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Category Archives: Miniseries
May Day (2013) Miniseries-Reviewed by Anita ***
Found another way to kill an afternoon bingeing on a miniseries on Amazon Prime. May Day has five really spooky episodes each at about an hour per show. Think of it like Twin Peaks, WA meets Dorking, Surrey with a … Continue reading
Posted in M, Miniseries, TV
Tagged Amazon Prime, May Day, Midsomer Mystery, Pagan Traditions England, Supernatural Mystery
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The Lost Boys (1987) Reviewed by Anita ***
The 80’s was a fabulous decade of hair bands, plastic everything, day-glow colors, and the best vampire movie ever called The Lost Boys–directed by Joel Schumacher. Schumacher is the director who totally nailed the teenage vampire genre. He blended horror, … Continue reading
Posted in L, Miniseries, Movies, TV
Tagged Bernard Hughes, Corey Feldman, Dianne Wiest, Edward Herrmann, Jami Gertz, Jamison Newlander, Kiefer Sutherland, vampires
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Commentary by Anita: Sesame Street Parodies Game of Thrones (2019)*****
Maybe the last season of GoT was a bust but Sesame Street has made up for it 100 times fold, trust me. I ran across it by accident while flipping channels. I watch a great deal of public TV as … Continue reading
Posted in Miniseries, TV
Tagged Big Bird, educational TV, Elmo, Game of Thrones, Grover, Lena Heady, Oscar, Peter Dinklage, Public Television
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Good Omens (2019) Reviewed by Anita *****
This is an enchanting tale of bungling Armageddon. This particular interpretation of how the world would come undone (aside of the actual Biblical version) was first a novel by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett. Every chapter is hilarious, I laughed … Continue reading
Game of Thrones (05-19-2019)-Reviewed by Anita **
Really? Did you honestly feel the last episode of this epic story was justified in how it was done? Have you read the books? Yes, I did like it-like it, but then again I hated it. I come to this … Continue reading
Posted in G, Miniseries
Tagged Emilia Clarke, Kit Harington, Lena Heady, Liam Cunningham, Maisie Williams, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Peter Dinklage, Sophie Turner
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Joshua Silver in “The Moonstone” (2016) – reviewed by George
After enjoying last week’s movie-length version so much, I was only somewhat excited about this miniseries version: five episodes of about 45 minutes each. But I guess the only reason to remake something is the thought that you can do … Continue reading
Posted in M, Miniseries
Tagged David Calder, Flaminia Cinque, Guy Henry, Jag Sanghera, Jane McGrath, Jeremy Swift, John Thomson, Joshua Silver, Leo Wringer, Lisa Mulcahy, Mike Wozniak, Nisa Cole, Rachel Flowerday, Roseanna Frascona, Sarah Hadland, Sasha Hails, Simon Schatzberger, Sophie Ward, Stewart Clarke, Tajpal Rathore, Terenia Edwards, The Moonstone, Trevor Fox, Wilkie Collins
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Robin Ellis in “The Moonstone” (1972) – reviewed by George
A war is in progress in India, and a castle has been attacked. Two British soldiers, Major Frayne and his sergeant (Stephen Rea and Derek Chafer) enter a treasure room with two men already inside: a British officer, Colonel Herncastle … Continue reading
Posted in M, Miniseries, Movies
Tagged Albert Moses, Ali Baba, Anna Cropper, Anthony Maiden, Azad Ali, Basil Dignam, Brian Murphy, Colin Baker, Derek Chafer, Doulas Mann, Hugh Leonard, John Welsh, Kathleen Byron, Madhav Sharma, Martin Jarvis, Maureen Morris, Michael Gover, Paddy Russell, Peter Sallis, Robin Ellis, Roy MacReady, Stephen Rea, The Moonstone, Vivien Heilbron, Wilkie Collins
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Olivia Vinall is “The Woman in White” (2017) – reviewed by George
This second 5-hour miniseries version of the book has much to recommend it. Important (to me at least): the same actress plays both Laura Fairlie and Anne Catherick. And further, Count Fosco is much younger, Frederick Fairlie is still neurotic … Continue reading
Posted in Miniseries, Movies, W
Tagged Art Malik, Ben Hardy, Carl Tibbetts, Carla Bryson, Charles Dance, Dougray Scott, Fiona Seres, Ivan Kaye, James Flynn, Jessie Buckley, Joanna Scanlan, Kerry Fox, Nicholas Jones, Olivia Vinall, Riccardo Scamarcio, Ruth Sheen, Sonya Cassidy, The Woman in White, Vicki Pepperdine, Wilkie Collins
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Deirdra Morris is “The Woman in White”: Parts 4 and 5 (1982) – reviewed by George
Part 4: This part describes the comeuppance of Sir Percival Glyde (John Shrapnel), who, in the first moments, tells the housekeeper, Mrs. Michelson (Carol MacReady), that he can’t afford the hall (true), and that the staff must leave tomorrow. He … Continue reading
Deirdra Morris is “The Woman in White”: Part One (1982) – reviewed by George
This BBC miniseries is rather astounding. All I’ve ever known of the tale is the Warner Bros. movie I reviewed last week, and the differences here are unsettling. First, Anne Catherick and Laura Fairlie are played by two different actresses. … Continue reading
