Last week was just about one thing and that was ‘Game of Thrones’ and its welcome return to our TV screen. If you are not a Sky TV subscriber, you will have no idea what the fuss is about.
The opening sequence was top notch and unexpected the rest was laying the path for this series which could end in the mother of all battles. Could it be better than the build-up and battle of the bastards one could only pray? It was a slow start with positions being plotted and characters restabilising themselves into the story line.
Saturday – Spike – Jason and the Argonauts (1963) 4:50pm
This film is the story of Jason, how he set sail on his ship Argo to find and return with the Golden Fleece. The Argonauts include Hercules, Castor and Pollux and Argus, who built the ship. The goddess Hera protects Jason and his crew as they encounter their adventures.
There is the bronze Talos, Harpies, Clashing Rocks, and King Aeetes of Colchis and fighting skeletons. In the end, Jason gets the Fleece. He also gets the girl, Medea. Nancy Kovak plays Medea, and she does a seductive dance.
The animation is by Ray Harryhausen who would later do Clash of the Titans. I was three in 1963, and I remember going to watch it years later over the Ninian Cinema with the Owens family. Believe it or not, I still watched it for escapism and pure fun, it is unbeatable and no CGI in sight.
Sunday – BBC1 – Wild Alaska Live 7pm
The BBC’s latest Wildlife Live is in Alaska with presenters Liz Bonnin, Matt Baker, and Steve Backshall who are planning to capture the awe-inspiring nature of Alaska. They hope to catch sight of bears, wolves, eagles, and other creatures of land and the forests.
Not forgetting the abundances of life in the waters around Alaska the most northern state of America. The three presenters will be located in three different locations of Alaska. Liz will be in the Katmai National Park, Matt is in the Tongass National Forest, and Steve follows the 300 million salmon that head to Alaskan waters.
Monday – Quest - Aussie Gold Hunters 9pm
As a new season of risks and riches dawns, Aussie Gold Hunters raises the stakes sky high to deliver a motherlode of new bonanzas, new dangers, new faces, and new places. Returning to the epic frontier of Western Australia’s Goldfields, our hard-core prospectors face the toughest challenge of their careers. Whether it is fighting to survive, or uncovering colossal strikes, deep in the remote and unforgiving wild terrain.
Returning this season are the Dirt Dogs, the Gold Gypsies and Kellie and Henri, but there are also some new faces as two new teams of prospectors and a host of larger than life characters enter the fold. Lone wolf Rick Fishers and husband and wife duo Ted and Lecky Mahoney.
Tuesday – E4 – Tattoo Fixers on Holiday 9pm
A high percentage of their tattoo cover ups are from drunken trips to Magaluf and the like the Tattoo Fixers take their pop-up shop to the sauce of the disasters. I am not much of a fan of tats and plan to stay a blank canvas but I do enjoy the idiots who get a tattoo done in the midst of a drunken haze only to regret it when they sober up.
Tattoo Fixers on Holiday sees Jay, Sketch, Alice, and receptionist Paisley swap their London studio for the sunny Mediterranean and a new member of the team tattooist Glen Carloss joins them.
Wednesday – Film4 – Chinatown 12:55am
A classic and must see for anyone with an interest in film and it has been awhile since I last watched it. Although it is on too late to watch this time, I will have to remember to record it for later viewing.
Chinatown delivers in spades. Everything about the film shines, and it looks better now than it probably did in 1974; of course, there is a lot of junk in the cinemas these days. Acting, cinematography, script, atmosphere. The story of a struggling P.I. getting a case that has more twists and turns than a mountain road is still one of the most crafted storylines ever concocted. Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston, John Hillerman, and everyone else deliver superb performances.
Thursday – Syfy Channel - Midnight, Texas 9pm
Straight out of the mind of those who gave us Ture Blood, we have a new series Midnight, Texas. A safe haven for those who are different, but with the presence of outsiders, the resident’s band together, and form a strong and unlikely family. It's a safe haven for vampires, witches, psychics, hit men and the like.
It has been heavily trailed on the Syfy Channel and from that it looks too been a winner but sometimes trailers can be deceiving.
Friday – Premiere Sky Cinema - Doctor Strange 8pm
Marvel's "Doctor Strange" follows the story of the talented neurosurgeon Doctor Stephen Strange who, after a tragic car accident, must put ego aside and learn the secrets of a hidden world of mysticism and alternate dimensions. Based in New York City's Greenwich Village, Doctor Strange must act as an intermediary between the real world and what lies beyond. Utilising a vast array of metaphysical abilities and artefacts to protect the world.
I have not seen this film but from some reviews, I have read and seen British star Benedict Cumberbatch was great as Doctor Strange.
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