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Post by Admin on Sept 4, 2014 12:58:59 GMT -5
TV Review: ‘Outlander’ Two-View: A Bonny Bore or Scotch Delight?Two opposing views on Starz's ambitious literary adaptation, along with the video discussionAUGUST 2, 2014 | 07:00AM PT Vanity Fair
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Post by Admin on Sept 5, 2014 18:15:42 GMT -5
Outlander (TV series)Source WikiOutlander scored 73 out of 100 on Metacritic based on 33 "generally favorable" reviews.[27] The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reports an 89% "certified fresh" critics rating with an average rating of 7.8/10 based on 46 reviews. The website consensus reads: "Outlander is a unique, satisfying adaptation of its source material, brought to life by lush scenery and potent chemistry between its leads.
The Huffington Post called the first episode "... A masterpiece of impressive depth ... It is amazing!"[29] Entertainment Weekly gave the premiere an A- rating, writing that it was "sexy and smart and stirring."[30] Matt Zoller Seitz of New York magazine also praised the series, calling it "defiantly its own thing: part romance-novel fantasy, part time-travel story, and part wartime drama (set across two time periods)."[31] Sonia Saraiya of The A.V. Club gave the first season an A, writing that it "does for 1743 Scotland what Downton Abbey does for 1912 England," and adding that "Outlander succeeds admirably ... it refuses to sit comfortably in any genre."[32]
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Post by Admin on Sept 7, 2014 14:07:31 GMT -5
Outlander review from @amy_Geek, as a road trip taught us more about the charactersRead Here
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Post by Admin on Sept 7, 2014 14:27:34 GMT -5
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Post by Admin on Sept 7, 2014 14:58:52 GMT -5
REVIEW: Outlander, S01E05 — ‘Rent’
Aired: 06 September 2014 Written by: Toni Graphia Directed by: Brian Kelly Starring: Caitriona Balfa, Sam Heughan, Tobias Menzies, Duncan Lacroix, Graham McTavish, Gary Lewis, Lotte Verbeek, Nell Hudson, Annette Badland, Duncan Lacroix, Grant O’Rourke, Bill PatersonRead Here |
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Post by Admin on Sept 7, 2014 21:47:24 GMT -5
 OUTLANDER, OUTLANDER REVIEW
A TRUE FAN’S REVIEW OF OUTLANDER EPISODE #105: RENT
SEPTEMBER 7, 2014 CANDIDA_LNRead Here
A TRUE FAN’S REVIEW OF OUTLANDER EPISODE #106: THE GARRISON COMMANDERRead HereA TRUE FAN’S REVIEW OF OUTLANDER EPISODE #107: THE WEDDINGRead Here |
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Post by Admin on Sept 14, 2014 15:46:44 GMT -5
tv.com @tvdotcom 35m
#Outlander "The Garrison Commander" Review: Into a Heart of Darkness
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Post by Admin on Sept 15, 2014 15:40:03 GMT -5
My Outlander Purgatory Breaks Down Outlander Episode 6 on Starz: The Garrison Commander
Outlander Episode 7 The Wedding: My Outlander Purgatory Breaks It Down!
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Post by Admin on Sept 16, 2014 17:08:22 GMT -5
16 September, 2014
Review: Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
Summary:
In 1946, after WWII, a young Englishwoman named Claire Beauchamp Randall goes to the Scottish Highlands with her husband, Frank. She’s an ex-combat nurse, he’s been in the army as well, they’ve been separated for the last six years, and this is a second honeymoon; they’re getting re-acquainted with each other, thinking of starting a family. But one day Claire goes out walking by herself, and comes across a circle of standing stones—such circles are in fact common all over northern Britain. She walks through a cleft stone in the circle….and disappears. Back into 1743, where the first person she meets is a gentleman in an 18th-century army officer’s uniform. This gentleman, Jack Randall, looks just like her husband Frank—and proves to be Frank’s six-times-great-grandfather.
