Already a stellar year for PBS’ Masterpiece series. It began with the second series of Downton Abbey in January 2012. PBS followed with the announcement that the premiere of the second set of Sherlock 2 would be on May 6. In between, viewers in the States will be treated to the likes of Great Expectations, […]
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Just like the incredibly important job of the editor, a brilliant music soundtrack can elevate a good story into a great one. PBS Masterpiece viewers will, no doubt, remember the haunting soundtrack to Case Histories with Jason Isaacs broadcast last Fall. With the U.S. broadcast of Endeavor with Shaun Evans set for a July 2012 […]
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On the heels of the first ever official BBC Doctor Who Convention this past weekend in Cardiff, it’s time for Sherlock fans worldwide to demand equal time. It’s hard to believe that the longest running science fiction series in the history of television had to wait almost 49 years before getting its first ‘official’ convention […]
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Have to admit, I was a bit skeptical going in to the fourth series of Being Human on BBC Three. If you are preparing for a mega-marathon of the first three series and have not seen series four, please be warned that spoilers are imminent. Why my skepticism? Well, let’s see. Immediately, no Mitchell, no […]
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As Julian Fellowes’ Titanic premiered on ITV1 last night, some in the leering press leading up to the broadcast continually referred to the Julian Fellowes project that, essentially, killed time between Downton Abbey 2 and Downton Abbey 3 as Downton Abbey at Sea. Call me crazy but I see absolutely nothing wrong with that comparison […]
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Ever since the not-too-be-believed news that CBS would be developing a pilot for a “21st Century Sherlock Holmes” series, Elementary, creators of the BBC’s Sherlock series, have kept a close eye on the American version. Admittedly, you can’t copyright the concept of a 21st Century Sherlock Holmes, but it was a curious decision to pilot […]
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Frankenstein – coming to a theatre near you…hopefully If you didn’t get a chance to see this impossible to put in to words National Theatre presentation of the Mary Shelley classic either live or back in March of 2011, this is not to be missed the second time around. Starring Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock) and Jonny […]
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Not that I’m being greedy or anything, but with all the particulars that are involved in ITV1’s announcement Monday both in front of and behind the camera, I need to see this now…and it needs to be a part of PBS’ Masterpiece series. The upcoming ITV1 commissioning of Blake Morrison’s best-selling suspense thriller, The Last […]
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Sherlock 3 – Good news / Bad news For all those in the UK that have been left hanging out to dry since the end of Sherlock 2 , in the other parts of the world currently in the middle of series 2 or in the U.S. who are, impatiently, awaiting the premiere of Sherlock […]
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ITV has announced that their Inspector Morse ‘prequel’, Endeavor, has now officially been commissioned for an additional four episodes, to be filmed on location beginning this summer in Oxford, most likely for transmission in early 2013. PBS viewers in the United States will get a chance to experience what UK viewers already know when Endeavor […]
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