Category: Serie TV
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Sense8: Connected Minds According to the Wachowskis
Telepathy has been used in so many TV series, films and books that it’s impossible to even list them all — in fantasy as in science fiction. It’s hard to imagine there could still be something new to say on the subject. And yet the Wachowski sisters managed it with Sense8. The Talent for Taking…
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Westworld: Sci-Fi Returns to the Wild West
I’ve written more than once about how much I love genre crossovers — a true sign that certain stories still have something to say. Never more so than in this Westworld. The Idea: From Michael Crichton to HBO The concept comes from a 1973 film written and directed by Michael Crichton: a vast amusement park…
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The Marvel Cinematic Universe: Today and Tomorrow
The Marvel Cinematic Universe is the most ambitious cinematic experiment in Hollywood history: a shared universe of interconnected films and TV series, built arc by arc over more than 15 years. What began with Iron Man in 2008 has become the most financially successful franchise of all time, with a worldwide cumulative gross exceeding $30…
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What Series Am I Watching Tonight?
A study published in the Daily Mail based on Netflix data analysed an interesting phenomenon: how many episodes does it take, on average, before a viewer decides to binge-watch a series all the way through? The point of no return — the moment when you’re officially “hooked” — varies enormously from title to title. The…
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Once Upon a Time: Fairy Tales Meet Modern Storytelling
Snow White, Little Red Riding Hood, Pinocchio… these are all titles that take us back to bedtime fairy tales. Stories from folk tradition that, with a few variations, have crossed the centuries to reach us. It would be easy to underestimate “Once Upon a Time” by associating its characters with children’s fairy tales. But that…
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The Ranch: Sam Elliott, Ashton Kutcher and the Bennett Family
Sam Elliott in a sitcom. I swear, I never would have expected it. And yet he manages to give The Ranch something unique — something no other actor could have brought to that series in quite the same way. The Unlikely Pairing The producers paired Sam Elliott — forever the icon of the wild west,…
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Black Mirror: A Series About Dystopian Futures of Technology
Black Mirror is one of the most original TV series of recent years — and also one of the hardest to recommend without a few words of warning. British, anthology, arrived at its third season on Netflix with self-contained episodes, it’s based on possible futures in which a technology or trend of our society is…
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Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Early Seasons Now on Netflix
Finally available! With the arrival of Season 4 of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. on American screens, Netflix has added the early seasons of the series to its Italian catalogue. If you haven’t yet followed the adventures of Agent Coulson and his team, now is the perfect time to catch up. A Marvel Universe Ready to Discover…