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October 8, 2023
October 12, 2023: The Crime Binge continues!
Karen Pirie (2022 – ) Season One After the promotion to Police Scotland’s Historic Cases Unit, Karen Pirie reopens the cold case of a murdered barmaid. Her investigation unearths flaws in the original 1995 inquiry.
My thoughts: Sometimes it feels like television deals with the exact same social issues in the exact same way. Predictable.
3/5
Retribution/One Of Us (2016)
A horrific murder rocks the lives of two families living side-by-side in isolated rural Scotland.
My thoughts: Slow, bleak, not very engaging family drama/thriller.
2.5/5
Criminal: UK (2019-2020)
A cat-and-mouse drama, which focuses on the intense mental conflict between detectives and suspects. The stories take place within the confines of a police interview suite.
My thoughts: The problem is that instead of information being revealed as a result of the interrogation, information is simply held back on the part of detectives until it is dropped late in the episode where it can have the most dramatic effect. It all feels like a massive cheat, the revelations unearned.
2/5
Slow Horses ( 2022 – ) Season 1
Follows a team of British intelligence agents who serve as a dumping ground department of MI5 due to their career-ending mistakes.
My thoughts: I found the first season pretty good, but thought the second season altogether great. Looking forward to season three.
4/5
We Own This City (2022)
Tells the story of the rise and fall of the Baltimore Police Department’s Gun Trace Task Force and the corruption surrounding it.
My thoughts: Well-written and well-acted, but really feels like a weaker version of The Wire which always did a great job of balancing sympathies between parties on both sides of the law. Here, instead, the cops are irredeemably corrupt while the criminals are the only ones worthy of sympathy.
3.5/5
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October 8, 2023: Retro Suji Sunday – me and my gal!
Therapy time!
Taking a trip down memory lane. Suji and me…
suji-napping-with-dad-mp4
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October 7, 2023
October 7, 2023: The Saturday Report!
Tell your friends!
And a reminder that THIS is happening next Saturday. Swing on by!
Today’s Yes/No…
We’re all set to head to NYC on Wednesday. And, just in time for our trip, one of the farmers at our local farmers’ market this morning warned us about the dangers of the city, Manhattan in particular (where’s we’ll be staying). Apparently, a friend of his was robbed in broad daylight. “Seriously be careful,”he warned. “And they don’t like Canadians.”
What’s not to like?
Our girl is finally back home. She now rests between her adoptive sister Lulu and Maximus who I have a feeling she would have really liked.
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October 6, 2023
October 6, 2023: Kpop MV drinking game – and the September Top 5!
#Kpop drinking game!
Take a shot every time someone:
1) Is blindfolded
2) Fires a crossbow
3) Eats a flower
4) Dances in ankle deep water
5) Walks while holding a colored smoke canister aloft
6) Gets pushed around in a shopping cart
7) Sits at a long dinner table
8) Runs pic.twitter.com/JvqXSlWoCG
— Joseph Mallozzi
(@BaronDestructo) October 6, 2023
Top 5 Kpop Songs of September, 2023….
Top 10 Kpop Songs of October, 2023
4. Joker – #KIMJUNGWOO #김정우 #TOXIC #KpopTop10https://t.co/TbbFmysyRQ
— Joseph Mallozzi
Top 10 Kpop Songs of October, 2023
2. Good Day – #Weeekly #위클리 #KpopTop10https://t.co/1l3BABgfTb
— Joseph Mallozzi
Tagging the rest of our Kpop crew –@MostlyUsesWords@HippyNinjaSimmy@carriecnh12@TheRachaelE@TVWatchtower @lcshorten#KpopTop10
— Joseph Mallozzi
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October 5, 2023
October 5, 2023: The Crime Binge continues!
Mr. Inbetween (2018-2021) Season 3
Ray Shoesmith is a father, ex-husband, boyfriend, brother and best friend, tough roles to juggle in the modern age. Especially when you’re also a criminal for hire.
My thoughts: Didn’t find it as strong as season 2, but loved it all the same. A great send-off.
4/5
Happy Valley (2014-2023) Season One
Yorkshire-based crime drama centering on the personal and professional life of Police Sergeant Catherine Cawood.
My thoughts: Great character work and an exceptional set-up, but I found the plotting too diffuse in the late-goings. Still, I look forward to checking out season 2.
