krankydoodle

I liked this. I haven't seen most of the actors in anything else but thought they were all great and worked really well together. However, as much as I enjoyed the main character, I might struggle with this show because she can be so frustrating. When she used the dead woman's credit card to buy the plane tickets, ugh. That kind of thing combined with Mel's tendency to self-sabotage might make it rough going for me.

I've been watching HIP - High Intellectual Potential, the French crime-comedy series on Hulu that the upcoming Kaitlin Olson-Daniel Sunjata series High Potential is based on. How much you enjoy it may depend on your tolerance for the brash lead character who can be a bit much. She's a single woman with three kids and while working as a cleaner at a police station, points them in the right direction on one of their cases and ends up consulting for them. It's a ridiculous premise, but Audrey Fleurot makes it work much better than I expected it to. I like it, but am not a fan of some plot developments at the end of season 3.

The fourth season of Wisting is on AMC+ now. It took me a whlie to get used to the lead actor when I first started watching the show because he's quite stoic, but I soon found him a refreshing change from a lot of other detectives in crime dramas. The mysteries are interesting and I appreciate that they've mostly been able to keep the same cast together so the ongoing storylines with their personal lives has more of an impact. I thought there was too much going on in this latest season, though, and it could've used another episode or two.

I thought that was what happened. We don't see it explicitly--thankfully--but that seemed to be the implication. I thought this was pretty soild, but agree with a lot of the issues @dwmarch listed. I wish the movie had spent a little more time with the characters on the colony at the beginning. And I didn't like some of the callbacks. The bitch line felt particularly forced, especially coming from that character. I also don't love the return of the black goo.

I just finished watching season 27 on BritBox and enjoyed some of the episodes--specifically the first and last--more than I have any in recent years. That John Hannah and Hermione Norris guest starred in those helped, though Norris wasn't given enough to do. I like the actress playing Cara but I don't need her character to be around all the time and I don't understand why the show spends so much time on Velvy and so little on Gabriel. I also don't like that they had first Cara and now Velvy move in with Jack.

I think I'm in the minority in finding The Fall Guy just ok, but I loved Jean Claude. What a good boy!

I subscribe to Peacock. Once new Hallmark movies premiere, I think they're only available to stream for a few days. They may reappear later, like A Biltmore Christmas did recently, but then get yanked again. The selection of Hallmark movies can be spotty but it works well enough for me, plus I think it's worth getting Peacock for some of their other stuff. I caught My Dreams of You on Peacock yesterday and enjoyed it. The premise is kind of goofy and the way it was directed/shot looked off sometimes, but the leads were cute and it was a sweet story. Cecilia Lee in a supporting role stood out and I hope she turns up in more movies.

Someone posted in another forum about a MSW Festival next year at Kelley House Museum in Mendocino, California: https://www.facebook.com/100063640057423/posts/pfbid0373RYAPKLHPAR238owNLTJ3NfNGiaKrbgSz7hAo8KesRbZbsoQoMwva6JtaJVDBT2l/?app=fbl I checked their website and it looks like they do MSW walking tours, too: https://www.kelleyhousemuseum.org/visit-events/

I enjoyed the book, but was surprised to find out the setting was changed to America for the US edition. I'm glad the tv show doesn't go that route.

Count me in as another person who didn't have high expectations for the show but ended up loving it. The crackling chemistry between the leads is so much fun to watch and I was fully on board with them and the way their relationship developed. I was surprised they got married in the first episode, but appreciate that didn't get dragged out. The wedding is one of my favorite scenes: when they first see each other and aren't sure how to react, Jane going through with her plan to sabotage it, and Guildford quickly seeing through her act. Also, the way her little sister throws flowers down the aisle is hilarious. I was surprised to see Dominic Cooper in this in a supporting role considering he's a pretty big name, but he seemed to be relishing it. I also didn't realize that Emily Bader is American. I'm no expert, but her accent sounded convincing and consistent to me. I agree with others that the ending felt rushed. Since the book this is based on is a standalone, I didn't expect the show to leave so much unresolved. I hope this does get another season, but sadly it doesn't seem to be getting much buzz.

