Falling Skies, entitled “Grace.” You [...]

Head over to Culturemob to read my latest recap for TNT’s new alien invasion drama Falling Skies. That is all.

With The Killing over with for now, I’ve shifted my Culturemob recap focus to TNT’s brand new alien invasion drama, Falling Skies. It stars Noah Wyle of ER fame and has Steven Spielberg’s name on the poster. It’s also pretty cool. Not great, but good, and with the potential to get a lot better in [...]

*sigh. Never before have I seen a show with such promise squander it away in the span of 13 episodes, but The Killing has achieved the impossible and premiered with a fantastic pilot only to end with an incredibly disappointing finale. Yeah, it’s been renewed for a second season, but who cares? I’m not invested [...]