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Category Archives: Spinoffs
Mrs Columbo: Off the Record
If we were unsure of Kate’s marital status, she makes it clear in this episode. She is Kate Columbo no more: “I went to court and got my maiden name back.” Oddly, Mike expresses surprise at hearing Kate introduce herself … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Reviews, Spinoffs, Television
Tagged Columbo, Crime, Kate Loves a Mystery, Kate Mulgrew, Mrs Columbo, Off the Record
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Angel: City Of
I can’t believe it! I was so happy when Doctor Who came back to our screens in 2005. It seems I wasn’t alone either; the show grew in popularity in ways we classic fans could never have expected. Then 2006 … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Reviews, Spinoffs, Television
Tagged Angel, Buffy the Vampire Slayer
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Mrs Columbo: It Goes with the Territory
What goes with the territory? For Kate, it’s danger, and that’s an element that differs very much from the parent show. Once again Jenny is imperilled as well, so having a daughter also adds to that element of risk. You … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Reviews, Spinoffs, Television
Tagged Columbo, Crime, It Goes with the Territory, Kate Loves a Mystery, Kate Mulgrew, Mrs Columbo
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Mrs Columbo: Ladies of the Afternoon
What’s this? Mrs Columbo isn’t Mrs Columbo any more? There have been some odd ideas floated around as to why this happened, and in the absence of a detailed interview with somebody connected with this show we can only really … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Reviews, Spinoffs, Television
Tagged Columbo, Crime, Kate Loves a Mystery, Kate Mulgrew, Ladies of the Afternoon, Mrs Columbo
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Mrs Columbo: A Puzzle for Prophets
You’ve got to hand it to this show: they tried to choose interesting people as the killers. We had a retired police officer in Murder is a Parlor Game and a ventriloquist in A Riddle for Puppets. Now it’s the … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Reviews, Spinoffs, Television
Tagged A Puzzle for Prophets, Columbo, Crime, Kate Mulgrew, Mrs Columbo
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Mrs Columbo: Caviar with Everything
The first episode of Mrs Columbo was about 90 minutes, but every subsequent episode has been around the 45 minute mark. This is significantly shorter than a Columbo episode, despite still showing us the murder first and then having Kate … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Reviews, Spinoffs, Television
Tagged Caviar with Everything, Columbo, Crime, Kate Mulgrew, Mrs Columbo
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Mrs Columbo: A Riddle for Puppets
We start this episode with a lot of shots of disembodied ventriloquist dummy heads, which had me on edge right from the beginning. The story centres around ventriloquist Noel Abbott, who is a recognisable, famous entertainer, but takes the trouble … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Reviews, Spinoffs, Television
Tagged A Riddle for Puppets, Columbo, Crime, Kate Mulgrew, Mrs Columbo
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Mrs Columbo: Murder is a Parlor Game
Mrs Columbo is still hanging on the coat-tails of the parent show, but unlike the first episode this one could easily have worked as an actual Columbo episode, with minimal rewriting, so let’s return to a review format that regular … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Reviews, Spinoffs, Television
Tagged Columbo, Crime, Donald Pleasence, Kate Mulgrew, Mrs Columbo, Murder Is a Parlor Game
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Mrs Columbo: Word Games
To say this series has a bad reputation would be an understatement. As a Columbo fan, I have been aware of the existence of a spin-off show for many years, but have never seen a single episode. Everything I have … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Reviews, Spinoffs, Television
Tagged Columbo, Crime, Kate Mulgrew, Mrs Columbo, Robert Culp, Word Games
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Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club (Season One)
Both Love Live! and its sequel Love Live! Sunshine!! followed basically the same storyline, with an idol group with nine members being assembled, with the goal to make their school famous and save it from impending closure. There were different … Continue reading
Posted in Anime, Entertainment, Reviews, Spinoffs, Television
Tagged Love Live!, Nijigasaki, School Idols, Yuri
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Daleks (The Time Lord Victorious series)
It seems appropriate to take a pause from Big Finish after last week’s adventure, The Juggernauts, to go to another of those special Doctor Who extras that may have slipped past your respective radars. In November of 2020, while we … Continue reading
Posted in Doctor Who, Entertainment, Science Fiction, Spinoffs, Television
Tagged Daleks, Time Lord Victorious
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Love Live! Sunshine!! (Review)
I made a bit of a silly mistake with this series, because it’s a sequel to Love Live! and I had somehow failed to realise that. I ended up watching the first season of Sunshine!!, going back to watch both … Continue reading
Posted in Anime, Entertainment, Music, Reviews, Spinoffs, Television
Tagged Love Live!, School Idols, Sunshine!!
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Class: The Lost
Perhaps it makes sense but all the episodes seem to lead very smoothly to this moment. The relationships had to go through the first few episodes to establish their bonds, the last few have focused on the paranoia and insecurities … Continue reading
Class: The Metaphysical Engine, or What Quill Did
One of the advantages of being a science fiction fan is that we tend to develop active imaginations. I imagine the call between Patrick Ness and the “governors” of the BBC when this show was being produced. BBC: Pat, sorry … Continue reading
Class: Detained
It looks like episode 6 might be another unofficial two part story. Detained separates Ms. Quill from the rest of the class but based on the final scene of this story, it looks like episode 7 will reveal what she … Continue reading
Class: Brave-ish Heart
Episode 5 picks up where 4 left off creating the first unofficial two-parter of the series. I say unofficial because it’s not considered a two-part story, but that doesn’t change the basic premise that this episode is directly connected to … Continue reading
Class: Co-Owner of a Lonely Heart
Episode 4 of Class looks like we’re going to be getting to know April a bit better. April is conflicted; her heart is in two places. I mean that literally. The Shadow King and April share a heart. But that’s not … Continue reading
Class: Nightvisiting
Class resumes and this week looks like we’re going to get some backstory around Tanya. Tanya is missing her dad. He died 2 years ago. She’s sad and just before going to bed, gives his picture a little kiss. When … Continue reading
Class: The Coach with the Dragon Tattoo
Class is back in session, this time focusing largely on Ram, the school sports king. I haven’t warmed to the characters yet, but I think that was the point: introduce us to some that are hard to like and slowly … Continue reading
Class: For Tonight We Might Die
If you ask me, the Brits are superb storytellers. They have an idea, and they tell it, length be damned. If that means 8 episodes will tell the story, that’s what they will do. No need to drag an 8-episode … Continue reading
Posted in Doctor Who, Entertainment, Reviews, Science Fiction, Spinoffs, Twelfth Doctor
Tagged Class
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The View from the Junkyard 