1x08 Televicio USA Releases March-April 2011 USA Karma Bar (premiering Feb. 11)
http://current.com/shows/bar-karma/
"The first TV series developed by an internet community." This means that there is an open blog where people put their ideas, and some of them occasionally used for any of the episodes. The Title Bar Karma is a kind of pub outside of time and space where the unsuspecting customer who comes in he has the opportunity to change the course of his life seeing what might happen after a major decision. It is an interesting idea which has resulted in the execution. Breakout
kings (March 6)
The "king of the leaks" are some inmates that help capture other prisoners escaping, in exchange for sentence reductions. If during the capture of fugitive B, one of the escapees to turn tries to escape taking advantage of the circumstances, we will double the penalty. Easy to explain and easy to see the problems. Inmates are basically bolli cazapresos pseudodura the street and brainy nigger hateful. Each week we have to get away for someone to leak ingenious way, meet the group, find out where he is or is to be the escape, ensuring that everyone contributes their bit, caught the fugitive, and we will be telling something of the past all these people and the two cops who run them. If anyone was monkey 'Prison break', it may be worth. Especially since in the third inning the fugitive of the week is one of the most memorable characters of this series.
Mildred Pierce (March 27)
miniseries of five episodes of HBO, which adapts the novel of the same name, written in 1941. And there was a film version in 1945 with Joan Crawford. This time the protagonist is Kate Winslet. And this is not TV, this is HBO. It is the story of a housewife in the 30's whose husband leaves her in full recession, and has to leave the kitchen (from home) to start living for herself, while taking care of two kids, one of which is an insufferable snob. Sometimes it gets a bit melodramatic, but very well set and interpreted, with a fairly slow pace, or rather slow, which need not be boring if you know what is coming.
Body of proof (March 29)
The series has become known for have been released before in at least six countries outside the United States (including Spain) than inside. Would have been released in October 2010, but the failures of two other series of the same chain ('My Generation' and 'The whole truth') is the change made to the following spring. Quickly explained: someone has killed someone and finding the murderer is the "medical examiner (forensic vulgar, to continue with references to Gila" or was a doctor or anything, but I had a Ford, and we called the coroner. ") Has the same advantages and disadvantages that a lot of series of killings. Is easily and quickly, and everything has to be brilliantly solved in 42 minutes, during which we must submit to a significant number of characters that may be the murderer: the husband, the boss, the former girlfriend, the porter house the wedge, etc., who are trapped because science today is an outrage forward as you dare to scratch an ear ten minutes before the crime, you are lost. The lead actress Dana Delany, it does very well (despite never getting off the heels) and the other which is quick and forgettable burger. This does not have to be bad.
Camelot (April 1)
already made some progress in the previous chapter of this column, and I reaffirm what was said: I recommend approaching it with somewhat diminished expectations. Nor is 'Excalibur' and 'Spartacus' and 'Roma' or 'A Game of Thrones', of course. Maybe it looks a little closer to 'The Pillars of the Earth': correct and wasting actors. Joseph Fiennes as Merlin has great potential to be extremely tiresome (though the script with respect to it is quite interesting, making it a manipulator and liar complex), and Arturo shampoo commercial teenager will have to improve quite quickly (And ask if the other is better than you in bed does not help.) Eva Green, on the other hand, is spectacular Morgana, and not only so beautiful. A problem that is taking the series is with the use of magic, trying to be arcane and scary and it's rather ridiculous to now, full of nuns, satanic circles and faces intense. There could learn from Tolkien and Martin, for example.
CHAOS (April 1)
Drama or comedy drama about spies that is neither fish nor fowl. Lasted three episodes before being put "on hiatus" (paused holiday), which means it will be canceled soon, perhaps by issuing what has already been filmed. And is it to get into Sudan, North Korea and former Soviet republics invented (Transnistria) with a rifle and a stolen van and will not wash. And much less get away with the mission accomplished and hair intact, while giving time to chistecillos bad. So Bond has changed the tone.
The Borgias (April 3)
like it if you liked 'The Tudors'. It is not good use of such phrases, but in this case it works. Certainly reach the same audience that saw the other and disappoint them. Same chain, same clothes spending, the same scene design and less lavish historical accuracy yet. Jeremy Irons is indisputable is its role and others is yet to be decided. For those who do not sound, is the famous family of English origin (sorry, Valencia) during the XV and XVI walked in the intrigues of popes, dukes, wedding, clergy, scandals, deaths and conspiracies. It has already been renewed for another season.
