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Somehow this all just works in a way that the US version doesn’t – whether it’s the script or Sofia Helin’s performance, I couldn’t say (it’s probably the performance, actually), but Saga is endearing in a way that Sonya Cross just isn’t.
It’s “What did you watch this week?, my chance to tell you what I movies and TV I’ve watched this week that I haven’t already reviewed and your chance to recommend things to everyone else (and me) in case I’ve missed them.
The usual “TMINE recommends” page features links to reviews of all the shows I’ve ever recommended, and there’s also the Reviews A-Z, for when you want to check more or less anything I’ve reviewed ever. Reviewed this week elsewhere: Ironside and Trophy Wife.
In my preview queue is a couple of shows: Back in the Game and Welcome To The Family, but I have no idea when I’ll have the time to watch and review them – fingers crossed for Tuesday or Wednesday, though.
Shows I’m watching but not necessarily recommending
Under The Dome
Only one (?) more to go. This had better be good, because it’s all been a big waste of time so far. Not much Rachelle Lefevre this week, either…
The Bridge (US)
Problematically, where the show is slavishly following the original, it’s still not doing it as well; where it’s tweaked it, it’s usually been to the detriment of the show; and where it’s gone completely off-story, it’s been significantly weaker and less interesting. But at least Sonja wasn’t so rubbish this week, unlike last week – for those who didn’t watch the original, (spoiler for both shows)in the original, Saga was shot at the safe house, guarding the son, rather than being hit by a car on the way to the safe house.
Strike Back (Cinemax/Sky 1)
More fun violence, but quelle surprise, another strong woman dead. A good character moment, though, even if it was a tad too late.
Recommended shows
The Almighty Johnsons
A really cracking episode and surprisingly eerie at times. The revelation at the end was a good nod to fans and actually quite unexpected. Fine acting by Michelle Langstone, too. Probably the best episode of all three seasons, I reckon.
The Newsroom
I’m really not sure what they’re trying to do with the show now. It’s just all over the place. I almost get the feeling that Sorkin is trying to turn it into a comedy. That might almost be a better option, since there were some fun Sloan moments at least.
Suits
On the one hand, nice to see a show where everyone actually seems to enjoy their jobs. On the other, Louis is getting more and more implausible and Mike is turning into a bigger and bigger dick. Some good individual moments but I’ll be glad to see the back of Hessington Oil.
“What did you watch this week?” is your chance to recommend to friends and fellow blog readers the TV and films that they might be missing or should avoid – and for me to do mini-reviews of everything I’ve watched. Since we live in the fabulous world of Internet catch-up services like the iPlayer and Hulu, why not tell your fellow readers what you’ve seen so they can see the good stuff they might have missed?
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So I’m wanting to rewatch season one of The Almighty Johnsons, just to see if there were things flagged up way back when that I missed at the time. I check iTunes and it only has season 3, and only those episodes that have already aired on SyFy in the UK.
Curses.
So I stump up the cash and buy it from Amazon instead. Yay. I now have The Almighty Johnsons to watch.
Except… I’m flicking through Netflix a few days later and (shock!) they only have both seasons 1 and 2 to view for free (if you’re a subscriber, obviously). Yes, it had to happen one day: Netflix actually had something I wanted to watch, when I wanted to watch it and I didn’t bother to check, because it was so unprecedented.
Rats. Still, at least I have a DVD now…. and if you haven’t seen the show and you have Netflix, now’s your chance to watch it. It’s very good, even if it takes a little time to warm up.
They even have English subtitles, you lucky people (you’ll need to press the caption button at the bottom of the first one to get the subtitles). The Independent reckons November for a UK broadcast, BTW.
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