A fan of by Steve Martin & Martin Short, I was bound to enjoy Only Murders.
Selena Gomez? … Who? I’m not her demographic.
But having the old comedians team up with a young female singer was smart. She’s the right age to make fun of both.
As I’ve come to expect, Steve plays the straight man. Martin the comic.
And we can all make fun of true crime obsessives listening to podcasts. 😀
I’m already looking forward to the second season.
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Wow.
We’re living in the golden age of television.
Complex story telling. Superb acting. Realistic dialogue.
All the acting is good. I particularly liked Chief Carter played by John Douglas Thompson.
Give Kate Winslet ALL the Emmys.
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I’m no particular fan of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).
BUT I do like Tom Hiddleston. And I do like Owen Wilson, though he’s only capable of playing Owen Wilson.
First 5 of 6 episodes of season 1 are entertaining. The visuals and special effects well done.
The best super hero movies make fun of super hero movies. Self-parody. I’d say that’s true with this TV series too.
There’s a female version of Loki called “Sylvie”. That storyline didn’t work for me.
Also … the ending. Is that the best they could do?
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Excellent, as always.
Season 6 might be the best yet.
Police corruption officers Ted Hastings (Adrian Dunbar) and DI Steve Arnott (Martin Compston) investigate DCI Joanne Davidson (Kelly Macdonald) and her team.
That team now includes former corrutption officer DI Kate Fleming (Vicky McClure).
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I was surprised how much I enjoyed this book.
It’s not historical fiction, however. The olde English dialogue is anachronistic.
But for some reason, the story works.
Anticipate an adaptation for the screen.
Two time frames:
Late 1700s London. An apothecary who sells poisons only to kill misbehaving men. And her curious 12-year-old assistant.
Modern day London. An American woman who’s whose marriage is disintegrating — by chance — decides to investigate the apothecary.
With a new subscription to Disney+ , I finally got the chance to watch Mandalorian.
Though not a big Star Wars franchise fan, I did enjoy season 1.
It’s silly, escapist Western space cowboy TV — but with excellent production values. Entertaining — as was Firefly.
Beginning five years after the events of Return of the Jedi (1983) and the fall of the Galactic Empire, The Mandalorian follows Din Djarin, a lone Mandalorian bounty hunter in the outer reaches of the galaxy.
He is hired by remnant Imperial forces to retrieve the child Grogu (Baby Yoda), but instead goes on the run to protect the infant …
Nick Nolte was a good choice for the voice of Kuiil. An interesting character.
Gina Carano as Cara Dune, a former Rebel shock trooper-turned-mercenary is good too.
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FUNNY TV. I enjoyed this a lot.
Damn.
I subscribed to Disney+ STAR Canada.
Another CAD $12 / month on my pandemic long list of monthly recurring bills.
As HULU is not available in Canada, to watch Only Murders in the Building I was forced to sign-up for Disney.
I’ll unsubscribe from Netflix for a while.
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Of the books, TV shows and films I’ve seen about Bletchley Park, I’d say Rose Code was the most entertaining for me.
1940.
As England prepares to fight the Nazis, three very different women answer the call to mysterious country estate Bletchley Park, where the best minds in Britain train to break German military codes.
Vivacious debutante Osla is the girl who has everything—beauty, wealth, and the dashing Prince Philip of Greece sending her roses—but she burns to prove herself as more than a society girl, and puts her fluent German to use as a translator of decoded enemy secrets.
Imperious self-made Mab, product of east-end London poverty, works the legendary codebreaking machines as she conceals old wounds and looks for a socially advantageous husband.
Both Osla and Mab are quick to see the potential in local village spinster Beth, whose shyness conceals a brilliant facility with puzzles, and soon Beth spreads her wings as one of the Park’s few female cryptanalysts.
But war, loss, and the impossible pressure of secrecy will tear the three apart. …
Kate Quinn Author
I started watching for Sandra Oh.
But it’s the other characters who make this drama / comedy worth watching.
Especially Jay Duplass.
Everly Carganilla as Ju-Hee “Ju Ju”, Sandra’s adopted daughter is hilarious too.
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Great soundtrack.
After reading the book, I learned a mini-series had been adapted in 1997.
Edgler Vess is the bad guy. Real bad.
Koontz is very skilled at inventing bad guys.
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The book is well written. Original. Scary.
I recommend it.
Rick McCharles 