Category: TV Shows
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Revisiting “The Expanse”: one of the great science fiction series
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If you are a science fiction fan then you’ve almost certainly watched The Expanse already. But if not, boy do I have a Christmas present for you. I have watched most of the iconic science fiction series and I can say this is as good as any of them, and better than most. Having said that,…
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To Binge Or Not To Binge…
Believe it or believe it not, dear reader, but I come from a time there was no such thing as binge watching. But, before I start going on about why I was unable to binge watch anything, let’s try and agree on what we mean by binge watching. Basically, it just means to watch several…
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New Year TV Movie Review – Doctor Who
I know that it is a pretty widespread phenomenon. Doctor Who definitely has fans all over the place. I’m not altogether sure when it actually started to get noticed in the USA but it has been a favourite over here since, pretty much, day one. Day one was back in November 1963 and, thanks to…
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Christmas TV Special – A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong
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The Goes Wrong Show is unusual in that it almost seems like it was made the wrong way around…there was a Christmas special, then another Christmas special, and then a couple of series were made. Actually, there was another Christmas special slotted in between the two series! But all that is after the Mischief Theatre…
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TV Review – Creepshow
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Ah…1982! I was young, slim, and active. I won’t say “athletic” but I was a bit more that the three dimensional stain in my armchair that I am now. Over forty years ago was when the original film version of Creepshow was made and, rather surprisingly, it took until 2019 before the format was reused.…
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Christmas TV Special – Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale
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Stephen Merchant and Ricky Gervais may not be particularly well known names across the Atlantic but one of their creations, The Office, has been shown around the world and adapted into various local versions. Their follow up was absolutely delicious, full of high profile star cameos, and also managed to be exceptionally bittersweet; you don’t…
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Christmas TV Special – The Office: Christmas Special
They’re funny things time zones. I often have to stop chatting with the American branch of the RunPee branch of the family because it is past my bedtime despite it only being around noon with them. Maybe that is why the UK version of The Office came in at a total running time of seven…
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Christmas TV Special – Hannah Waddingham: Home For Christmas
Oh dear…I suppose when you have a TV series that does as well as Ted Lasso did then you are bound to want to try and spread it a bit further while you can. I’m not a football fan but I quite enjoyed the goings on at AFC Richmond…well, the first couple of seasons, anyway.…
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TV Review- Signora Volpe
Funny how things turn out isn’t it? Only a couple of weeks ago I was sent links to review a TV series featuring a female investigator. I decided to go ahead and review it. One of the reasons was that each episode was around feature film length. The other reason was that I was a…
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TV Review – Mrs Sidhu Investigates
Yes, I know that we are, primarily, a cinema based site but I thought I would branch out for a wee bit. The TV programme that has led me to this is called Mrs Sidhu Investigates and it was sent by my friends at Aim Publicity; the show launched last month and gets a DVD…
