Odin of Asgard sez: Amusing tweet by actor Donal Logue re TV's version of Miami, no doubt sent while on his couch in LA waiting for his agent to call back with good news about him nailing yet another audition; he's consistently good in everything he plays, and we both LOVE @HistoryVikings -except he's in it, I'm just watching it on TV; #TravisFimmel and @KatherynWinnick are perfect choices to play #RagnarLothbrok and Lagertha; Jag älskar Lagertha!

Odin of Asgard sez: Amusing tweet by actor Donal Logue re TV's version of Miami, no doubt sent while on his couch in LA waiting for his agent to call back with good news about him nailing yet another audition; he's consistently good in everything he plays, and we both LOVE @HistoryVikings -except he's in it, I'm just watching it on TV; #TravisFimmel and @KatherynWinnick are perfect choices to play #RagnarLothbrok and Lagertha; Jag älskar Lagertha!

Judging by CSI: Miami, Dade County is loaded. Must have spent millions on hologram computer monitors and Hummers alone.
— donal logue (@donallogue) March 7, 2013

https://twitter.com/donallogue/status/309709809010233345


@donallogue  https://twitter.com/donallogue
http://twitpic.com/photos/donallogue
Will be on @CopperTV this summer


Meanwhile, the lovely, talented and moxie-filled Lagertha, a.k.a. Mrs. Ragnar (Katheryn Winnick @KatherynWinnick) a real keeper, tweets amusingly:

Opened front page of @wired_magazine and found this... #VIKINGS @historyvikings @gblagden @clivestanden @donallogue twitter.com/KatherynWinnic…
— Katheryn Winnick (@KatherynWinnick) February 17, 2013

I first became aware of Katheryn Winnick on Bravo's "The It Factor" over ten years ago, the first reality show I ever watched and one of the very best, since it'd do well now with new cast as long as you eliminated the drama queens. Somewhere around here I have some videotapes with all the episodes on it, which I brought with me from D.C. for some reason.

https://twitter.com/VikingLagertha



Producer and writer Michael Hirst on historical misconceptions about the culture and belief system of The Vikings. New episodes of The Vikings air every Sunday at 10 Eastern/9 Central on The History Channel, DirecTV Channel 269.

Viking women's autonomy and independence

http://www.history.com/shows/vikings
https://twitter.com/HistoryVikings

http://officialtravisfimmel.com/
Ragnar Lothbrok @RagnarLothbrok   https://twitter.com/RagnarLothbrok
The real one! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ragnar_Lodbrok

Wow! Photos of the waterfall at Powerscourt in Ireland, where some of the most amazing scenes from The Vikings were filmed:
http://blog.powerscourt.ie/blog/bid/137543/History-Channel-Films-TV-series-Vikings-at-Powerscourt-Waterfall

Most of this Danish video is in English

vvfilmztv YouTube Channel video: 185 "Vikings"-interview med Gustaf Skarsgård/ Vikings actor Gustaf Skarsgård on his role as Floki in the series, experiences in past films, comparisons to HBO's "Game of Thrones" and film directors he'd like to work with in the future, especially Scandinavian ones. Uploaded March 3, 2013. http://youtu.be/bjbQ-TvsFqQ

Asha means Awesome with Personality Plus in BBC-speak: BBC America's Asha Leo makes her U.S. debut tonight and we are quite psyched! The Brit List 20 Sexiest Special airs tonight at 10 p.m.; my British Triad: Diana Rigg, Julie Christie, Elizabeth Hurley

BBC America video: Meet Asha Leo, Your Pop Culture Guru
http://youtu.be/9RXDpEs9rYg


Asha means Awesome with Personality Plus in BBC-speak: BBC America's Asha Leo makes her U.S. debut tonight and we are quite psyched! The Brit List 20 Sexiest Special airs tonight at 10 p.m. Eastern
That's DirecTV Channel 264.
Repeats on Wednesday at 1 a.m. and 10 a.m. and Thursday at 3 a.m., all Eastern.


