http://www.tvequals.com Every Opinion Matters Sat, 26 May 2012 07:01:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.tvequals.com/2011/12/14/a-sequel-to-acclaimed-drama-the-hour-to-air-on-bbc-america/ http://www.tvequals.com/2011/12/14/a-sequel-to-acclaimed-drama-the-hour-to-air-on-bbc-america/#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 21:46:09 +0000 Rueben http://www.tvequals.com/?p=193645 The critically-acclaimed drama The Hour will return to BBC America sometime next year with the channel co-producing again a new six-part mini-series sequel, featuring the return of the highly competitive, sharp-witted and passionate news trio Bel (Romola Garai), Hector (Dominic West) and Freddie (Ben Whishaw). The sequel will also include beloved Lix (Anna Chancellor), scheming [...]]]> http://www.tvequals.com/2011/12/14/a-sequel-to-acclaimed-drama-the-hour-to-air-on-bbc-america/feed/ 0 http://www.tvequals.com/2011/09/30/the-hour-first-season-blu-ray-review/ http://www.tvequals.com/2011/09/30/the-hour-first-season-blu-ray-review/#comments Fri, 30 Sep 2011 11:30:46 +0000 Dani Bradford http://www.tvequals.com/?p=173634 This week the BBC UK released its six part period piece drama series, THE HOUR, on Blu-ray. This two disc Blu-ray features all six parts of the series as well as some limited bonus features. The Hour premiered in 2011 and focuses on the making of a current affairs show launched by the BBC in [...]]]> http://www.tvequals.com/2011/09/30/the-hour-first-season-blu-ray-review/feed/ 0 http://www.tvequals.com/2011/09/15/the-hour-part-five-review/ http://www.tvequals.com/2011/09/15/the-hour-part-five-review/#comments Thu, 15 Sep 2011 14:50:39 +0000 Kristen Elizabeth http://www.tvequals.com/?p=170627 THE HOUR Season 1 Episode 5 – Thanks to a DVR malfunction, the failure of On Demand to update its listings and The Hour not being popular enough for BBC America to put whole episodes online (apparently), I didn’t get to see or review Part Four last week. But I’ve gone through several reviews of [...]]]> http://www.tvequals.com/2011/09/15/the-hour-part-five-review/feed/ 0 http://www.tvequals.com/2011/09/01/the-hour-part-three-review/ http://www.tvequals.com/2011/09/01/the-hour-part-three-review/#comments Thu, 01 Sep 2011 15:53:55 +0000 Kristen Elizabeth http://www.tvequals.com/?p=168173 THE HOUR Season 1 Episode 3 – The third slice of The Hour was all about revelations, consummations and dead pheasant as Freddie and Bel spent a weekend in the country with Hector’s family. There’s something so quintessentially British about gathering a group of relative strangers together at a mansion in the middle of nowhere [...]]]> http://www.tvequals.com/2011/09/01/the-hour-part-three-review/feed/ 0 http://www.tvequals.com/2011/08/30/the-hour-season-2-announced/ http://www.tvequals.com/2011/08/30/the-hour-season-2-announced/#comments Tue, 30 Aug 2011 17:07:14 +0000 Rueben http://www.tvequals.com/?p=167747 While American viewers are in the middle of the first season airing of the BBC series THE HOUR, the folks over at BBC Two – one of the major networks in Britain – have announced that the series will return for a second six-part season, written and created by award-winning Abi Morgan and produced by [...]]]> http://www.tvequals.com/2011/08/30/the-hour-season-2-announced/feed/ 0 http://www.tvequals.com/2011/08/25/the-hour-bbc-america-episode-2-review/ http://www.tvequals.com/2011/08/25/the-hour-bbc-america-episode-2-review/#comments Thu, 25 Aug 2011 17:28:47 +0000 Kristen Elizabeth http://www.tvequals.com/2011/08/25/the-hour-bbc-america-episode-2-review/ THE HOUR Season 1 Episode 2 – The mystery grew deeper in Part Two of The Hour and the crew of the fledgling news program had the story of a lifetime thrust upon them. Meanwhile, Freddie and Hector clashed and Bel just tried to hang on to her sanity. We rejoin our British reporters a [...]]]