Opinion Road

I would (if I knew what you were trying to say) Having been a fan of Thomas Cavanagh in Ed, I so very much want to like this show, but I am just not sure how it wants me to feel.  Eric McCormack plays Mason, the newly appointed Creative Director of the Mink Group, after [...]

Season 1 Saucy, surprising, audacious, personal, tantalising.  Billie Piper’s execution of the role far exceeded my expectations. Buy it Now: Secret Diary of a Call Girl (Season 1) DVD *New* – eBay Television Shows, DVDs, Movies, TV Shows, Movies. (end time 11-Jan-09 13:29:41 AEDST).

Wilting It seems that the executives, eager to tone down the zaniness of the show to appeal to a broader [more stupid] audience, have had their way with the vigour that blessed Season 1. The music is subdued, more conventional and much less original than that featured in the first season. The narration, once brilliantly [...]

A television drama series created by David Simon, The Wire is set in Baltimore, Maryland; each season of the series focuses on a different part of the city. A group of characters, mainly in the Baltimore Police Department, appear in every season.  Quite simply the best police drama on TV. Season 1 (HBO) It starts [...]

Based on Paul Haggis’ movie of the same name, this show stars Dennis Hopping leading a troop of fresh faces.  This show had big shoes to fill, with Haggis’ original movie scoring an academy award long after I was impressed by it as a surprise DVD rental (who knew it would reach DVD before a [...]