A new nationwide study has revealed the TV show box set that UK viewers find most addictive. The research commissioned by Sky Box Sets looks at the growing popularity of box sets in our everyday lives. Game of Thrones came in first place, with nearly a third of the votes, closely followed by The X-Files and The Walking Dead. Father Ted … >
Continuing the pirate story left off by last week, this week’s Fear the Walking Dead proved to be a bit of a step down from recent weeks as it failed to wring much tension or adrenaline from its premise. There’s some intriguing drama here and there within ‘Captive’, but it generally lacks the focus and … >
Fear the Walking Dead made some major strides forward in the story arc this week with an episode that both introduced a major new antagonist for the group and finally shed some light on the mysteries of Victor Strand. Of the two plotlines that are roughly evenly split within ‘Blood in the Streets’, it’s Strand’s … >
Coming off the back of what was arguably the strongest instalment the show had put out to date, Fear the Walking Dead kept up the pace this week with a tense and gory horror episode packed to the gills with walkers. After seven episodes of constantly revolving and trying out new tones and story directions, Fear … >
Instead of picking up the pace after last week’s cliffhanger, Fear the Walking Dead delivered another contemplative character piece this week, but with a thankfully higher level of success than the mediocre season premiere. ‘We All Fall Down’ is still recognisably cut from the same cloth as last week’s episode and this is far from … >
After a haphazard yet intermittently compelling first season that powered through the early stages of the zombie apocalypse, the second season looked to be the time for Fear the Walking Dead to even out and decide what kind of show it wants to be. From the looks of this week’s premiere, ‘Monster’, Fear the Walking … >
In all the years I’ve been watching the show, there possibly hasn’t been quite as hyped an episode as this season finale, as it promised the first appearance of famous comics villain Negan, and an adaptation of his memorably brutal, iconic entrance. Unfortunately, while ‘Last Day on Earth’ comes close at points to capturing the … >
As we near the fateful first confrontation with Negan, The Walking Dead span its wheels this week in a table-setter that hits hard in places, but misses badly in others. Season 6 appears to be repeating itself. After a thrilling run of episodes in which a whole new chapter of the story was opened up, … >
After an impressive run of episodes that did a great deal to expand the show’s scope while allowing The Walking Dead to subvert its own formula, this week’s antepenultimate episode proved to be a disappointingly rote step down for the show. Perhaps the core issue with ‘Twice as Far’ is that it’s come after a … >
The Walking Dead’s impressive hot streak of episodes continued this week with a taut, compelling bottle episode with a pared-down cast and an impressive thematic focus. ‘The Same Boat’ very much feels like the second half of a thematic exploration begun by ‘Not Tomorrow Yet’ – in the way it flips the perspective to the … >