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The Apprentice: Electric Motorbike Advertising (2023)
I fear for the future
This year the casting team appear to have outdone themselves in selecting the most witless and arrogant bunch of no hopers viewers have ever seen.
Although we've only seen a tiny glimpse of the contestants so far, what the show has proved - like previous series - is that we are continuing to breed a nation of vacuous, inexperienced imbeciles who mistake 'talking the talk' for genuine skills and talent.
It really is excruciating and delicious to watch these buffoons employ their inappropriate sixth form theatrics in trying to sell their products to people who do this job in their sleep.
I can only imagine how horrified these business types must feel when they have the misfortune to watch these bolshy, showy, inexperienced morons in action and realise to their horror that they represent a large section of young people today.
The Crown (2016)
Something you need to know
While The Crown is well acted and filmed IT IS NOT A DOCUMENTARY. Series five takes massive liberties with the truth and were this not the Royal family (who never comment) Netflix would have been taken to court and forced to publish a multiple redactions. When reviewers say it 'chronicles' or is a documentary they are wrong. It's a dramatisation, a story, a confection.
While The Crown is well acted and filmed IT IS NOT A DOCUMENTARY. Series five takes massive liberties with the truth and were this not the Royal family (who never comment) Netflix would have been taken to court and forced to publish a multiple redactions. When reviewers say it 'chronicles' or is a documentary they are wrong. It's a dramatisation, a story, a confection.
Doctor Who: The Power of the Doctor (2022)
Fun but still messaging
Sub plot: At the end of time everyone clever and good is a woman and everyone bad or stupid is a man. The end.
Apart from that I enjoyed the action between the emotional nostalgic bs. The Master is so good I keep thinking he's wandered in from the RSC!!!
That said it feels as though the whole thing is a slightly desperate attempt at damage control.
It can be observed that a tree that is diseased or damaged will put all its energy in to its blossoms and fruit. With luck the seeds of the Doctor renew. Maybe the Disney channel will be enough. Maybe the new Doctor. Maybe the Tennant touch. We'll see.
Ozark (2017)
If you loved the ending of Lost you won't be disappointed
Going in to the last episode I thought it'd either be a Hitchcockian masterpiece or a bowl of unfinished spaghetti. For very clever characters some ridiculous decisions are made to expedite the end and characters are simply inconsistent. Enjoyed it but it's no Breaking Bad.
The Last Kingdom (2015)
It's been emotional
I didn't expect to get so emotionally attached to the characters - good and bad. Combination of great writing, acting, casting, location and historical backdrop. You feel each loss and victory. Credit to the BBC for kicking it off and Netflix for picking it up. DIA.