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His Dark Materials is coming back for a second season. The first season was a critical success, especially for its casting, production values and special effects, but the audience reaction was a bit more mixed. As a fan of the novels it seems like a good time to explain what can be expected. Season One […]
It’s rare to find a show that treats modern adolescents with as much care and grace as HBO’s We Are Who We Are. And it’s equally as rare to find a cast of young actors as talented and emotionally connected to their characters as we have in the series. From the minds of Paolo Giordano, […]
Well, that was quite the bait and switch with a classic Star Wars character – only to throw in a literal last second twist. But I’ll get to that later on in the review. Welcome back to our weekly reviews of The Mandalorian! While I didn’t love the first season, I have higher hopes for […]
Halloween is upon us. It’s a time for fun, festivities, costumes, partying, and sweets. Since 2014, Brooklyn Nine-Nine has had their traditional Halloween Heist where the squad competes for an item. There were elaborate plots and hijinks, lots of betrayals, and offered some of Brooklyn Nine-Nine’s most memorable moments. It’s a TV Halloween tradition that […]
As I heard the rapturous reviews for Netflix’s new limited series The Queen’s Gambit (adapted from the 1983 novel of the same name by Walter Tevis) rolling out this past week, I’ll admit I wasn’t completely sold. A series about a female chess prodigy in the 1960s? Really? I mean, it’s chess. Not exactly a […]
Huh. That’s my general reaction to the two-part third season premiere of Star Trek: Discovery. While some of the show’s problems have been alleviated by the 900+ year time jump to the future, the series still relies too much on style over substance when it matters the most. First the good: Discovery continues to have […]
Kieran Freemantle and Jean Henegan discuss the impact of the COVID pandemic on art and sports.
Well, that was a pretty unsatisfying end to the first season of HBO’s Lovecraft Country. And it’s a shame because when the series was working, it was easily the best thing on television this fall. However, the best elements of the season were the character-focused episodes; islands within the confusing and poorly explained mythology that […]
Hollyoaks is celebrating its 25th Anniversary. Being such a long-running soap opera there has been many great and important storylines. Some highlighted important issues, many had big moral dilemmas, and others were fun soap fair. Considering the milestone Hollyoaks has reached it seems like a great time to look at some of the best storylines […]
To say Chris Chibnall’s time as the Doctor Who showrunner has been divisive would be putting it mildly. His run has been criticised for many reasons like overly political stories with some having forced messages, having dull stories and underdeveloped characters, and a lack of imagination. The criticism was made worst by the Series 12 […]