The first season of Hijack, the AppleTV thriller starring Idris Elba as a corporate negotiator stuck on a hijacked plane – where his family on the ground is also placed in danger to help ensure his compliance with the hijackers – wasn’t anything particularly special. Certainly not special enough to warrant a second season – […]
TV Reviews
Corriedale Review
Corriedale is already considered one of the biggest soap events of 2026, which is remarkable considering the year has only just started. The crossover sees ITV’s big soaps come together for the first time. A massive car accident happens on a stretch of road in the Yorkshire Dales. This event happens due to loads of […]
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Review
Despite what you might have heard or deduced from that truly unfortunate poster Paramount released late last year, I’m here to tell you that Starfleet Academy is not a bad show. It’s also not a good show. It’s actually a very frustrating show with some serious tonal issues, particularly in early episodes. But when it’s […]
Stranger Things – The Rightside Up Review
For a series that riffed a whole heck of a lot on 80s films, Stranger Things, in the end, opted to mirror a more recent film in its actual ending – offering a host of mini-endings a la The Return of the King (which, of course, starred the dearly departed Bob – Sean Astin). And boy, […]
Hazbin Hotel Season 2 Review
Hazbin Hotel has returned for a second season, setting out to provide more adult musical entertainment as Heaven and Hell are on the brink of war. It has been a month since Charlie Morningstar (Erika Henningsen) and her friends defeated Heaven’s Exorcist army, and Niffy (Kimiko Glenn) killed Adam. The Hazbin Hotel has suddenly become […]
The Copenhagen Test Review
The Copenhagen Test is the type of series that frustrates me more than anything. It’s got a cast of rising stars – Simu Liu (Barbie, Shang-Chi), Melissa Barrera (Scream V and VI), and Sinclair Daniel (The Other Black Girl) – with a stellar supporting cast – Brian d’Arcy James (Spotlight), Kathleen Chalfant (The Affair), Saul […]
Pluribus – La Chica o El Mundo Review
Well, that was a hell of a mic drop last line – and something fun to tide us over until we get that second season (which has already been greenlit by Apple, so fear not, it is coming). But what a wild ride. We got to see just who Manuosus really is – and how […]
Pluribus – Charm Offensive Review
Oh Carol. I don’t think that attempt at appeasement ended up the way you thought it would. Although, I’m also not completely convinced that there isn’t some aspect of the original Zosia still lingering under that hive mind, slowly seeping out through the cracks. And then there’s Manuosos, who’s inching ever closer to Albuquerque, expecting […]
Burkely’s Top Ten Indie Animated Pilots of 2025
In early February of last year, Olan Rogers, best known as creator of Final Space (sadly shafted by WarnerDiscovery), responded to a fan, writing “…it’s the worst it’s ever been. Indie is the way to go.” His words gave me the idea to highlight some recent indie animated series and pilots since my last post in […]
Pluribus – The Gap Review
Well. That was quite the episode. And, for my money (having not seen the last two episodes of the season just yet) the best one so far in Pluribus’s freshman season. After watching Carol actively push everyone and everything away – both in her quest to discover a means to put the world back the […]










