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Laurence Caromba works from Pretoria, South Africa. I teach International Studies at Monash SA. I tweet about culture, politics, technology, foreign affairs & anything else that interests me. Views my own. Laurence Caromba has over 165 followers on Twitter.
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A new hip-hop drama series feels a bit like a season of ‘The Sopranos’ interpreted by the cast of ‘Glee’.
New shows for the small screen range from a sci-fi thriller to comedies and historical dramas.
Technology, talent and masterful storytelling are just some of the ingredients of 2014’s small screen successes.
Unlike its predecessor ‘Lost’, which disappointed many in its last seasons, new TV series ‘The Leftover’ is the perfect recipe for smart television.
Rural life – its joy, its sorrow, its contradiction – finds new expression in a poignant tale of the kingdom.
Beneath the veneer of dragons, incest and glamour, the new season of "Game of Thrones" conveys a vision of how politics works.
It’s not in the same league as Gravity but the plot pulls you in and the audience gets to feel what space travel is like.
A hard look at the Vikings dispels the stereotypes and reveals very little that appeals to us today.
The financial risk of ?movies has become so high, the industry has ?resorted to serialising, with dire consequences.
"True Detective," starring Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson, may just be this year’s best new series.
Great non-American TV shows and the advent of streaming services mean there is no reason to stick to what you know.
James Spader’s comic-book supervillain saves this television series from being just another procedural crime drama.
Below Deck, a new series starting on M-Net Series Reality.
Laurence Caromba takes us through the final season of the American television drama series, "Dexter".
Kidnappers hold a ?family to ransom ?in a tense and ?complex drama.
King & Maxwell is so ?old-fashioned it proves how the rest of the genre has progressed.
Contestants grapple with ridiculously demanding tasks — like shooting down a missile in mid-air.
The Walking Dead has always felt like a TV series that couldn’t quite live up to its potential.
Upstairs-downstairs drama series Downton Abbey returns with its lowbrow plot and highbrow style.
