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THE SIMPSONS - SEASON FOURTEEN
Groening has created a group of characters whose personalities and motives are more vivid and detailed than the vast majority of sitcoms featuring flesh-and-blood actors.
HUNTED - SEASON ONE
First and foremost, I would like to say that Hunted had a very good concept. However, Strip everything back, though, and it’s just a game show, an updated version of ITV’s Interceptor.
Spoiler Alert: Channel 4’s elaborate game of hide and seek finally fell apart, and example of what I mean are the two fugitives Freddie and Jacqui that the Hunters totally lost all trace of. Until, while searching for a completely different team attempting to stay on the run for 28 days, the show’s Cagney & Lacey, Thorn and Brook, stumbled on the pair’s hideout, in a Caister-on-Sea caravan park in Norfolk. Completely by chance. Just the latest example why Hunted is the biggest TV joke of the year.
It talks the talk, claiming it’s a social experiment exploring the balance between privacy and security and it’s inherently flawed for one MAHOOSIVE reason. About half of what it says is happening actually isn’t, from its disclaimer: “For the purposes of this series, some powers of state have been replicated, including CCTV and ANPR (automatic number plate recognition).” Now, that’s pretty vague. Replicated how, exactly? They don’t say. But clearly the elite investigators aren’t allowed to use those two key surveillance weapons they seem to be relying on so heavily to follow the fugitives. It means you question everything you see.
Narrator: “HQ have obtained CCTV from the premises. (They haven’t.)
“It gives them the registration of Ricky’s car. (It doesn’t.)
“The hunters can track it using a network of ANPR cameras.” (They can’t.)
So how in the name of Edward Snowden are they finding them?
Until Channel 4 comes clean, I can only presume the cameraman shadowing each contestant is texting in their movements.
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INDIAN SUMMERS - SEASON TWO
If I'm honest, it wasn't as good as I thought it was going to be. The first season ended abruptly (...and I don't mean that they left it as a cliff hanger), the abrupt ending made the show seem messy. It could have made for a very rich and intriguing show but I felt that it focused on the British Empire more than the experiences and growth of Indian within that period. Disappointing.
HUMANS - SEASON ONE
Utterly beautiful.
And yet, given how derivative it is, Humans turns out far better than you'd think possible. The performances, pacing and direction are that compellingly good - can't wait for season two.
BANISHED - SEASON ONE
This was a drama packed with issues, lessons and talking points. I can imagine it being released to schools to accompany a history project. It was big, dramatic and entertaining but lacked the typical McGovern, 'adult' steel.
GAME OF THRONES - SEASON ONE
I have only just finished watching season one (I know, I know. I'm a late bloomer). The first season is pure art. If you free your eyes to take in the spectacle; your brain will magically start following the intricate storytelling. There defiantly is a magical realism to Game of Thrones.
THE MUSKETEERS - SEASON ONE
Refreshingly realistic in some ways (there is much jumping out of high windows, but the jumper is often actually injured) and soothingly romantic in others, "The Musketeers" is a captivating balance of spectacle and story, true enough to the essentials of the original, modern enough to understand the necessity of humor and self-reference.
SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS - SEASON FOURTEEN
All this may not make sense on paper—or anywhere else—but creator Steve Hillenburg (schooled in marine biology as well as animation) has made it a continuing comic delight, wildly imaginative yet never too clever for its own good.
Shamlessly, this isn't just for kids.
HEROES - SEASON TWO
The show's super strengths are its well-developed filmmaking, smooth pacing and a perfect cast. It views like the first hour of a fun, thoughtful movie.
DATING RULES FROM MY FUTURE SELF - SEASON TWO
A simple story line leads much to the imagination. Perfect for a rainy, extremely boring, nothing-else-on-TV day.