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Reviews of TV series available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
Amazon pilot review: Mad Dogs and Salem Rogers: Model of the Year 1998
January 21, 2015 | David FarnorHot on the heels of Transparent’s Golden Globe win, Amazon is back with its new season of TV pilots – available for free to customers and non-customers alike. Feedback from viewers is then used to decide which to commission as … Read More
VOD TV review: Broadchurch Season 2, Episode 3 (spoiler-free)
January 20, 2015 | David FarnorWarning: If you haven’t seen Season 1, this will contain spoilers.
What do you think of when you hear the word “Broadchurch”? Pretty beaches? A sad Olivia Colman? Desirable houses? Superb drama? Episode 3 of Season 2 delivers on … Read More
UK TV VOD review: American Horror Story: Freak Show Episode 12 (Show Stoppers)
January 20, 2015 | Alice SlaterThe tricksy thing about American Horror Story is that, from the first episode of each reboot, no one is safe: at any point, any character can die, any character can fall in love, any character can fall from grace and … Read More
UK VOD TV review: Togetherness Episode 1
January 19, 2015 | David FarnorThere are few words that are less arousing than “take the baby monitor with you”. It’s a truth that Michelle (Melanie Lynskey) and Brett (Mark Duplass) are trying to come to terms with, as their marriage hits a mid-life crisis … Read More
UK TV review: Girls Season 4, Episode 2
January 19, 2015 | Jo BromilowWhen discussing the first episode of Girls with a friend, they expressed disappointment at the show’s return. Why, we asked? They explained that they anticipated Hannah to have already been to the writer’s workshop in Iowa, and that now would … Read More
Amazon TV pilot review: The Man in the High Castle, Down Dog and The New Yorker Presents
January 18, 2015 | David FarnorHot on the heels of Transparent’s Golden Globe win, Amazon is back with its new season of TV pilots – available for free to customers and non-customers alike. Feedback from viewers is then used to decide which to commission as … Read More
UK TV review: Constantine Season 1, Episode 9 (The Saint of Last Resorts, Part 2)
January 18, 2015 | David FarnorWarning: This contains mild spoilers.
Now, where were we? A sister of Eve (yes, that Eve) kidnapped two babies from a friend of John’s old Newcastle flame, Anne Marie, for La Brujería, who are behind this Rising Darkness malarkey – … Read More
VOD TV review: Cyberbully
January 17, 2015 | David Farnor“Of course I don’t think it’s ok. But it’s normal. It happens.”
That’s Casey in Cyberbully, Channel 4’s one-off drama about the perils of the Internet. The title alone puts in you mind of a cheesy cautionary tale, the kind … Read More
UK VOD TV review: American Horror Story Freak Show Episode 11
January 17, 2015 | Alice SlaterIt seems a little late in the game to introduce a new character, but the creepy charisma of Neil Patrick Harris in a top hat is always a welcome diversion from the status quo. His character, Chester, is also a … Read More
Why you should be watching Brooklyn Nine-Nine on Netflix UK
January 15, 2015 | Nathanael SmithWith Brooklyn Nine-Nine Season 6 arriving on Netflix UK on 28th March, we look back at the first season – and where you can watch it online.
The American sitcom formula has been fairly easy since Friends. Take a group … Read More