Tag Archives: US TV

Some thoughts on Amazon’s problematic ad campaign for “The Man in the High Castle”

Posted on November 25, 2015 by Cora

The US genre sphere is currently awash with discussion of new SFF TV and streaming video shows, which makes me quite jealous, since it’s the TV doldrums over here in Germany at the moment. But from my US friends, I … Continue reading →

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Alarm für Cobra 11, the Avengers and the handling of short guys

Posted on July 26, 2015 by Cora

Since summer is traditionally the TV doldrums over here, I recently found myself watching a repeat of two episodes of the long running German TV series Alarm für Cobra 11 (Alarm for Cobra 11). I’ve blogged about the show before, … Continue reading →

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Of Outlander, Sex and the Female Gaze

Posted on May 21, 2015 by Cora

I finally got around to watching the first few episodes of the TV adaptation of Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander series. I was rather sceptical, when the series was first announced, partly because I’m not the world’s biggest Outlander fan and partly … Continue reading →

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Gotham, Agent Carter and expanding universes

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Cora

We’re currently experiencing something of a golden age of comic book adaptations both on the big and the small screen. As a longtime comic book reader, I’m thrilled about this, though I realise not everybody is. For example, I just … Continue reading →

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Guardians of the Galaxy, the Marvel Movies and Found Families

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Cora

Now that Guardians of the Galaxy is out on DVD, I rewatched it with my Mom. She liked superhero movies, particularly those of the Marvel variety, but really doesn’t like movie theatres, so I keep her supplied with slightly out … Continue reading →

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Flowers in the Attic and some surprising parallels to Game of Thrones

Posted on November 16, 2014 by Cora

Tonight I chanced to watch the 2014 adaptation of V.C. Andrews’ cult classic Flowers in the Attic, starring Ellen Burstyn, Heather Graham and Kiernan Shipka (Sally Draper in Mad Men). I was actually surprised how negative many of the reviews … Continue reading →

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Constantine or when the imitators eclipse the original

Posted on November 5, 2014 by Cora

We’re living in a strange age where every American comic you ever read, no matter how obscure, is probably going to be a movie or a TV show sooner or later. Want proof? Look at Marvel’s massive line-up of upcoming … Continue reading →

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Away for a Few Days Linkdump

Posted on May 17, 2014 by Cora

I’ll be away for a few days and since I’m not sure about Internet availability, it may be until the middle of next week until I can post again. However, there will be photos when I’m back. But in the … Continue reading →

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Yet more thoughts on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. now that it finally got good

Posted on May 17, 2014 by Cora

Like many people, I had some initial problems with Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. such as the fact that the main characters were mostly bland, the vast majority of antagonists in the early episodes were people of colour, which was made all … Continue reading →

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Pre-Christmas Update

Posted on December 24, 2013 by Cora

I’m at my parents’ at the moment and have been since the weekend. On Sunday evening, I decorated the Christmas tree, which isn’t all that pleasant, since I am mildly allergic to fir trees, which means that decorating the Christmas … Continue reading →

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