l. – r. Gerry, Sandra, Brian, and Jack Although I had another series slated for this spot, I changed my mind again. I noticed I had no series chosen with a female lead, and that just isn’t cool in my book. Instead of whatever it was, now it is the UK’s BBC Series, “New Tricks,”…
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TV Movie Draft, Lisa’s Pick, Round 7, Thursday 5/26/22, Trailer Park Boys
l.-r.: Julian, Bubbles, Ricky I know that originally I was going to write about the mixed martial arts series, Kingdom, but it had too much of a Ray Donovan vibe, so I decided to write about Trailer Park Boys, a beloved series that I haven’t watched all episodes of but have watched dozens of them….
TV Movie Draft, Lisa’s Pick, Round 6, Monday 5/16/22, My Name is Earl
l.-r. Catalina, Darnell, Joy, Randy, and Earl My Name is Earl (2005-2009) 96 episodes, originally on NBC. S1 24e S2 23e S3 22e S4 27e Starring: Jason Lee is Earl Hickey, the star of the show and also acts as narrator. Earl has been a no-good boozer, junkie, thief, and all-around sleazebag; he has hurt…
TV Movie Draft, Round 5, Friday, May 6, 2022 Ray Donovan
Liev Schreiber as Ray Donovan Originally on Showtime 7 seasons, from 2013 – 2020 (and a movie in 2022) 82 episodes (12 in each of the first 6 and 10 in the 7th season) Directors: with # of episodes: John Dahl (11,) Tucker Gates (9,) Michael Uppendahl (9,) David Hollander (6,) Allen Coulter (4,) Daniel…
TV Draft Round 4 — Shameless (U.S. version) 2011 — 2021
from l – r: Deb, Fee, Frank (with Liam on his lap,) Lip, Carl, and Ian (reading Mag) Round 4, Tuesday, 4/26/22, “Shameless” (US version) 2011-2021 originally on Showtime Writing credits and number of episodes credited with: Paul Abbott and John Wells (134,) Nancy Pimental (26,) Dominique Morrisseau (23,) Sherman Payne (14,) Etan Frankel (13,)…
Movies, Movies, Movies! #128 – April 26, 2022
Welcome to another installment of Movies, Movies, Movies! It’s a short list today. Family matters are taking up a lot of my time and energy. Hopefully things will be back to “normal” soon. A Journal for Jordan (2021) Starring: Michael B. Jordan, Chante Adams, Jalon Christian, Robert Wisdom, Tamara Tunie Director: Denzel Washington Genres: drama…
Movies, Movies, Movies! #127 – April 19, 2022
Welcome to another installment of Movies, Movies, Movies! A good batch this week, mostly low-key, quality offerings. Stories We Tell (2012) Starring: Michael Polley, Harry Gulkin, Susy Buchan, John Buchan, Mark Polley, Joanna Polley, Cathy Gulkin, Marie Murphy, Robert MacMillan, and many more Director: Sarah Polley Genres: documentary Synopsis: told through interviews, archival photos and…
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