American Crime | Season 2

From writer/creator and director John Ridley sees his mid season US series American Crime return. After a load of critical acclaim and award nominations and recognition this ABC (US station) limited episode drama starts up with a new crime and a few new cast members.

Like American Horror Story (and soon not to be confused American Crime story) & True Detective this anthology series creates a new story each season and recycles some cast in completely new roles. This has worked extremely well for American Horror Story with cast changing and evolving over multiple series. It is also great for shows that a story in a season starts and fans of the show grow bored, but return for a whole new idea next year.

The first season of this show was a bit groundbreaking for ABC, taking a break from the usual light hearted Desperate Housewives, Revenge style story telling. This show was more like a cable drama, a HBO light or less risqué Showtime show.

Viewers started well with over 8 million, but ending with only half that with episode 11 wrapping with just over 4 million. In my eyes season two is due for a better run as it's one episode less being a nice even Steven 10 episode run and starting January 6 (first episode online already) and wrapping up early March 2016. I love a short and sharp, NO interruptions run. Homeland did this so well this season, started early October, done before Christmas.

So my thoughts on the first episode of this 10 episode second season, not bad, not bad at all. Felicity Huffman has a completely different role, as does Timothy Hutton and Lili Taylor goes from a recurring member to a regular cast member.

I really did enjoy the set up of this first episode and hope it holds its own for the entire 10 episode run, unfortunately Murder in the First (a similar styled show on TNT) did not did this and by the end of it's 12 episode run it had really run out of steam and I was surprised TNT green lit a third season.

Must say whilst on TNT very excited about the TV series adaption of Australian film Animal Kingdom. Watch this space for news on that.

Anyway over the long weekend waste some more time away, also appearing online is the first episode of new FOX series Second Chance (formerly known as the Frankenstein code and then Lookinglass), but maybe don't get too attached it's already been reduced to an 11 episode order and speaking of getting attached the final few episodes of Wicked City (ABC's first cancellation and I am sure not the last for the 2015-2016 season) have also begun appearing online.

The poor boys of Gossip Girl, Ed Westwick and Chace Crawford's new series have both been poorly reviewed and watched by US audiences.

Also I am finally getting on top of Orange is the New Black season 3 and have not spotted Ruby Rose yet but I am enjoying more than the second series and I think having a longer break after smashing the living shit out of the brilliant Wentworth I was ready for some more ladies prison action.

Until next time, Happy Holidays xo