The Indian Doctor Leaves Me Wanting More

Full disclosure, the reason I am writing this post today is because I don't wanted be disappointed when googling recent posts about The Indian Doctor.

The Indian Doctor is not normally the type of drama I go for but I was absolutely enthralled by it. The premise was so simple, it followed Dr. Prem Sharma (Sanjeev Bhaskar) and his wife Karmini (Ayesha Dharker) who have left their home in India for a job in a Welsh village in the 1960s. The show explores the clash of cultures in the 60s between the couple and the citizens of the town that they are now inhibiting and how the public have to begrudgingly accept them into their community as the doctor is an integral member of it. In time the townsfolk grow to embrace them and their culture, not out of necessity but out of choice. The drama also portrays topical issues of the time including the health of miners, a small pox pandemic as well as property development threatening the town.

So, How Shocking Was That Arrow Death?

*Spoilers from Arrowverse/Flarrowverse/IDon'tCareWhatIt'sCalledVerse below* 

I feel like readers of this blog probably think I'm sadistic because I keep discussing the demises of characters, or the yearning for their deaths. This post won't help. The season four opener of Arrow that aired last Autumn featured a flash forward to funeral of a main character, and now we've just about caught up to that flash forward. The viewers had been kept in the dark about who might be keeping the casket warm, with writers teasing the audience and ruling characters out but alas we have figured out who has bitten the dust.

Please don't read any further if you're not all caught up.

Why I Just Can't Like Fear The Walking Dead

*Spoilers from Fear The Walking Dead*

Despite the recent criticism I had of The Walking Dead I do love the show, not as much as I used to but I never miss an episode. When the spin off was announced I was eager to watch it, hoping to recapture the feelings I had when I started watching The Walking Dead. I'm sad to report that although I stuck through the first season of Fear The Walking Dead I was mostly bored and I find it hard to remember moments I liked. That's a lie, I struggle to remember any moments. Even when a TV show is bad you can remember some bits and pieces about it but I have trouble remembering anything. All I know about it is that there was a woman that died and some teenager with a drug habit. No memorable deaths, no memorable characters.

How Marvelous Is Deadpool?

Every year we have more and more comic book films arriving in our cinemas and I believed that audiences were getting bored of them. I have in the past discussed my affliction with comic book movie fatigue and that remains unchanged. Yes, I still watch every film that Marvel releases but at a significant delay. Yes, I am prejudice against DC films but not because I'm in camp marvel but because their cinematic universe is affecting the television one, and also because they aren't actually at all good anymore. Apparently not everyone is fed up with the realm of comic book movies because when Deadpool was released everyone seemed to go nuts over it, and I know this will not be a popular opinion but I don't quite get it.

Is The 100 Is Batting 1000?

*Spoilers for season 3 of The 100*

A few years ago the only show on The CW I would rave about was Supernatural as it was the only show that wasn't directly targeted at teenage girls (although a lot of the fan base seems to be just that). It wasn't marred with frenemies and love triangles to keep the viewers on their toes, it's about a brotherly bond and how blood isn't the only thing that makes you family. And killing monsters, mustn't forget the killing monsters part. It stood out amongst all the other shows on the network such as Gossip Girl and 90210 but then something glorious happened, they got a new CEO who decided just because the shows and the people looked pretty didn't mean they deserved to be on the air. In 2011 Mark Pedowitz took the reigns of the network and decided to branch out in regards to their programming because he realised people other than teenage girls watch television. From that ground breaking thought his predecessor didn't think of came the likes of comic book adaptations Arrow, The Flash and iZombie, critically acclaimed Jane The Virgin and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend as well as The 100 which is the subject of this post.

Are You Satisfied With Life In The High-Rise?

*Minor spoilers from the novel and the film below*

I've been eager to watch High-Rise ever since it was announced as I'm a fan of J.G. Ballard's dystopian outlook on life. I must admit I hadn't read the novel of High-Rise but I picked it up as soon as the movie was announced and was absolutely engrossed, finishing it within a couple of weeks. Who doesn't like to read about an idyllic society living high in the sky yet descending into the chaos of  class war, leading to the residents partaking in rape and murder? Americans apparently as my computers language is set to American English and 'dystopia' isn't in the vocabulary, but fortunately Britain loves doom and gloom so this movie was made. Prior to the film being green lit I hadn't gotten to know the work of director Ben Wheatley but I certainly do now and I will forever be grateful. I should probably discuss the film as it will be more topical than the novel that was released decades ago and don't worry, Wheatley's previous films will most definitely be a post for another day.