We’re watching the entire series of Justified at the moment, and man, is it good! Came to it sideways (as usual) – we started watching Alias, which made us familiar with Jennifer Garner. Then I remembered we had a copy of Catch & Release, a romantic comedy she stared in with Timothy Olyphant. I was […]
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I’ve been writing about Vikings in one form or another for quite a few years now. (If you’re curious, there’s a list of Viking related stories I’ve written here.) One of the things that interests me the most is the achievements of the Vikings. They reached as far as America in their open long ships,
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So, Thorin Oakenshield is growing on me. This year, of course, the third installment of The Hobbit came out, and I haven’t seen it yet, although I know it’s not a happy ending for everyone. I did get the extended version of The Desolation of Smaug – the second installment – as a belated Christmas
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I’ve kept a half-eye on Ioan Gruffudd for years. I first noticed him in King Arthur. He was perhaps the best thing in the entire dismal movie, which is close to my least favourite rendition of the Arthurian legends. I lost track of him after that. Because the movie wasn’t a repeat for me, he
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This one caught me by surprise. I’ve long been aware of the phenomenal success of Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander series, and I even read the first book, a long, long time ago. For some reason I never did get around to reading the rest of the series. It may have been so long ago, there was
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This month’s pulse pause was so unexpected and from such a wonderfully different source that my usual TV/Film inspirations. My son emailed me one Monday. Doing anything tomorrow night? I replied that no, I didn’t have anything on. Well, now you do. I have two tickets for you, for the Queen concert. Blow me standing,
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I usually write about some hero or other who has done yummy things to my pulse, when I write Pulse Pause Moments, but lately, I haven’t been watching a lot of TV or movies, and certainly nothing that has featured a great hero. What I have been doing, though, is rereading a lot of books
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Scandal has more than its fair share of…well, scandalous relationships and heart-stopping moments. It’s the best, completely over-the-top melodrama on television these days. It’s deliciously dramatic and plain good fun to watch. There’s the love triangle between Olivia, the President and Jake, head of the black ops unit that is at the root of most
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I got home a few weeks ago and found Mark vibrating with excitement. “I’ve found a new series to watch!” he declared. So I sat down to watch the first episode of The Blacklist without a clue about what it was. I hadn’t seen the series trailer. I didn’t know who was in it. It
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I know I’ve raved about the majestic Thorin Oakenshield before. I was given a copy of the director’s extended cut of The Hobbit – An Unexpected Adventure for Christmas, and so far, I’ve watched the movie and 45% of the incredible and fascinating special effects. I was reacquainted again with the deep, sexy, smooth baritone
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