The haunting soundtrack continues in BBC’s ‘Case Histories 2’
It is abundantly clear that the same importance of music has been placed on series 2 as it was in series 1.
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Orphan Black renewed for a second series
Along with my earlier revelation that Mad Dogs was a guilty telly pleasure, I might as well come clean and admit that now in the same category is Orphan Black. Thankfully, the announcement that the BBC America series has been renewed for a second series comes just prior to the conspiracy clone thriller’s series 1 […]
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Team Coco's take on Downton Abbey 3 finale
It’s been awhile since we’ve mentioned the series that cannot be named when on hiatus. You know, the series that has now been officially tagged as the highest rated PBS drama of all-time and the network’s most-watched series in more than 20 years. Admittedly, Downton Abbey 3 has been in our collective rear view mirror’s […]
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The merging of Sherlock and Star Trek
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words Whether it was 1911, when the expression “Use a picture. It’s worth a thousand words” appeared in a newspaper article quoting newspaper editor Arthur Brisbane discussing journalism and publicity, a similar phrase in 1913 “One Look Is Worth A Thousand Words” that appeared in a newspaper advertisement for […]
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Post 50th, Doctor Who 8 confirmed for 2014!
Doctor Who 7 is now in everyone’s rear view mirror with the finale airing on BBC One and BBC America this past Saturday. If you haven’t seen last weeks finale to DW7, do not hit play on the video below. That said, once you have, this is so brilliant. Feel free replay over and over […]
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Matt Groening spoofs Downton Abbey in Simpsons season finale!
The town of Springfield has long been ‘on the map’ as a destination city because of its’ most famous family, the Simpsons. Springfield, however, is also known as the home of the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant, owned by Montgomery Burns, the Kwik-E-Mart, run by Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, Barney’s Bowl-A-Rama and The Leftorium in Springfield Mall. […]
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Get out your anaglyph red/cyan glasses, it's 3D for Doctor Who 50th!
The Doctor turns 50! More news coming out daily regarding the upcoming November 2013 50th anniversary special that resides in Doctor Who showrunner, Steven Moffat’s mind palace. According to BBC Controller of Drama Commissioning, Ben Stephenson, the centerpiece of the BBC’s blockbuster celebrations to mark the Doctor turning 50 will be such that the Time […]
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'Foyle's War' returns to PBS' Masterpiece Mystery! on September 15
Christopher Foyle enters the world of MI-5 Confirmed at the PBS Annual Meeting this past week in Miami Beach is the return to Foyle’s War to the PBS schedule this Fall as part of the Masterpiece Mystery! series. Beginning Sunday, September 15, Michael Kitchen will return in his new role as Senior Intelligence Officer for […]
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Case Histories returns to BBC One this Sunday, 19 May
The excrutiatingly long wait for the return of Case Histories ends this Sunday, 19 May as BBC One has set the transmission date for the premiere. Jason Isaacs, probably best known for his role as Lucius Malfoy in the Harry Potter movies, is back as the dashing, yet troubled private investigator, Jackson Brodie, with three […]
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PBS sets Downton Abbey 4 airdate for Jan 5, 2014…and more
With a majority of the commercial networks setting their Fall schedules this week with their respective upfront presentations to advertisers, PBS announced Tuesday at their annual meeting in Miami Beach the date of January 5, 2014 for the long-awaited return of Downton Abbey and the premiere of series 4. Approximately 8 million viewers tuned […]
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