Here are the reviews of my favorite mini series which I have invested in my sleepless nights and eye bags!
The Blacklist
The daughter, Elizabeth played by Megan Boone who is a detective and investigator solves and polishes the crimes as foreseen by his father, "Red" played by James Spader who was once connected to the most wanted people otherwise known as "Blacklisted Criminals". Their working relationship will put them to test in protecting each other and other mysterious revelations about his husband.
I haven't actually finished the series because I got distracted with "How I Met Your Mother" Season Finale. But this crime drama has absolutely heart stopping action and suspense thrills especially on the mid episode of season 1. Season 2 will start airing this September.
Mr. Selfridge
Mr. Selfridge is a British period television drama series about Harry Gordon Selfridge and his London department store, Selfridge & Co., set in the 1900's. This series is my one of my personal favorite which inclines me to go to London! I love the story, It's about family and integrity. I admire how Jeremy Piven (Harry) plays the role of a father, a husband, a businessman and a friend in this series. He was so natural and his relaxed aura showed how he struggled to put up his business and the sacrifices he went through with the support of everyone around him amidst the problems in his family. Every episode had a great lesson and I am truly amazed by such a brilliant writer of this series.
House of Cards
This is actually an adaptation of previous BBC mini series of the same name and is based on the novel by Michael Dobbs.
I'm not a fan of Kevin Spacey, but I do think the acting gave justice to what is an American dirty politician. The series would not be complete without the scenes of Freddy's barbecue joints and Robin Wrights' mysterious dual personality. Seemingly ambitious and aggressive Frank Underwood (Kevin Spacey) wittingly manipulated the people around him and no one could ever stop him to simply achieve what he wanted - to become the President of the United States of America. And he will do everything whatever it takes. For me, he's the bad guy here. Let's just wait for the next season what's going to happen in this so-called good karma.
Game of Thrones
What more can I say, everyone is raving on this HBO mini series! The fantasy drama set in medieval times written by the ever genius George RR Martin was creatively crafted and re-enacted to satisfy the thirst and hunger of readers and viewers. I didn't read the books, obviously I would rather watch and write about it. But the story itself interweaves several plot lines and I would simply say-- it's a battle for thrones. Ambitious characters were brilliant and surprisingly realistic. And I can't wait for he next season next year. By the way, my personal favorite? It's Daenerys (Khaleesi) and Tyrion Lannister!
Once Upon A Time
It's a modern day fairy tale with a mixed feeling of Deja Vu that I would personally wish I once lived in a fairy tale land. The show takes place in the fictional seaside town of Storybrooke, Maine, whose residents are actually characters from various fairy tales transported to the "real world" town and robbed of their real memories by a powerful curse. Episodes typically feature a primary storyline in Storybrooke, as well as a secondary storyline usually from another point in a character's life before the curse was enacted. I love how the "evil queen" portrayed a role of being good and bad. I could say the people behind this idea and story seemed very creative in aligning the scenes of the past to present. Next season (and I hope not final) will air next month with the Elsa, the ice winter princess of another fairy tale story, Frozen.
The Good Wife
An American TV legal and political drama series with it's lead star, Julianna Margulies who plays "Alicia Florrick", the good wife. This is a story of a wife who struggled to become a reputable lawyer to prove to her cheating husband that her life will move on amidst their dying and broken marriage. Surrounded by people who is supporting her career, made greatest challenge to prove her worth to them not only as a good mother, wife and lawyer. I personally admire how the story is written and the casting was made. Julianna portrayed well on her character as a lawyer and she truly deserve another Emmy for this. I was just quite frustrated when Will Gardner played by Josh Charles, died in the story. Alicia and Will resembled a beautiful "love story" together which really moved me.
Suits
Where have all the heartthrobs gone! I love the lawyers' wit, humor and tactics in this series. The mistaken identity of the intelligent and fraud, Mike Ross takes up the whole story which revolves around his senior associate and the firm's name partner, Harvey Specter. Ok so being a Harvard graduate is such a biggie in their firm, and I do get why in reality, most companies really wanted an employee who graduated in a prestigious university. Going back, I only got interested on the first 12 episode of Season 1. There were more thrills and exciting episodes which tested not only the friendship of Harvey and Mike but other characters in the series as well, not to mention the very funny and sometimes annoying, Louis Litt. The last season this year was kind of boring for me. It was when Mike transferred to another company to be able to move on with a new job not worrying of being a fraud.
Beauty and the Beast
You'll fall in love all over again with Vincent and Catherine. With a powerful soundtracks engineered per episode is such a "feel-good series" like i felt, I went back into my high school days, watching the older version starring Linda Hamilton and Ron Perlman, remember them? But this new version is totally different version, a more creative and thrilling plot as all ends in fighting for their love and relationship.
Catherine Chandler, (Kristen Kreuk) a detective, witnesses her mother being shot the same night she is saved from her mother's murderers by a supposed beast. Nine years later, a case leads her to discover that Vincent Keller, (Jay Ryan) an ex-soldier believed to have been killed in action during military service, is actually alive. As Catherine gets to know him, she starts finding out more about her mother's murder and about who (and what) Vincent really is. At the same time, they get to know one another and eventually fall in love.
And by the way, Jay Ryan (Vincent Keller) is really hot! The six pack abs is "a looking-forward to" every season :)
How I Met Your Mother
Ok, I think almost everyone knows about this sitcom series. Well, I didn't really watch the whole season since, If I remember it right, the first season was born after "Friends" debuted another finale season. And I think the whole story is just basically about Friendship and Love. Friends in love, friends in marriage but the real score here are the funny and awkward moments of their relationship. Ok, Romantic Comedy as they say. The series explores many storylines, including a love triangle between Robin, Ted, and Barney; Marshall and Lily's relationship; as well as the careers of the characters.
So, if we really stick to the title, it will be "How Ted Met Tracy" or "How Ted met his Wife". We were all expecting it will be Ted and Robin in the end, but it really is. The thing is, there was the wife (Tracy) before Robin. They had children together, and Tracy dies, Robin divorced Barney and became single again, and why not, give another chance for the widower...:)
Desperate Housewives
When I got married in 2006 I started watching this, because I got so curious with the title and maybe I got paranoid I could become one. I bought DVD's of the whole season from 2004, and my husband didn't complain about it.
The main setting of the show was Wisteria Lane, a street in the fictional American town of 'Fairview' in the fictional 'Eagle State'. The show followed the lives of a group of women as seen through the eyes of a dead neighbor who committed suicide in the very first episode. The storyline covers thirteen years of the women's lives over eight seasons, set between the years 2004–2008, and later 2013–2017 (the story arc included a 5 year passage of time). They worked through domestic struggles and family life, while facing the secrets, crimes and mysteries hidden behind the doors of their — at the surface — beautiful and seemingly perfect suburban neighborhood.
Modern Family
