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Netflix Debuts Egyptian Series Paranormal

27 Friday Nov 2020

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Paranormal (2020-)

Netflix offer an original 6-episode horror series set in Cairo, Egypt. Paranormal (2020-) is based on the book series by Ahmed Khaled Tawfik and set in the 1960s. Dr. Refaat Ismail, an Egyptian hematologist, who lives by a set a laws based off of Murphy’s Law, loosely phrased “laws” of nature dating back to the 1940s. Dr. Refaat becomes the city’s “go-to guy for paranormal” activity. This low-budget series is deeply satisfying and addictive.

Netflix offers a dubbed version. Each episode features a different paranormal phenomena which links the entire season. The series works in a lot of historical references. Pay attention and try to catch them. Netflix has not announced a second season; however, this is standard for the streaming service which generally waits several weeks before making a decision. Tune in and expect to emerge several hours later.

Weird Earth Premiers on The Weather Channel

03 Friday Jul 2020

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The Weather Channel has entered the realm of the unexplained. Finally! There are a lot of strange weather-related phenomena out there. Further, the planet does some strange things—like a breathing forest. The Weather Channel showcases some of the more recent in their limited-season series, Weird Earth.

Weird Earth highlights two distinct weather anomalies or instances where the planet behaves strangely. Experts in various fields comment and react to the events, attempting to theorize what is happening. Some of the events are explained. Others, however, leave the viewer wondering what is truly occurring.

Watch two short clips here:

https://www.facebook.com/WeatherChannelOriginals/videos/282358663131861/?v=282358663131861

Weird Earth airs new episodes each Sunday at 9 PM EST on The Weather Channel. Repeating episodes are shown on Saturdays. Check your local cable listing for more information.

Dead Files Returns Feb. 20th

07 Friday Feb 2020

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Travel Channel’s immensely popular Dead Files returns for Season 12 on Thursday, February 20, 2020.

Dark (2017- ) Season 2 Premieres on Netflix on June 21st

11 Tuesday Jun 2019

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Dark (2017- ) Season 2 Premieres on Netflix on June 21st

Cancel your plans. You’ve got 10 days to binge season 1 of Dark, the first German series to be streamed internationally, before season 2 begins. And you want to be ready!

Dark follows three storylines set in three distinct time periods linking the families in the small town, Winden. Season 1 opens with teenager Jonas Kahnwald returning to school after his father’s suicide. A child goes missing and reignites the fears from decades before when another child disappeared. Read my review here: https://thehauntedlibrarian.com/2017/12/17/dark-binge-worthy/

Netflix ordered season 2 (a short 8-episode season) within a month of debuting, with season 3 announced shortly thereafter. Netflix announced that a staggering 90% of viewership comes from outside Germany. It is one of the most popular non-English series viewed. It can be watched with subtitles or dubbed.

Watch the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=24&v=VE5BQ4Gj2jY

Listen to the haunting theme song “Goodbye” performed by Apparat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66VnOdk6oto

 

Mediocrity Is Travel Channel’s Business Plan

05 Wednesday Jun 2019

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Mediocrity Is Travel Channel’s Business Plan

Travel Channel announced that the subpar and totally faked “paranormal” show Paranormal Caught on Camera has been renewed for a second season, ordering 26 new episodes. Hopefully, they will hire a new slate of “experts” and writers who actually vet and verify these stories.

Stop watching this crap. Travel Channel is single-handedly ruining the paranormal field, which is the basis for my 2019 academic conference presentations. Stay tuned.

Recreate Stranger Things Living Room in Your Home

02 Sunday Jun 2019

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Recreate Stranger Things Living Room in Your Home

Recreate the living room from the insanely popular TV series Stranger Things courtesy of IKEA. The “Real Life Series” brings iconic television show living room sets to their Middle Eastern market. Customers can transform their living room into Joyce Byers’ living room. Although the campaign is limited to the United Arab Emirates, savvy shoppers can scroll through the Swedish furniture/lifestyle company’s website and hand-select items.

Here’s a quick checklist to get you started:

Sofa and Sofa Cover: https://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/20415490/

Sofa Throw: https://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/categories/departments/living_room/20528/

Wing Chair: https://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/90359848/?query=STRANDMON&icid=iba|us|unbxdsuggestion|201811132211556208_1

Armchair: https://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/S79129104/

Bookcase: https://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/40263848/

Coffee Table: https://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/70239710/

String Lights: https://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/30422126/?query=SOLVINDEN&icid=iba|us|unbxdsuggestion|201811132211556208_1

 

If Stranger Things is a tad too strange, then select from Friends or The Simpsons.

