The inexplicably popular geek sitcom has announced that its 12th season will be its last. Its demise should come as a relief to everybody. Listen carefully. Can you hear it? Can you hear the sound of utter jubilation in the streets? The sighs of relief? The happy tears of joy? If you can’t hear it […]
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The second season of the Netflix thriller is about to drop, so in preparation, here’s a handy reminder of everything that happened first time around. Frank Underwood Underwood is not very nice: at first you think Frank (Kevin Spacey) is just a bit of a Machiavellian old devil, playing senators and congressman off one another with […]
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HBO’s adaptation of George RR Martin’s fantasy series begins with an action-packed episode that introduces the huge cast. Spoiler alert: Don’t read on if you haven’t watched the first episode of Game of Thrones on Sky Atlantic. For the purposes of this blog we are also going to (hopefully) try and avoid book spoilers as well. It’s […]
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I watched A Royal Night Out this weekend, which is another Queen Elizabeth II centric property currently streaming on Netflix (it was directed by Julian Jarrold who helmed two episodes of The Crown). It’s a not-that-great farcical romp that heavily fictionalizes the night Elizabeth and Margaret went out incognito to celebrate V-E Day among the common people. And […]
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CBS sitcom 2 Broke Girls has several elements not in its favor – it’s old fashioned, vulgar, full of stereotypical characters and stars the single most annoying thing about that CGI-choked turd of a superhero flick, Thor. And yet, and yet – it works! Whether it’s the zeitgeist-tapping theme of finding humor in just getting by, the (usually) excellent scripts […]
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Adapting a classic novel and making it contemporary and relevant whilst managing to capture the essence of what made the original so appealing is something many shows and films struggle to achieve nowadays. Steven Moffat’s modern adaptation of Sherlock is one that bucks the trend, nailing the feel and authenticity of the book, helped along […]
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