Seshadri's Musings

More web-series reviews… Hinterland – On the run from his London past, DCI Tom Mathias, a brilliant but troubled man, isolates himself on the outskirts of a town filled with secrets as dark and destructive as his own. Partnered with the intelligent and complex DI Mared Rhys, they form an engaging relationship as they embark on solving cases that involve the ultimate anti-social crime, murder. Ran from 2013-2016.  Also known as "Y Gwyll".  One trivia - Dialogue scenes were filmed twice, in English and then in Welsh; the show was broadcast in both languages. While the dialogue in both versions essentially share the same content, the Welsh scenes were often accomplished with fewer words. Y Gwyll (means the dusk in Welsh language). Hinterland is German for the land behind such as storage area in a port, or rural part of a city. One of the reviews from IMDB... I love those British crime/mystery series such as "Lew...

 More web-series reviews… Rocket Boys – The story of two extraordinary men, Dr. Homi Jehangir Bhabha and Dr. Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai, who created history while building India's future. One of the reviews from IMDB... Sony LIV's Rocket Boys will take you into space technology for national development, which will inspire and motivate you with head-strong story of three genius who have played a pivotal role in creating history for India. Rocket Boys takes you through the journey of events right from India's independence in 1947, launch of first nuclear program and space program which involved geniuses like Homi J Bhabha, Vikram Sarabhai and APJ Abdul Kalam who despite the struggle, different thinking, approach, political pressure and disagreement, creates history for India which made us proud with their achievements. There are two things which can ignite the curiosity in you to watch the 8 episode web series drama - Abhay Pannu takes the director's seat along wi...

My 25 th marriage anniversary was coming up and I wanted to celebrate it with going somewhere where I had never been to.  I was toying with many options, even overseas.  I almost finalized Maldives in October last year.  The prices that I was getting for the whole tour was reasonable.  But the only hitch was the Corona virus.  In case another wave came, all the advances would have been forfeited and the flight charges too would have been lost.  So, I waited till end January to make the bookings.  With Corona spreading outside India at a pace faster than India, the location was finalized as India.  It finally stopped at a 6-7 days Rajasthan tour.  When I enquired about the quote from Makemytrip, they sent me the details and also suggested Kashmir tour for the same time-period and rates.  That made me finalise Kashmir as the final choice.  They then sent me the itinerary and the price details.  I had some queries and sent them a...

More web-series reviews… Quicksand – A Swedish series that came in Netflix in 2019. Based on the Swedish novel "Störst av allt" by Malin Persson Giolito. After a school shooting in Stockholm's wealthiest suburb, Danderyd, the seemingly normal 18 year-old girl Maja is accused of murder. But during the trial, details of her relationship with five other students, parents and a teacher are revealed. Is she really the murderer or just another victim? One of the reviews from IMDB... Quicksand, a thrilling mystery drama, an unpretentious show that hooks you from the first episode, while slowly and interestingly developing. It's not a masterpiece and never sees itself as one, but it's a very engaging series, showing among others that sad and naive mistakes, driven by stupidity, negligence and love may have dear consequences. (+) Great acting by the main and supportive cast alike. Now, I know Hanna Ardéhn. We need more of her in series. Sometimes dull, but with a ...