House (TV Series)

Dr. Gregory House (Hugh Laurie) an unconventional doctor with amazing skills at a fictional hospital (Princeton Plainsboro) in New Jersey. He works as the head of Diagnostic Medicine with his team working on the most puzzling cases, . He deals with constant pain from muscle damage by popping pain relievers. His physical disability causes him to be depressed and moody, as a result Dr. House is not exactly a ‘people person’, quite the contrary, he is frequently quite offensive to people around him but his medical brilliance and dedication tend to overshadow his rudeness.

I love watching House even if it’s the reruns, but I think it might be an acquired taste for many. The cases they face can be quite amazing! I was surprised how good Hugh’s American accent was, since he is British, it was spot on.

Cast includes: Hugh Laurie, Lisa Edelstein, Omar Epps, Robert Sean Leonard, Jennifer Morrison, Jesse Spencer, Peter Jacobson, Kal Penn, Olivia Wilde, Amber Tamblyn, Odette Annable, Charlyne Yi

Available on: Netflix, Google Play, Amazon

Foyle’s War

Christpher Foyle(Michael Kitchen) is a Detective Chief Superintendant in Hastings, Sussex, England during World War Two. As such he fights against crime that frequently takes advantage of the war-time condition such as pilfering, the black market, profiteering and murder. Foyle is assisted by Detective Sergeant Paul Milner(Anthony Howell) and a driver named Samantha Stuart(Honeysuckle Weeks).

I really enjoy Foyle’s War. It must be quite a challenge to make films about the past when it comes to sets, props, wardrobe and slang used at the time(or banter for you Monty Python fans). I am impressed by the job these folks have done making season after season always maintaining a high level of attention to details even when it comes to the background of shots, especially when shooting outdoors. That is representative of the overall quality of Foyle’s War.

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Cast includes: Michael Kitchen, Honeysuckle Weeks, Anthony Howell

Available on: Hulu Plus, Google Play, Yidio, Netflix

Hit & Miss

Hit and Miss a British television show about a transsexual woman assassin named Mia. She finds out she has an 11-year-old child from a previous relationship before she began MTF (male-to-female) transition, and his mother is dying of cancer. Upon receiving the notification Mia goes to the smallholding where her son and two other siblings live. She finds out she is too late and the mother has died. She is then left to decide what her next course of action is.

The series is well done. What was a surprise was how well they incorporated the unique challenges transsexuals face. The acting is very well done. The plot is well thought out. I expected a big deal to be made about the gender identity issues, but it really didn’t. I enjoyed the series and would recommend it.

Cast includes: Chloë Sevigny, Peter Wight, Jonas Armstrong, Vincent Regan, Ben Crompton, Karla Crome, Reece Noi, Jorden Bennie, Roma Christensen

Available on: Netflix.

Primeval TV Series

Holes in time begin opening and the wildlife and atmosphere from those times are being released into the present. Few people know about the situation and protect our world from the dangers from the past and the future. When the holes open the heroic group races to evaluate the situation and eliminate any danger and to try to keep people from finding out and panicking or going through. The group also searches for a reason for the problem and a way of controlling or eliminating the threat.

Primeval is a BBC science fiction series. This show has a lot of special effects that do a great job of telling the story. The effects are as good as those on the Jurassic Park movies in my opinion. I appreciate the level of character development that allows the viewer to know the characters. This show is on my list of all time favorites! Check it out!

Cast includes: Douglas Henshall, James Murray, Andrew-Lee Potts, Lucy Brown, Hannah Spearritt, Juliet Aubrey, Ben Miller, Laila Rouass, Jason Flemyng, Ben Mansfield, Ciarán McMenamin, Ruth Kearney, Alexander Siddig

Available on: Netflix, VUDU, Amazon, Google Play

Kinky Boots

Kinky Boots is a British film based on a true story, about the inheritor of a small family-owned shoe factory trying desperately to save the company from an unfortunate demise which would cost the workers their jobs. The boots were as symbol of the struggle to keep the workers in their jobs, and the merging of vanilla society with the less conventional culture of crossdressing.

The company is able to discover a new group of people that they are able to advertise their products towards, and the company is able to stay afloat with their new line of ‘kinky’ boots. They become a very popular company with crossdressers across the world. The company still exists today selling products online. To visit the ‘Kinky Boots’ website please click here.

This is an amazing film and I would suggest it to about anyone. Great fun! There is also a Broadway show based on the companies’ story that is supposed to be fabulous as well as other live performances nationwide.

Cast includes: Joel Edgerton, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Sarah-Jane Potts, Nick Frost

Available on: Google Play, Amazon, VUDU, Netflix

Lady Gaga and the Muppets’ Holiday Spectacular

Lady Gaga and co-stars along with the Muppets celebrate the holidays. Lady Gaga performs musically with everyone and also in some skits with the Muppets. Especially Kermit causing Mrs. Piggy to get jealous. Mrs. Piggy is the jealous type anyway and considering Lady Gaga’s outfits, especially the first one, I understand. A guy might watch that frame by frame to get the full…never-mind! The whole family can enjoy this as part of your holiday.

Cast includes: Lady Gaga, Kristen Bell, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Elton John, RuPaul, Youthful Praise,

Also performing: Steve Whitmire assisting Kermit the Frog, Beaker, Rizzo the Rat, and Statler;  Eric Jacobson assisting Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, and Sam Eagle;  Dave Goelz assisting The Great Gonzo, Bunsen Honeydew, Waldorf, Zoot, and Albert the Rabbit; Bill Barretta assisting Rowlf the Dog, Dr. Teeth, Swedish Chef, Pepe the King Prawn, Bobo the Bear, and Big Mean Carl; David Rudman assisting Scooter and Janice; Matt Vogel assisting Camilla the Chicken, Floyd Pepper, Lew Zealand, and Norman the Sheep; Peter Linz assisting Walter

Available on: Netflix, YouTube

Get Santa

Get Santa is a brand new British Christmas movie from Warner Brothers. Santa is testing a new sleigh when he hits wire and is thrown out and knocked out, his sleigh crashes and his confused reindeer get free in the city. Very soon the police have Santa locked up and the reindeer penned up. The only people who can save Christmas are a young boy and his ex-con father…

Broadchurch Season 1

Detective Ellie Miller(Olivia Coleman) returns from vacationing to the town of Broadchurch expecting to move directly into a promised promotion just to find that her promised promotion has been given to a detective from out of town named Alec Hardy(David Tennent). Soon after meeting they respond to the suspicious death of an 11 year old boy on a beach below a cliff. The childs’ death is soon found to be murder and the whole town and the media, local and national, get involved in the investigation.

A Princess for Christmas

This is a Hallmark movie. Jules Daly, of Buffalo, NY, winds up the gaurdian of her niece and nephew, Milo and Maddie, when her sister and brother-in-law pass away.

There is trouble and Jules loses her job. Christmas prospects look pretty bleak. A surprise visit from the butler of the childrens’ paternal grandfather, Duke Edward of Castlebury, brings an invitation to spend Christmas with the Duke at his home.

Zeitgeist 2007

Zeitgeist defined: The Zeitgeist is the intellectual fashion or dominant school of thought that typifies and influences the culture of a particular period in time. Wikipedia

This is a serious documentary about social, and ecological problems that need to be faced if we are not to turn George Orwell into a profit if we haven’t already.