When a series is picked up for a second season before the first episode is aired, the show better be bloody brilliant. Lucky for Starz, Ash vs Evil Dead is – with emphasis on ‘bloody’. Having never seen the original ...
Read More »Supergirl’s death rattle
Well, that didn’t take long. The pilot was oh so promising with it’s fun silliness and feminist mentality. What happened? The third episode, ‘Fight or Flight’ sees Supergirl take on one of Superman’s villains, Reactron. As already well established, much ...
Read More »Supergirl: It’s not a bird. It’s not a plane. It’s not a man. It’s Supergirl.
If you are already a fan of Arrow or The Flash, likelihood is you will have already started tuning in to watch CBS’s latest DC series, Supergirl. Thankfully, Supergirl embraces the silly rather than brooding in dark corners; the series ...
Read More »Con Man: Because convention man doesn’t sound as cool
Those of us who attend conventions aren’t as scary or weird as we’re often made out to be – though that’s not to say there aren’t plenty of scary weirdos (or terrifying people in Alien costumes that like to sneak ...
Read More »The outrageous sexism of The Big Bang Theory
I have been less than impressed by The Big Bang Theory since its fourth season (I wrote an article about it jumping the shark two years ago, you can read it here), but the season 9 premiere has stooped to ...
Read More »Scream Queens: Worst case scenario… there’s an actual serial killer on the loose
Were you missing watching a regular TV series that was kitsch, embraced clichés, and was hopelessly over the top? Ryan Murphy – as always – has the answer. Following his success with Glee and American Horror Story, Murphy (along with ...
Read More »Killjoys: Ass kicking imminent
Are you still suffering from AFW – Acute Firefly Withdrawal? Don’t worry, you’re not alone. I may have the answer, though let’s be real for a minute – nothing will ever be as good as Firefly, so don’t expect that. ...
Read More »Binge Watching: Wet Hot American Summer
Damn you, Netflix and your auto play of the next episode. For those of us who had an inclination for binge watching TV, once we get Netflix, we are doomed, metaphorically chained to our sofa’s forever more. I had never ...
Read More »Can we blame Star Trek TNG for the sadism of today’s TV?
Those of us who have stuck with Game of Thrones for five season know all too well how masochistic we can be as TV fans – and just how much the writers and show runners can be sadistic assholes. And ...
Read More »Binge watching: Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries
For a television series to make truly brilliant binge watching it has to be equal parts well written/produced/etc and guilty pleasure. That might, at first glance, seem contradictory. If it is a guilty pleasure, surely it couldn’t also be well ...
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