2015 sees the debut of Daredevil on Netflix, the first of four new Marvel superhero TV shows, each of which will be co-produced and aired at some point next year. Stardust’s Charlie Cox has signed up to play blind lawyer turned vigilante Matt Murdock in the show, whilst trusted friend Foggy Nelson, major villain the … >
Sherlock‘s next adventure might have been confirmed for Christmas 2015, but that still feels oh-so-far away. So what’s the devoted Sherlock fan to do to pass the time? Here are five ways you can fill that gap and honour the first man in history to give the Deerstalker sex appeal… Practice the fine Art … >
With Broadchurch’s American remake, Gracepoint, drawing ever closer to its US premiere, we look at some of our other TV exports. Some proved to be hits with stateside audiences, while it seems some British shows just cannot lend themselves properly to America… The Best The Office (2001-2003) US version: The Office – An … >
If you could only watch one channel to see all your favourite TV series – then which would it be? For me, it would most certainly be Sky Atlantic. I find that the more TV I watch these days, the more I gravitate toward this channel. It seems to feature nearly all the top quality … >
At the time of writing there’s been no official announcement that In the Flesh has been recommissioned for a third season, which seems like cruel and unusual punishment for an audience dealing with the end of a damn fine series and the apparent loss of one of its best characters. So surely it’s only a … >
Pros and Cons This past winter’s release of the award-winning American Hustle was just what the grifter ordered. Movies can trigger all sorts of feelings and memories, but nothing does the job better, at least for me, than a good con artist film. Before I get into it, Flickchart has a pretty good list of … >
Rik Mayall’s greatest gift, exceeding both his ability for writing shrewd satire and side-splitting smut (often in a single line) and his boundless energy and enthusiasm for performance (he and Adrian Edmondson literally suffered for their art during recordings of Bottom and the subsequent, even more raucous stage shows), was the ability to make the … >
We’ve seen the brow. We’ve witnessed the regeneration. We’ve been introduced to the costume and peeked at the on-set pictures. As the era of the 12th Doctor begins to take shape, what can we expect based on the evidence so far?
Conventional wisdom is odd. It’s hard to say whether it’s rooted in obvious fact or a carefully circulated Chinese whisper started by people with an agenda. Take the Star Wars prequels; conventional wisdom has them as turkeys slightly above Batman & Robin and just below Plan 9 From Outer Space. To me, they’re nowhere near … >
Steven Moffat said recently: “If Russell [T Davies] had stayed on, [Doctor Who] would still have changed. And actually, it is time again to do that… So now we’ve got to actually get a bit raw at it and do it in a different direction.”
What are the things that Moffat and co have got a bit too good at? What do we now expect from a Doctor Who story? What is it time to lose?