Monthly Archives: March 2011

True Blood – S3

Posted on March 31, 2011 by

When True Blood landed on our screens in 2009, it took no prisoners and hit you right between the eyes with more bloody violence, raucous sex and outrageous swearing than we’ve ever seen in a television series before – or … Continue reading →

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Monroe – S1 E1-3

Posted on March 29, 2011 by

If you watch ITV’s new medical drama Monroe without any knowledge of a certain American series starring Hugh Laurie, you might be forgiven for thinking this is an interesting, original and promising new show. Unfortunately, if you have watched the … Continue reading →

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Becoming Human – S1/Online

Posted on March 21, 2011 by

This spin-off from Being Human was marketed as an “online-only exclusive”, and I confess that – having dutifully followed the bite-size instalments every week as released – I was a bit annoyed when the exclusivity went out the window and … Continue reading →

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The Killing (Forbrydelsen) – S1 E17+18

Posted on March 20, 2011 by

Over the course of the last nine weeks, The Killing has become one of my favourite TV shows – not just of the year but of all time. It’s as good as State of Play or Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy … Continue reading →

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Being Human S3 Ep7/8 – Though the Heavens Fall/The Wolf-Shaped Bullet

Posted on March 18, 2011 by

Toby Whithouse’s show started as a one-off pilot play about a vampire, a werewolf and a ghost in a flatshare, but once it was picked up (and substantially recast) it took on a whole new life of its own. With … Continue reading →

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JAG S8 E20/21 – Ice Queen/Meltdown

Posted on March 17, 2011 by

I’m feeling under the weather this week, which might explain why I’m taking refuge in some old TV viewing while sniffling and sneezing my way through the day. Hot on the heels of yesterday’s review of the pilot episode of … Continue reading →

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Murder, She Wrote Pilot – “The Murder of Sherlock Holmes”

Posted on March 16, 2011 by

I cheerfully admit a weakness for cosy whodunnit crime books, and this Angela Lansbury series was surely the cosiest and one of the longest running of the genre on television. It’s my idea of comfort viewing – the televisual equivalent … Continue reading →

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Doctor Who S19 E9-12 – Kinda

Posted on March 9, 2011 by

Kinda is one of the original Doctor Who serials to be very well regarded – indeed, its stock has risen considerably in the intervening years since its first airing in 1982. Coming at a point of a major renaissance of … Continue reading →

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The Alchemist’s Secret – by Scott Mariani

Posted on March 8, 2011 by

If the novels of Dan Brown and Lee Child were laid out on an autopsy table and forensically dissected and analysed, then put back together again by a decent literary technician, this is pretty much what you would expect to … Continue reading →

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Marchlands: S1 E1-5

Posted on March 4, 2011 by

So ITV’s Marchlands time-hopping ghostly mini-series came to an end this week, and left me … Puzzled. Not because the story wasn’t clear – in fact, quite the reverse. (Some mild spoilers ahoy, for those who haven’t seen all the … Continue reading →

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