North and South: Book II
When we meet the Mains and Hazards again, the Northern and Southern families are pitted against each other as the Civil War unfolds; the miniseries takes us through it. Elaborate,…
Desperate Housewives: Wisteria’s Wildest
Teri Hatcher, Marcia Cross, Eva Longoria and Felicity Huffman. Photo: ABC I have to begin this review with a spoiler alert for those planning on watching this show in the…
North and South
In the 1840s, George Hazard (James Read) from Pennsylvania and Orry Main (Patrick Swayze) from South Carolina enroll at West Point and become friends for life… but the increasing tension…
Entourage
Based upon the early Hollywood experiences of Mark Wahlberg, this show centered on an up-and-coming actor from New York City, Vincent Chase (Adrian Grenier), who moved to Los Angeles and…
Black Adder: Hilarious History
Tony Robinson and Rowan Atkinson. Photo: BBC At a time when Rowan Atkinson chooses to make another Johnny English, one needs to be reminded of an era when he was…
The Tudors
After writing two movies about Elizabeth I, Michael Hirst turned his attention to another Tudor, the Queen's father, the guy who was married six times and had two of his…
Vicar of Dibley: The Gospel of Geraldine
Dawn French. Photo: BBC In 1994, there weren't many female vicars in Britain. For the Church of England, the subject was touchy. When The Vicar of Dibley premiered, featuring Dawn…
V
The 1980s TV hit was updated for a post-9/11 audience, introducing elements of social criticism in its portrayal of how the arrival of huge spaceships affected people in the world's…
The Office: A Boss from Hell
Ricky Gervais. Photo: BBC I had a little Office phase myself. For three and a half years, I was employed with a company that published free, weekly newspapers. The leadership…
Twin Peaks: In a Galaxy Far, Far Away
Sherilyn Fenn and Kyle MacLachlan. Photo: ABC It is quite possible that David Lynch will be primarily remembered for Twin Peaks, a TV series that became an instant hit on…