Back when people watched TV the old-fashioned way, the term "binge-watching" hadn’t become part of the public lexicon yet. This was ages ago, mind you — all the way back in 2014...

2019

May

A HARROWING HOUR OF TELEVISION: 'FRONTLINE’ EXPOSES HOW THE SCALES OF JUSTICE TIPPED TO THE RIGHT ON THE U.S. SUPREME COURT By Alex Strachan

Supreme Revenge, veteran PBS Frontline correspondent Michael Kirk’s detailed exposé of the behind-the-scenes politics that have driven recent US Supreme Court appointments, is jam-packed with facts and figures, but one number stands out...

2019

May

‘GAME OF THRONES’ ENDS ON A WING AND A PRAYER By Alex Strachan

If there’s one thing we’ve learned about popular TV, it’s that great expectations don’t always lead to grand results...

2019

May

‘SAD HILL UNEARTHED’ A GRAVE RESTORATION BACK FROM THE DEAD — AND ONE OF THE MOST JOYFUL NETFLIX DOCUMENTARIES YOU WILL SEE ALL YEAR By Alex Strachan

There are hidden gems, and then there are finds so unexpected — and rewarding — that you wonder how you missed them in the first place...

2019

Apr

IN SEARCH OF LOST TIME: PBS' 'FRONTLINE' ON THE HOLOCAUST, SURVIVORS GUILT, AND THE REMEMBRANCE OF THINGS PAST By Alex Strachan

Temple Beth El in Beckley, West Virginia commemorated their 28th Holocaust Remembrance Day this past Sunday. Each year on that day, Temple worshippers remember not only those who died in the Holocaust but the horror and depravity of all genocides, everywhere...

2019

Apr

BACK IN TIME TO ‘GAME OF THRONES’ BEGINNINGS – HOW LITTLE THEY KNEW By Alex Strachan

How little we knew...One of the many truly remarkable things about Game of Thrones – and it is remarkable – is how it took an engaging first season and built on it from there...

2019

Apr

DAVID ATTENBOROUGH REVISITS ‘PLANET EARTH’ TERRITORY IN NETFLIX’S ‘OUR PLANET,’ BUT WITH A STRONGER, CLEARER PRO-ENVIRONMENT VOICE By Alex Strachan

Our Planet opens with a close-up, outer space view...of the moon with the Earth rising gradually behind it. Since Neil Armstrong famously made his first step for man and giant leap for mankind, Attenborough tells us, the human population has doubled...

2019

Mar

WELCOME TO THE AGE OF THE UNBUNDLE: APPLE TV+ JOINS THE FRAY OF STREAMING SERVICES By Alex Strachan

For all the familiar tropes trotted out at this week’s Apple TV announcement, the one trope you didn’t hear was, “What does all this mean?”...

2019

Mar

‘THE GOOD FIGHT’ BACK FOR A THIRD ROUND, READY TO GO THE DISTANCE By Alex Strachan

People in certain circles seem to be scared of The Good Fight, and that’s a good thing...

2019

Mar

HAS ‘THE VOICE’ PEAKED? THE FALSE NOTES ARE BEGINNING TO SHOW By Alex Strachan

’m not enjoying The Voice this season — not so far, anyway. They say numbers don’t lie, and there’s no evidence yet to suggest other viewers are losing interest. And yet. . . . Little things are starting to bother me....

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