Quirky New Mystery Show Debuts on Acorn

02 Sunday Jun 2019

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Quirky New Mystery Show Debuts on Acorn

Queens of Mystery (2019) debuted on the British streaming service Acorn in April. The 3-episode series features three crime-writing sisters who assist their 28-year-old niece, D. S. Matilda Stone, solve murders in the fictional village of Wildemarsh. This quirky series is addictive and easy to binge.

Olivia Vinall stars as the newly minted Detective Sergeant Matilda Stone. Matilda’s mother disappeared when she was a child, and she was raised by her three aunts. Julie Graham (Shetland) is “Cat,” former rocker now graphic artist. Cat is the cool aunt, complete with stripped pants, tattoos, and Mallen streak in her hair. Siobhan Redmond (Unforgotten) is “Jane,” owner of the local mystery bookstore Murder Ink. She gives off the librarian feel. Finally, there’s Sarah Woodward (DCI Banks), who plays “Beth,” the atypical middle age aunt. Although the aunts seem like stereotypes, they’re not. They ground Matilda.

Each episode opens with a fairytale pop-up book animated sequence and is narrated by Juliet Stevenson. The show has a profound Pushing Daisies feel, as well as, Agatha Raisin. Fingers crossed there will be a second season.

Supernatural Ending at 15 Seasons

23 Saturday Mar 2019

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Supernatural Ending at 15 Seasons

After 15 seasons, Supernatural is ending. Although expected, the announcement was unique in that the co-stars made the announcement on Twitter. Originally, producers were hoping to squeak out 300 episodes; however, this announcement ensures that the series will reach 327 total episodes. The final season will have 20 episodes, beginning in the Fall of 2019. As we mourn the passing of the Winchester brothers, enjoy my blog article “5 Things I Learned While Binging Supernatural,” https://thehauntedlibrarian.com/2018/02/18/5-things-i-learned-while-binging-supernatural/.

What We Do in the Shadows (2019) Debuts March 27th

10 Sunday Mar 2019

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What We Do in the Shadows (2019) Debuts March 27th

Cult favorite What We Do in the Shadows (2014) gets a TV show. The 10-episode series debuts on FX on March 27th. Jemaine Clement (Legions) and Taika Waititi (Thor: Ragnarok) co-wrote and co-directed the New Zealand mockumentary on a tight $1.6 million-dollar budget. The film generated nearly $7 million in the U.S. alone. Talk of a spin-off TV series has circulated for a couple of years. The U.S.-based mockumentary series follows 5 new vampire roommates navigating a modern New York world. Early critic reviews are positive. Tune in! In the meantime, enjoy this official trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyZi3rJPENs.

 

The Miniaturist Enthralls

18 Tuesday Sep 2018

Posted by The Haunted Librarian in TV Reviews, Uncategorized

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The Miniaturist Enthralls

“Every woman is the architect of her own fortune.”

The new 3-part mini-series, The Miniaturist, airing on PBS delves into 17th century life in Amsterdam. Based on Jessie Burton’s book by the same title, the mini-series is based on a real married couple and a bizarre wedding present: a cabinet house.

Cabinet houses were displayed in many seventeenth Amsterdam houses serving 2 purposes: status symbols denoting extreme wealthy and privilege. A cabinet house was a miniature replica of a home consisting of a large hutch sectioning off rooms. They were expensive showpieces and incredibly popular; they were not toys. The cabinet house led to the modern-day dollhouse.

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The inspiration for the novel exists and is housed in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. Johannes Brandt, a Dutch merchant, gifted his wife Petronella “Nella” Oortman an expensive cabinet house upon her arrival in Amsterdam. Nella spent the equivalent of $2 million Euros over 5 years filling up the house with trinkets, furniture, and people. It is exquisite!

Author Burton proclaimed, “[seeing the doll house] really started in my imagination this concept of the domestic world.” She constructed her novel highlighting the marginalized misfits within society. Although the story revolves around the true owners of a cabinet house displayed in the Rijksmuseum, the story is pure fiction.

The television cabinet house reflects the coldness of the physical house and the characters living within. The British production company crafted a cabinet house to match the home used in the series. However, not everything is as it appears. A mystery surrounds the Miniaturist, played by Emily Berrington, and how she knows so much about the house, objects, and people associated with the dwelling.

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The PBS series is a refreshing addition to the line-up of British productions airing.

 

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