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W

e begin the week with Jack's Hitchcock Project at bare-bones e-zine, and John T. Kelly's seventh-season drama "Apex," a nasty piece (but then, is there any other kind?) about adultery, double-dealing, and murder , featuring Patricia Breslin, Vivienne Segal, and Mark Miller. 

Meanwhile, at Cult TV Blog, John keeps going with the "Sylvia Coleridge Season" of performances, this time featuring her in the weird 1970s series Ace of Wands and the episode "Sisters Deadly." We seem to have gotten off to a real killer start today, haven't we?

Let's go to something more pleasant then, with David's piece at Comfort TV looking at actresses might not be the most familiar to you by name, yet their striking beauty made you sit up and take notice in their appearances in classic who really made an impact with their appearances in classic series. 

Gill remembers Val Kilmer this week at ReelWeegieMidget, with a look at the 2021 documentary Val, in which the late actor looks back at his life and career, discussing his "magical" life, his family, his love of acting, and his cancer diagnosis.

At The View from the Junkyard, Roger takes a look at "Medium Rare," a second-season episode of The New Avengers that, frankly, he finds disappointing. Read on to find out how it falls short, and whether this says more about the high quality of previous episodes.

In addition to being one of the greatest movies of all time, Akira Kurosawa's Rashomon has been the inspiration of many an episode on television over the years. At Classic Film and TV Corner, Maddy looks at what makes it such a classic.

Martin Grams shares his thoughts on one of the classic westerns from the Golden Age of western television: Have Gun—Will Travel, starring Richard Boone as a most unusual hired gun. I appreciate Martin's insights as to why this series continues to hold up, decades later.

At A Shroud of Thoughts, Tererence reviews one of television's great traditions: ABC's annual airing of the Biblical epid The Ten Commandments, which has aired almost exclusively during the pre-Easter season since 1973. It makes for a great investment in time.

For those of you checking out until Monday, here's hoping you have a blessed and peaceful Easter. Christus surréxit!—Surréxit vere, allelúja! TV