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I’m Sad To Report

Thursday, August 2, 2007

I finished watching Jekyll.
What can I say? The ending was a disappointment.
It starts so great. And it held me fast for four episodes.
But by episode five, I was asking “what?! what show is this?”
It’s funny. In the pilot I loved the abrupt turns that kept taking you into new territory. […]

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Time + Emotion - Jekyll Part 2

Tuesday, July 24, 2007

I finished reading Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and am now back to tv. I have decided to wait for the final episode of Jekyll before watching ep 5. I’m looking forward to the mini-binge and dreading saying good-bye to the show.
Meanwhile, so much is building up that I may have to […]

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If Jackman Gets a Hard On, I’m It: Jekyll

Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Perhaps I have sufficiently conveyed to you my admiration of Jekyll. Now down to business:
The pilot episode, written by Steven Moffat, is laid out in a teaser and four acts and as Anonymous pointed out, it’s the pilot for a short-lived miniseries and not for an ongoing series. For that reason it’s quite […]

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