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
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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
What the world needs now … Station Eleven drops evocative trailer
SNAPSHOTBased on the book of the same name by Emily St. John Mandel, Station Eleven is set before and after a fictional flu pandemic. The inhabitants try to rebuild their world while holding onto the best of what they lost. (synopsis via nine.com.au) If watching the teaser trailer for HBO Continue Reading
The darkness and light of humanity: Thoughts on Foundation (episodes 4-7)
If you thought that saving humanity from itself would be a tall order, even with abundantly detailed warnings courtesy of Hari Seldon (Jared Harris), then you would entirely right. We are our own worst enemies, especially when at some indeterminate point in the future we have colonised the stars and Continue Reading
It’s the most wonderful time of the year: Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist goes festive
SNAPSHOTZoey’s Extraordinary Playlist follows the story of a young woman (Jane Levy) who discovers she has the ability to hear the inner thoughts of the people around her as songs and musical numbers. The series also stars Mary Steenburgen, Skylar Astin, Alex Newell, and Peter Gallagher. Zoey’s Extraordinary Christmas will Continue Reading
Fear the Walking Dead: “The Beacon” and “Six Hours” (S7, E 1 & 2 review) / World Beyond: “Exit Wounds” and “Family is a Four Letter Word” (S2, E 3 & 4 review)
FEAR THE WALKING DEAD SPOILERS AHEAD … IRRADIATED ZOMBIES, NARRATIVELY CONVENIENT RADIATION LEVELS AND UNNECESSARY NEGAN-NESS … Hands up those of you who, on top of a zombie apocalypse and a nuclease fallout-saturated landscape want another Negan-style Big Bad? Yes, yes I see you hardcore, rusted-on The Walking Dead watchers, Continue Reading