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Motel Makeover
(2021)

Ugh
I'm less than 10 minutes into the first episode and UGH. Like every other reviewer, 1) the girls are awful; 2) their comments are ridiculous; 3) I really don't care about their motel reno at all now...

Netflix - you made a HUGE mistake with this one.

Valerie's Home Cooking
(2015)

She's real cute, and I guess her food is good, but...
In Season 12, Episode 11 (not shown on the episode list on IMDb) she keeps talking about "The Mediterranean" - going to the Mediterranean, eating Mediterranean food, blah blah blah...

But what she means is GREEK, ITALIAN, maybe some FRENCH food.

I live in a Mediterranean country (Israel), but she doesn't seem to know that there are a LOT of counties on the Mediterranean Sea - ALL of North Africa, for instance, as well as Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Cyprus, Malta, Gibraltar... and all the islands around as well. EACH has it's own distinctive cuisine, but ALL are Mediterranean countries.

I love cooking shows from around the world, but please - let's not pretend that ONLY Greece, Italy and France are on "The Mediterranean!

The Mysterious Benedict Society
(2021)

So far, so.... GREAT!
Just saw episode 1. Amazing. And PERFECT for right now when "The Emergency" has everyone wrapped up in fear, following every "governmental directive" to the letter but without any "spirit".

I'll go on to watch episode 2 shortly. Can't wait for all the rest!

Life
(2020)

REAL LIFE!
Fabulous series. I certainly did NOT want it to end. GREAT acting, interesting and absorbing story lines, exactly what I needed in this crazy world - to turn off and tune in to something lovely, heart-warming, thoughtful, and caring, even with all the twists and turns, that really are normal in REAL life!

Thanks for this. AND, well, it would be great to look forward to a Season Two! Hint hint.....

Baby, It's Cold Inside
(2021)

They just keep getting worse and worse...
This story line has already been done to death - and I'm pretty sure I saw, a couple of years ago, a Hallmark movie that is basically the same ...

Besides that - they just aren't interesting anymore and the acting is so bad and the directing and writing worse.

I know Hallmark is the "card company" but surely you can do better that platitudes in a story made into a movie? Or maybe not. Perhaps it's time to put the cards back in the rack and move on to something else...

Save the Wedding
(2021)

Just bad...
Okay, so we all know how these Hallmark movies end, but at least some of them are worth the time it takes to get to it.

This one, however, was poorly written, poorly directed, poorly acted, just poorly...

Come on, Hallmark, I hope you can do better than this... but I'm starting to doubt it.

Case Histories
(2011)

LOVE this series!
Really a great detective series. Too bad only two seasons. Jason Isaacs is brilliant in the part, so if there is any chance of bringing back Jackson Brodie and all the main cast, I sure hope it happens.

When Calls the Heart: Changing Times
(2021)
Episode 11, Season 8

Season 8, Episode 11 - GRAMMAR!!!
Elizabeth is the school teacher. Thus, one would expect her to not only know but use correct grammar when speaking.

But no, there she is with little Jack on her lap, both of them covered by a blanket, when she says,"... under this blanket together, nice and cozy and warm, just you and I." Except it should be "just you and ME"! Why? Because the expression is the OBJECT (not the subject) of the sentence. And "me" is objective case, while "I" is subjective! A good "test" is to drop the other person in the sentence and say, "... under this blanket, nice and cozy and warm, just me."

I hear this sort of mistake all the time. Someone once told me that the use of the pronoun "I" when connected to another person, is more "proper"! NO, it is NOT. It is grammatically incorrect if it's the OBJECT of the sentence, not the subject.

When will people, especially script writers, actually LEARN something and use correct grammar in their plays, tv shows and movies? AAARRRGGGH! I learned it when I was a child, and that was a long time ago.

Line of Duty
(2012)

Great Show - Bad Finale
Like so many other series that start out with the viewers wanting more, I watched all Six Seasons of Line of Duty! At the end of each season, I made sure to find out when the next season would begin and mark it on my calendar. This was on of my very favorite shows ever (and I mostly watch detective shows and prefer the British ones)... until.... the Finale at the end of Season 6.

