Articles labelled ‘big books small screen’

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  A Bit of Jeeves and Wooster

  By Pooja Pillai · Everyone has their own perfect Jeeves and Wooster, but I can't see anyone other than Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie in those roles.
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  Revisiting Mahabharat

  By Pooja Pillai · Just one viewing of this old classic by B. R. Chopra shows us all that is wrong with Hindi television today.
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  Death Dealer

  By Pooja Pillai · Death Note is an existential mystery wrapped inside a thriller.
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  Remembering Malgudi

  By Pooja Pillai · We are probably the last generation of urban kids that remembers watching Doordarshan shows like Malgudi Days, Byomkesh Bakshi, and Flop Show.
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  Deliciously Despicable Dexter

  By Pooja Pillai · The slow blossoming of a ‘monster’ into a human being has been wonderful to watch.
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  Blood and Lust

  By Pooja Pillai · If you can keep up with all the gore and naked, white flesh that comes with most H.B.O. shows, you will enjoy True Blood.
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  Winter Is Coming

  By Pooja Pillai · To put it simply, Game of Thrones is no simple, black-and-white tale of good versus evil.
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  When John Met Sherlock

  By Pooja Pillai · What is really interesting is how much further Sherlock goes than the original stories in developing the characters of the two protagonists.