tv review
Reviews of TV series depicting onscreen affairs of the human heart.
Yet Another Article
Yes, this is yet another article about my favourite television series Downton Abbey. “What else could she possibly write about?” I can hear you asking. Every time I think about the series, I think of something different to write about. So who or what shall we read about in this article? To be honest with you, I start off with someone in mind and then --- just let my mind (or the article) guide me.
By Ruth Elizabeth Stiff5 years ago in Humans
Ordeal by Innocence Review
This review comes from my Letterboxd profile, where I write reviews of the movies and limited series I watch. I didn't expect I was gonna review this, but my parents randomly found this on Amazon and since it was only three episodes, I decided to give it a watch with them just to add something to my filmography. Long story short, I'm glad I watched it, but... yeah, this is gonna be one of those reviews where I have to figure out exactly why I didn't love this show AS I'm writing my review because I really have to figure out how to process my thoughts.
By Jamie Lammers5 years ago in Humans
Top of the Lake Season 1 Review
This review comes from my Letterboxd profile, where I review movies and limited series I watch. I watched this show over the course of three days. The first two nights, I told myself I could push through this show and the way it was affecting me. I told myself I could handle myself when the finale ultimately came. Then the finale came... and I didn't. I became so openly wound up by the end of this show that I actually went as far as to punch the top of some furniture. I've never been this viscerally affected by a show. Never before has a show so wormed its way into my subconscious as to make me possibly physically repulsed by the events unfolding on the screen. Never before have I actually felt violated by a show. Top of the Lake executed its messages and plot points so perfectly it made me feel genuinely violated. After watching Broadchurch a few years ago, I didn't think there would be any competition for my personal favorite television show of all time. Top of the Lake might just be that competition, and if it isn't, it most definitely deserves to be in my top ten favorite shows, easily.
By Jamie Lammers5 years ago in Humans
The Haunting of Bly Manor
This review comes from my Letterboxd account, where I review all of the movies and limited series I watch. Okay, first, let me get something off of my chest: in all honesty, this is a 4.5-star show in regards to quality. There's an incident that happens in the fourth episode that feels too sudden and even cliche for it to feel realistic, even though it's such a crucial part of the main character's backstory. Along with that, the eighth episode in general, while it's also important in order to learn certain elements of the backstory, is, in my opinion, completely useless and dragged the pacing of the show significantly. Along with that, I found myself a bit more invested in the way the story of Hill House was executed than I did with the execution of Bly Manor's story, which is a nitpick that maybe shouldn't count as criticism but is still definitely there.
By Jamie Lammers5 years ago in Humans
Staged Season 2 Review
This is from my Letterboxd profile, where I review every movie and limited series I see. This is actually my review for the entirety of Staged Season Two, or as it's formatted this time around, Staged2. To my horror, I've only just realized that Stages Season One was completely taken off Letterboxd, and thus the review that I wrote for that first season might be completely lost to the sands of time. I'm very sorry for that inconvenience and I'm really sad that the review is now completely gone.
By Jamie Lammers5 years ago in Humans
‘The Circle’ Season 2 And 5 Interesting Human Habits
"The Circle" is a strategic Netflix reality show based on a British TV Series of the same name. It is a game series based on social media with the concept, anyone can play any character they choose. They can play either with their actual identity or catfish.
By Anitha Sankaran5 years ago in Humans
How The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Demonstrates Mrs. Maisel is Truly Hilarious
This article was originally published in the summer of 2019 to the movie reviewing app Stardust. Now that the app is officially shutting down, I figured it was time to move the articles I wrote for them onto this page. Here is the third of the four articles I wrote for them.
By Jamie Lammers5 years ago in Humans
Doc Martin Has Gone Downhill. Here's Why.
This article was originally published in the summer of 2019 to the movie reviewing app Stardust. Now that the app is officially shutting down, I figured it was time to move the articles I wrote for them onto this page. Here is the final of the four articles I wrote for them.
By Jamie Lammers5 years ago in Humans
The Ten Best Will-They-or-Won't They Comedies To Stream Right Now
Spring is in the air. Glorious spring. It feels like everything is opening back up in the world. There is hope in the wind. The sun is shining bright in the sky. It’s apropos right now to smell the flowers, enjoy the sunshine, and binge on a TV comedy with a will-they-or-won’t-they romance.
By joy ellen sauter5 years ago in Humans
From NYC to Paris
In the late 90’s and early 2000’s, women around the world, including myself, dedicated over 50+ hours of their life into watching the fabulous, fictitious lives of the upper east side unfold. (More if you watched a second, third, fourth... hundredth time.) Carrie, Miranda, Charlotte and Samantha weren’t just tv characters, they were our soulmates.
By Ashley Sparkles Young5 years ago in Humans
