After a long dinner to celebrate a friend’s birthday, I came home and struggled to fall asleep. The next thing I know, I started watching Mr. Palfrey of Westminster on Acorn TV and ended up binging on the six-episode season one. It is a beautiful little spy show, enhanced by a late-1970s sensibility and proper … Continue reading A Tinker Tailor Sunday
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Apple’s TV Plans and & List of Shows
Apple is competing with Netflix, Amazon, Disney, and Hulu to become a streaming entertainment company. Zack Van Amburg and Jamie Erlicht, former Sony bosses head up Apple’s TV efforts. The team is said to be 40 staffers and there is a billion dollars in programming money.
According to this report, Apple is spending money and beating other streaming services as a buyer, but rest of the details about its efforts remain pretty murky.
Must-see TV: My Top 3 Picks
Marseille, Netflix’s latest series, is making waves: Some love it, some not so much. I am in the not-so-much camp. I found the series to be shallow, and I lost interest by the third episode. It is mediocre enough to skip, if you ask me. Instead, if you are looking to spend your time watching whodunit … Continue reading Must-see TV: My Top 3 Picks