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It's the end of the year and that means it's time to get reflective. 2020 didn't turn out the way anyone planned, and that was sometimes reflected in the offerings that turned up on our TVs. However, some of the shows that arrived were
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After a year of nearly all-male all-procedural mysteries on PBS, Flesh and Blood has felt like a breath of fresh air. As viewers round into the finale, we still don't know who to suspect or who the victim is. But, as one might imagine, after sitting with Mary,
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In the penultimate installment of Flesh & Blood, the series begins stripping away the stuff that doesn't matter and gives viewers the first glimpse of the night in question. As I noted last week, this is a matter of figuring out which of the storylines are red herrings
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Mysteries are all about misdirection. If a mystery were to spell out the whodunit, it would be over in all of 15-30 minutes. That means that most of the time when we watch a mystery series, it's about trying to parse the actual thread of what happened versus
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PBS' latest series, Flesh & Blood, opens in what looks to be the aftermath of a terrible accident. A house on the beach in the dark, rain and blood on the stones below, broken glass, perhaps a broken balcony, flashing lights from police cars, emergency responders trundling what looks
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As autumn descends onto 2020, the upheaval in the streaming world and the barrage of new programming takes a short break. But don't worry, PBS Passport, Acorn TV, and Britbox are all here for viewers this October, as is Netflix, which brings four series to these shores this
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After the police procedural of Van Der Valk, Masterpiece's Mystery series moves to a very different sort of thriller for October. Flesh & Blood is a four-part miniseries, a stand-alone thriller that is as much about the interior family drama as it is the exterior violence visited on
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It's been five years since Poldark rolled into Masterpiece in June of 2015. Since then, the show became a fall staple, anchoring the Masterpiece and PBS line-up for the last half-decade. But after five seasons, the show has said goodbye, leaving fans bereft this year. It's
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Perhaps it speaks to the mood of 2020 that Masterpiece's Sunday 9 p.m. hour will be given to mysteries and thrillers this fall. September brings the rebooted version of Van Der Valk for audiences to check out. And as soon as that series ends, the next one