There is no doubt The Good Place was, and will always remain, a very special TV show. Just how special is articulated beautifully by creator Mike Schur who begins the table read of the final two episodes or chapters of the show with as eloquent, poetic and heartfelt a tribute Continue Reading
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Julie and the Phantoms: You only live once, but you can rock forever
SNAPSHOT“[Julie and the Phantoms] stars Madison Reyes as Julie, a talented singer who’s feeling uninspired after her mother died. But then three musicians come into Julie’s life and convince her to join their band, giving her a chance to rediscover her voice…and maybe fall in love along the way.” (synopsis Continue Reading
Mystery runs in the family: The delightful sleuthing chutzpah of Enola Holmes
SNAPSHOTWhen Enola Holmes-Sherlock’s teen sister-discovers her mother missing, she sets off to find her, becoming a super-sleuth in her own right as she outwits her famous brother and unravels a dangerous conspiracy around a mysterious young Lord. (synopsis via IMDb) OOOO Enola Holmes premieres on Netflix on 23 September.
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air is SO serious … no, really, it is now and it’s very cool
SNAPSHOTWhat would happen if Will Smith made The Fresh Prince today? Bel-Air, a story of a kid from Philly whose life got turned upside-down… in 2019. (synopsis (c) Sun Squared Media via YouTube) How do you know you’ve captured the viewing public’s fractured attention in this ever more crowded digital Continue Reading
Dive into the mysteries of the universe: Thoughts on Tales from the Loop
There is an exquisite aching beauty and deep, abiding emotional resonance to every single frame in Tales From the Loop. Inspired by the retro-futuristic-bucolic artwork of Swedish artist Simon Stålenhag and drawing its name from the title of his book, Tales From the Loop is an eight-part artwork all of Continue Reading
Nothing going right? It’s The Goes Wrong Show!
SNAPSHOTThe Goes Wrong Show is probably the funniest comedy the BBC has shown in years. Based on the theatrical monsters from the Mischief Theatre that have filled London’s West End in recent years, including The Play That Goes Wrong by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, and Henry Shields, Peter Pan Goes Continue Reading
It’s The Muppet Show opening them from 1976 … without the actual Muppets!
SNAPSHOTA little bit of fun by the crew recorded at the end of the first series/season of The Muppet Show in 1976…The crew/cast includes Peter Harris, Richard Holloway, Jim O’Donnell, Brian Grant, Steve Springford, Jerry Hoare, Phil Hawkes, Gerry Elms, John Rook, Martin Baker, Sue Boyers, Francis Essex, Dennis Bassinger, Continue Reading
All systems go for Star Trek: Lower Decks! The captain even has a super clean chair
SNAPSHOTDeveloped by Emmy Award winner Mike McMahan (Rick and Morty, Solar Opposites), Star Trek: Lower Decks, a new half-hour animated comedy series, focuses on the support crew serving on one of Starfleet’s least important ships, the U.S.S. Cerritos, in 2380. Ensigns Mariner, Boimler, Rutherford, and Tendi have to keep up Continue Reading
Welcome the new guardian of the ocean: Isaura stands ready to fight for the vitality of the underwater world
SNAPSHOT“Isaura is a resilient and resourceful young girl living in a coastal village in Mozambique. After risking her own life to save a turtle, she is rewarded with a powerful and ancient talisman that allows her to breathe underwater and communicate with turtles. As bearer of the talisman, she becomes Continue Reading
“Make it so, number one!” Why Patrick Stewart and classical training help when you’re counting 1 to 9, right Count?
Counting from 1 to 9 should be one the easiest things in the world, right? Well, normally, yes, if you’re Sesame Street‘s the Count, who has quite the way with numbers, and has done since his appearance on the show in 1972, but when a rogue One won’t fall into Continue Reading