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Continue reading →: FORBRYDELSEN(THE KILLING)“Sometimes people don’t want to hear the truth because they don’t want their illusions destroyed.” – Friedrich Nietzsche I’ve often been surprised at people’s reactions when I tell them the truth. They said they wanted to hear it. But it quickly became clear to me that what I said wasn’t…
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Continue reading →: MY 2022 TOP 10 PREVIEW
10. House of the Dragon I have to confess that I am not a huge fan of Game of Thrones. I found it very confusing to follow all the characters, even just their names. Science Fiction isn’t always a hit with me so I really just watched this series so…
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Continue reading →: LAW & ORDER
My family moved to New York City when I was 4.5 years old. We moved into an apartment on West End Avenue a couple of weeks before my first day of Kindergarten. One of my earliest memories of New York was a visit to Riverside Park with my mother and…
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Continue reading →: KATLA
Iceland. Yes, Iceland has television. Good television! Iceland had a volcano eruption years ago that disrupted international travel for weeks. Several of my colleagues at the time were stuck in Cannes because of flight cancellations. In this series, a volcano called Katla has erupted. After one year it still shows…
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Continue reading →: LUPIN
This much talked about Netflix show is based on a series of books about Arsène Lupin, a fictional gentleman thief and master of disguise created in 1905 by French writer Maurice Leblanc. Normally I am very skeptical of Netflix recommendations. Especially when they keep recommending the same shows over and…
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Continue reading →: MAN IN ROOM 301 / HUONE 301
This Finnish mini-series really surprised me. I considered skipping after the first ten minutes because of the flashback scenes. In this case it worked very well and added dimension to the mystery. I’m glad now that I stuck with it. Seppo and his father both receive disturbing messages at the…
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Continue reading →: GIRI / HAJI (DUTY / SHAME)
The shutdown on television production due to COVID finally caught up to me this month. I have found it very, very difficult to find interesting series to watch. There is plenty of content across various platforms, but very little of it appeals to me. Although disappointing, it does force me…
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Continue reading →: ZINDAGI GULZAR HAI
This month’s show is not a crime drama, not even a mystery. I’m not a big fan of comedy, so this is about as “fun” as I get when it comes to television! This is a Pakistani series whose title translates to “Life is Beautiful”. I was captivated by the…
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Continue reading →: GOMORRAH
I promise I’ll find a fun series for my next post! I do not approve of crime, however I have realized from doing these posts that I watch a lot of crime drama. This is one of the most brutal and disturbing series, yet one of the best, that I’ve…
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Continue reading →: 2020 COVID LOCKDOWN VIEWING
2020 may have been the year we all watched too much television. With our options limited for entertainment outside the home, TV has been an easy option to turn to. As most productions were shut down or delayed, I found it difficult to find new shows to watch. A bit…