The Kennedys (April 3)
miniseries that has been surrounded by some controversy in the United States. Commissioned by the History Channel (now History), was rejected because it was not enough historical (what to expect from a product of fiction, I ask myself), but it seems that several Kennedy family members (including Maria Shriver , the wife of Arnold Schwarzenegger) have been lobbying to prevent their issuance. Thus, chain after chain spent to buy the rights to a channel almost unknown, Reelz, founded less than five years ago, dared to it, and have delivered in record time: the eight chapters in six weeks. The series itself is a little thing, but I guess that is enough for a known family, with money and influence put to complain that Bobby was not well or not give true that Jack was having an affair with Marilyn. The best is Tom Wilkinson as the patriarch of the series, John Patrick, who arrived showing that high is because someone had to step on to soar. Many have gone to Katie Holmes for a very dull Jacqueline, but does not interfere much. The surprise is perhaps the brothers Bobby and JFK, where the former appears strong and determined, almost sending behind the throne, and the second is a henpecked both, in the wake of everything and everyone. Greg Kinnear, nevertheless, manages to seem physically a lot like JFK.
The Killing (April 3)
The most overrated of late, although it is still recommended to display. Based on a Danish series, is a dead teenager and how it's going to take thirteen episodes to find out who the murderer. For now will be well to dry, but many people are selling too much smoke on it, perhaps because it is the AMC, a station of 'Mad Men', 'Breaking bad ',' The Walking Dead 'and' Rubicon 'til now. Some reasons to prolong the case are well spun, but others, like the costume party, have clearly painted a trap to be able to change a suspect, and to reject evidence turns of the screw when desired. The political plot just not be very compelling. In return, the wet atmosphere and tone of Seattle urban crisis give it a somewhat gloomy and serioso that has its point at times. While you look, however it is the people accustomed to rain, staying up talking while jarrea you instead of getting into the car is a little stupid. It is very sad, very northern, very post-industrial, very end-of-century and very roll 'Seven', but people are not so stupid. Breaking
in (6 April)
sitcom about a company that is dedicated to enter places monitored to demonstrate its security flaws. To this has been and Christian Slater, one of the stars that never left the world of cinema. As the topic is very repetitive, the series is actually about how the new link to the girl wants cute place, although it has a boyfriend. Neither good nor bad, quite the opposite.
Workaholics (April 6)
sitcom about a trio of office workers who never seem to work and are more interested in Mary and avoiding smoking heads in the gigs. No, do not look around you do not come out. Not very polite and friendly tone, even if the humor is always bold that each viewer must decide. Much also depends on whether one is cute the bear's fur coats, for example. Some of his ideas seem to have more fun on paper (and probably in the smoke) that once rolled.
Happy Endings (April 13) more
Another sitcom based on three types and three gals between 28 and 32 years. There are two groups (black and white), two just leave (she is Elisha 'Daughter of Jack Bauer in 24' Cuthbert), one is gay and the other is left. View each other's house, which are too large to be supposed to be Curritos middling exchanged jokes and pickups, sometimes appearing to annoy parents and siblings, etc, and everything goes peacefully to how many clones of 'Friends', but no canned laughter, which is what you get now. At times commitment Graciet drop very quickly one after another, before people can decide whether to laugh or not. Be seen. The Paul Reiser
show (April 14)
comedian Paul Reiser is quoted in the U.S., which will surprise those who remember him mostly as Carter Burke, the cocoon bureaucrat 'Aliens', a role that has nothing to do with the rest of his career as a stand-up comedian "(which in Spain monologist is now called). The inspiration for this series is clearly 'Curb Your Enthusiasm "(in Spain' Larry David '), where the protagonist plays a telecom version of himself. Indeed, so much so that Larry David appears in the first episode guest. However, while in 'Curb' was much more improvisation from a base situation, which was what has always distinguished from the others, in this case it seems more strictly scripted. We could also link it to 'Seinfeld', the famous "show about nothing" where the protagonist simply react to situations more or less rare that everyday life throws up. There will be time for more, as it has been canceled after only two episodes, negative record-breaking ratings on NBC.
And finally, what we all been waiting for:
Game of Thrones (April 17)
The superb adaptation of the series 'A Song of Ice and Fire' by George RR Martin, who faces the biggest challenge of his career: to convince nonbelievers that a fantasy story can be as interesting as the recent success of HBO 'The Sopranos',' Deadwood ',' Roma ',' The Wire ',' True blood ',' Treme ',' Boardwalk Empire ',' Six Feet Under ', etc. And this is important, because without spectators who are not already fans of the books will be difficult for the series to continue (although it has been renewed for another season.) For those who do not know what it is a story set in a fictitious continent the size of South America, divided into seven kingdoms, at times more or less medieval technology. The struggles of these kingdoms and groups together to achieve a share of power are more or less great that moves most of a large number of characters ranging from the current king to his principal nobles, the ambitious family the queen, the children of the former king, etc. Any comparison with 'Lord of the Rings' has to be left out, since the content of this series is more explicit violence, sex and vocabulary, not so morbid as to its center. Just use those things as daily realities in a tough and uncompromising world, where the game of thrones you win or die. If the series of novels is ambitious, the series has not been left behind, and apart from the inevitable complaints from fans for missing this or that scene from the book or this or that detail has changed, it can be said from the beginning that is a great series that should permeate even among non-fans of the genre.
