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Versailles Season 1 Episode 4 Review

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Kirsty Capes reviews the fourth episode of Versailles…Last week I said BBC Two’s megabudget Anglo-Franco sexy period drama Versailles might be able to redeem itself after a rather lackluster performance over the past three episodes. A lot was riding on episode four, and France seems to be dominating the news this week, what with the […]

Versailles Season 1 Episode 3 Review

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Kirsty Capes reviews the third episode of Versailles…Episode three of BBC Two’s periodical pornography sees a rather dashing Prince Annaba (Marcus Griffiths) arrive at Versailles to negotiate a trade deal with King Louis (George Blagden). Meanwhile, French nobility are up in arms about Louis’ proclamation of “I am France”, and his demand to see proof […]

Versailles Season 1 Episode 2 Review

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Kirsty Capes reviews the second episode of Versailles…If you stuck with Versailles this week for all the sex and scandal that was on display in episode one, you were probably sorely disappointed by the distinct lack of boobies in episode two of BBC’s French-produced new period drama.Sadly, viewers this week were only subject to one […]

Versailles Season 1 Episode 1 Review

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Kirsty Capes reviews the first episode of Versailles… Raunchy, decadent and overflowing with beautiful French nobility and their gorgeous hair, BBC Two’s new period drama, based on true events, is the Beeb’s answer to blockbuster period shows like Game of Thrones, Downton Abbey and Sky Atlantic’s The Borgias.A collaborative project between British, French and Canadian studios […]

Ripper Street Series 2 – Episode 2 Recap

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Megan Applegate with a recap of the second episode of Ripper Street series two…The season’s second episode tugged viewers into the underground freak shows of London after a woman with a protruding tail was found murdered in a hospital and her infant son missing.The woman was poor, but obviously well cared for. Detective Inspector Edmund […]

Turn – Episode 1 Recap

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Megan Applegate recaps the first episode of Turn…In case you were busy watching Wrestlemania 30, the Game of Thrones Season 4 opener, or the Academy of Country Music Awards on Sunday night, you might have missed the fact that AMC took a gamble and premiered the Revolutionary War spy drama Turn.Still, a whopping 2.1 million […]

Netflix announces five new animated Dr. Seuss projects

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Following on from 2019’s critically acclaimed Green Eggs and Ham, Netflix and Dr. Seuss Enterprises are reuniting for five new animated series and specials inspired by the works of the beloved children’s author. As per Deadline, the five projects are as follows:One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue FishLogline: This series follows the adventures of […]

Alexandra Daddario joins AMC’s Anne Rice adaptation Mayfair Witches

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AMC is ready to cast some spells for Mayfair Witches as Alexandra Daddario (The White Lotus) is the first to join the series adaptation of the late Anne Rice’s novels, per Variety.AMC purchased the rights to Rice’s two series The Live of the Mayfair Witches and The Vampire Chronicles in 2020. Mayfair Witches is being developed by Mark Johnson, Rice’s son Christopher […]

Vikings – Episode 6 Recap

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Robb Ghag recaps the sixth episode of The History Channel drama Vikings… This was one of the best episodes of Vikings so far. One battle renews as one comes to a bloody end. After the challenge sent forth by Ragnar in the last episode, my mind went to several other movies and shows set in […]

Vikings – Episode 5 Recap

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Robb Ghag recaps the fifth episode of The History Channel drama Vikings… The Earls, after having consulted the shaman in the last episode, gathers his forces to attack Ragnar’s family and farm. Immediately the farmers begin to fall from a hail of arrows as the Earl and his troops attack, leaving many dead bodies in […]