Earlier this week we brought you news that Lauren Cohan’s contract with The Walking Dead is coming to an end, and that a new deal would have to be struck if Maggie were to stay around. Well, that outcome is looking less and less likely, as Cohan has now signed on for ABC pilot Whiskey … >
The latest addition to the welcome collection of movies that see the citizens of Earth defend themselves from alien threat is Revolt, that arrives on DVD in the UK today. Starring Lee Pace, Jason Flemyng and Berenice Marlohe, in this case a small group of survivors are left to fight for human survival in the … >
Where there’s unbelievable tragedy, there’s public interest. And where there’s public interest, there’s usually a few films and TV shows that seek to fulfil that fascination. And so, Jack Thorne has revealed that he’d be interested in writing a series based on Grenfell Tower.
After the high-octane widescreen epic that was the previous set UNIT: Extinction, it’s a change of pace for UNIT: Encounters. We have four stories exploring various facets of the UNIT world, with some good exploration of both Kate Stewart (Jemma Redgrave) and Osgood (Ingrid Oliver). While there’s no big enemy looming large, there is something … >
Starring the Seventh Doctor, Ace and Mel (who has re-joined the TARDIS after her travels with Glitz), Big Finish’s Doctor Who story The Blood Furnace brings the companions home to Earth and relatively close to their respective times as they materialise at a Merseyside shipyard in 1991. It soon becomes a rather personal trip for Mel too, as … >
In the second episode of Red Dwarf’s twelfth series, the crew encounter a group of rogue mechanoids who put the minds of Lister, Rimmer and Cat into mech bodies as punishment for ‘enslaving’ Kryten.
In the run-up to its twelfth series, which lands on Dave on 12th October, I’m rewatching Red Dwarf from the beginning. This week it’s time to reach for the maple syrup, taramasalata, or (if it makes any difference) hummus in Red Dwarf IV. With bigger sci-fi adventures and the addition of Kryten as a full-time … >
The co-creator of the TV show Lost has admitted that it’s likely the divisive TV drama will be revisited – and he’s got some thoughts about that. Talking to TV Line, Lindelof was asked about a new series of Lost, and said “I’ve thought about that a lot”. He added that his hope is that … >
Channel 4 has announced that it’s greenlit six episodes of Marc Wootton’s new comedy series, High & Dry. The show started as one of its BLAP shorts, the channel’s online showcase for new programme ideas. And now it’s been taken to a full series. High & Dry has elements of Lost about it. As the … >
While the adventures of the Twelfth Doctor, Bill and Nardole continue to blaze across our Saturday nights, there is plenty more happening in the Doctor Who universe. Here are out Big Finish Doctor Who audio story reviews for May 2017