Tag Archives: British TV

School is out linkdump – and a riff on endings

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Cora

Today was the last day of school before the winter holiday and therefore the last day of school for this year. I watched The Sarah Jane Adventures with my fifth graders, who thoroughly enjoyed themselves. Lots of discussion both about … Continue reading →

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Misfits Series 3, Episode 4

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Cora

So far I’ve enjoyed every episode of Misfits, some more than others. This is really the first episode I didn’t like. In fact, I held off watching it for several days, because the “Next time” trailer at the end of … Continue reading →

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Misfits Series 3, Episode 3

Posted on December 4, 2011 by Cora

After a decent season premiere and a lovely character piece last week, episode 3 is another character driven story. And this time around, the focus is on Simon and his strange destiny, which formed the background arc of series 2. … Continue reading →

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Linkdump for my Grandpa’s Birthday

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Cora

Today is my grandpa’s birthday. He would have been 102. I still remember his birthday almost thirty years after he died, because when we went to visit my grandpa for his birthday, my cousins and I always got a chocolate … Continue reading →

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Misfits Series 3, Episode 2

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Cora

After the excursion to Las Vegas in the season 3 prequel and last week’s introduction of new character Rudy, Misfits is back in more familiar waters with a lovely character-driven story for episode 2. Even better, this episode focuses on … Continue reading →

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Misfits Season 3: Episode 1 and Vegas Baby

Posted on November 12, 2011 by Cora

Misfits, my favourite TV show of recent times, is back for its third season. For those who haven’t encountered this wonderful show yet, Misfits is about a bunch of juvenile delinquents from a London council estate (Thamesmead, where part of … Continue reading →

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Quick Post on Consistency

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Cora

I had planned a much longer post for today, but I was busy with something else, so here’s a quick link: Dave Farland a.k.a Dave Wolverton has a great post about the importance of consistency in fiction. Found via Passive … Continue reading →

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Another genre dust-up and the growing disenchantment with Downton Abbey

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Cora

Yesterday night, I finished the first draft of a short story called Dream Job. Most of the time, I submit new short stories to various magazines first before e-publishing them myself (all but two of my e-books are backlist stories). … Continue reading →

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The Emmy Awards, America is losing its taste for contemporary stories and some writing links

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Cora

So the 2011 Emmys have been awarded on Sunday. Several wins for Mad Men and Downton Abbey, neither of which I like, as I’ve stated before. There have also been wins for Boardwalk Empire, which I haven’t seen, because it … Continue reading →

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More feminist Game of Thrones hate and a remake that should never have happened

Posted on August 27, 2011 by Cora

First of all, I have two new posts up at my sister sites, namely an indie publishing link round-up at Pegasus Pulp and a post on Gorleben (which has nothing to do with John Norman’s infamous Gor novels, though that … Continue reading →

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