Five Reasons to Watch ITV’s Jericho August 8, 2016 ITV, TV Chat So there is no confusion, this article is not about the 2006 TV program called Jericho that was the story of a post-apocalyptic world which was set in the Midwest. The Jericho I am talking about is a 2016...
Why You Should Watch the British Version of Eleventh Hour May 30, 2016 Featured, ITV, TV Chat, UK As part of my continuing quest to quite literally expand my horizons of television viewing, I have been seeking out programming from Britain and Australia. Seeking out is an especially apt phrase to use in...
Downton Abbey Series 5 Episode 8 Review November 10, 2014 Downton Abbey, Reviews Obviously. Was there ever any doubt that series five of Downton Abbey would end with Anna being incarcerated for Mr. Green's murder? There are plenty of suspects still at large, each more implausible than...
Downton Abbey Series 5 Episode 7 Review November 3, 2014 Downton Abbey, Reviews We couldn’t expect to get through an entire series of Downton Abbey without at least a little heartbreak now, could we? This year it was time for the dog to get the chop, no doubt brought on by the...
Downton Abbey Series 5 Episode 6 Review October 27, 2014 Downton Abbey, Reviews I always knew it would be Mary who would eventually pushed Edith over the edge on Downton Abbey, and it seems that a haircut, a picnic and a sociopathic lack of interest in her dead fiance were enough to...
Downton Abbey Series 5 Episode 5 Review October 20, 2014 Downton Abbey, Reviews With only a few episodes to play with each year, it really is a wonder how Downton Abbey manages to make its yearly storylines feel so slow and ponderous. It’s possibly because each of those storylines...
Downton Abbey Series 5 Episode 4 Review October 13, 2014 Downton Abbey, Reviews I’ve made no secret of my desire for Barrow to have his own storyline this year on Downton Abbey – one that doesn’t involve blackmail and isn’t resolved within one episode – and I’ve gotten my...
Downton Abbey Series 5 Episode 3 Review October 6, 2014 Downton Abbey, Reviews Some television shows have a yearly plan, or at least some sort of theme, that ties everything that happens in a given season together to make a kind of sense. Downton Abbey doesn't have that, unless you...
Downton Abbey Series 5 Episode 2 Review September 29, 2014 Downton Abbey, Reviews The great fire of no consequence got my back up last week on Downton Abbey’s series five opener, but this week’s episode was an improvement if only because it didn’t try to draw us in with big,...
Downton Abbey Series 5 Episode 1 Review September 22, 2014 Downton Abbey, Reviews When you return to Downton Abbey after a long while away, it can be hard to get back into the swing of things. Everything in this show is delivered at a slower pace, in a more obvious and clunky way than...