NBC's Taken is a prequel TV series to the Liam Neeson-lead movie franchise that sees the young Bryan Mills acquiring his deadly skill-set.

I like the Taken movies. Yes, the second one was a drab misfire, but despite its reputation Taken 3 (or Tak3n) was actually pretty decent. Forest Whitaker got annoying with all of his strange quirks, but at least Liam Neeson’s Bryan Mills was back to business: kicking ass and taking names. Last Updated: February 23, 2016

I love deep and heartfelt movies, with tender, soul searching plots and endearing characters as much as the next film fan, but every now and again, I just like to watch a man swing a really big axe at another man’s face. And for times like that, you have movies like Hammer of the Gods. Now don’t get me wrong, this …