We all know history repeats itself thanks to the ongoing presence of human being in the process who alas have shown a freakish propensity for making the same mistakes over and over and over again, but did 2021 really have to ape 2020 so completely and absolutely? I think we Continue Reading
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Christmas classic review: Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol
There is no doubting the universal appeal of Charles Dickens’ 1843 A Christmas Carol. Interpreted by just about franchise going, including the Muppets, and even run in reverse by the likes of Blackadder and Scrooged, A Christmas Carol appeals because it maintains with exuberant moral certainty that the hopes and Continue Reading
Is there hope at the end of the world? Station Eleven says “YES” (series trailer)
SNAPSHOTA post-apocalyptic saga spanning multiple timelines, this limited drama series tells the stories of survivors of a devastating flu as they attempt to rebuild and re-imagine the world anew while holding on to the best of what’s been lost. Created for television and showrun by TV filmmaker Patrick Somerville (also Continue Reading
Fear the Walking Dead: S7, E 5 & 6 review + World Beyond: S2, E 7 & 8 review
FEAR THE WALKING DEAD SPOILERS AHEAD FOR “TILL DEATH” AND “RECLAMATION” … You could be forgiven for thinking, and yes, that is still possible even in the midst of the apocalypse, that there’d be precious little humanity left in a landscape given over not only to the dead but also Continue Reading
Where does destiny end and self-fulfilment begin? Thoughts on Foundation (E 8-10)
One of the prevailing themes of the masterful storytelling that is Foundations, adapted from Isaac Asimov’s saga of the same name, is how of what happens to people the result of blind, immutable destiny and how much resides in our often fallible hands? Musing on this great conundrum has kept Continue Reading
A terrific trio of TV trailers: As We See It, HALO and Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock
As we race to the end of 2021, exhausted, if even we have enjoyed them ( and we have) by the sheer volume of shows now available on streaming services, which are breeding like digital, high-resolution, it’s becoming excitingly clear that 2022 has a lot of great things to take Continue Reading
Birthday TV review – Every body has a secret: Thoughts on Only Murders in the Building (season 1)
Is it possible for murder to make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside? Likely only if you’re Dexter, but for the rest of us who are not so sociopathically-inclined, watching people solve a murder comes pretty close, especially if it wrapped in the cleverly charming packaging of Only Murders Continue Reading
Lives changed beyond all recognition: Thoughts on Invasion (S1, E 4-6)
The second half of 2021 has been a tale of two slowly unspooled series. Rather counter to the counter, and often well-done trend for huge epic moments in every episode, cliffhangers seemingly falling from the narrative sky like confetti, both Foundation and Invasion have taken a welcome slow-and-steady approach to Continue Reading
World Beyond: “Quatervois” and “Who Are You?” (S2, E 5 & 6 review) / Fear the Walking Dead: “Cindy Hawkins” and “Breathe With Me” (S7, E 3 & 4 review)
THE WALKING DEAD: WORLD BEYOND SPOILERS AHEAD … SNEAKING AROUND, ESPIONAGE AND BLACKOUTS AT PRECISELY THE RIGHT, AND WRONG, MOMENTS … Operation take down the CRM is in full swing in Quatervois” and “Who Are You?” which sees a plan to bust-em-outta-twisted-utopia quickly morph into “taking down the man!” thanks Continue Reading
The brilliance of Ted Lasso and the written word + interviews with the show’s stars
SNAPSHOTTed Lasso allows the absurdity of the characters to play out in front of us and allows characters to make contained logical choices and see it actually played out in the reality the show has created…Lasso’s writers are very economical about how and what they write and don’t let anything Continue Reading