This is an interesting, though perhaps ultimately inconsequential, one. Netflix has revealed that it’s been using subscriber data to personalise feeds, with artwork for series and films changed to fit with user’s behaviour.
Spoilers. This is now the fourth series of Inside No 9, which means by the time we’re done, there will be more episodes of this than the markedly more famous League Of Gentlemen¸ which recently celebrated its twentieth anniversary. There hasn’t yet been a film of Inside No 9 though, although it is presumably only … >
Fans of classic sci-fi series Quantum Leap have reason to be pleased this morning, with the news that a complete Blu-ray collection is going on sale at the end of the month. Running to 22 discs and 4572 minutes in total, Quantum Leap: The Complete Collectors Edition will bring together all 97 episodes from the … >
The comedy series The End Of The F***ing World proved to be a very welcome surprise on E4 towards the end of last year. A co-production between E4 and Netflix, the show ran for eight episodes, with Alex Lawther leading the cast. It’s based on Charles Forsman’s graphic novels, and is a real treat. Furthermore, … >
She’s hinted at this before, but now Gillian Anderson has made it official: the upcoming run of The X-Files will be her last. She’s alongside David Duchovny in season 11 of the show, that’s starting this month (Five is screening it in the UK). And in an interview with TV Insider, she’s confirmed that she’s … >
If you had any doubt that it was the end of an era for Doctor Who, the BBC has released a video showing the gradual demolition of Peter Capaldi’s TARDIS. Capaldi regenerated into Jodie Whittaker on Christmas Day of course, and from the short scene we saw, it looks as if a new TARDIS will … >
For what seems like the umpteenth year running, Game Of Thrones has appeared at the top of TorrentFreak’s annual list of the most pirated TV shows of the year. It’s not entirely clear how it computes the numbers, but the chart amalgamates public BitTorrent trackers in its working. The top ten for 2017 reads, therefore, … >
UPDATE: Well that story developed quickly. Netflix has indeed added all ten seasons of Friends to its UK and Ireland streaming service. They’re all available right now… We’ll be there for you. All episodes of #Friends, now streaming. pic.twitter.com/utAoC0oE4y — Netflix UK & Ireland (@NetflixUK) January 1, 2018 Earlier… Comfortably one of the most popular American … >
It’s long been accepted that it’s a case of when rather than if a Downton Abbey movie would be made. The show’s creator and writer, Julian Fellowes, has been said to be working on a script for some time. And it finally looks as if 2018 will be the year that the project comes together. … >
A start of a new year might mean a renewed gym membership or career jump for some people, but for us here at Cultbox, it means lots of new telly for us to sink our teeth into.