Talkie Tuesday: Murder at the Breakers

 

"It's time for a new generation to step up to the mantle."

 

Hello everyone!

 

Welcome back to the murder mystery train.

 

That's right, the weather outside being what it is - that is, rainy and foggy and all things mysterious - has prompted me to return to my love of mysteries, because there's just something about the kind of atmosphere it produces which always leads me to either read or watch detectives muddle their way through clues.

 

This one's no different.

 

Actually, I think Hallmark's trying it's hand at several different, new projects right now, with rights to different book series, to see what sticks to the wall and what doesn't.

 

Because Gilded Newport Mysteries was a book series FIRST before they translated it onto the screen, and I'm now absolutely curious about the series as a whole, having seen this first installment.

 

I'm a fan of HBO's Gilded Age, after all. Gilded Newport Mysteries: Murder at the Breakers sounded right up my alley.

Tuesday Thoughts: The Gilded Age

 

"Persistence is the key to everything. Persistence - and patience." 

Hello everyone!

I have a slightly shorter blog post for you all today, and I hope you'll forgive me for it, but I did try and at least combine a few of my thoughts on the matter within it.

You see, a few show seasons ago HBO launched it's new period drama that I would have checked out for the era alone, but they billed one of the best names in the industry under its star power: Christine Baranski.

And if you know Baranski, you KNOW she never picks a bad role!

Nor did she do so in this one, where she serves us a weekly dose of realism and sarcasm tightly laced into a corset with eyebrows that could challenge Elrond.

I love it.

So if you want to take a quick look at glitz, glamour and a whole lot of humour along with the drama, look no further: we're talking The Gilded Age tonight.