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CHICAGO FIRE – Review by Susan Granger

March 13, 2023March 18, 2023 Susan Granger Chicago Fire, Eamonn Walker, episodic series, nbc, Taylor Kinney, Treat Williams

If you’re searching for a series to stream, let me recommend NBC’s Chicago Fire, which has been on TV since 2012. Superbly written with an obvious emphasis on female empowerment, this procedural drama follows the personal and professional lives of various firefighters, paramedics and rescue personnel at the fictional Firehouse 51 in Chicago, Illinois. They’re led by stoic Battalion Chief Wallace Boden (Eamonn Walker), who is very protective of his men and women, even putting his career on the line several time to help them. Over the seasons, there are pivotal cast changes but the plot remains compelling.

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THE ARK – Review by Susan Granger

March 13, 2023March 18, 2023 Susan Granger Christie Burke, Dean Devlin, episodic series, Jonathan Glassner, peacock, Reece Ritchie, Richard Fleeshman, spaceship adventures, SyFy, The Ark

With the enduring success of Gene Roddenberry’s Star Trek and its various spin-offs, it’s been established that spaceship adventures attract an audience – initially, at least. Whether or not viewers will stay with Dean Devlin’s The Ark for the long-haul is another matter indeed. Filmed on-the-cheap just outside Belgrade, Serbia, the casting is obviously international. Production designer Randal Groves combines practical feasibility with the laws of physics, including the utilization of deployable, metallic solar sails that unfold from the hull like golden-hued origami.

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A VERY BRITISH SCANDAL – Review by Susan Granger

May 9, 2022May 10, 2022 Susan Granger A Very British Scandal, amazon prime, Anne Sewitsky, claire foy, Duke of Argyll, episodic series, Paul Bettany, truth-based

Based on a true story, A Very British Scandal delves into the notorious sex scandal that riveted Britain in 1963. It revolves around arrogant, ambitious Margaret Whigham, born in Scotland to a self-made Scottish textiles millionaire who moved the family to New York when she was 14. After several highly publicized romances during her London debutante season and a disastrous first marriage that ended in divorce, scheming socialite Margaret (Claire Foy) married Ian Campbell (Paul Bettany), Duke of Argyll, in 1951. Already unhappy in his second marriage, dissolute Ian was intrigued not only by Margaret’s beauty but also by her generous dowry.

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PERRY MASON – Review by Susan Granger

June 24, 2020June 28, 2020 Susan Granger 0 Comments episodic series, Matthew Rhys, perry mason

This limited series, an edgier, re-imagined version of the original Perry Mason, is set during the Great Depression in the early 1930s, and Perry Mason has become a seedy, boozy, cynical private detective focusing on one case for all eight episodes.

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THE GREAT – Review by Susan Granger

June 24, 2020June 25, 2020 Susan Granger 0 Comments catherine the great, elle fanning, episodic series, the great, tony mcnamara

The Great is a bawdy, satirical royal romp starring Elle Fanning in a cheeky 18th century comedic drama about Catherine the Great of Russia, The ten hour-long episodes series is billed as “an occasionally true story.”

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THE YEAR OF THE RABBIT – Review by Martha K Baker

June 19, 2020June 19, 2020 Martha K. Baker 0 Comments Ben Taylor, David Dawson, episodic series, Freddie Fox, Jill Halfpenny, the year of the rabbit

The Year of the Rabbit is the most ridiculous series on television — and that’s good news. This police-procedural, streaming on Topic, is knee-slappingly funny. Take one burly, tough, blow-hard, inebriated cop. Park him in the late Victorian Age in the East End of London and turn him loose on crime.

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ARDE MADRID – Review by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas

May 9, 2020May 14, 2020 Alexandra Heller-Nicholas 0 Comments arde madrid, ava gardner, debi mazar, episodic series, Inma Cuesta, Paco León, Spanish films

Perfectly scripted, cast and performed, this Spanish episodic about Ava Gardner’s sojourn in 1960s Madrid, is a wildly racy and hilariously funny series that sure-handedly weaves together narrative threads as disparate as a sexy stone, a table-top dancing goat and Juan Peron in exile. Hilariously funny, Arde Madrid is a reminder that not all meaningful feminist stories need be told with a sledgehammer.

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Anna Chi's The Disappearance of Mrs. Wu is a lighthearted look at intergenerational dynamics, but takes time to tackle significant issues like immigration policies and racial and sexual identity prejudices too. Read @AprilMac's review: https://awfj.org/blog/2023/03/18/the-disappearance-of-mrs-wu-review-by-april-neale/

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#ShazamFuryOfTheGods didn't set the box office on fire this weekend, but what did @nadine13am think of the #DCU superhero sequel? Read her review now: https://awfj.org/blog/2023/03/16/shazam-fury-of-the-gods-review-by-nadine-whitney/

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THE MAGICIAN’S ELEPHANT on @netflix casts a beautiful and emotional spell, proving some things are impossible only until you believe they're not. I enjoyed the marvelous animation, script, and talented voice cast. More in my @AWFJ review. https://awfj.org/blog/2023/03/17/the-magicians-elephant-review-by-valerie-kalfrin/

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From John Wick to The Wire and beyond, Lance Reddick was an actor who elevated every production he was involved with. A fierce talent gone way too soon at just 60. #RIP

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Thank you @AWFJ and @jen4green for the wonderful review! #awfj #stillworking9to5 #9to5 https://awfj.org/blog/2023/03/16/still-working-9-to-5-review-by-jennifer-green/ https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1636840199727779842

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