Robin Jarossi's Blog – February 2011 Archive (4)

• Crime Zapper – Ciao, Zen; Emerald Noir •

• The Twitter-verse is a-flutter with the news that Zen is already sleeping with the fishes after just three pretty well-received episodes, thanks to the BBC's new godfather of BBC1,… Continue

Added by Robin Jarossi on February 25, 2011 at 11:00pm — No Comments

Castle Series 3 PREVIEW

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Added by Robin Jarossi on February 19, 2011 at 8:56pm — No Comments

Murdoch Mysteries (series 4) PREVIEW

Rating ★★★

Alibi, Tuesdays, 9pm, from 15 February

The modern-day obsession with gory forensics and series such as CSI and the UK's Silent Witness is filtered into a late-Victorian makeover for Murdoch Mysteries. The setting is Toronto and William Murdoch, played by Yannick Bisson, is a pioneer in the then new detective sciences, but apart from these features this routine police procedural breaks little new… Continue

Added by Robin Jarossi on February 13, 2011 at 10:55pm — No Comments

Crime Zapper – The Shadow Line, The Killing, Midsomer Murders, Raymond Chandler

The Beeb has announced a fine cast for its new conspiracy thriller, The Shadow Line. The seven-part drama will star Chiwetel Ejiofor (American Gangster, Endgame), Christopher Eccleston (Lennon Naked, Doctor Who), Sir Antony Sher (The Wolfman, Primo, God on Trial) and Stephen Rea (The Crying Game, Breakfast on Pluto).

It starts with discovery of a body, shot at close range, that turns… Continue

Added by Robin Jarossi on February 12, 2011 at 6:58pm — No Comments