With an ever increasing number of streaming services on offer, it seems harder than ever to decide what to watch, as a range of tantalising options are dangled in front of us, as "recommended for you" True quantity over quality often wins the day, but if you are patient and willing to try new things … Continue reading Best of 2023: TV
With filming costs ever increasing, studios are looking for sure-fire projects to invest in. Adaptations provide the perfect conditions due to a combination of ready to go material and built in audiences. Yet, history shows adaptations are never as sure as they appear on paper. A successful adaption wins overs its build in audience, while … Continue reading Adaptations: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Should truth be sacrificed for the sake of entertainment? This is the question I ask myself every time I sit down to watch Netflix's Drive to Survive, the so called "inside track" on the latest Formula 1 season. Hamilton alone at the restart in Hungary as rest of grid takes advantage and pit With 2021 … Continue reading Fact or Fiction? Netflix’s Drive to Survive
It was announced yesterday that hundreds of stars including Daniel Radcliffe, Olivia Coleman and Aidan Turner have signed a letter calling for the plans to move BBC Three online to be shelved. When the plans were first proposed last year there was a huge outcry, with thousands of people signing a petition to save the … Continue reading Save BBC Three!
When Spooks burst onto TV screens in 2002 it was ground breaking television, like nothing the UK had ever seen before. Unafraid to push boundaries and challenge its audience right from the very first episode (that deep fat fryer scene!!!) it was still going strong, when it ended ten series, and multiple cast changes later. … Continue reading Spooks: The Greater Good review
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