This series ranks as Art. Quirky story lines and in the spirit of Rex Stout as it was intended . I love the repertory treatment with the actors taking various parts in each episode . Timothy Hutton has done a great job in creative direction Maury Chaykin plays a wonderful Nero Wolfe in fact all the cast throughput play superbly . The music adds a fitting dimension in every episode. I would love this series to be streamed on a platform such as Apple TV or Prime . At the moment it's difficult to get . Altogether a very stylish series well written , acted and directed . I would love to see more like it.
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Around the World in 80 Days
(2021– )
High hopes but dashed
26 December 2021
I had high hopes this was going to be a great series but I'm struggling . It's plot is over complicated in these early stages very little entertainment value. Read the book and see the t0's version for a great story and adventure yarn oh well, another waste of my license fee.
Babylon 5
(1993–1998)
A new series on its way perhaps
28 September 2021
A fabulous series with great depth. J.. Michael Straczynski says:
Babylon 5 is now in active development as a series for the CW. We have some serious fans over at the network, and they're eager to see this show happen. I'm hip deep into writing the pilot now, and will be running the series upon pickup. The network understands the uniqueness of Babylon 5 and is giving me a great deal of latitude with the storytelling.
As noted in the announcement, this is a reboot from the ground up rather than a continuation, for several reasons. Heraclitus wrote, "You cannot step in the same river twice, for the river has changed, and you have changed." In the years since B5, I've done a ton of other TV shows and movies, adding an equal number of tools to my toolbox, all of which I can bring to bear on the question: if I were creating Babylon 5 today, for the first time, knowing what I now know as a writer, what would it look like? How would it use all the storytelling tools and technological resources available in 2021 that were not on hand then? How can it be used to reflect the world in which we live, and the questions we are asking and confronting every day? Fans regularly point out how prescient the show was and is of our current world; it would be fun to take a shot at looking further down the road.
So we will not be retelling the same story in the same way because of what Heraclitus said about the river. There would be no fun and no surprises. Better to go the way of Westworld or Battlestar Galactica where you take the original elements that are evergreens and put them in a blender with a ton of new, challenging ideas, to create something both fresh and familiar.
To those who have asked why we're not just doing a continuation...for a network series like this, it can't be done because over half our cast are still stubbornly on the other side of the Rim. How do you telling continuing story of our original Londo without the original Vir? Or G'Kar? How do you tell Sheridan's story without Delenn? Or the story of B5 without Franklin? Garibaldi? Zack?
The original Babylon 5 was ridiculously innovative: the first to use CGI to create ships and characters, and among the very first to shoot widescreen with a vigorous 5.1 mix. Most of all, for the first time, Babylon 5 introduced viewers accustomed to episodic television to the concept of a five-year arc with a pre-planned beginning, middle and end...creating a brand new paradigm for television storytelling that has subsequently become the norm. That tradition for innovation will continue in this new iteration, and I hope to create additional new forms of storytelling that will further push the television medium to the edge of what's possible.
Let me conclude by just saying how supportive and enthusiastic everyone at the CW has been and is being with this project. They understand the unique position Babylon 5 occupies both in television and with its legions of fans, and are doing everything they can to ensure the maximum in creative freedom, a new story that will bring in new viewers while honoring all that has come before.
As noted in the announcement, this is a reboot from the ground up rather than a continuation, for several reasons. Heraclitus wrote, "You cannot step in the same river twice, for the river has changed, and you have changed." In the years since B5, I've done a ton of other TV shows and movies, adding an equal number of tools to my toolbox, all of which I can bring to bear on the question: if I were creating Babylon 5 today, for the first time, knowing what I now know as a writer, what would it look like? How would it use all the storytelling tools and technological resources available in 2021 that were not on hand then? How can it be used to reflect the world in which we live, and the questions we are asking and confronting every day? Fans regularly point out how prescient the show was and is of our current world; it would be fun to take a shot at looking further down the road.
So we will not be retelling the same story in the same way because of what Heraclitus said about the river. There would be no fun and no surprises. Better to go the way of Westworld or Battlestar Galactica where you take the original elements that are evergreens and put them in a blender with a ton of new, challenging ideas, to create something both fresh and familiar.
To those who have asked why we're not just doing a continuation...for a network series like this, it can't be done because over half our cast are still stubbornly on the other side of the Rim. How do you telling continuing story of our original Londo without the original Vir? Or G'Kar? How do you tell Sheridan's story without Delenn? Or the story of B5 without Franklin? Garibaldi? Zack?
The original Babylon 5 was ridiculously innovative: the first to use CGI to create ships and characters, and among the very first to shoot widescreen with a vigorous 5.1 mix. Most of all, for the first time, Babylon 5 introduced viewers accustomed to episodic television to the concept of a five-year arc with a pre-planned beginning, middle and end...creating a brand new paradigm for television storytelling that has subsequently become the norm. That tradition for innovation will continue in this new iteration, and I hope to create additional new forms of storytelling that will further push the television medium to the edge of what's possible.
Let me conclude by just saying how supportive and enthusiastic everyone at the CW has been and is being with this project. They understand the unique position Babylon 5 occupies both in television and with its legions of fans, and are doing everything they can to ensure the maximum in creative freedom, a new story that will bring in new viewers while honoring all that has come before.
Foundation
(2021– )
Epic special effects
24 September 2021
I've been a "Foundation" fan having read all of the books. I never actually thought it could be successfully made as a series but this effort is giving it a good shot a bit Politically Correct which always taints modern drama . Having the robot in the Foundation Universe, Eto Demerzel as a female rather than the sexless male version in the books may make readers of the book squirm a little as will the character of Raych but few people read these days. It's looking good though . I'm looking forward to the other episodes until I kick Apple TV in to touch.
Another Life
(2019–2021)
Needs some serious thought
30 March 2020
The Artefact lands in the most paranoid country possible , surrounded by numbskulls with guns to ensure a threat is delivered . Sending a immature crew off to make first contact . All a bit cliche . I would like to see a more intelligent series for a change .
Hanna
(2019–2021)
A gradual but consistent thriller
3 April 2019
I wondered if a tv series could match the original film version but this was a real surprise. The plot developed intelligently giving the characters real,depth and increasing the stories narrative. Very enjoyable indeed.
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