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bloody hell are the women? the hub HolmesMantra loves crime. So #1 Much like his British cousin, Martin Scorsese’s does ScorsWese. romancing of the mob has been as ubiquitous as romances get. Not satiated by the Italian mafioso BBC’s modern-day rendition of Arthur Conan and their ‘wise guy’ lore he has dabbled with Doyle’s classic has a metrosexual Sherlock sporting the history of the notorious Irish gangs and the the tag of a sociopath with as much comfort as his villainous hordes from the United States of Jack made-to-fit suits and his Asperger-ish tendencies. Nicholson. Legend has it that the creator of ‘The Sort of like a younger Dr. Gregory House; minus Sopranos’, approached Marty, with his concept of a the limp and the fake-genuine American accent. television series with (Steve) Buscemi about the life He gratifies viewers by guiding them through and times of crime kingpin Nucky (Jones). Marty in the simplest paths to the most gloriously arcane turn got in touch with his friend Marky (Wahlberg) deductions. Benedict Cumberbatch portrays the and together they became executive producers of contemporary Sherlock with the furious energy Boardwalk Empire, the show with the most number of a riptide, all the while flipping the analytical of schmuck-named people under a single asbestos equivalent of a middle finger to dim-witted cynics. roof. The show has broken several records, not the Sherlock loves to SMS and bask in the miasma of least of which is the record of the ‘most expensive multiple nicotine patches. He also betrays a hesitant pilot episode in the history of television’, an episode affection, which borders suspiciously on the directed by Scorsese himself. homoerotic, towards Watson. The plot is tight, the production resolute, the twists unpredictable and If you still need a reason to watch, we’ve got two rapped the show, inspite of its hour-and-a-half runtime, a words for you – Golden Globes. by M’s fortresse de Style AMantrabrams and Nolan join Jesus #2 to create et de la Survie seems to primetime havoc have relented the tight hold it exercises More often than not, fantasy team ups in the on its feverishly entertainment industry disappoint – Big stars stonewalled secrets, getting together with bigger filmmakers– it especially after the happens all the time. Remember Joel Schumacher getting Chris O’ Donnell, Schwarzenegger, Clooney, overwhelming success of our Uma Thurman and Alicia Silverstone together for guide to the summer of Men with Rubber Nipples Batman and Robin. The blockbusters. catastrophic nature of the project can be summed T up by the vapourized careers of everyone attached This time around, the powers- to the project. Barring Clooney, of course. He still that-be unleash the five never looks people in the eye. Up, down and all mantras which will give around but never straight in the eye. you omniscient vision into the world of Person of Interest, thankfully enough is not another mega team up from hell. Ironically enough, its primetime television. roots lie in another Batman film. Jonathan Nolan, These mantras, however, might while writing the Dark Knight, conceptualised a result in a stroppyT addiction to story about future crimes and their prevention. Jim the boob-tube. You have been Caviezel, a highly underrated actor, whose career warned…. by Sanjiv Nair nosedived since his portrayal of Jesus in Passion of the Christ, plays Reese, a former CIA agent who reappears while the world presumes he is dead; sort of like a second coming. Michael Emerson aka Benjamin Linus from Lost, plays Finch, a reclusive and eccentric billionaire who has developed a program that can determine future crimes. Ben and Jesus team up to chastise would-be sinners with cool action sequences, and insane explosions, funded by the moneys of executive producer and the Jew with Midas’s touch JJ Abrams. Person of Interest holds the US record for the most watched pilot episode of a drama in the past 15 years.