4/5
The Night Manager (2017)
The night manager of a Cairo hotel is recruited to infiltrate an arms dealer’s inner circle.
My thoughts: Like a very dry parody of a spy thriller.
2.5/5
Annika (2021 – ) First season
Witty, enigmatic DI Annika Strandhed heads up the Marine Homicide Unit, tasked with solving murders in and around the Scottish waters.
My thoughts: Love Nicola Walker’s performance and her dialogue with the viewer, but the episodic investigations were disappointingly sleight. Still, there’s enough here to like so I will definitely be checking out the second season.
3.5/5
Perfume (2018)
When a singer is found murdered, with her scent glands excised from her body, detectives probe a group of friends who attended boarding school with her.
My thoughts: Intriguing at first and then progressively sillier in its exploration of the subconscious influence of scent. Wildly implausible.
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October 4, 2023
October 4, 2023: Amazing Covers!
A few that caught my eye this week…
007: For King and Country #5 – cover art by Rebeca Puebla
Black Panther #5 – cover art by Christopher Allen
Fire & Ice: Welcome to Smallville #2 – cover art by Greg Smallwood
Poison Ivy #15 – cover art by Jessica Fong
The Joker: The Man Who Stopped Laughing #11 – cover art by Ben Oliver
The Joker: The Man Who Stopped Laughing #11 – cover art by Marco Mastrazzo
So, which were YOUR favorites?
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October 3, 2023
October 2, 2023
October 2, 2023: Better late than never when it comes to blog entries!
31 shows into my Crime Binge and I really loved three: River, Mr. Inbetween, and Love/Hate (just finished season 2 and really looking forward to season 3!). I liked 7 other shows (enough to continue watching). So I enjoyed a third of everyone’s recommendations. So far.
Still making the final adjustments to our NYC and L.A. trips. Looking to fill one lunch and dinner spot in the former, and one lunch spot with the latter. Think we’ll just pick up Sharky on the Day 2 and then take-out food so we can spend the evening with him at the hotel. Hope he’s a good flyer!
Meanwhile on the home front….
Ho Ho Hum https://t.co/QuGgwaCXmo
— Joseph Mallozzi
Today’s Yes/No..
Starfield Chunks menu? Yes/No https://t.co/lIviFGFw5F
— Joseph Mallozzi
But yesterday’s Yes/No was even better…
Cheesesteak Martini? Yes/No
Thanks to @aboleyn for the tip.https://t.co/jpJTJ2LuAs via @phillyinquirer
— Joseph Mallozzi
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October 1, 2023
October 1, 2023: Doggy videos!
One of our earliest videos of Suji, shortly after we adopted her…
Lulu snoozing…
Check out those bouncy ears…
Jelly eating peanut butter…
Bubba eating peanut butter…
Handsome Maximus…
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September 30, 2023
September 30, 2023: News of Note!
Saturday, October 14th – 12PM PST/3PM EST…
I’ll be fielding questions on Jeff Howard’s (Oculus, Ouija: Origin of Evil, Gerald’s Game, The Haunting of Hill House, Midnight Mass) youtube channel. Come armed with your Dark Matter/Stargate/Screenwriting/Sci-Fi/Food/Pugs-related questions!
Any movie described as "It will make you stand up and cheer!" is a movie I'll be avoiding at all costs.
— Joseph Mallozzi
26 crime shows under my belt. Loved 2. Liked 6. To be continued…
How about instead of making fewer shows, we just make fewer of those pricey overwrought shows nobody watches anyway?
"That will likely mean that companies will make fewer new shows and cancel even more that are on the bubble." https://t.co/rEcXoZ1vWG via @WSJ
— Joseph Mallozzi
Two more development opportunities have come my way. All interesting projects, but I won’t have the time to commit to all – especially if one of my originals finally goes. It’s all a crap shoot of course, but one project is seeing some significant progress, interest from a potential lead, pilot director, and buyer. Stay tuned!
Help me build my horror movie soundtrack.
What's your favorite disco song?
— Joseph Mallozzi
Today’s Yes/No…
Chocolate Moussed Latte? Yes/No
We get a taste of Starbucks Japan’s new coffees and sweets, including one that’s here to stay https://t.co/rANgxY6XtL via @RocketNews24En
— Joseph Mallozzi
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