Thursday, September 19, 2013

The Crow Road: Episode 3 - “Fergus” (1996)

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  There's a great clarification in this episode, about the necessity of stories.   Kenneth talks about how the people of Scotland a...
Wednesday, September 18, 2013

The Crow Road: Episode 2 - “Kenneth” (1996)

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I can't quite put my finger on it, but there's something I'm really liking about The Crow Road .   The main performances hav...
Tuesday, September 17, 2013

The Crow Road: Episode 1 - “Prentice” (1996)

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  What drew me to this miniseries?   PC aside, it houses an army of familiar Scottish faces.   There are the Who veterans, Dougra...
Monday, September 16, 2013

Rab C. Nesbitt: Series 1, Episode 0 – “Seasonal Greet” (1988)

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The character Rab C. Nesbitt apparently originated as a recurring character in a sketch comedy show and was eventually given his own sit...
Sunday, September 15, 2013

What Rats Won't Do (1998, R)

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IMDb made this one sound like a by-the-numbers romantic comedy, which doesn't particularly interest me.   However, the promise of ...
Saturday, September 14, 2013

The Greatest Store in the World (1999)

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I wasn’t sure about this one.   The description on IMDb made it sound like “Britain Does Home Alone at Christmas” – full of broad actin...
Friday, September 13, 2013

Neverwhere: Episode 6 - “As Above, So Below” (1996)

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  Okay, last episode of Neverwhere .   Obviously, there are spoilers lying all over the place, so today's post is going to be incre...