Television reviews – Page 35

“House of Cards”–Season 2: The Main Course

Written by diana on March 12, 2014. Posted in Television reviews, Unhealed Wound. 6 Comments on “House of Cards”–Season 2: The Main Course

House of Cards–season 2 I just binged on the second season of the Emmy-award winning “House of Cards,” the Netflix-produced political saga starring Kevin Spacey as Frank Underwood and Robin Wright as his wife Claire as it continues its narratively complex drama– even better than 2013’s! (See my February 2013...

“Time of Death”—Not for the Faint-Hearted

Written by diana on December 11, 2013. Posted in Television reviews. 1 Comment on “Time of Death”—Not for the Faint-Hearted

Not since Elisabeth Kubler-Ross’s “On Death and Dying” with its study of the five stages of grief or Ernest Becker’s “The Denial of Death”, has there been such a tour-de-force depiction of the process of dying and the way that death impacts those who are left behind. This groundbreaking documentary series reminds me that many of us still have...

Engrenages (“Spiral”)–A Vortex of Thrills

Written by diana on December 2, 2013. Posted in Television reviews. 3 Comments on Engrenages (“Spiral”)–A Vortex of Thrills

Internet streaming and cable/satellite TV have opened the door to some superb international films and television series formerly nearly unknown to the average American viewer. Think “Borgen”. It’s not just Denmark, however. “Spiral” (the English translation of the French crime series) has been a blockbuster hit not only in France but also...

The Backstory behind “Orange is the New Black”

Written by diana on August 15, 2013. Posted in Television reviews.

With all the buzz about “Orange is the New Black”, I had fun chasing down facts about the memoir of that name by Piper Kerman after binge viewing the huge hit, “Orange is the New Black” on Netflix. (See my last post for the review of the hit series). In two separate interviews on NPR’s “All Things...

“Orange is the New Black”–Life Behind Bars

Written by diana on August 7, 2013. Posted in Television reviews. 2 Comments on “Orange is the New Black”–Life Behind Bars

This is a caged beast financed and produced by Netflix: thirteen episodes available on Instant Queue for binge viewing if you are so inclined. “Orange is the New Black” (filmed on location in a women’s prison in Chino, California) is loosely based on the 2010 memoir by Piper Kerman (now an advocate for women prison reform.) ...

“Endeavour”–A Prequel to the Inspector Morse Series

Written by diana on July 10, 2013. Posted in Television reviews. 3 Comments on “Endeavour”–A Prequel to the Inspector Morse Series

“Endeavour” is the much-anticipated mystery series currently on Sunday evenings on PBS’s Masterpiece Mystery. A testament to the beloved long-running Inspector Morse series (1987-2000), this series is the back story for young DC Morse before he became the curmudgeonly middle-aged Chief Inspector Morse. Set in Oxford in 1965...