Back in December, I gave Legion a spot on my 2017 Top 10 list, lauding the series for managing to challenge long-standing television conventions and push the envelope in ways that hadn’t been previously attempted (to which, several months later, David Lynch and Twin Peaks: The Return, offered the proverbial “Hold my beer.”). So, I was a […]
Fact: There is too much television for any sane human to watch. Fact: Netflix isn’t making it any easier by releasing new projects weekly (in some cases, daily). So, in the interest of helping people cut through the mess of new Netflix programs, I’m going to do a monthly check-in with what’s new (and worth […]
The Simpsons is over 30 years old, a show that has lasted 29 seasons and has over 625 episodes at the time of writing. It is the longest-running animated series and it has had quite a journey from its start as a way for an old drunk who made humans out of his rabbit characters to pay […]
I loved season one of Jessica Jones, even though it dragged a bit in the middle (a problem that has plagued all of the Netflix/Marvel series). So, I had very high hopes for its second season. After the debacle that was The Defenders, I was looking forward to seeing Jessica Jones and company back in […]
In November 2015 the BBC announced they were going to make an adaptation of Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy with Bad Wolf Productions. After over two years of development, the series has now found two of its cast members and an Oscar-winning director. First and foremost, the show has cast Dafne Keen as the […]
Troy: Fall of a City continues to lumber, being one of the dullest attempts at a Game of Thrones clone. The Greeks have been unable to defeat the Trojans in battle so have changed tactics – placing the city under siege and launching a scorched-earth policy. Within a year Troy is on the verge of starvation and […]
Derry Girls was heavily promoted by Channel Four in the UK and the network has struck gold with their Northern Irish coming-of-age comedy. Set in the ‘90s in the city of Derry (or Londonderry, depending on your persuasion) Derry Girls focuses on five friends growing up in the city. There is Erin (Saoirse-Monica Jackson), a typical 16-year-old girl, her […]
