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Re-watching “Foyle’s War,” I had a weird moment
Foyle’s War is, arguably, the finest dramatic series ever made for television. I stuck “arguably” in there, although the only argument I would entertain is a claim that a few other dramatic series might be almost or equally fine. I … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Indicting Trump, political campaigns, Politics, The Facts of Life, Trumpism
Tagged Anthony Horowitz, antisemitism, Foyle's War, Holocaust denier, Michael Kitchen, Oswald Mosley, Stephen Miller, Trump
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The Facts of Life: I have become a binge victim
It’s happened to me, this passive activity called “bingeing” which I’ve read about on Twitter and elsewhere. As an outsider I had come to consider it as a kind of obverse discipline imposed by vicious streaming services. Instead of conscientiously … Continue reading
Posted in The Facts of Life
Tagged A Place To Call Home, Acorn TV, BritBox, Foyle's War, Hercule Poirot, Longmire, Miss Marple, Netflix, Twitter
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Signed up for NetFlix. Am surprised.
A couple of years ago I subscribed to Acorn, until I had watched everything I wanted to see at least three times. (I know every line, every cadence to every line in every one of the Foyle’s War episodes.) Then … Continue reading
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Tagged Acorn TV, assassin movies, BritBox, Foyle's War, Jane Austen, Jason Bourne, Mansfield Park, Netflix, Pride and Prejudices, Richard Dreyfuss, Sense and Sensibility
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