It sounds like Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman, who play Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson in the BBC’s Sherlock series, disagree on the role of fan expectations. Back in March, Freeman said this, on the topic of people’s expectations and how they can take the fun out of making the show: “People’s expectations, some of it is … >
Westworld season one should have been a slam dunk. A mystery box show at a time when such stories were only just coming back into vogue, and the tale of a robot uprising just as the public paranoia about artificial intelligence was hitting a middle stage, Westworld had enough talent and ideas behind it to … >
Whereas 90s TV hits such as The X-Files have enjoyed a revival in recent times, and the likes of Star Trek and Stargate motor forward in various forms, one big genre show of the decade that’s remained untouched is Babylon 5. The show ran between 1993 and 1998, and was acclaimed at the time – … >
The second trailer for Sony’s Venom movie has arrived on the web, and it has made a much better impression than the previous promo video. Tom Hardy stars in this Marvel Comics adaptation, playing a journalist named Eddie Brock who is bonded with an angry alien symbiote. The first Venom trailer didn’t actually show the symbiote, which seemed rather … >
Here’s some good news. The brilliant Sally Phillips will be headlining The Tourist Trap, a new mockumentary-style series that’d been ordered by the BBC. It’ll follow the antics of the Welsh tourist board. Also starring Elis James, Mike Bubbins and Leroy Brito, the new show has been penned by Gareth Gwynn, Sian Harries and Tudur … >
BBC Studios now takes on the work of BBC Worldwide, in attempting to make sizeable amounts of cash from the BBC’s assorted shows and brands. Unsurprisingly, Doctor Who is a big part of that. Ahead of the 2018 Global Licensing Show, BBC Studios has published a promotional page of information on its licenses, and there’s … >
Following its successful second series, that’s just come to an end, ITV has quickly confirmed that there will be a third series of The Good Karma Hospital. Another six episodes of the show have been ordered, that will screen on ITV in 2019. It’ll again be set in Southern India, and Dan Sefton will be … >
Millie Bobby Brown, the actress who plays Eleven on Netflix’s Stranger Things, is the youngest person to ever be named on the TIME 100 list. This list of the hundred most influential people on the planet is selected by TIME’s editors, from nominations suggested by the magazine’s readers, writing staff and alumni from previous TIME 100 lists. … >
Sky has not only ordered a second series of its comedy show Bounty Hunters, but filming on the new run has now indeed begun. The show co-stars and is co-written by Jack Whitehall, who plays the son of an antiques dealer, who happens to be dragged into criminal stuff. Rosie Perez, meanwhile, stars as the … >
It’s been just shy of four months since Peter Capaldi’s last moment as the 12th Doctor was screened at the end of the Doctor Who Christmas special, Twice Upon A Time. Thing is, not much has been seen of Capaldi since. He’s done some convention work, but other than that, his profile has been quite … >