Consortium of Seven: Year 4

        As mentioned last week , arriving on Netflix today is the fourth and final, eight-episode season of a USA series starring Bill Pullman as Detective Harry Ambrose. I enjoyed the three seasons I've seen (especially season three) and hope this final one lives up to that level. Each season involves its own, separate case, with Harry being the constant.  The stories focus on the psychology behind tragic events, revealing the truth in layers, often involving shifts in perspective. Unlike the mechanics of a law enforcement system, often to the chagrin of colleagues and the local prosecutors, Harry is more intent on uncovering why someone did what they did, especially as it's sometimes something of a mystery even to the person who committed the acts. The trailer tells me that there's more direct carry-over from season three in terms of at least one character -- which should be a good thing -- and that Harry's finally retired.     ...

        A firm, full seven days into October already! The greatest, truest horror is the speed of it all, as  we try to recover and rejuvenate from the press of obligations, only to find that the rest period's over and it's time to go give some more. At least the local weather's finally cleared - it was all clouds, rain and gloom hereabouts the first five days of the month! The first Thursday of the month was the first direct sunshine we'd seen since late September.       Oh! Not something that's imminent, but definitely something I'm looking forward to and had to note: Official word came through recently that Peacock has greenlit the the long-awaited movie for the NBC (and then Sony) comedy series Community . It's been an in-joke for fans of the series that it would have "six seasons and a movie" - a line from Danny Pudi's obsessive-compulsive character Abed Nadir, who at the time was talking about a doomed NBC superhero d...