Archive for the ‘Television’ Category

Review - Robin Hood Series 2

Though sold in America to adults, the BBC’s latest version of “Robin Hood” is really a show for kids and that was a source of frustration for some viewers of the first season who expected some kind of bodice ripping mature adventure. The traditional tale of Hood was basically in place, with some tweaking — [...]

Review - The Sarah Jane Adventures

Let’s imagine for just one moment that the current creators in charge of the “Star Trek” franchise decided that it was a really good idea to, after so many decades, give the character of Chekhov his own TV show spin-off. Not only that, but let’s imagine they decided it should be a kid’s show.
That’s kind [...]

Review - Ashes to Ashes

In the series “Life on Mars,” modern day police detective Sam Tyler (John Simm) was wounded in duty, goes into a coma, and wakes up to find himself working for a police squad in the 1970s. In the sequel series “Ashes to Ashes,” modern day police psychologist Alex Drake (Keely Hawes) is wounded in duty, [...]