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Monthly Archives: April 2011
Lewis – S5
Lewis has become the posh, up-market brother to the solidly middle-class Midsommer Murders on the ITV network. They each have trademark plots and methods of murder – on Lewis you’ll get hit over the head by a bust of Einstein, … Continue reading
The Suspicions of Mr Whicher (ITV)
Kate Summerscale’s 2008 book “The Suspicions of Mr Whicher: or the Murder at Road Hill House” was one of that year’s literary phenomena, not to mention one of the best books too (not always the same thing.) The subject was … Continue reading
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Tagged Kate Summerscale, Paddy Consideine, Peter Capaldi, Suspicions of Mr Whicher
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Mars Attacks! (Blu-ray)
You can always tell when something is a Tim Burton film – his touch is unmistakable. And yet at the same time no two of his films are alike, as he flits from black comedy (Beetlejuice) to Hammer-esque horror (Sleepy … Continue reading
Doctor Who S6 E1 – The Impossible Astronaut
NOTE: contains some mild spoilers, and possibly traces of nuts. And so “the Doctor is in” once again. This time he’s hitting the ground running with the sort of big, bold, epic adventure normally reserved for season finales – including … Continue reading
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Tagged alex kingston, arthur darvill, doctor who, karen gillan, matt smith, the silents
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Fringe – S3 Ep14 – 6B
Fringe has just been renewed for a fourth season, news that came as something of a surprise given that its US network had recently shuffled it onto the Friday night schedule, which is rather like “Death Row” for TV shows … Continue reading
Secret Army S1: Lisa – Codename Yvette
I remember this BBC World-War 2-set drama series as being a big favourite of my mother’s, but it was rather too slow and sombre for my ten-year-old self – I was disappointed that it didn’t resemble the all-action WW2 I … Continue reading
Rawhide S1: Incident of the Tumbleweed
Rawhide (occasionally popping up on cable on the likes of TMC) dates back to the end of the 1950s and into the early 60s, when things were so much simpler. The top ten TV shows were routinely packed out with … Continue reading
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Tagged clint eastwood, gil favor, rawhide, rowdy yates, western
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Doctor Who S21 E11/12 – Resurrection of the Daleks
I was recently knocked offline for a week by a problem with my broadband: one of the upsides about not being distracted by any number of online or social media diversions was that it allowed me to spend some time … Continue reading
Monroe – S1 E5
I feel the need to return briefly to the subject of ITV’s new medical drama Monroe and give it credit where credit’s due for improving week after week, and really becoming a rather strong offering. A main reason for its … Continue reading
Rubicon S1 E1
There’s something very odd about the look and feel of BBC4′s new American import Rubicon. It’s clearly set sometime in the 21st century – the main character Will Travers, played by 24 and The Pacific star James Badge Dale, is … Continue reading
