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Ah ha! Teen Wolf’s Season Three Love Interest for Derrick

Teen Wolf

So, is it just me or does it appear that [SPOILER ALERT for Fireflies!] Scott’s and Stiles’ new teacher could end up being Derrick’s new love interest? Although rumors have abounded about him getting his werewolf-y self a girlfriend this season, I hadn’t seen any mention of the new teacher.

At the end of the latest episode, things looked like it could definitely go that way in the future. The rescue and then her trusting reach for him at the end… if I were a gambler, I know where I’d put my money.

This is pure speculation, I’m afraid, but I’m a fan and I sure do enjoy speculating on these things.

Fireflies is also available as streaming video on the MTV website if you prefer. I tried it, and it sucked so I bought a season pass at Amazon. I love the show too much to settle for crappy commercial-filled playback. Every time a commercial came on, it knocked the video out of full screen mode. Since I was streaming to my TV it was very unpleasant to have to get up and reset the full screen mode every time the show came back on, because there were a LOT of ads.

If you stream from the MTV website, has this happened to you? Were you able to fix it?

Links:

https://www.mtv.com/shows/teen-wolf

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Television

On June 3rd, Teen Wolf Season 3 Starts Airing on MTV

Teen Wolf

Four months after the events that nearly ended Jackson’s life and resurrected Peter Hale’s, teen wolf Scott McCall and his friends begin their junior year of high school unaware that a new threat has arrived in Beacon Hills: A pack of Alpha werewolves intent on bringing Derek into their fold, while destroying his young pack.

Link to the Teen Wolf site on MTV.com.

June 3rd isn’t going to be here fast enough. I’ve been waiting for this series to return since I watched the credits roll at the end of the season 2 finale. Yes, I am a bit of a fan. ;)

The nice thing about MTV.com is that not only do they have a few of the most recent episodes available for streaming, they have the entire complement of season 1 and season 2 episodes. Netflix also has the episodes for streaming at the moment, if you’re so inclined. (I am, regularly.)

The MTV.com Teen Wolf site also has a decent collection of interesting videos and stills about the upcoming season. Check them out if you’re the kind of fan who enjoys extras.

Of course, if you’re a more devoted fan, you might want the dvds or blu-ray disks anyway. Can’t say I blame you. Teen Wolf is one of those shows where the episodes are worth watching more than once, especially some of the more pivotal scenes. I love more than a few of the episodes from the backside of season 2.

Links:

https://www.mtv.com/shows/teen-wolf

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Fantasy Reviews Television

Hemlock Grove, a Netflix Original Series Let-down

Hemlock Grove

The Monster Is Within

In the shadows of a rusted Pennsylvania steel town, the mangled body of a teenage girl is discovered. As they hunt for a monster among them, rumors mount and many of the eccentric residents become suspects, from the newly arrived gypsy family to the wealthy Godfrey clan. In the twisted world of Hemlock Grove, everyone hides a dark secret. From director Eli Roth (“Hostel”) comes a chilling supernatural series based on Brian McGreevy’s novel.

Series is at Netflix.

Although I watched every last episode of the season 1 available on Netflix, I had mixed feelings about the series, not the least of which involved some serious reservations about the ending.

The moment went kind of like this: you mean I watched all that for all this?

I gave the series three stars because even though I didn’t love it, if a season 2 makes it to Netflix, I’ll watch at least the first couple of episodes to see where they’re going next.

Still, by the end, I felt like I was watching horror moreso than paranormal or fantasy, which was more what I expected when I started watching.

I wonder what the book was like? I saw a movie tie-in edition with a new cover on Amazon tonight.

At once a riveting mystery and a fascinating revelation of the grotesque and the darkness in us all, Hemlock Grove has the architecture and energy to become a classic in its own right—and Brian McGreevy the talent and ambition to enthrall us for years to come.

But does Hemlock Grove have “the architecture and energy to become a classic in its own right?” I wouldn’t say that…. Not if the book doesn’t add something that an almost 10 hour series didn’t have.

Not at all.

Disagreement welcome if you have comments about the book or series. :)

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