Seldon's Blog

Recently, I noticed there have been a good number of television productions in both North America and Great Britain, set during the 19th century. Below is a list of those productions I have seen during this past decade in chronological: ( Read more... )

"ONCE UPON A TIME": THE FRUSTRATION OF AN OUTLAW QUEEN SHIPPER

The latest plot development of ABC's "ONCE UPON A TIME" has left me in a state of frustration. This plot development . . . or twist has to do with the relationship between the characters Mayor Regina Mills aka the Evil Queen and Robin Hood aka Robin of Locksley. And the ironic thing is that my frustration is not centered on the actual plot twist, but has a good deal to do with the fan reaction to it. ( Read more... )

Below is a list of my favorite period drama television series. Since this list consists only of television series, there are no miniseries or television movies on this list: ( Read more... )

Below is a list of my top five favorite episodes from Season One of the BBC America series "COPPER". Created by Tom Fontana and Will Rokos, the series stars Tom Weston-Jones, Kyle Schmid and Ato Essandoh: ( Read more... )

Below is a gallery featuring the costumes designed by Eduardo Castro for Seasons One and Two of the ABC series, "ONCE UPON A TIME". Do not expect to find Jennifer Morrison, Jared S. Gilmore, Eion Bailey or others performers not featured in any of the Fairy Tale Land flashback sequences: ( Read more... )

"HOW DO YOU SOLVE A PROBLEM LIKE THE CHARMINGS?"

I will be the first to admit that I have become a diehard fan of ABC's "ONCE UPON A TIME". It was not easy for me. The concept of fairy tale characters existing in the modern world because of a magical curse really appealed to me. However, I had some difficulty in maintaining interest in the series, due to what I felt was the slow introductions of the major characters and slow pacing in the first half of Season One. ( Read more... )