Category: Dissecting the Miniseries
Dissecting the Miniseries: When last was the “State of Play” this thrilling?
State of Play (360 minutes, 6 parts) Directed by David Yates Written by Paul Abbott 2003, UK, BBC 1 A prominent politician’s researcher falls in front of a subway car. A black youth is killed in a suspected drug-related shooting. … [Read the Rest]
Dissecting the Miniseries: It’s no surprise Big Brother’s watching ‘Dead Set’
Dead Set (141 minutes, 5 parts) Directed by Yann Demange Written by Charlie Brooker 2008, UK, Channel 4 Dead Set is a damn good zombie film. Correction: Dead Set is a damn good zombie film in five half-hour parts. Or … [Read the Rest]
V: The Original Series: a close encounter with ham and cheese
V: The Original Series, a close encounter with ham and cheese (197 minutes, 2 parts) Directed by Kenneth Johnson Written by Kenneth Johnson 1983, US, NBC From the get go, V does itself a slight disservice. In a move that … [Read the Rest]
Dissecting the Miniseries: A little “Pride and Prejudice” makes the heart grow fonder
Pride and Prejudice (300 minutes, 6 parts) Directed by Simon Langton Written by Andrew Davies 1995, UK, BBC For someone unfamiliar with Jane Austen, it may be impossible to imagine a better advertisement for her best-known work than this 1995 … [Read the Rest]
New Column: Dissecting the Miniseries: An Introduction
Speaking to Michael Ciment about his 1975 masterpiece Barry Lyndon, Stanley Kubrick revealed that he had once been interested in adapting another of Thackeray’s novels, Vanity Fair, for the screen. This idea was ultimately abandoned by Kubrick who felt that … [Read the Rest]
