Category Archives: TV

deep frozen America (TV Series: Fargo – season 3, 2017)

Posted on June 28, 2017 by admin

I am yet to see a few other promising TV series that were broadcast this year, but I have no doubt that as good as they may be (and some are according to echoes so far), this 3rd season of … Continue reading →

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cycles of history and love (TV mini-series: 11.22.63)

Posted on April 30, 2017 by admin

In one of the episodes of the TV mini-series 11.22.63 developed for television by Bridget Carpenter, co-produced by J.J. Abrams and based upon the novel by Stephen King, the main hero, and English teacher played by James Franco asks in class what … Continue reading →

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Berlin between war and peace (TV series: Ku’damm 56, season 1)

Posted on April 15, 2017 by admin

Looking back in historical perspective 1956 was one of these turning point years in history, when things accelerate, when a lot of related and unrelated events with lasting consequences happen. It was the first such year after WWII, the year … Continue reading →

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something fresh from Denmark (TV Series – Dicte, Season 1, Iben Hjejle, 2013)

Posted on January 15, 2017 by admin

Unless I forgot something badly (and in this case it was probably not something good enough to remember) this may be my first TV series from Denmark that I see in the last 20 years or so, and the second … Continue reading →

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(almost) the French ‘The Wire’ (TV series – Cannabis, 2016)

Posted on December 25, 2016 by admin

14 years years ago I started to be fascinated by an American TV series produced by the HBO which was called  The Wire. The action took place in Baltimore and was centered around a team of cops using informers in … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: Westworld – O oglindă a lumii noastre

Posted on December 6, 2016 by admin

Una dintre slăbiciunile mele mărturisite este vizionarea serialelor ştiinţifico-fantastice. Oferta este foarte bogată, oferta de calitate este mult mai puţin numeroasă, cam ca în orice gen artistic. Şi totuşi, odată la câţiva ani apare câte un serial care mă face … Continue reading →

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cold war games (TV series: Deutschland 83 – season 1)

Posted on December 5, 2016 by admin

Once, half a life ago, I stood in front of the Brandenburg Tor on Eastern side of the wall. The year was 1980 and I was visiting East Berlin and the DDR, one my two only trips in ‘friendly socialist’ … Continue reading →

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The Girl Who Stood Up to Hitchcock (FIlm: The Girl, 2012)

Posted on September 6, 2014 by admin

2012 was a good year for us, fans of Alfred Hitchcock. Two movies were released centered around the character of the genial and obsessive master of suspense. I liked ‘Hitchcock’ starring Anthony Hopkins and Helen Mirren which I saw, a … Continue reading →

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Twin Peaks in the Alps (TV Series: Les Revenants, 2012)

Posted on March 21, 2014 by admin

One of the best series of the last few years comes from a rather unexpected place. I do not remember having seen a French series of such a quality and intensity. With ‘Lost’ and ‘Fringe’ now over, with ‘X-Files’ back … Continue reading →

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J.J.Abrams’ ‘Fringe’

Posted on May 10, 2013 by admin

I do not have too much time for TV series, so I watch less than a handful of them each season. J.J.Abrams is one of the producers I follow and I try not to miss the series created by him. … Continue reading →

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