> http://www.tvequals.com/2011/08/25/the-hour-bbc-america-episode-2-review/feed/ 0 http://www.tvequals.com/2011/08/17/the-hour-bbc-america-premiere-review/ http://www.tvequals.com/2011/08/17/the-hour-bbc-america-premiere-review/#comments Wed, 17 Aug 2011 07:30:54 +0000 Kristen Elizabeth http://www.tvequals.com/?p=165220 THE HOUR Season 1 Episode 1 – BBC America’s new six-part miniseries, The Hour, has been referred to as the British answer to Mad Men, but from the very first episode it’s clear that such a comparison sells both shows short. They are each set in times of great social and political upheaval in their [...]]]> http://www.tvequals.com/2011/08/17/the-hour-bbc-america-premiere-review/feed/ 0 http://www.tvequals.com/2011/06/29/the-hour-bbc-photos-with-dominic-west-and-romola-garai/ http://www.tvequals.com/2011/06/29/the-hour-bbc-photos-with-dominic-west-and-romola-garai/#comments Wed, 29 Jun 2011 19:28:12 +0000 Sandrine Sahakians http://www.tvequals.com/?p=157199 Check out some photos for BBC’s new series THE HOUR which will premiere on Wednesday, August 17, 10:00p.m. ET/PT as part of Dramaville presented by Luther‘s Idris Elba on BBC America. The series will air on BBC Two in the UK, although it doesn’t have a premiere date yet. The Hour was created and written [...]]]> http://www.tvequals.com/2011/06/29/the-hour-bbc-photos-with-dominic-west-and-romola-garai/feed/ 0 http://www.tvequals.com/2011/05/27/bbc-america-announces-dramaville-new-drama-destination-hosted-by-idris-elba/ http://www.tvequals.com/2011/05/27/bbc-america-announces-dramaville-new-drama-destination-hosted-by-idris-elba/#comments Fri, 27 May 2011 09:27:44 +0000 Cordelia http://www.tvequals.com/?p=151506 BBC America plans to dedicate a time slot, called DRAMAVILLE, in its TV lineup to feature new weekly, hour-long British dramas. Dramaville will be hosted by Idris Elba (Luther, Thor). Through his company Headshell Productions, he will also serve as producer of the Dramaville host wraps. Dramaville premieres Wednesday, August 17 at 10pm ET/PT with [...]]]> http://www.tvequals.com/2011/05/27/bbc-america-announces-dramaville-new-drama-destination-hosted-by-idris-elba/feed/ 1 http://www.tvequals.com/2011/05/26/british-tv-attempts-to-invade-us-programming/ http://www.tvequals.com/2011/05/26/british-tv-attempts-to-invade-us-programming/#comments Thu, 26 May 2011 07:10:23 +0000 Cordelia http://www.tvequals.com/?p=151414 British TV networks are lining up their schedules in hopes of bringing another hit, like Downton Abbey, to the U.S., reports Deadline.com. ITV Studios is adapting Lindy Woodhead’s Shopping, Seduction & Mr. Selfridge, a biography about American retail magnate Harry Gordon Selfridge and his eponymous London department store. Selfridge is remembered as the person who [...]]]> http://www.tvequals.com/2011/05/26/british-tv-attempts-to-invade-us-programming/feed/ 3 http://www.tvequals.com/2011/03/24/new-bbc-america-drama-series-the-hour-announced/ http://www.tvequals.com/2011/03/24/new-bbc-america-drama-series-the-hour-announced/#comments Thu, 24 Mar 2011 17:45:50 +0000 Michelle Carlbert http://www.tvequals.com/?p=138253 BBC America is co-producing a new six-part drama series, THE HOUR, to premiere this summer on BBC America. Created and written by BAFTA award-winning Abi Morgan (White Girl), The Hour stars Dominic West(The Wire), Romola Garai (Emma) and Ben Whishaw(Bright Star) locked in a highly competitive, sharp witted and passionate love triangle. The series, set [...]]]> http://www.tvequals.com/2011/03/24/new-bbc-america-drama-series-the-hour-announced/feed/ 0 http://www.tvequals.com/2010/11/16/bbc-announces-cast-for-new-drama-series-the-hour/ http://www.tvequals.com/2010/11/16/bbc-announces-cast-for-new-drama-series-the-hour/#comments Tue, 16 Nov 2010 20:03:02 +0000 Michelle http://www.tvequals.com/?p=114155 The BBC has announced that Dominic West (The Wire), Ramola Garai (Emma, Atonement), and Ben Whishaw (Bright Star, Brideshead Revisited) will star in its upcoming drama series THE HOUR, which is being written by Bafta award-winning writer Abi Morgan, (Sex Traffic, Brick Lane). The Hour will focus on the launch of a topical news program [...]]]> http://www.tvequals.com/2010/11/16/bbc-announces-cast-for-new-drama-series-the-hour/feed/ 2