The Watcher tops the Nielsens

The Watcher tops the Nielsens on a good week for The Rings of Power

Ryan Murphy’s The Watcher knocks Ryan Murphy’s Dahmer off the top in the Nielsens for October 10-16 with the finale of Rings of Power holding onto number two We’ve studied the Nielsen audience measures for US streaming original series in the week October 10-16, and we have to say they match our expectations from last week quite well: numbers … >

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Sci-Fi July is this month’s Film4 theme

Film4 is calling it Sci-Fi July and bringing a feast of films to Freeview for our enjoyment — we have the details We aren’t going to repeat the (rather long) press release regarding Sci-Fi July on Film4, but would like to point out just some of what’s coming to whet your appetites. Do read the … >

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War of the Worlds (2019) (Fox : Canal+)

War of the Worlds (2019) — bringing you up to speed

If you didn’t know, it’s possible to watch War of the Worlds (2019) in the UK — time to remind you about this series and bring the most recent news A few years ago, both the BBC and Fox Networks / StudioCanal were developing versions of the classic HG Wells novel War of the Worlds. We’ve … >

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War of the Worlds

War of the Worlds (BBC version) coming to Britbox November 20

If you didn’t catch the visually stunning BBC version of War of the Worlds earlier this year, it’s coming to Britbox on November 20. It’s no longer available on iPlayer, and might be just the thing if you haven’t had enough apocalypse in 2020. There’s a strange irony to watching a show about an invasion … >

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War Of The Worlds: new BBC adaptation gears up for filming

Pre-production work has begun on the BBC’s brand new adaptation of War Of The Worlds, that’s been scripted by Doctor Who and Jonathan Norrell & Mr Strange scribe Peter Harness. Three 60 minute episodes are planned, with Mammoth Screen the production company involved. The shoot for the new War Of The Worlds, based on the … >

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5 of TV’s best alien invasions

The Zygons return to Doctor Who this weekend in ‘The Zygon Invasion’. Here guest writer Alwyn Ash picks out five of TV’s best alien invasions to get your tentacles wrapped around…   The War of the Worlds And so we begin with this classic tale of Martians and their attempts to colonise Earth. If any … >

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