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Exchange RatePatna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Wednesday won the trust vote in the assembly, proving his majority after dumping long-time ally the BJP. A total of 126 legislators voted for the motion moved by the chief minister while 24 voted against. The house has 243 members. Bharatiya Janata Party legislators walked out before the special session [...]
Category: TV
The Renaissance Man
The secret history of Leonardo da Vinci’s tantalising life comes alive on the new series Da Vinci’s Demons. In a land of myth, and a time of magic, the destiny of Florence rests on the shoulders of a young heretic — Leonardo Da Vinci. Or so the makers of Starz’s new series would have us believe. [...]
Finding the balance
You have known him as Morpheus in the Matrix movie series, now see Laurence Fishburne as Jack Crawford in the much talked about series on AXN, Hannibal. Here’s what the actor had to say about his new role. Q: What do you feel about playing Hannibal? Laurence Fishburne: I don’t necessarily have a set idea [...]
Top 8 bosses from TV shows you want to work under
The workplace makes for a good setting for television shows. Proof being that so many shows revolve around this very premise. We take a look at some of the best bosses on TV. Who knows your boss might just get inspired.
The new M*A*S*H?
In a season full of intense drama and thrills, Bluestone 42 lends just the comedic relief you need. As sitcoms go, this one is pretty much off the charts. BBC 3’s new comedy is centered on a British bomb disposal squad in Afghanistan. Nothing brings out the gallows humour quite like being on the frontlines [...]
Lakeside view
Even as Top of the Lake is dark and disturbing, the seven-part mini-series is a strangely compelling drama that sucks you in despite your best efforts. Not just another police procedural: If you’ve liked The Killing, you’re going to dig this. Detective Robin Griffin (Elizabeth Moss) has returned home to visit her dying mother when [...]
Inside the mind of a serial killer
The Following is an interesting drama about a former FBI agent’s pursuit to stop a mastermind serial killer from unleashing mayhem. Poetry never seemed this sinister on screen, until now. The works of American author Edgar Allan Poe are filled with references to equating death with beauty and he believed that nothing was more beautiful than [...]
In the hot seat
Professor, theatre artiste and actor, Benjamin Gilani is back on Indian television and this time he takes on the role of a quizmaster with Disney Q — The Family Mastermind. He talks to Postnoon about his latest venture. How did your role as anchor on this show come about? What are you expecting out of the show? An [...]
Sailing the High Seas
Vikings, the new TV series on History Channel, which is based on the epic saga of the Viking King Ragnar Lodbrok, gets off to a wobbly start. Despite an interesting premise, the pilot episode never really manages to evoke a sense of awe and it leaves you craving for more action. It’s 793 AD. Somewhere [...]
Turning up the heat
FX’s new TV series The Americans is a well-crafted spy drama about KGB agents leading double lives in the US during the Cold War era. In 2010, when the FBI arrested 10 Russian secret agents who had been living in the US for years, it came as a big surprise to many that sleeper cells [...]
6 flawed, but most loved male stars on TV
They are a sharp contrast to the conservative idea of ‘what a man ought to be’.
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