onsdag 26 april 2017

No capes!

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It's funny, considering my many ultra-nerdy interests, that few things leave me as stone cold as superheroes. Occasionally I wonder whet...
onsdag 12 april 2017

Page-turners and making a formula work

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I have previously whined - here, for instance - when encountering popular fiction that didn't manage to make something of even the most...
onsdag 29 mars 2017

Why I won't be missing The Halcyon after all

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I had got to episode six of ITV's new period drama The Halcyon  when I learned that it had been axed after only one series, and I can...
torsdag 16 mars 2017

The art of character-pinching: serial numbers on or off?

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I know I've already gushed about the first part of James Benmore's Dodger trilogy , but it's worth noting that the two follow-up...
torsdag 2 mars 2017

Poldark series 2: Is it George, or me, or the whole series?

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I feel bad about George Warleggan. I was so enthusiastic about him when first making his acquaintance: he was hot, he was brainy, he was a ...
onsdag 22 februari 2017

Moana/Vaiana: Nice, but the new formula's getting old

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Usually, I have no problem producing opinions enough about an animated Disney film to fill a post or two. But with Moana - marketed in most ...
onsdag 8 februari 2017

The Halcyon and the first-episode problem

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Swedish television has been fairly quick off the mark and has already aired the first episode of the new ITV costume drama The Halcyon , pre...