Category Archives: Television

Website changes & life updates

Posted on 4 May, 2020 by jlynnstapleton

Due to changes with my previous web-hosting company (switching to commercial only accounts), I decided to transfer things over to WP, including the Otalia Virtual Seasons as a separate page from the blog. All of the mini-sodes that were written are … Continue reading →

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My overall impression of the first series of “Gentleman Jack”

Posted on 14 June, 2019 by jlynnstapleton

So many things to say… J. Lynn Stapleton There are so many things to appreciate about the entirety of Gentleman Jack that I scarcely know where to begin. I’d been massively looking forward to this series since I heard of its … Continue reading →

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Taking a tour of Emmerdale Village

Posted on 23 September, 2018 by jlynnstapleton

This past summer I had the good fortune to be able to visit the Emmerdale Village and Studio Experience tours. To back up just a bit, I’ve been a fan of the nearly 46 year old UK soap for six … Continue reading →

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Women Direct: Storytelling a changing vision

Posted on 1 November, 2016 by jlynnstapleton

An interview with actress and director, Cady McClain By J. Lynn Stapleton When under two percent of the top 100 films are directed by women, it is not unreasonable to question the larger issue of ingrained cultural bias against a … Continue reading →

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Call the Midwife – Series 5: Missing Scenes [505-508]

Posted on 4 May, 2016 by jlynnstapleton

Herein is the second half of the Missing Scenes from series five of “Call The Midwife”. The missing scenes are ones that have been edited out by PBS for their broadcasts, which differ from the full-length broadcasts that the BBC … Continue reading →

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Call the Midwife – Series 5: Missing Scenes [501-504]

Posted on 16 April, 2016 by jlynnstapleton

As I had done for the BBC series Last Tango in Halifax, I will be posting the missing scenes that differ from what the BBC airs to what PBS edits. The dialogue written by Heidi Thomas McGann and co-writers . … Continue reading →

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Last Tango in Halifax – Series Three – Missing Scenes [Eps 304-306]

Posted on 13 August, 2015 by jlynnstapleton

This post concludes the missing scenes from second half of series three of Last Tango in Halifax. Okay, so these episodes were probably the hardest to re-watch, and possibly one of the reasons for the delay – in addition to … Continue reading →

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Last Tango in Halifax – Series Three – Missing Scenes [Eps 301-303]

Posted on 19 July, 2015 by jlynnstapleton

Here we go again for another series of Last Tango in Halifax being aired on PBS with clips and sections edited out for various reasons, the choices in the edits I don’t always understand. For me, whether you like the … Continue reading →

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My Thoughts on Series 3 of ‘Last Tango in Halifax’

Posted on 2 February, 2015 by jlynnstapleton

Okay, this is a bit more long-winded than I had planned when I started writing it, but there it is. Storyline-wise this series took place over a span of seven months (February-August). I occasionally thought it was uneven at times, … Continue reading →

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Getting caught up on ‘Five Days’

Posted on 26 January, 2015 by jlynnstapleton

You know how sometimes you’ll get a DVD set and make plans to watch and then life happens and you don’t get back to it for a while? Several months ago I’d ordered the DVDs for the BBC/HBO produced series … Continue reading →

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