John Dotson Reality competition shows are a dime a dozen and can often feel repetitive in structure. Thankfully, Netflix put their thinking caps on and decided to throw the genre into overdrive. The show Hyperdrive is inventive and nail-biting, combining elements of American Ninja Warrior and giving them a Fast and Furious facelift. And between its inspired
The vintage car restoration show Rust Valley Restorers hit Netflix over the weekend, dazzling viewers who love watching classic cars brought back to their mint condition. The show, which is filmed in Tappen B.C., Canada, has Mike Hall and his crew take rusted vintage cars and use an agreed budget to bring them back from
It’s been a big week for car enthusiasts on Netflix. Between the reality competition series Hyperdrive and Rust Valley Restorers, the streaming service has made a magnificent effort targeting viewers who love racing and car restorations. Rust Valley Restorers–which first premiered on History Channel Canada– offers a familiar brand of television that was once offered
Hyperdrive has given us something different and more exciting than most reality competition shows. Every obstacle, face-off, and challenge is tense and nailbiting and the competitors make it all the more compelling. For example, as discussed previously, the emotional journey of Stacey Lee May and what she had to go through just to be in
The new reality competition show Hyperdrive has a lot of interesting contestants. And many of them came from a long way to be a part of the new series. The show, which was shot in Rochester, New York, takes the ideas of American Ninja Warrior and gives it a nitrous boost from the wheels of
This week Netflix unleashed an inventive competition show unlike anything else called Hyperdrive. The show takes the concepts of popular shows like American Ninja Warrior and puts them inside the driver’s seat of a race car. Competitors then compete on an obstacle course where they have to utilize driving skills like drifting, speed, and car
Yesterday brought two major bombshell reports that no one saw coming. The first one was the major announcement of Marvel parting ways with Sony and Spider-Man. The other was the long-awaited report confirming Matrix 4 is a go with Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, and Lana Wachowski returning to direct. The sequel is also said to
As good as their intentions may seem, the game of politics is an ugly monstrous beast that can be cold-blooded to a fault. The game can make most of them jaded and out of touch before they even have a chance to be leaders. Netflix’s The Politician seems to touch on this subject by infusing
As a culture, we have a weird fascination with learning about serial killers. In Mindhunter, we get a glimpse of why it might be important to understand how serial killers work. It’s a weird balance but somehow David Fincher manages to depict why educating people about the behavior patterns of these maniacs is crucial without
It’s been way too long since Mindhunter Season 1 but thankfully, this week, Netflix blessed us with a new season. Unfortunately, though, so much time has passed that it’s probably caused many viewers to forget some crucial details of where the show left us back in 2017. Specifically, the subplot involving how the members of