‘Bass X Machina’ series review: Exhilarating genre mash-up rides out boldly

Based on Bass Reeves, one of the first Black deputy U.S. Marshals, LeSean Thomas’ Bass X Machina is a fun mash-up of science fiction, steampunk, and western.

All the familiar archetypes are present and correct with a dash of an extra something that elevates the fast-moving six-episode miniseries. ‘Bass X Machina’ trailer: Futuristic take on legendary lawman Bass Reeves storyline 1 ‘Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2’ series review: Love and art in the time of technofascism ‘Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2’ series review: Love and art in the time of technofascism That ‘Edgerunners 2’ can wring such tenderness, such an unembarrassed belief in art and human connection, from a world so thoroughly committed to grinding both into dust is precisely what makes it one of the finest things television has given us this year ‘Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2’ series review: Love and art in the time of technofascism storyline 1 Bass Reeves (Brian Tyree Henry) is the tough bounty hunter with a tragic backstory.

Reeves was a former Union soldier who did not get his due from the government.