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Tag Archives: TV
Top 20 Christmas Movies, Other Than Versions of A Christmas Carol
A couple of years ago, I gave you readers my Top 5 Versions of A Christmas Carol. This year, I’m doing a list of the top 20 other stories made and remade into Christmas movies for you to watch in … Continue reading
Posted in List, Review
Tagged Christmas, Comedy, film, Holiday, movie review, Movies, television, TV
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Does Film School Make You Watch More or Less Movies?
One of the funnier aspects of being in a real bonafide film school now is that all of the teachers continuously prod students to watch more TV and movies. This is hilarious to me because I accustomed to watching hours … Continue reading
Posted in Trend-Spotting
Tagged Film schools, film student, industry, Movies, television, TV, Web Video
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Weekly Mini Review: The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955-1960)
Story: A TV show about Robin Hood and his men of Sherwood. Review: This is a great show for a number of reasons. Firstly, it has a lot of obscure, yet interesting, historical information in it like archaic laws and … Continue reading
Posted in Review
Tagged acting, Classic TV, Critical Analysis, Pilot episode, Robin Hood, television, TV
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Where’s All the Good TV Gone?
The Situation With the preponderance of “reality” shows, game shows, and just poorly written primetime soap operas masquerading as sit-coms and ‘dramas,’ it’s getting increasingly difficult to find more than a couple of shows worth watching. Even I (who used … Continue reading
Posted in Comparative Analysis, Trend-Spotting
Tagged Film Theory, Screenwriting, television, TV, Web Video
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Weekly Mini-Review: Avalon High (2010)
I’m going to break with precedent here and forgo the screen grab because the phrase “Da Mouse is litigious” has been ground into my subconscious. Story: A girl with King Arthur scholars for parents finds herself attending a conveniently named … Continue reading
Posted in Review
Tagged Disney, feminism, girl power, movie, movie review, Movies, Mythology, television, TV
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The Spontaneous Precipitation of Fairy Tale Rip offs
At first the sudden appearance TV shows like Grimm and Once Upon a Time seemed fallout from the not one but two movies about Snow White made in the last year or so. But that was only the beginning. Now … Continue reading
Posted in Comparative Analysis, List, Trend-Spotting
Tagged antihero, Antiheroes, Critical Analysis, Critical essay, Disney, Fairytale, film, Film Theory, industry, Screenwriting, television, TV, Vampires
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Weekly Mini-Review: Diagnosis Murder (1993-2001 + some TV movies)
Story: A doctor solves mysteries with the help of his son (a policeman) and usually two other doctors, a female coroner and a male surgeon/intern. Review: This was one of my favorite shows when I was a kid. In bumbling … Continue reading
Is There a Stereotype for TV Medical Examiners?
A little while ago, I just happened to find myself watching a few episodes of various shows about people who examine the dead and solve crimes; namely Quincy M.E, Crossing Jordan, Dexter, and Bones. In doing so, however, I noticed … Continue reading
Posted in Comparative Analysis, Trend-Spotting
Tagged Critical Analysis, Critical essay, industry, Screenwriting, television, TV
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Weekly Mini-Review: The Color of Magic (2008)
Story: A failed wizard is forced to guide a guileless tourist through a magical land, during which time they meet ridiculous versions of familiar fairytale characters/creatures, save the world(s), and come out as better people. Review: Judging this as a … Continue reading
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Tagged acting, Critical Analysis, movie review, Movies, Mythology, Screenwriting, television, TV
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Reviews & Ratings Page Now Merged!
Hi, everyone! I decided it was silly to have my ratings page separate from my reviews page, so I’m merging their respective content and deleting the original ratings page. I hope you all like the new, streamlined approach. -FPC