Tag Archives: TV series

the immense cost of the lie system (TV series: Chernobyl – Craig Mazin, 2019)

Posted on December 3, 2024 by admin

If further proof was needed that studios that make movies with streaming as their main distribution method can also produce remarkable productions, then this is the mini-series ‘Chernobyl‘ produced in 2019 by HBO. Craig Mazin is the author of a … Continue reading →

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DNA solves old crime mysteries in Wales (TV series: Steeltown Murders – Ed Whitmore, 2023)

Posted on November 19, 2024 by admin

When they’re good, BBC crime dramas are very good. This is the case with ‘Steeltown Murders‘ (2023), a 4-episode mini-series created by Ed Whitmore. The story is inspired by a real case, an investigation that took place in two stages … Continue reading →

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international investigations (TV series: Hidden Assets – Peter McKenna, 2021)

Posted on April 20, 2024 by admin

A few weeks ago I was writing about the Irish series ‘Acceptable Risk’ (2017) and I noticed Angeline Ball, the actress who played the role of a competent and brave detective, whom I would have liked to see again in … Continue reading →

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too smart to be true (TV series: HPI Haut Potentiel Intellectuel, 2021 – )

Posted on February 23, 2024 by admin

The French series “HPI – Haut Potentiel Intellectuel” (“High Intellectual Potential“) debuted in 2021 – the year that most of us spent at home with very limited entertainment opportunities. This was actually a chance for shows and series of television … Continue reading →

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strong real crime drama (TV series: Appropriate Adult – Julian Jarrold, 2011)

Posted on January 25, 2024 by admin

Those who ask about the point of traditional TV and its chances in the increasingly fierce competition to create content on various mediums can be answered with references like ‘Appropriate Adult‘. The two-episode miniseries produced by ITV, which premiered in … Continue reading →

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a police detective travels in time (TV series: Life on Mars, 2006-2007)

Posted on December 22, 2023 by admin

One of my pleasures as a cinephile or fan of TV series is to find in them stories about time leaps or time travel. When the production is dated 17 years ago, as happens with the series ‘Life on Mars‘ … Continue reading →

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real estate in East Jerusalem (TV series: East Side – Yossi Madmoni & Yael Rubinstein, 2023)

Posted on April 18, 2023 by admin

The fate of the Israeli public television continues to be uncertain, in a very volatile political situation. The best response of TV programs creators in these situations is to continue to do what some of them know how to do … Continue reading →

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a mystery in Jerusalem (TV Series: Aviram Katz – Dana Modan, Eitan Zur, 2023)

Posted on February 18, 2023 by admin

Public television is in Israel, as in other parts of the world, at the center of a debate over its very existence as an institution funded (at least in part) by taxpayers’ money. At almost every change of government, its … Continue reading →

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a camp in Africa (TV series: Carthago – Levi brothers, 2022)

Posted on January 21, 2023 by admin

The future of public television is under constant debate in Israel. The debate grows in intensity when, as in recent months, there is a change of government accompanied by changes in directions and priorities in terms of information and cultural … Continue reading →

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a solid second season (TV Series – Tehran, second season)

Posted on June 17, 2022 by admin

When it was released two years ago, the TV series ‘Tehran‘ brought an element of novelty in the genre of espionage series. It was the first Israeli series to focus on the Israeli secret service (the famous Mossad, of course) … Continue reading →

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