Seshadri's Musings

More web-series reviews… Berlin – Came out in 2023.  Back to his golden age before the events of "Money Heist," Berlin and a masterful gang gather in Paris to plan one of his most ambitious robberies ever. A review from IMDB... Berlin. One of the most flamboyant characters of Money Heist, deserved his own series. And sadly, it was disappointing. The series has virtually no plot apart from looting an auction house which too is very naive. Money Heist was exciting and it had on-the-toes plot and picturization. Berlin is just reduced to more of a "not-so-exciting" love-story of Berlin rather than emphasis on his brilliant, masterful mind. Apart from Pedro Alonso (Berlin) and Tristán Ulloa (Damien), nobody else stands out. Even old Money Heist characters, cameos played by Najwa Nimri (Insp. Alicia Sierra) and Itziar Ituño (Insp. Raquel Murillo) are absolutely wasted. Money Heist had characters which people sti

More web-series reviews…   Miss Scarlet & The Duke – Came in 2020 and has completed 4 seasons.  When Eliza Scarlet's father dies, he leaves her penniless, but she resolves to continue his detective agency. To operate in a male-dominated world, though, she needs a partner - step forward a detective known as the Duke. A review from IMDB... Miss Scarlet and the Duke is a Victorian era period piece involving our main character miss Scarlet who is a lady detective in a time where that was unheard of. In fact Victorian lady's were preferred to be seen and not heard in general. Miss Eliza Scarlet's father is missing at the beginning of this series and she is left to her own devices. She almost immediately calls upon Scotland Yard's seasoned detective and family friend, William "The Duke" Wellington for help finding her father. This establishes a very contentious relationship between William and Eliza as

More web-series reviews… Vigil 2 nd Season – 2nd season came out in 2024.  The mysterious disappearance of a Scottish fishing trawler and a death on-board a Trident nuclear submarine bring the police into conflict with the Navy and British security services. DCI Amy Silva leads an investigation on land and at sea into a conspiracy that threatens the very heart of Britain's nuclear deterrent. One of the reviews from IMDB... While S1 was a decent crime/drama series, S2 starts off like a joke and continue in the same dreadful manner. Unfortunately, a very poor sequel. Story is poor, script is even poorer, acting is terrible and everything is just very low budget, low quality. And what about the country Wudyan? I thought we had stopped using made up countries? Last time I heard something similar was in Tintin and the Picaros in 1976. It is a shame that the execution is not good enough since the basic idea of a political

More web-series reviews…   Beyond Paradise – Came out in 2023. 2 seasons so far. DI Humphrey Goodman takes up post in Devon. But with a high crime rate, maybe things will be louder than expected. A review from IMDB... DI Humphrey Goodman takes up his new post in Devon, leaving The Caribbean well and truly in the past. If you're a fan of Death in Paradise, you should like it, if you were a fan of Kris Marshall's spell in Saint Marie, then I think you're going to love it. It's different enough from Death in Paradise, to not just be DiP without the weather, but there's also something very familiar and cosy about it. It's quite light, it's verging on afternoon drama, but it's engaging, intriguing enough, and has a few laughs. Spinoffs don't always work, and very few seem to last, but there's enough here, providing it does well, for this to run. I adored Humphrey, and he's as g

More web-series reviews… Shetland – The 8th season came out in 2023 with a new protagonist. Created from the novels by award winning crime writer Ann Cleeves, Shetland follows DI Jimmy Perez and his team as they investigate crime within the close knit island community. In this isolated and sometimes inhospitable environment, the team have to rely on a uniquely resourceful style of policing. Set against a hauntingly beautiful landscape, Shetland is based on the best selling books such as Red Bones, Raven Black, Dead Water and Blue Lightning. A review from IMDB... Loved Seasons 1 - 7 of Shetland that had it all -- a great lead/character; excellent supporting cast/characters; interesting storylines; along with natural character development woven into the stories. But cut to Season 8, and not only did the series lose its central character, but much of the supporting elements that made the previous 7 seasons so compelling. Doug

More web-series reviews…   Testament: The Story of Moses – Came out in 2024.  Explore the life of Moses, his journey from outcast and murderer to prophet and liberator of the Hebrews from Egyptian oppression. A review from IMDB... I came with reservations because of other comments, but apparently they didn't watch it until the end, because I did in fact find it very entertaining, insightful, touching and also very realistic. I like how they show Moses for what he really was - a shy, reserved and troubled individual. They don't hide the fact that he lived most of his life as a fugitive. They also show accounts of his interactions with various local people from polytheistic tribes and other faiths, which most other shows about topics such as the bible omit. Reality is much more diverse and complex than just the mythical story, and they honor this fact historically. If this would have been a show trying to "convert" you (Judaism is against conversion anyway)