Ani Bundel has been blogging professionally since 2010. This is her second major independent site launch. A DC native and Keyboard Khaleesi, she spends all her non-writing time photographing her cats. Regular bylines also found on MSNOW.
Rebecca
Writer Daphne du Maurier is most famous for her seminal 1938 novel Rebecca, the story of a young newlywed who arrives home with her new husband, Maxim de Winter, only to discover his first wife's ghost haunts his house. Part of the novel's fame rose from
Wallander
The original Wallander novels were written by author Henning Mankell back in the 1990s. There are 11 books altogether, the first ten of which were published between 1990 and 2004 and then a final one in 2009 after the BBC remake of the Swedish TV series (itself a remake of
Culture
It's been five years since Poldark rolled into Masterpiece in June of 2015. Since then, the show became a fall staple, anchoring the Masterpiece and PBS line-up for the last half-decade. But after five seasons, the show has said goodbye, leaving fans bereft this year. It&
Culture
The year 2020 was supposed to be a banner year for streaming and for British television. Between older services like Acorn TV and new arrivals like HBO Max, there are now eight different streaming services that, in some combination, bring fans content from overseas. But while the pandemic has been
Endeavour
This season of Endeavour has been all about the deaths on the towpath, and the finale is no different. (Also, great covers of Vivaldi's "Winter" are my entire *jam,* so this opening got extra points for soundtrack choices.) The deceased is Win's pal Bridget,
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries
Though fans hoped a Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries Season 4 could occur, this final episode feels like the writers knew they were wrapping it up, starting with the only "last time on Miss Fisher" precap of the entire series. Then it drops into a cold open
Flesh and Blood
Perhaps it speaks to the mood of 2020 that Masterpiece's Sunday 9 p.m. hour will be given to mysteries and thrillers this fall. September brings the rebooted version of Van Der Valk for audiences to check out. And as soon as that series ends, the next one
Endeavour
This week's Endeavour begins with an advert for The Jolly Rajah, the upcoming general election of 1970, and Stanley Nayle's (Ted Robbins) wrestling tourney. The Bombay Strangler (Harki Bhambra) fights Sloane, the Noble Brother (Graeme Stevely), as Win arrives with her pal Bridget (Flora London). The
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries only has two episodes left in its final season, so Hugh is back, with a promotion to Senior Constable. Just in time too, as this week begins on the tennis court locker rooms, where someone adds a spider to the shoe of a lady&
The Crown
Watching The Crown build itself into a powerhouse series of A-list casting coups has been nearly as enjoyable as watching the show. Netflix planned for this to be a project on a scale that regular broadcast and cable TV could not risk. It greenlit the show for six seasons
PBS
Since the arrival of Poldark in the mid-2010s, Masterpiece's fall slate has been home to remakes of 1970s classic hits. This year marks the first one without Aidan Turner, but PBS keeps up the tradition, bringing back a new reboot of an old favorite in Van Der
Endeavour
Endeavour regularly opens with staccato clips of murder interspersed with our characters. Still, the opening of Season 7 uses it effectively, unveiling the Thursdays in Oxford while Morse is far away in Venice, while Strange runs the desk this New Year's Eve. Morse is watching opera and landing