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Welcome to my ever-evolving blog. It started out as a blog on Beachbody workouts and products, mainly when I was a Beachbody coach. I no longer coach, not because I don't believe in Beachbody's programs (I subscribe to Beachbody on Demand and use their workouts every day), I am just not a salesperson and hated that aspect of it. I am more than willing to answer questions about my experiences with their products and the various workouts, and I feel freer to do so without the appearance of giving a biased review of something.

I have also started adding reviews for various things I have purchased like movies, books, CDs, and other products. This was brought about by a fight with Amazon in which all of my reviews were removed over a completely bullshit allegation that I posted a review that violated their terms of service. After going back and forth with the morons in the community-reviews department (even after they admitted that my posts did not violate their guidelines) they restored my account (which took them six months to do), but I have been posting my reviews on my blog to have them preserved in case something like that happens again. And here, I will post uncensored reviews so I will swear from time to time and post reviews that may be longer than Amazon's character limit. Everything I post here on any topic or product is my personal opinion, and I take no compensation for any product reviews I post. I am a member of Amazon's vine program and because I get those products for free, I keep those reviews on Amazon only, but everything I have purchased with my own money, whether from Amazon or some other store/website/outlet, I will post here.  

I also plan to do some longer blog posts on various topics, such as how to learn physics, how to get through calculus, and longer reviews of workout programs as I do them. Basically, whatever strikes me as interesting at the time.  As you can see if you navigate around the blog, I had many years in between postings. During that time I was going back to school to get an engineering degree, and learning material that I avoided my first time through college was a different experience and one that gave me a lot of insight into how to do well in those classes, which I will try to impart here for those who are looking to get a science or engineering degree. 

Monday, June 10, 2024

DVD/TV Series Review: Bull: Season 2

 



The 22-episode second season of Bull aired during the 2017/2018 TV season. All of the main cast members, including Michael Weatherly, Geneva Carr, Jamie Lee Kirchner, Freddy Rodriguez, Annabelle Attanasio, and Christopher Jackson, all return. The glaring omission in the cast is the character of JP Nunnelly, who was a character that was set up to be either a major recurring character or a series regular at the end of the first season. It was revealed that Eliza Dushku, who played Nunnelly in three episodes toward the end of the first season, left the show after alleging sexual harassment and mistreatment by Weatherly (who has subsequently claimed he was merely joking and apologized). Therefore, her character was written out of the show and never referenced in the second season.

The season starts off with a bit of a disjointed feel. This is due in large part because of a new addition to the showrunner team. The character of Bull was written as more of an egotistical jackass at the beginning of the season who would lay into the team for little or no reason. Thankfully, that did not last the entire season. There was more of a focus on the character's life outside TAC and the courtroom this season. Of course, that was still a large part of the show, but it was good to dig deeper into the characters' lives. 

The DVD extras include an 18-minute behind-the-scenes feature on the season, some deleted scenes, a gag reel, and the pilot episodes of the new shows Seal Team and The Good Fight. So, if you like bonus content, you get a decent amount. The show continues to be a good case-of-the-week procedural. Unlike season 1, this season ends on a major cliffhanger (actually a couple cliffhangers, one major and one more minor), which will set up a couple good storylines going into season 3. If you liked the first season, this one is worth watching.

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