Bryan O'Donnell is a Writer and TV Editor for 25YL. In addition to TV and Twin Peaks, he loves music, baseball, reading, and playing video games. He lives in Chicago.
There have been some brilliant Stephen King film adaptations through the years (e.g., The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, Stand By Me). But I’m typically somewhat pessimistic about King television adaptations, after the many cheesy made-for-TV events in the ’90s and the brutal CBS version of Under the Dome. (I admittedly haven’t seen Castle Rock […] More
Radiohead has evolved quite a bit since they released their first album in 1993. It’s fun to take a look at this evolution through the years and the progression of styles on their nine albums. Each one is special in its own way. I don’t have kids but I imagine choosing a favorite Radiohead album […] More
Over the past few years I found myself in a bit of a music funk. I wasn’t listening to as much new music—or rather taking the time to discover new music. But 2019 brought back my love for new music. (This coincides nicely with 25YL deciding to expand its coverage into music in 2020.) While […] More
While there are many great shows out there, only a few of them have a perfect beginning—the kind that draws you in immediately and leaves you wanting more. In 25YL’s Perfect Pilots series, we will be looking at pilot episodes we think are flawless. This week, Bryan O’Donnell takes a look at the pilot episode […] More
Even back as far as the first season of Mr. Robot, viewers have learned to question what they’re seeing. Elliot is the ultimate unreliable narrator. After the Season 2 reveal that during all of the scenes with Elliot sitting court-side at pick-up basketball games, in reality he was actually in prison, I have never really […] More
We had to wait nearly two years before we got new Mindhunter content after the excellent first season ended. I feel like a long build-up of anticipation can sometimes result in disappointment. However, that was not the case in this instance. Mindhunter Season 2 was just as enjoyable as its first season, and in some […] More
Without fail, if I see that a TV show involves some sort of mysterious plane crash, I am going to check it out. ABC’s new drama Emergence checked this box, and I predictably watched the debut episode this week with hopes of greatness. While I don’t think it was as bad as, say, last year’s […] More
The premise of Prodigal Son, Fox’s new psychological crime drama, isn’t going to blow you away with originality. However—aside from the fact that I’m a sucker for a show that examines what causes people to do the things they do—I found the opening episode of the series to be engaging, witty, and complex enough to […] More
I’m upset all over again. In September 2010, FX debuted its quirky drama Terriers, about a pair of underdog private investigators in the San Diego area. Starring Donal Logue as Hank Dolworth and Michael Raymond-James as Britt Pollack, Terriers built a strong cult following and garnered tons of critical praise. However, after suffering from significantly low […] More
Growing up as a life-long Chicago Cubs fan, I have experienced my fair share of heartbreak. Some of my earliest memories involve having my dreams crushed when the Cubs got pounded by the San Francisco Giants in the 1989 National League Championship Series. Then there was game 6 of the 2003 NLCS. Up until that […] More
It seems like we’ve been waiting forever, but Mindhunter Season 2 is finally within sight. The psychological crime thriller’s new season will premiere on Netflix on August 16. Executive producer David Fincher announced the news on KCRW’s The Treatment. The first season of Mindhunter follows Agents Holden Ford (Jonathan Groff) and Bill Tench (Holt McCallany), […] More
The first half of the first season of HBO’s Euphoria has had its ups and downs. The opening segments of the first three episodes, in particular, felt like they were trying too hard and at times had me questioning whether Euphoria was a show I actually enjoyed. However, the season’s fourth episode, “Shook Ones, Pt. […] More
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