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Most hated characters?

Most hated characters?

  • July 7, 2015    •
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  • by Frode Vincenzo
    Frode Vincenzo

For me to get hooked on a TV series, it’s important that I care about at least one of the characters of the show. This does not at all mean I have to agree with the character, or even like the character too much… I just have to… undestand. One way or another, I have to ...

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“How ya’ll doing?” – favourite hillbillies

“How ya’ll doing?” – favourite hillbillies

  • June 24, 2015    •
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  • by Frode Vincenzo
    Frode Vincenzo

There are certain characters that we’re all used to seeing by now. You know, the burned out cop who drinks too much and neglects his (very often second) wife… the silent hero with tough appearence who “also has a softer and more sensitive side”, the funny sidekick… ...

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Mark Wahlberg – The dude from Boston

Mark Wahlberg – The dude from Boston

  • June 5, 2015    •
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  • by Frode Vincenzo
    Frode Vincenzo

Most everybody’s got an opinion about Mark Wahlberg, who started out a pop idol as the lead man in the group Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch. His older brother Donnie was an original member of New Kids on the Block, which Mark himself was a part of at the very start. It was however on the ...

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Underrated characters

Underrated characters

  • May 28, 2015    •
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  • by Frode Vincenzo
    Frode Vincenzo

We’re all familiar with the Don Draper and Tony Soprano from ‘Mad Men’ and ‘The Sopranos’, and everybody knows Michael Corleone from ‘The Godfather’ and The Joker from ‘The Dark Knight’, but neither a TV show or a movie would work very well ...

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Les Revenants – atmospheric and riveting

Les Revenants – atmospheric and riveting

  • April 29, 2015    •
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  • by Frode Vincenzo
    Frode Vincenzo

A couple of years back, Canal+ released a French TV drama called ‘Les Revenants’, english title being ‘The Returned’. Although it was a huge hit in France, it took a while before it was recognised elsewhere, but when it did, it didn’t take long until there was an ...

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The small towns rattled…

The small towns rattled…

  • January 28, 2015    •
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  • by Frode Vincenzo
    Frode Vincenzo

We’ve all seen the news reports from real life… the standard “we never thought something like this could happen in our little community” statements setting a sad and tragic soundtrack to pictures of an idyllic, quiet town – a town not used to danger, where harmony is as ...

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Justified – Kentucky Fried Entertainment

Justified – Kentucky Fried Entertainment

  • October 9, 2014    •
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  • by Frode Vincenzo
    Frode Vincenzo

A lot of long running TV shows are in their final stretch, with both ‘Boardwalk Empire’, ‘Sons of Anarchy’ and ‘Mad Men’ in the middle of their ultimate season. Another show about to have its final season is the FX show ‘Justified’. If you ...

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6 reasons to watch ‘Person of Interest’

6 reasons to watch ‘Person of Interest’

  • September 25, 2014    •
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    Frode Vincenzo

We’ve become spoilt for choices when it comes to TV shows, and it’s hard to navigate through the everlasting flurry of new and ongoing series on the tube. However, one of the TV shows you do not want to miss is ‘Person of Interest’, which started back in 2011 and just ...

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Based on the book by…

Based on the book by…

  • September 20, 2014    •
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    Frode Vincenzo

It might be true; in most cases the books are better than the movies or TV shows that follow them, but in many cases that does not necessarily mean that the movies/TV shows are bad. On the contrary, so many great movies out there are based on books and novels, and here are a couple of my ...

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Supporting roles in TV-shows – As important as the main characters?

Supporting roles in TV-shows – As important as the main characters?

  • September 16, 2014    •
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    Frode Vincenzo

Sure, what would ‘The Sopranos’ be without James Gandolfini? Would ‘Breaking Bad’ have made it to 5 seasons if it hadn’t been for the amazing job Bryan Cranston has done with the main character of Walter White? Could anyone else have pulled off the role of Luther ...

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