Showing posts with label 2009 tv season. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2009 tv season. Show all posts

Monday, October 4, 2010

'Caprica' Returns October 5 on SYFY


get the first season on dvd. 'caprica' is the best that syfy has to offer


Sunday, July 25, 2010

Off Season TV Scorecard: Spring

the summer tv series have begun...so it's time to look back at the spring season. needless to say if i watched them i liked them as only one of them, spartacus, was a first year series. so here goes.








season 4 of 'the tudors' ended on a high note. and the series finale was one of the best ever.
season 4: A
series average: A-
series finale: A+




'spartacus' was the only new series i watched and the best of the lot.
first season: A
season finale: A+





'nurse jackie' suffered a slight letdown.
season 2: B


'law and order, criminal intent: i always liked it but the total cast changes gave it a tremendous rebirth.
season 9: A




'in plain sight' saw some minor cast departures, a couple of regulars become recurring, and some behind the scene changes all amounting to a not so needed yet surprisingly intuitive revitalization.
season 3: A




Sunday, June 20, 2010

Wed, Bed, Behead: A Fond Farewell to 'The Tudors'




wed, bed, behead...well not all of them...but there was a lot of beheading and more...there was drama, love, romance, blood and guts and conniving and intrique. oh those tudors...tonight we say fare thee well to one of tv's best limited series and certainly showtimes best ever.
a great cast headed by jonathan rhys meyers brought history to life. he excelled as henry VIII king of england from 6/24/1509 to his death on 1/28/1547.

special kudos to maria doyle kennedy (katherine of aragon), natalie dormer (anne boleyn), joely richardson (catherine parr), jeremy northam (sir thomas moore), sarah bolger (princess mary tudor), james frain (thomas cromwell), anthony brophy (ambassador eustace chapuys) and last but never least henry cavill (charles brandon 1st duke of suffolk).















showtime will next visit 'the borgias' in 2011 starring jeremey irons as the cunning rodrigo borgia.
i can't wait for lucretia's antics and ring of poison.