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Season 1 Rating: CSS=8, CSQ=7 / The Guffaws
Scale F=3, Scale G=3, Scale H=2, Scale I=3, Scale J=4
Season 2 Rating: CSS=9, CSQ=7 / The Guffaws
Scale F=3, Scale G=3, Scale H=3, Scale I=3, Scale J=4
British Comedy, Wit, Based on Book, Odd Couple, 1920s, Sharp Dialogue
Since Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie are two of my comedy heroes and I absolutely love anything set in the 1920s, I had great fun watching both of these seasons of Jeeves and Wooster. Both characters are portrayed so amazingly well it is hard not to be drawn in- loving Bertie for his ridiculous charm and silliness, admiring Jeeves for his incredible mind and suavity. If you like sharp wit and subtle, sophisticated humor, you'll love this show.
Favorite episode from season 1 = "Tuppy and the Terrier"
Favorite episode from season 2 = "Jeeves in the Country"
Season 2 Rating: CSS=9, CSQ=7 / The Guffaws
Scale F=3, Scale G=3, Scale H=3, Scale I=3, Scale J=4
British Comedy, Wit, Based on Book, Odd Couple, 1920s, Sharp Dialogue
Since Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie are two of my comedy heroes and I absolutely love anything set in the 1920s, I had great fun watching both of these seasons of Jeeves and Wooster. Both characters are portrayed so amazingly well it is hard not to be drawn in- loving Bertie for his ridiculous charm and silliness, admiring Jeeves for his incredible mind and suavity. If you like sharp wit and subtle, sophisticated humor, you'll love this show.
Favorite episode from season 1 = "Tuppy and the Terrier"
Favorite episode from season 2 = "Jeeves in the Country"
Miss Marple, all seasons (Joan Hickson, 1984-1992)
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Rating: CSQ=10, SP=7 / Decadence
Scale A=3, Scale B=4, Scale C=3, Scale D=3, Scale E=4
British Drama, Mystery, Based on Book, Detective, 1940s-1960s
Agatha Christie has written my favorite mysteries and is one of my all-time favorite authors. While my favorite of her timeless characters is Detective Hercule Poirot, there is a place in my heart for the warm, unassuming, but sharp as a tack Miss Marple. Masterpiece Mystery has resurrected the character in recent years but nothing compares to Miss Marple portrayed to perfection by Joan Hickson in the 1980s. These productions are so good because the characters are exactly right.
The Body in the Library (1984)
A Murder is Announced (1985)
A Pocket Full of Rye (1985)
The Moving Finger (1985)
The Murder at the Vicarage (1986)
Sleeping Murder (1987)
At Bertram's Hotel (1987) -my personal favorite
Nemesis (1987)
4.50 from Paddington (1987)
A Caribbean Mystery (1989)
They Do It With Mirrors (1991)
The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side (1992)
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