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“No, but he’s renting it.”
Mad Men – "The Rejected" What a cracking episode of Mad Men. It was most satisfying and had me directing two thumbs up towards Allison in her tremendous confrontation with Don ("I don't say this easily but you are not … Continue reading
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Sherlock: The Blind Banker – some notes
If this had been the first one, would have I watched the second? The answer is no. It made no sense (why the graffiti? why were these Chinese people using A to Zs? why was that Chinese circus act so … Continue reading
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Who is Don Draper?
Mad Men “Public Relations” The opening line of the show asked “who is Don Draper?” and I’m pretty close to not caring. I’m beginning to feel like one of those people who watch Buffy for anybody other than the title … Continue reading
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Sherlock: A Study in Pink – some notes
I loved this. Benedict Cumberbatch was instantly and charismatically just right as Holmes while Martin Freeman quietly became perfect as heroic Watson. Three caveats: The bit about the wedding ring sounded like nonsense to me. Wedding rings are generally made … Continue reading
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Tipping the Velvet
I saw Jodhi May in something today and suddenly got an urge to watch her in the TV version of Sarah Waters’ Tipping the Velvet. I bunged in the DVD and starting watching it from when Florence (played by May) … Continue reading
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A face in the crowd
While I was watching the surprisingly well written biopic of Mrs Mandela (Michael Samuels did a good job of condensing nearly thirty years of her life) with its standout performance by Sophie Okonedo, I noticed this man in the necklacing … Continue reading
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What I have been watching.
Glee The first conclusion I drew from this series (I have watched the first four episodes and skimmed the next two) is that modern pop songs have pretty objectionable lyrics. Not even Jessalyn Gilsig’s valiant attempt can make hysterical Terri … Continue reading
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Top TV dramas
In the light of The Guardian’s top 50 television dramas of all time, I thought of the dramas that I remembered fondly and also remembered being, well, top. So, here’s a list which is not in any order except for … Continue reading
Set dressing on Dollhouse
In “The Attic” episode of Dollhouse, there were cans of London Pride (brewed a few miles from my part of London) on the shelves in Clyde’s hideout. In addition, there were also cans of Irn Bru and Tizer, a packet … Continue reading
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Did I fall asleep? For a little while.
This blog hasn’t died. It may be hibernating a little bit. I may start “reviewing” Buffy in January when we start rewatching it with Adam. He has only seen a handful of episodes from before S4 and maybe by the … Continue reading
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