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Off the Beaten Path

Off the Beaten Path | Jean-Claude Van Johnson

December 2, 2020January 20, 2021 Joseph MacMaster

On this Off the Beaten Path, I cover Jean-Claude Van Johnson, an action dramedy about Jean-Claude Van Damme that may be one of the best things I watched in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Off the Beaten Path

Off the Beaten Path | Danger 5 – Final Thoughts and Impressions

November 17, 2019September 19, 2020 Joseph MacMaster

My final thoughts and impressions of “Danger 5” before moving onto new things with “Off the Beaten Path”.

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Off the Beaten Path | Danger 5 S2E7 – Welcome to Hitlerland

November 16, 2019September 19, 2020 Joseph MacMaster

Here we are, at the series finale of “Danger 5”. The question is, does it serve as a fitting conclusion?

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Off the Beaten Path | Danger 5 S2E6 – Back to the Fuhrer

November 14, 2019September 19, 2020 Joseph MacMaster

In the penultimate episode of “Danger 5”, we revisit the world of season one. From there we not only get some wacky character interactions, but we see how far the characters have come.

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Off the Beaten Path | Danger 5 S2E5 – Super Dead

November 13, 2019September 19, 2020 Joseph MacMaster

Against the backdrop of a Nazi zombie apocalypse in the theme park that is U.S.S.R-Land, we get a surprisingly rich portrait of character development, concluding story lines, and finale buildup.

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Off the Beaten Path | Danger 5 S2E4 – Un Sacco Di Natale

November 8, 2019September 19, 2020 Joseph MacMaster

Oh man, “Un Sacco Di Natale” is starting to remind me why I didn’t tend to rewatch these episodes of season 2. Read more about why inside.

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Off the Beaten Path | Danger 5 S2E3 – Revenge of the Lizard Men

November 5, 2019September 19, 2020 Joseph MacMaster

With “Revenge of the Lizard Men” we get both a quasi-sequel to “Lizard Soldiers of the Third Reich” and a shot of adrenaline to the season 2 story arc. The question is, can the show juggle everything successfully?

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Off the Beaten Path | Danger 5 S2E2 – Johnny Hitler

November 3, 2019September 19, 2020 Joseph MacMaster

With “Johnny Hitler”, both the team and the villains infiltrate a high school, creating the most mundane yet most surreal episode yet.

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Off the Beaten Path | Danger 5 S2E1 – Merry Christmas Colonel

November 1, 2019September 19, 2020 Joseph MacMaster

With “Merry Christmas Colonel”, we leave behind the pulpy 60’s for the flashy and excessive 80’s. The question is, is the transition successful?

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Off the Beaten Path | Danger 5 S1E6 – Final Victory

October 30, 2019September 19, 2020 Joseph MacMaster

For the season one finale of “Danger 5”, we get an episode that’s good with setup and closure, but not as much with the individual elements.

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