Blogs about TV

In the opening title sequence to Amazon’s 2022 science fiction series The Peripheral, towns gleam and shapes stretch, sweeping in strokes of burnt gold, slate grey and steel blue, like a machine’s idea of a …

This blog post is part of a series where the BBC Writersroom approached selected writers to offer them a platform to discuss what they feel are the most relevant topics affecting the broadcast industry today. …

Mondo: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE is one of Mondo’s most anticipated movies of 2023, and it’s not hard to see why. From the incredible voice cast to the mind-altering animation, SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE forever redefined …

The ABC Movie of the Week was unique among made-for-TV movie franchises in that its films spanned a wide variety of genres. It presented family dramas, thrillers, comedies, horror pictures, and even a kung fu …

Spirited (film)From the trailer, a crazy wall so big it needs one of those cool horizontally-sliding ladders to maintain it!(Thanks Tom)

Whenever I write about linkrot on the web, like I did yesterday, and like I’ve been doing for years, I occasionally get a bit of pushback. Firstly, there’s “But surely people have the right to …

Game of Thrones star Jacob Anderson is set to make his debut on Doctor Who later this year, playing Vinder. As a recurring character throughout the series, Jacob’s new role will see him join forces …

Bah, humbug! For the first time in 57 years, A Charlie Brown Christmas will not be shown on broadcast television.Instead, in 2022, the beloved Christmas special will only be available to stream for free - …

The renowned television producer Tony Garnett died on 12 January 2020. Tributes and obituaries recognised the huge contribution he made to British film and television drama over five decades. In Birmingham, the city of Garnett’s …

Director / writer / producer Jane Campion’s last film before the recently lauded The Power of the Dog (2021) was a small, quiet, and exquisite tragic love story about an English Romantic poet. Of course, …

You may recall that I was a wee bit critical of Star Trek: Picard's first season on account of how the story didn't make any sense. Of course I wasn't angry at the show. It …

by Gideon Marcus A week is a long time in politics The British Prime Minister Harold Wilson is fond of noting that a lot can change in just seven days. In American politics, the last …

TO ORDER YOUR COPY OF 'COMEDY BASIC' AND SUPPORT THE PROJECT, GETTING YOUR NAME IN PRINT AND, OOH, LOADS OF OTHER GOODIES, FOLLOW THIS LINK.This chapter will almost certainly hit the cutting room floor before …

Stephen O'Brien ponders on his own formative friendships as he watches the members of a-ha deal with their own in their new film, True North.A new album from legendary Norwegian pop band a-ha is always …

This post is part of Show & Tell, a retro blogging event hosted by Retro Ramblings. This week’s topic is forgotten snacks. When I think back on my childhood, some of my fondest memories were …

Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum, the two “journalists” Fox likes to hold up as the best in the business, proved they were willing to sabotage the 2020 presidential election reporting, like the rest of the …

Who was nominated? Who won the veto? Who's been friend-zoned? Hamsterwatch has all the details from BBCAN11's latest video drop.

The Fritzes award honors the best interfaces in a full-length motion picture in the past year. Interfaces play a special role in our movie-going experience, and are a craft all their own that does not …

One would assume, given a soundtrack album laden with iconic classics by Horace Silver, Chet Baker, Dexter Gordon and many others, that this film score is saturated with jazz.Well … not exactly. But more on …

“Luther” show creator and Luther: The Fallen Sun writer Neil Cross started talking about him and Idris Elba doing a Luther movie for at least a decade before Fallen Sun. Like everyone else, Cross assumed …