The thought of a compelling TV series that grips us by the gut from the offset is just as appealing as going to the cinema. An increasing number of people are channelling their downtime through the medium of the monthly (credit card only) subscription service Netflix or revelling in old-school physical box sets themselves for … >
Doctor Who’s recent two-part finale saw the untimely demise of two beloved characters – former soldier turned maths (not PE) teacher Danny Pink, and UNIT’s sweetheart, the queen of workplace-appropriate cosplay, Osgood. It also saw the unexpected rescue of second-generation UNIT officer Kate Stewart by none other than her father, the late Brigadier. (I guess … >
We’ve now had some distance from the end of Peter Capaldi’s debut Doctor Who season, and some distance remains before we see the Christmas special in all its festive glory. This is, of course, time best spent speculating on what questions seem to have been left unanswered at the end of Season 8, and what … >
If there is one industry sector or market that has evolved beyond all recognition in recent times, it is the world of gaming. From the bright lights of Vegas to a series of dimly lit casinos throughout the world, gambling has emerged into the mainstream through a number of online and mobile platforms. As if … >
It feels like it’s only just begun, but Peter Capaldi’s first season of Doctor Who has finished. And what a season it’s been! CultBox asked our followers on Twitter to send in a tweet-sized review of Season 8 – here’s what you had to say… @CultBoxTV Dark, deep and definitely better than previous Moffat … >
‘Death in Heaven’ is a resolutely modern episode of Doctor Who, mixing Russell T Davies-style widescreen excess with the endlessly imaginative twists of Steven Moffat’s dark vision for the show like a pimped-up juggernaut driven by Edgar Allen Poe. It’s also one of the most poignant season finales the programme has produced under the auspices … >
If you’re reading this, then you’re on the Internet. And if you’re on the internet, there’s no way you’ve managed to avoid the revelations of ‘Dark Water’. So, let’s see exactly how dark this water was below the surface… “Just this once, everyone lives!” The rebooted Doctor Who has a noble tradition of turning … >
So, in the event, it was as many had predicted: the Master is now a woman. Let’s look at that sentence again. Steven Moffat has brought the Master back – as a woman. The man who regenerated the Doctor into Joanna Lumley in ‘The Curse of Fatal Death’ has now done something similar for the … >
Can it really be twenty years since The Vicar of Dibley first appeared on our screens? No no no no no no – yes! Yes, it can, with the first episode having aired in November 1994. Not perhaps the most prolific of shows (20 years on, we’ve only had 20 episodes, the last in 2007) … >
As we arrive at the finale of Doctor Who‘s new season, we are still no closer to discovering the identity of Missy, the tea-drinking Scary Poppins lady who first put in a surprise appearance at the end of the ‘Deep Breath’. Aping the casting trick perfected with Clara, Missy (Michelle Gomez) appeared in promotional images … >