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Postpartum depression is the closest comparison to the despair felt by LOTR fans when the franchise came to an end. Honour, friendship and bravado on a scale as grand and a world as mythical would rarely be seen ever again. In search of gratification, fans spread themselves thin watching every medieval fantasy movie the world had to offer. Satiation however, would lie nearly a decade away with a story disparate in premise and treatment but with its rich production laden heart in a jewel encrusted right place

Game of Thrones is a medieval fantasy based on George R.R. Martin’s series of best-selling novels titled A Song of Ice and Fire. Set in the kingdom of Westeros, Game of Thrones chronicles the violent conflicts between warring factions for the throne. Deceit, lies and a plot with more twists than a plateful of medieval spaghetti ensure the lack of even a single dull moment. The production design is incredibly intricate with a focus on the minutest of details, right down to the brownish crumb of dried blood on hazardous weapons. The action is epic and the performances superb. The women are sensual and often in a state of undress, not a measly attempt at improved show ratings, but a genuine faithfulness to the source. Sean Bean in the lead as Eddard Stark is royal and full of gravitas, but the show stealer has to be the remarkable Peter Dinklage as the conniving Tyrion Lannister. The show is due to premier soon on HBO. Keep both eyes and a seeing stone out for this one.

Mantra #3 Spielberg’sMantra fixations are slightly #5 time machine to a very green place, 85 million years Sitcoms get a shot of testosterone roost(er?). Driving a pick-up truck and armed with ago. Quite why do they have to land bang in the a powerdrill, he kapows his manliness back in place perverse. Thank god for that! middle of a jungle full of dinosaurs and not a civil Ever noticed how sitcoms have spelt doom for with humour which might be antique, but is still society somewhere in the midst of the renaissance good old-fashioned masculinity? Call it a raving quite funny. After all, any show which asks ‘What’s Terra Nova, in the simplest of terms, is a pre-historic, is anyone’s guess. The point is, now that they are conspiracy theory, but the rare powerful female Glee?’ deserves our rapt attention. The second sci-fi, adventure-drama show which borrows heavily in the idyllic preserve of primeval and stunningly archetypes are becoming the norm and men are show completely empathizes with the child in us from Avatar, Total Recall and a bunch of time travel scenic nature, who will protect them from the not even aware of it. Monica overpowers Chandler, and quite aptly is called Man Up. ABC’s riotous and end of the world flicks and dumps it into a dangers of T Rexes, Velociraptors and belligerent Lily overpowers Marshall and Sofia Vergara new comedy is about men with childish addictions blender with dinosaurs. The byproduct of Steven budget cuts? To the rescue jumps Duke Nukem’s overpowers aaaayyverybody. The alpha males, Joey, to Playstations, porn and sports channels (sound Spielberg’s depraved Jurassic fixation, the show’s 60-year-old lookalike, the inimitable Stephen Lang Barney Stinson and their ilk, have been reduced familiar?) who decide that the confines of domestic two-hour pilot which debuted in this year’s comic from Avatar. His demeanour betrays leadership, to ‘comic relief’. NO MORE! Roars a reinvigorated life have suppressed the manliness in them for way con, has wowed audiences enough to have inspired but his sardonic face betrays treachery and Tim Allen as he unleashes chest pounding, muscle too long. In order to fix just that, the three embark him to sanction Jurassic Park 4 (Oh the horror!), but cunning. Of course, there is the minor matter of the encapsulated humour from the glorious 1990s. In on the most hilarious of misadventures which has never mind that. Shannon family, who are oblivious of the dangers Last Man Standing, he is the man with the coolest them gate-crashing weddings, playing basketball their voyage into the past, reflective of the falling job since his stint as a power tools salesman in with men twice their size and, of course, the chef- Terra Nova looks brilliant, is technically spiffy standards of grade school education in a hundred Home Improvement – marketing director for an d’oeuvre – multiplayer video gaming. The pilot and has special effects which are awe inspiring – years. For all the sarcasm though, we highly outdoor sporting goods store. While his job has is hilarious with humor reminiscent of Arrested definitely by a TV show’s standards at least. In the recommend this show, thanks to the initial rushes. him calling the shots, at home he is rather out Development. As the French would say – Bring on year 2149, mankind is threatened by extinction We only hope that the show is broadcast in India in of place with his wife and daughters ruling the the beer! with their only hope being a journey through a HD as well, because visually it is magnificent.

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