July 4, 2008
- Happy Fourth of July!
I feel particularly patriotic this Fourth of July! We just finished the last episode of the HBO miniseries entitled John Adams…. and ¡¡¡WOW!!! (…)
January 10, 2008
- To Serve Them All My Days… BBC Miniseries
The To Serve Them All My Days miniseries is based on the novel (of the same name) by R. F. Delderfield. I admit to not having read the novel, but I have seen the miniseries… and I love it! (…)
September 6, 2007
- The Politician's Wife… miniseries
The two main characters in this (yet another British!) miniseries are such good actors that it is no surprise I was swept away with the intriguing plot. (…)
September 5, 2007
- I Finally Posted the Edgar (Mystery) Movie Winners and Nominees…
You know what they say about it being better to be late… Well, I finally made it through all of the Edgar movies that have been nominated and there are quite a few really good mystery movies that you might be interested in checking out…
1949 was an extremely good year… One of my favorite Barbara Stanwyck movies (Sorry, Wrong Number) was nominated, along with Alfred Hitchcock's Rope, Call Northside 777, and the Big Clock. (…)
September 3, 2007
- Bramwell… the Series (Cozy, Not a Mystery, a Little Bloody, Though…)
Several years ago, I was lucky to have been one of the people who started viewing a new (very British!) Masterpiece Theatre presentation called Bramwell. (…)
August 24, 2007
- The Boston Strangler on AMC…
Here is another movie I happened to see listed that I thought might be interesting. As with the Mrs. Pollifax: Spy movie I blogged about a few nights ago, I can't vouch for it. (…)
July 28, 2007
- Sherlock Holmes… Jeremy Brett…
I should begin this TV/Movies review by saying that you probably saw Jeremy Brett years before you thought you had seen him. (…)
July 22, 2007
- Mapp and Lucia… Definitely Cozy, Not Mystery…
What can I say? I know that I have mentioned (more than once!) E. F. Benson's charming series about Lucia… and her nemesis, Mapp. (…)
July 19, 2007
- The Edgars Television Awards… Just How Old Do You Feel!?!?
I posted the Edgar Awards' Best Episode for a Television Series winners and nominees a few days ago, and BOY, do I feel old! (…)
July 17, 2007
- Agatha Christie's Marple… (with Geraldine McEwan)
Just recently, one of my very favorite actresses took a stab at portraying one of the most famous cozy mystery characters of all time… Agatha Christie's Miss Marple. (…)
July 16, 2007
- If You Missed Miss Marple Last Night…Go Check Your Local PBS Listings
I should 'a, would 'a… told you to not miss the first installment of the PBS showings of the new Miss Marple shows. I sure hope that no one missed them last night. (…)
July 10, 2007
- I Would Like to Know How I Missed Jesse Stone?!?
Well, I wondered why CBS showed two "Jesse Stone" movies in the wrong sequence. The episode that I thought was the first episode actually aired a week after the second episode. (…)
July 7, 2007
- The Pallisers… OR… When Plantagenet Met Glencora…
There once was a Victorian author by the name of Anthony Trollope…
The Pallisers, like the Barchester Chronicles, is based on the works of Anthony Trollope. (…)
June 24, 2007
- Buy British… television series, that is!
Hmmmm…. I don't know if I should admit this… but my family doesn't watch any mystery shows together from the three major networks here in the States. (…)
June 16, 2007
- Michael Gambon's Maigret May Not Be French, but He's Très Magnifique…
If you can get over the obviously British accents coming out of the French characters, then you will surely enjoy the Maigret Collection, a 1990s mystery series that (again) comes to us from the British (Granada Television). (…)
June 12, 2007
- I, Claudius….I Simply Can't Believe This is from the 70s!!!
Everybody who hasn't seen I, Claudius, raise your hand. Perhaps it would be easier to ask for those who haven't seen I, Claudius to raise their hands in disbelief that they have missed one of the best (in my opinion) miniseries EVER. (…)
June 9, 2007
- Dalziel & Pascoe…. Why No DVDs?
I keep searching around for DVDs of series that were so down-right entertaining to watch that I can't believe I didn't set up my trusty VCR years ago. (…)
June 2, 2007
- House of Cards Trilogy
The House of Cards Trilogy is one of the finest BBC productions set in "modern days" that I can think of. Although the trilogy started in 1990, it doesn't seem at all dated to me. (…)
May 14, 2007
- Rosemary and Thyme update….
We finally finished the third season of the Rosemary and Thyme show, and I have to say that it improved immensely. (…)
April 22, 2007
- Rosemary & Thyme…. Thrice is Way Enough!!!!
You may wonder what exactly I mean by the title of this blog. Of course, that is probably not the case if you have watched any of Rosemary & Thyme's season three shows. (…)