Also, like too many great show, the ending was weak and simply NOT believable. The build-up was, as usual, dramatic and had me watching every second so as not to miss anything. And then.... nothing of substance. I simply do NOT believe the result at all... and I'm guessing that no one else does either.

For every other episode in every other season, as well as the first 6 episodes in Season 6, I would give the show a rating of 9 or 10. For Episode 7 of Season 6, and only because of the weak, unbelievable ending, I can't give it more than a 3, if that.

I guess the writers were just tired and wanted to finish it no matter how bad the ending was... Perhaps they wrote something better but it didn't make it out of the room. Who knows? And now, no none cares...

Six Degrees with Mike Rowe
(2021)

History in a flash...
I think this series was GREAT! Mike Rowe is terrific. I love that it's obviously a TV show and doesn't try to be anything else.

Many don't like that the Oil & Gas Industry (those fossil fuels you MUST HAVE but hate) is sponsoring the series, but I'm all for it. After all, solar & wind can work ONLY when the sun is out or the wind is blowing... But hey, if you really want "clean energy", NUCLEAR is the way to go.

I'm hoping that Mike will do a Second Series, and a Third and a Fourth.... There's a lot of history to explore and a lot of connections to make!

Christmas She Wrote
(2020)

Her - YES! Him - NOOOOOO
While I like Danica in her movies (always the same sort of character, but after all, it's Hallmark, and she does a good job it, but how hard can it be?), and I like Dylan in his other movies, but in this one - NO NO NO. NOT believable at all. Also the ex-boyfriend - NOT a believable relationship at all. A better ending would have been the sister & her boyfriend getting married... Now, THAT would have been a good twist to the typical Hallmark movies.

I've been moving over to Lifetime and, while many obvious endings, they are generally better in so many ways...

The idea of the story was good, though. And since it was a typical Hallmark story - same ole, same ole - I could watch it before going to bed and easily fall asleep... ho hum...

Bull: My Corona
(2020)
Episode 1, Season 5

Well Done!
Kudos to Dr. Bull and the whole TAC team... terrific opening episode for Season 5. Looking forward to MORE!

Oh, LOVED the music - sang along with every one...

Heartbeat: Sweet Sorrow
(2009)
Episode 24, Season 18

"Sweet Sorrow" is right...
For many reasons:

1) I think that was a series that could go on and on like so many others 2) "studioAT" was exactly right with the review of the final episode 3) maybe "begrudgingly acceptable" but left me bereft... as there were so many "story lines" that were left hanging, not only whether Oscar recovered or died 4) maybe a movie to tie up all those loose ends would be good, although I'd prefer several more seasons instead

All Creatures Great & Small
(2020)

Really GREAT, but........
I read "All Creatures Great & Small", "All Things Bright & Beautiful", and "All Things Wise & Wonderful" when they were first published and a couple of times more.

I have seen the entire original series of "All Creatures Great and Small" several times over and enjoy it more every time I watch.

This new series is GREAT (the cast is spot on), but only SIX episodes in the first season???? Even the original was 13 episodes in the first season and more in each season after that with SEVEN seasons altogether. I could have continued to watch it ad infinitum!

It used to be that a program went on for 26 weeks (between September and May, with breaks around holidays) and then reruns in the summer months. Now, a program lasts for a month & a half and that's it? And a whole program on a streaming service can be viewed completely in one day? Sad, just sad. By the time the next season rolls around, who can remember what happened previously?

What has happened that production companies can't seem to create more than 6 episodes at a time???

Jo
(2013)

I just found it and liked it...
The American accents in Paris notwithstanding, I liked this series, though most probably because of brooding detective Jo St Clair (Jean Reno). While the cases were closed by the end of each episode, his personal story held all the episodes together, which made it more interesting to me. I'm unhappy only because the last episode didn't really finish... and it doesn't appear that we will get the chance to meet up with "Jo" again... too bad.