For your consideration... re THE BRIT LIST: 20 SEXIEST, my British Triad: Diana Rigg, Julie Christie, Elizabeth Hurley.

Game, set, match!!!

The Avengers TV intro (1965)

http://youtu.be/tvmgrnsaE1U

Old-school spying with élan!

northbreed1 video: EMMA PEEL: Black and White Lightning

http://youtu.be/g6p32JSDO8w

Muirmaiden video: Far From The Madding Crowd (Suite);
City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Director: Kenneth Alwyn. April 10, 2010. http://youtu.be/nuAeRsHtDgA

Claradarko2 video: Young Indiana Jones: Celtic Love. (from 1992, Season 1, Episode 2 of The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, "London, May 1916")

http://youtu.be/9dE9B2m9WX4

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British political thriller mini-series 'State of Play" begins airing on BBC America tonight at 10 p.m.; gets rave review in LA Times today

BBC America video: Dramaville Presents STATE OF PLAY Launch Trailer

http://youtu.be/67QZy4lLuCs

The first episode of State of Play airs tonight at 10 p.m. Eastern, DirecTV Channel 264.

See this rave review from today's Los Angeles Times:

Los Angeles Times

Show Tracker blog -WHAT YOU'RE WATCHING

Review: The return of 'State of Play'

December 7, 2011 | 7:13 am

By Robert Lloyd

Tonight, seven years after it first brought the series to these shores, BBC America will begin replaying the 2003 conspiracy-thriller miniseries "State of Play." It is a terrific work of television, with what seems now a superstar cast and crew, nearly all of whom have gone on to greater fame and bigger if not always better things.

Read the rest of the review at:

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2011/12/the-return-of-state-of-play.html

Material on the mini-series is at: http://www.bbcamerica.com/state-of-play/ and

http://www.bbcamerica.com/?s=State+of+play&searchsubmit=Search

and http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/stateofplay/ or purchase the DVD at http://www.bbcamericashop.com/dvd/state-of-play-14535.html

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BBC America YouTube Channel:

http://www.youtube.com/user/BBCAmericaTV

I wrote about the series last Thursday in a post titled, Next Wednesday, the 2003 British political thriller mini-series 'State of Play" begins airing on BBC America; watch 'Page Eight' online until Tuesday

http://hallandalebeachblog.blogspot.com/2011/12/next-wednesday-2003-british-political.html

Next Wednesday, the 2003 British political thriller mini-series 'State of Play" begins airing on BBC America; watch 'Page Eight' online until Tuesday

BBC America video: Dramaville Presents STATE OF PLAY Launch Trailer, http://youtu.be/67QZy4lLuCs

Speaking of the often messy, ego-driven, class-driven nexus of contemporary British politics and news media, as I was in my last blog post... I've heard lots of great things about this mini-series over the years but I've never seen it for myself.

The first episode of State of Play airs Wednesday at 10 p.m. Eastern, DirecTV Channel 264.

Bill Nighy, who stars in the mini-series as a newspaper editor, was EXCELLENT as an MI5 operative playing alongside his curious neighbor, longtime HBB favorite Rachel Weisz, in the David Hare-directed BBC thriller, "Page Eight," which ran on PBS' Masterpiece Contemporary early last month.

Lots of people I know all over the country say that was one of the best things they've seen all year on TV the past year, along with Downton Abbey, of course.

*You can also STILL watch Page Eight online for free at the PBS website until December 6th.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/watch/pageeight.html

It's one hour and 44 minutes long -and remember to hit full screen -fullskärm.

Material on the mini-series is at: http://www.bbcamerica.com/state-of-play/ and

http://www.bbcamerica.com/?s=State+of+play&searchsubmit=Search

and http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/stateofplay/ or purchase the DVD at http://www.bbcamericashop.com/dvd/state-of-play-14535.html

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BBC America YouTube Channel:

http://www.youtube.com/user/BBCAmericaTV

http://www.bbcamericashop.com/dvd/page-eight-16447.html