I love Masterpiece Theater. Why? Because it is a magnificent medium that allows me to watch all the books I’ve never read so I can harass others with my blossoming intelligence. Hey, it beats Cliffnotes. So on a rainy Thursday afternoon, I was quite excited for a version of George Eliot’s Daniel Deronda, especially since [...]
ACT 1 SCENE 1 (An office. Present day. Tanith Lee, writer extraordinaire is meeting with her editor. She is dressed sensibly because she is British and holds an aura of excitement. The editor is seated behind her desk. The audience can immediately tell the editor is hard at work by the weary look in her [...]