|
 |
|
|
Movie Genres | Directors' Best |
|
|
OK, even a cinephile has to admit it: I love |
|||||||
 I'm a sucker for a good story with sophisticated characters, set against richly textured historical backdrops that span cultural and class divisions (that's why I'm working on Femopolis). It's a refreshing tonic to all the pop culture I constantly absorb. Much like how a finely prepared and presented meal would provide a break from a diet of drive-thru fast food. The BBC has been on a roll with its new, top-quality period dramas. Among the best are: The Way We Live Now Tipping the Velvet Wives and Daughters and most recently Bleak House Interestingly, the above series were all adapted for television by Andrew Davies, so look for that name when watching these period dramas. He once remarked: "People ask me why I keep doing these 19th-century novels, and the reason is that they are just better than a lot of 20th-century work. They are great stories with terrific three-dimensional characters who belong to the real world." |
 Is I, Claudius the greatest TV series of all time? You might not believe it if you haven't seen this masterpiece. Those who have seen it are hard pressed to name a show that tops it! If you rent or buy this on video, make sure you're getting the uncut British version (complete with naked boobies!). |
||||||
 Is Deadwood the second best television series ever made? |
|||||||
|
|||||||
|
|||||||
|
|||||||
| GREATEST COMEDY SHOWS EVER: Monty Python's Flying Circus SCTV The Simpsons Upright Citizens Brigade TV Funhouse The Honeymooners Get a Life Mr. Show |
|
||||||
