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Review: Poker Face is entertaining, but . . .

by Bob | Jan 28, 2023 | Books, Movies and TV shows

The first episode of #Pokerface sets up the premise of the series and sets the protagonist in motion so she can go to various places while being chased. We have the set up of an over-arcing plot and individual episodes that can be watched on their own. They even pay...
SAS Rogue Heroes Review: Surprisingly Accurate

SAS Rogue Heroes Review: Surprisingly Accurate

by Bob | Jan 13, 2023 | Books, Movies and TV shows

Rogue Heroes This series from the BBC and on Epix is amazingly true to history, although you might not believe it when you watch it. At the beginning is the blurb “based on a true story”, and that “the events depicted which seem most unbelievable… are...
A Year After Kennedy Was Killed, His Mistress Was Murdered. The Next Day, Khrushchev Resigned.

A Year After Kennedy Was Killed, His Mistress Was Murdered. The Next Day, Khrushchev Resigned.

by Bob | Jan 9, 2023 | Books, Movies and TV shows, Hidden History

Mary Meyer and JFK I love writing fiction that finds amazing fact and “coincidences” of history and weaves them together into a thriller. These are facts: On the 25th of November, as Kennedy’s body lay in state at the Rotunda in Washington, Anastas Mikyoan,...
Warfare To The Virtual Level: Based On A Real Program In Special Operations

Warfare To The Virtual Level: Based On A Real Program In Special Operations

by Bob | Jan 8, 2023 | Books, Movies and TV shows

Psychic Warrior When I was with the 10th Special Forces we initiated a program initially called, believe it or not, Jedi Warrior. That was changed to Trojan Warrior, as the Trojan Horse is part of a unit crest and perhaps because someone objected to copyright...
Slow Horses: Classic Spy Versus Spy. A Review

Slow Horses: Classic Spy Versus Spy. A Review

by Bob | Jan 7, 2023 | Books, Movies and TV shows

Slow Horses Gary Oldman reprises his Smiley character, albeit with a different name and a different time, in the series Slow Horses. The title refers to the rejects from MI-5 who are shuffled off to Oldman’s supervision in Slough House, an old building where they are...
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