Unfortunately, he also proves to be a sadistic bisexual pervert, and while trying to escape from him, Claire falls into the hands of a gang of Highland Scots, who are also trying to get away from Black Jack Randall—though for other reasons. In order to avoid being handed over to Captain Randall, Claire is obliged to marry one of the young clansmen. So she finds herself trying to escape from Castle Leoch and her Scottish captors, trying to get back to her husband Frank, trying to avoid being recaptured by Captain Randall—and falling in love with Jamie Fraser, the young man she’s been forced to marry. The story rolls on from there… (from Diana Gabaldon's website)
Review:
Series: Outlander #1
Release Date: 1 January, 1991 (original print)
Publisher: Dell Publishing Company
Genre: Literature, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Historical NON-fiction, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Military History, Gay and Lesbian Fiction, and Horror.
ISBN: 9780440212560
Edition: Paperback
Rating: ★★★★★
Review Written: 15 September, 2014
Outlander, in size, is rather daunting. Comparable A Game of Thrones from the highly popular A Song of Fire and Ice series by George R. R. Martin in both size and entertainment value, one shouldn't be daunted at the particular challenges that come with reading large novels.
Claire Randall has spent the past few years of her life working as a nurse in World War II, not an easy job at all. She's been at the front lines of action trying to save soldiers while her husband remained behind, assigned to a highly secret intelligence unit. However, the war is over and life starting to take hold again, Claire and her husband Frank head off to the Scottish Highlands for a second honeymoon. Sinking into their own respective hobbies (Claire with botany and Frank with his Family history), the pair feels like nothing can go wrong. After observing a ritual of local druids during Beltane, Claire decides to return to the hill of standing stones to collect a few botany samples of plants she can't identify.
Sadly, things don't seem to go as planned, and she finds herself drawn to the center-most stone; a move which sends her 200 years into the past in Scotland. Claire must learn to survive once she's taken by Scottish soldiers trying to avoid one of her husband's relatives. Her world thrown out of balance, Claire is faced with seemingly impossible challenges of reaching the rocks to make her way home. The problem is, she's been married to a young man in this time as well, and will she be strong enough to leave him when the time comes.
While the novel's been around for over two decades now, it's a new treasure to me, one that will join my shelf of other favorite books easily. Gabaldon's writing is captivating and deep, drawing a reader without speeding along the process. Granted, she's noted on many occasions that she simply wrote Outlander to see if she could, never really expecting to have it read by anyone. The novel covers multiple genres, expanding itself into seven books (so far) afterwards, one companion volume, and its own spin off series.
I'm curious to see what others think of this fantastic literary gem. What are your thoughts on the novel Outlander? Leave a comment below on your thoughts.
Posted by Kathryn Powell at 11:56:00 AM
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Post by Admin on Sept 19, 2014 16:33:18 GMT -5
Orlando-Sentinel TV Review. “Outlander”, episode 1.07 “The Wedding”
"Outlander," justifies all that critical love with the wedding of Claire and Jamie. This — the show’s seventh episode — is one of the sexiest hours ever presented on television and quite the payoff after the first six hours. The series is based on Diana Gabaldon’s best-selling books, and rarely has an author been so well served by television.
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Post by Admin on Sept 22, 2014 17:17:22 GMT -5
 badkittyuno's Review No: 89
An Echo in the Bone (Outlander #7) by Diana Gabaldon[/b][/font] Spoiler alert
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Post by Admin on Sept 22, 2014 17:25:59 GMT -5
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Post by Admin on Sept 22, 2014 19:43:54 GMT -5
 Outlander 1.06 Review: “The Wedding”Read Here |
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Post by Admin on Sept 22, 2014 21:06:53 GMT -5
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Post by Admin on Sept 23, 2014 20:57:55 GMT -5
Outlander: The Wedding, the bedding, and all the in between Read Here
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