McDonald & Dodds
(2020)

GREAT SHOW!
This is really a GREAT show. Love the twists and turns. The views are beautiful (would like to see more of Bath); the writing on point; the main characters are terrific, if a bit annoying at times (well, the DCI anyway).

I just hope there will be more episodes, since TWO is just not enough!!!

Great Australian Railway Journeys: Port Augusta to Darwin: The Ghan
(2019)
Episode 1, Season 1

1915-1916 Gallipoli and October 1917 Beer Sheva (Israel - in the Negev Desert)
I very much enjoy ALL of Michael Portillo's "Railway Journeys", including this first episode of his experience in Australia. I look forward to seeing more episodes and learning more about Australia through his railway journey!

Just a note about the ANZAC Day commemoration shown at the end in the town of Darwin: Yes, Gallipoli in 1915-1916 was awful and too many Australian & New Zealand troops were killed in the battles there.

But in October 1917, the ANZAC "Light Horse Brigade" was triumphant against the Ottomans at Beer Sheva, and for those of us living today in Israel, we are very grateful for them and for that success! There is an amazing museum in Beer Sheva that recounts the battle along with a cemetery of those who died there and a great park, also in remembrance. In 2017, there was a re-enactment of the battle, which was well attended by local Israelis as well as visitors from Australia & New Zealand.

A hundred men and women, history enthusiasts and descendants of Australian Mounted Division and ANZAC (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) soldiers - who came to the Negev to reenact the ANZAC cavalry charge at Beer Sheba!

Traces
(2019)

So far, so good....
Just finished watching the first episode... a bit slow to start, which is fine when getting to know the characters and general story line, but I do like the way the story builds in intensity, perhaps even a bit too fast in the first episode. Still, I'm looking forward to the rest.

The Restoration Man
(2010)

What about that military tower on Season 2 Episode 5???
I enjoy ALL of George Clarke's programs (as much as I can see on YouTube and elsewhere), but I have a question...

On "The Restoration Man" Season 2, Episode 5, he did a program about two towers - one in Scotland and one in Kent. The one in Scotland was completed (although I think the extension is hideous and am surprised the guy actually got planning permission), but I have not seen anything further about the one in Kent by the ego-stricken "actress" who couldn't get over herself and do the project.

So, what about it - did she finally give up and sell it to someone who would do it up properly or has she held on to it until it completely collapses?

Wild Bill
(2019)

LOVE "Wild Bill"
I think it's GREAT. Rob Lowe plays it straight and the cast is terrific and believable. The stories are interesting and easily become intertwined... so there's no easy solution to each case, which is the way I like it.

I hope there's a series 2, 3, 4...

Monarch of the Glen: Episode #7.1
(2005)
Episode 1, Season 7

What happened?
I love this series, but what happened to Isobel? Shouldn't there be some explanation as to why she's not there?

Are the wolves still there, and what about all the other activities and such? It seems like the place just went back to how it was before Archie arrived and started making things better...

I realize all that is a "spoiler" but after all, this show is from 2005, and it's now 2019 and I'm just getting around to see it.

Hawaii Five-0: Ka hopu nui 'ana
(2018)
Episode 12, Season 8

Where's Dano?
Not a review - I just want to know what happened to Dano...

Not only is he NOT in this episode, there was no mention of him at all!

The only "spoiler" is that Dano does NOT appear in this episode!

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
(2008)

Best on TV!
Such a wonderful program. In a time when people seem to prefer CGI-filled scenes of made-up animated characters with shallow stories, full of nothing but action and crime, it's so nice to watch the portrayal of real people leading real lives in a real place!

I have now watched this series TWICE, because I can't get enough of the actors, the story lines, the people and views of beautiful Botswana. It's one of the few places in the world I would very much like to visit.

The only disappointment is, as usual, instead of continuing, another GREAT program has been cancelled. And episode 6 left us with an unfinished plot...

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