Weekend Review: Black Sails, Mitt and Lizzie Borden

It’s quite a week for those who enjoy rugged armchair escapism of the historical epic variety. First came the three nights of Discovery’s enjoyable gold-rush melodrama Klondike (repeated in its entirety on Saturday, starting at 9:30 am/8:30c), during which Jack London (played by Johnny Simmons) is heard rhapsodizing, “What you’re looking at here is a walking, talking novel,” as he surveys the squalor and violent desperation teeming throughout Dawson City, the miniseries’ Yukon frontier setting.

Read More >

Other Links From TVGuide.com

Powered by WPeMatico

soundandvision :