viernes, 29 de abril de 2016

And finally...

5. The Last Ship:
 
 The Last Ship is a TV series released by the US network TNT and is directed by Michael Bay. This has two seasons, soon will be released the third. Besides, the series is based on the book by William Brinkley published in 1988.



The Last Ship begins when a virus attacks the entire population around the world, razing more than 80% of the world population. Situation where the US warship "USS Nathan James" -with 218 crew (men and women), and led by Captain Thomas Chandler- is at sea, in search off scientific evidence. For this, the ship was not victim  of the virus.

As time passes, the ship and its crew will have survival problems (such as shortage of food, medicines and drinking water), conflict with a Russian nuclear war ship, mercenaries, among other problems. All this happens while they trying to survive and find a cure to stop the virus and save humanity.





It is an excellent series of drama and suspense, but the problem is, is that the director wants to show American leadership (represented in the captain of the vessel) as authentic, as only country with good intentions -a comparison of the Russians-. In consequence, all the world depends on the work of the ship and no one else.



6.- The X Files (Part II):

 The last season was aired on 25th January, 2016. With just six chapter.




A comparison of the first season, the structure of presentation of the series changes, because the final of each chapter doesn´t end in an explanation, but, leaves to reflection of each receiver of this series.
For all fans of this series, you have to see this new season, to understand as follows this series, and to understand a possible next film. <<Just you have to watch it, the truth is out here>>








sábado, 16 de abril de 2016

Talking about other TV series.-

3. The Black Donnellys:

 It is an American television series created by Paul Haggis and Robert Moresco, and premiered on NBC on February 26th, 2007 and aired for the last time on April 2, 2007; caused by a low audience.



This is about the lives of four brothers of Irish-American origin, who live in New York, specifically in a working-class neighborhood, home to Italians and Irish, with a strong Catholic tradition. This neighborhood has Italian and Irish mafias. In both mafias have a strong rivalry to obtain more territories; also they threaten to different owners of commercial premises (with taxes in exchange for protection). These young people raised as Catholics confront the dilemma of what is evil? and what is good?. However, when they were children, the things that happened caused them to be part of organized crime. Although they always refused to be part of this. for this, they have killed gangsters, in order to get peace.
The episodes are narrated by a childhood friend, Joey "Ice Cream", who narrates the events from a very subjective point of view and unreliable



This series shows from a very real and fictional events that occurred in Irish and Italian neighborhoods. sure, this is part of the drama of the series. Besides. in a second place, the directors are trying to show problems such as:
  • The neighborhood is Also Threatened by Attempts to displace ITS population, and lead to the marginalization, Caused by the project to create new districts, keeping the country's development. Project Influenced by actors of power with feelings of racism, to the detriment of these immigrants (and their descendants).


4. Band Of Brothers: 

 Band of Brothers is a television series produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks. It was released in 2001 on HBO, this has 10 chapters. The series is based on the book of the same title written by historian and biographer Stephen Ambrose.



Series about World War II. this shows the action that took the 506º Easy Company of the Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division of the US Army, since  training of the troops until entry to the World War II, specifically on the European stage.
The series seems quite objective, although, the events are based on interviews to veterans of Easy Company (All characters in the series are based on real characters of that company) leaving a degree of subjectivity.


 It's a pretty entertaining series, in it you can meet European stages (not so mentioned) of the Second World War!






viernes, 8 de abril de 2016

Let´s talk about some TV Series.


1. The X Files (Part I):

 It is an television series (from USA) of science fiction, riddles and drama. Created by Chris Carter, produced and broadcast by the television network FOX. This series has 208 episodes, divided into ten seasons -originally-. First episode was shown on September 10, 1993 - and the last was in May 19, 2002. A new season began on January 24, 2016 with just six chapters (but this is subject to a second publication).




Two FBI agents: Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) investigates cases classified as "X Files", containing paranormal phenomena, UFO sightings, alleged alien abductions, conspiracies within the US government, among many other topics. Each episode awakens a feeling of adrenaline that make the viewer want to know how it ends each chapter. Each episode had a very clear structure:  introduction with a history of each case, then a research began (in some case, the investigation was restarted because there were cases arising in previous years and/or decades). The investigation could end up with an explanation, where the scientific element was added for testing. But, also sometimes, the logic-rational could not explain what happened; being a final explanation the opinion of the protagonists. <<The truth is out there>>



2. JERICHO:

 Is a television series created and broadcast by CBS Paramount Network Television in 2006. The series has 29 episodes (two seasons). It's a pretty good series, with an extensive content. And what I like most is the oppening, because it incorporates the sound of morse code.



The story of this series focuses on a fictional town called Jericho, located in the State of Kansas; its habitants must adapt to a new world after a nuclear attacks series against 23 US cities. After that residents saw a nuclear fungus, speculating that it was in Denver, Colorado, the citizens were in a public chaos because they didn´t know what would happen to them. All communication with the outside world is lost, the town without supplies; and it is the Mayor who manages to calm people and work in cooperation among residents.
In addition, Jericho had problems such as civil strife in cities / towns nearby, radioactive fallout, mercenaries, fake soldiers, problems with the mafia, and the arrival of the Army of the Allied States, this institution began to implement a new history to a new country (new standards, lifestyles, teaching a new history to children, a new flag).



These nuclear attacks were made by terrorists (agents of the Central Intelligence Agency), who obeyed a conspiracy that wanted to create a new country: the Allied States of America. One of these agents, escaped and didn´t detonate the bomb, He arrived to Jericho with her family, who finally had proof of the greatest act of terrorism in the world: a nuclear bomb.
Besides, the detonation of nuclear bombs, caused national chaos, dividing the United States in three (mainly): Allied States of America (AS) on the West Coast, United States of America (US) on the east coast, and Independent Republic of Texas in the south . In this series, the islands of US scattered throughout the world and Alaska are not mentioned.
A second civil war for the United States was imminent, but have the support of Texas was vital to the Allied States and the United States, but will not write more about it, just watch it, you will not regret.