Category: TV series
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Rita: A Danish Series about a Teacher
Rita premiered 2012 on Danish TV and has run for three seasons so far. The series stars Mille Dinesen in the lead role as Rita, a free-spirited teacher and single mother. Netflix in the U.S. currently has all 3 seasons of Rita available. Season 3 was actually funded by Netflix!
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Orphan Black: S3 E10 History Yet to Be Written
“History Yet to Be Written” is absolute perfection as a season 3 finale for Orphan Black. It takes us back in time to tie up questions, while opening up new directions for season 4. There are some losses and some happy moments. I’m going to start with the technical achievement of the season: the four…
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Orphan Black: S3 E9 Insolvent Phantom of Tomorrow
“Insolvent Phantom of Tomorrow” is the title of this episode of Orphan Black. Sarah (Tatiana Maslany, a multitude), Felix (Jordan Gavaris) and Mrs. S (Maria Doyle Kennedy) head for London in search of the original Castor clone. Bodies fall like ninepins and surprise twists hit every plot line. In London Town Mrs. S, Sarah and…
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Review: Younger
Younger begins with a premise: a 40 year old woman is not able to re-enter the job market no matter how skilled she is. But that same woman, if she pretends to be 26, can get a job. Even in a half hour comedy, that premise takes Younger into territory where ageism, sexism, discrimination in…
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Orphan Black: S3 E8 Ruthless in Purpose, and Insidious in Method
Orphan Black, season 3 episode 8 is “Ruthless in Purpose, and Insidious in Method” or, as it could also be called, “Rachel Outsmarts Everyone.” Krystal Goderich I’ll start with the most interesting and important part of this week’s episode, Krystal Goderich (Tatiana Maslany, a multitude). We saw Krystal briefly making out in a hotel elevator…
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Orphan Black: S3 E7 Community of Dreadful Fear and Hate
Orphan Black, episode 7 of season 3, “Community of Dreadful Fear and Hate” is part thriller, part mystery and part slapstick. Most of the episode centers around Alison, (Tatiana Maslany, a multitude) Donnie (Kristian Bruun) and Felix (Jordan Gavaris) at a meeting for the school trustee election. Sarah and Helena Helena and Sarah are in…
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Previews and Video from Complications
Complications starts June 18 on USA. It begins with a two-hour premier that should be plenty of time to get people hooked if it’s any good. The star is Jason O’Mara as Dr. John Ellison. The women in the series are all arrayed around him in one way or another – other doctors, his wife,…
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The Fosters Upcoming Season
The new season of The Fosters begins on June 8 on ABC Family. Jake T. Austin will not be returning as Jesus. Jesus and Mariana (Cierra Ramirez) were in the car with their birth mother Ana (Alexandra Barreto) at the time of the cliffhanger accident at the end of season 2. One fatality in the…
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Orphan Black: This Thing with Shay
Ksenia Solo’s character Shay is a disruptor in the Orphan Black world. She’s appeared in two episodes now and you can see trouble coming. And then THIS happened… Friends or Foes?! OH the mystery!!! @EvelyneBrochu #OrphanBlack #Season3 A photo posted by Ksenia Solo (@therealksolo) on Jan 20, 2015 at 2:55pm PST In Ksensia’s Instagram photo…
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Orphan Black: S3 E6 Certain Agony of the Battlefield
Episode 6 of season 3 of Orphan Black is “Certain Agony of the Battlefield.” Lots of plot twists and huge developments mark this episode as a turning point in several ways.