Ted Lasso

Ted Lasso

The water cooler talk right now is both virtual and limited: Office politics? Minimal. Sports? Crippled. Vaccinating? Don’t ask, don’t tell. So streaming media is about it. What that means is that your tennis buddy – socially distanced, each of you serving with your...
Pride and Prejudice Duet

Pride and Prejudice Duet

Pride and Prejudice and Bridget Jones’ Diary The general feeling is that the 1995 BBC mini-series version of Pride and Prejudice is more or less the definitive version. Featuring Jennifer Ehle and Colin Firth, it makes use of the extended time of a six part series in...
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

The critics were dismissive about this show (BTW – it’s on Amazon Prime) but don’t let that deter you – it is a hoot! Yes, it’s a mashup of a Pride and Prejudice storyline and a zombiefest, but that’s the the idea, and if you can’t suspend disbelief, you probably...
Pride and Prejudice – the Musical

Pride and Prejudice – the Musical

In the 2020 musical version of Pride and Prejudice (on Amazon Prime). Directed by Robert Kelly and produced by TheatreWorks Silicon Valley, we find ourselves not in a movie, per se, but watching a video of a staged production. In watching the musical derivation of a...