Stories from the Calindratem

There are many brilliant shows out there, especially in times of Netflix and other streaming services. But for shows like "The Expanse" and "Altered Carbon" to be successful and the engaging shows they are (Regardless of their early cancellation they captured the audience.), there had to be some predecessors. Some shows, who broke ground and changed what we expect from TV forever. The following list is not a ranking, as every single show has brought something new and special to their respective genres or in some case even created new genres. Doctor Who When Doctor Who premiered in 1963 nobody imagined that the story about an alien traveler, who can regenerate would still be going strong in 2020. In 1966 the lead actor William Hartnell decided to leave the show due to health issues, in what could have been the death blow to the show. Instead the Timelord's regeneration was born, which made this show a legend and once more proves that creative writing will be...

When the original Twin Peaks came out I was just 11 years old. I finally saw it when I was about 14 years and remember loving it and having a huge crush on Agent Cooper. In 2017 the return came out and since my good friend Maik Lohse gave such an intriguing feedback (“I am not sure if it is brilliant or terrible”) I decided to rewatch the original show and the new season 3. It turns out that I pretty much shared Maik’s experience to the extent that I had to rewatch all 3 seasons 6 months later to finally make up my mind and with all the rumours about a possible fourth season it felt like the right time to write this review.  The first two seasons were and still are mostly brilliant. Despite being almost 30 years old they still don’t look outdated but rather timeless. Why does it work like this? Because even the music played at the roadhouse is not particularly nineties. The styles are from various decades James Hurley is the 50ies biker, his uncle Ed Hurley is clearly a 70i...