More on "Narnia". Why are BBC productions always better? They betray their cheapness in every other scene, but they make the equivalent Hollywood glam-ups look so tepid. The recent "L, W & the W" was horrid, if not for Tilda Swinton, and only because she was grossly miscast and cared not a whit, but the BBC series has such potential for viewer boredom, and yet is so completely charming. It's like choosing between a foal, clip-clopping its silly way across a weedy meadow, or a thoroughbred stallion with a name like "Twenty Million". |

We thought it would be "Scoop", but ended up to be "Severance" instead, which was gross and scary and quite classic B-grade delight. Also the accents in BBC "Narnia" - oh, wonder! |