I put off watching season 2 because I'm not familiar with most of the musicals that inspired it, but just binge watched the whole thing and loved it. I'm even more disappointed now that we're not getting a season 3 because I really wanted to see what they had planned for musicals from the 80s and 90s, especially Phantom, Cats, and Les Miz. It's such a shame that this show didn't get a bigger audience. The songs are so clever and catchy and the dialogue is so sharp. I rewatched the pilot and forgot how many funny moments there are, like when they first arrive at Schmigadoon and Josh compares the singing townspeople to the creepy islanders in The Wicker Man. Or in season 2 when he's confronted by all the naked hippies and notes that a few of them have worrisome-looking moles. Speaking of the first episode, in the six months before Schmigadoon scene when we see Josh sleeping and Melissa in bed eating candy, I had forgotten about the little dog there too. Does the dog ever get mentioned again? Keegan-Michael Key has been having a run of bad luck with his tv shows: Friends from College on Netflix, Reboot on Hulu, and now Schmigadoon on Apple all cancelled after 1 or 2 seasons. I didn't watch the Netflix show, but Reboot also deserved better.

Amazon has posted some channel subscription deals ahead of Prime Day.

I watched on Hulu in the US. I have the ad-supported plan and the breaks are where they were in the original broadcast, but the commercials seem longer than they are on other streaming services (about 1min30 for each break). Although maybe that's become standard now and I just haven't noticed.

I put the first episode of season 5 on just to have something on in the background and darned if I didn't get sucked in and rewatch the whole season over a few days. The twists and turns it takes are just so compelling. A lot of the subplots in other seasons weren't nearly as interesting as whatever Jack was doing, but this one is firing on all cylinders with the turmoil at CTU and at the president's retreat. And Gregory Itzin's Charles Logan is such a great villain. He's hateable but his flailing and attempts to offload important decisions on other people are both pathetic and kind of funny. I also appreciate that he seems to love his wife in his own twisted way. Speaking of, Jean Smart is also amazing in this and I liked the brewing relationship between her and Aaron Pierce, though I seem to remember that getting ruined in a later season. I also like the pairing of Karen Hayes and Bill Buchanan, though that also didn't last very long IIRC.

From 2010's True Grit: Mattie burns La Boeuf so many times in this scene, it's hard to pick a favorite. Just wonderfully scripted and acted.

He specified senior officers in the warning he was reading so I'm guessing they don't know about the junior officer from last season. Didn't she and Jamie Bamber's character keep their relationship secret as well?

Didn't DI Ray sleep with one of the police officers who reported to her last season and then lie about why/how long he had been at her place when he was shot? I'm surprised that didn't get brought up during the meeting with her bosses. Or did no one end up figuring that out? I would've expected her ex to tell everyone just to hurt her however he could.

They're all available on Passport for me. I've already watched episodes 3-6 of the new season. I skipped the first two eps because I'm tired of Will, but I really like the new guy!

I've been revisiting this show and was poking around Wikipedia to decide which episodes to rewatch when I saw a note about how some of the same people behind Elementary are working on an unrelated series named Watson: "One year after the death of Sherlock Holmes, Dr. John Watson, now head of a clinic specializing in rare disorders, finds himself pitted against his friend's killer, the criminal mastermind Moriarty." It's going to star Morris Chestnut in the title role as "a physician and former consulting detective who now heads the Holmes Clinic, which specializes in rare disorders." I'll probably give it a shot but I'm not very excited about it based on the description.

Hulu has the Indian adaptation of the show called The Trial. I tried it but didn't get very far into the first episode before giving up. It's a shame because the lead actress Kajol has been really good in other projects, but she isn't enough to save this.

I like Samantha Bond, but she's in her early 60s and looks it IMO. I wonder why they didn't cast an older actress or just make the character younger. Anyway, this looks like a fun watch.

I agree that the conflict with the label was wrapped up too tidily, but I still loved this episode: the callback to what Saira said to Amina in season 1 ("Speak, for your two lips are free"), Amina serenading Ahsan ("That's a mid-2000s classic!"), and everyone jamming out at the end. I hope we get another season, but I'm glad this one had a happy ending that could serve as a series finale if we don't.

Oh Billy. The hints were there so I should've known better, but I got suckered by the singing and awkwardness. The family scenes with Bisma and Ayesha were great. By contrast, it's kind of a bummer to see Saira so isolated. I agree about Sister Squire, but it was fun to see Meera Syal in the role.

I loved seeing everyone on their own. Momtaz breaking down at the end after encouraging the band so sincerely had me tearing up. Amina's scene with Ahsan was also tough to watch, but at least he finally told her how feels even though he botched it. I'm not how I feel about Bisma using a remote control to put people on pause, but it was used to great effect in this episode. I'm glad we're seeing Amina's relationship with Noor develop, especially considering how Noor treated her in season one.

Steve being such a die-hard fan was cute, but the dinner with Second Wife and the photo shoot were hard to watch. Taifa seems sincere in her fandom, but she's also really good at pushing buttons even if it's inadvertent. Poor Momtaz has an uphill battle. And I wouldn't say I'm team Billy, but I did aww a few times during his date with Amina.