NOTE: DO NOT EMAIL ME WITH WHAT HAPPENS AFTER EPISODE 4. AS FOR SPOILERS BELOW, REALLY THERE ARE NONE. We don’t make shows like this in America. In America, your problems are always secondary. You’re told to be thankful that you’re one of the haves as opposed to the have-nots. Lucky you were born in […]

https://bit.ly/2PkKTEx I cannot write anything about Israel without people emailing me about the Palestinians. But what they don’t understand is the outlook is different. The Palestinians won’t be happy until Israel doesn’t exist, whereas Israel has no desire to wipe the Palestinians completely off the map. But that does not mean the Israelis aren’t crazy. […]

Notes:  A. This is a first pass, the rankings are fluid.  B. Reviews do their best to reveal as few plot points as possible.  C. Foreign shows should be watched with subtitles. It’s easy to go into the settings and choose them. ______________________________________ 1. “Happy Valley” A British crime drama starring the inimitable Sarah Lancashire, […]

I want to know the people who love this show. Because they’re right on my wavelength. I like shows about people, their situations. And I’m not bothered by whether they’re likable or not, people in real life aren’t always likable, why do we need someone to identify with on the screen? Not that that’s a […]