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Nefertiti Resurrected (2003)
An overblown exercise in misjudgment
Everything about this program was shamelessly hyped and staged, I was not at all surprised to find out that the face re-created by the forensic artist strongly resembled the actress playing Nefertiti in the dramatized sections (the clear implication was that the artist might have been shown photos of the actress). Even the Discovery Channel is not above producing a bit of "tabloid TV" when there's a chance of a profit.
Dr Zahi Hawass, secretary general of Egyptian Antiquities strongly advised Dr. Joann Fletcher against risking her reputation by participating in this program. She went ahead anyway. Later DNA testing on the mummy that Fletcher declared to be Nefertiti proved that it was the body of a MALE ! As a result of this and other incidents, she is no longer allowed to work in the Valley of The Kings, and may never recover her professional reputation.
Miss Marple: The Moving Finger (1985)
Joan Hickson is THE definitive Miss Marple
I couldn't agree more with Mike. My local PBS station here in the US is currently broadcasting the new Miss Marple series one evening a week, while showing the original Joan Hickson Miss Marple as a daily series at 1:00 PM. There is NO comparison. Even Agatha Christie, some years before her own death, predicted that Joan Hickson would be the perfect Miss Marple. She knew her character, and the right actress to play her. The new series struggles far too hard to be "trendy" and puts far too much present-day "politial correctness" into the plots. Geraldine McEwan's Miss Marple has become nearly as much a caricature as Margaret Rutherford's movie portrayal.
Jim.