Rewind: ‘Land of the Giants’ revisited
From Irwin Allen’s notorious stable of endearingly shabby television sci-fi shows and disaster movies, Land of the Giants originally ran for two seasons from 1968 to 1970.
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From Irwin Allen’s notorious stable of endearingly shabby television sci-fi shows and disaster movies, Land of the Giants originally ran for two seasons from 1968 to 1970.
Kicking things off this month, we have the first foray into this genre by verbose Clerks/Mallrats/Cop Out director Kevin Smith, the thinly veiled Waco siege satire Red State.
It seems to happen way too often that quality TV shows are axed by money-minded suits before they’ve ever been given a chance to reach their full potential.
A curious blend of hard-ass tough cop shows like The Shield and some great horror genre spoofing, Death Valley follows California’s San Fernando Valley Undead Task Force.
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This second round of classy Scandinavian drama is almost as good as the sublime first outing for the fragile yet fearless Detective Inspector Sara Lund.
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Your brain is empty when it comes round to thinking of what to give your Auntie Linda this Christmas, until it finally strikes you: Kill List is the ideal yuletide treat for a loved one.
Premature burial, feral women, some exceedingly dodgy childcare and, erm, Nazi zombie horses all have a role to play in this year’s advent.
The most successful of Irwin Allen’s 1960s television sci-fi series takes a bow on DVD as this final season of underwater escapades bids a fond, if undignified farewell.