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Reviews of TV series available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
UK TV review: True Detective – Season 1, Episode 2
March 7, 2014 | David FarnorThe volatile bond between True Detective’s magnetic leads makes you want to keep watching.Read More
Sky Atlantic TV review: Fleming Episode 4
March 6, 2014 | David Farnor“This tale of Nazis and gun battles. I don’t believe a word of it.”
That’s Ian Fleming’s superior to him as he recounts the tale of his journey into Germany to retrieve nuclear plans. The author of the James Bond … Read More
Batman animation on VOD: The beginning, middle and end
March 4, 2014 | Chris BryantThe Dark Knight occupies a fair section of Amazon’s animated streaming offerings, alongside some other well-known superheroes. On offer are tales of The Caped Crusader’s start, his adventures and his final challenge. Combined, they provide a epic insight into Bruce … Read More
Netflix TV review: House of Cards Season 2, Episode 5 (Chapter 18)
March 2, 2014 | Chris BryantErotic asphyxiation. That’s the opening shot of this episode of House of Cards. Followed by the Civil War. These are the two themes that run through the heart of Chapter 18; a story of struggle, history, power and the faux … Read More
Prime Instant Video TV review: Vikings Season 2, Episode 1
February 28, 2014 | David FarnorWhen Vikings first landed on Amazon Prime Instant Video, the comparisons to Game of Thrones were perhaps inevitable. But Michael Hirst’s series soon sailed into its own waters, embracing its smaller scale to concentrate on an tiny band of characters … Read More
First Look review: Amazon Prime Instant Video TV series Alpha House
February 27, 2014 | Chris BryantAs Amazon Prime Instant Video launches in the UK, one of its first pieces of new content is the Amazon Original sitcom, Alpha House, which was commissioned on the back of strong public response to a pilot last year.
Does … Read More
Netflix TV review: House of Cards Season 2, Episode 4 (Chapter 17)
February 27, 2014 | Chris BryantEven by House of Cards starndards, Chapter 17 is a cruel episode. A conniving politician of an episode.
Stuck under quarantine after a package of powder is opened in the Capitol, Frank is attempting to sway the loyalties of … Read More
Sky Atlantic TV review: Fleming Episode 3
February 26, 2014 | David FarnorIf Episode 1 of Fleming introduced us to the Ian the man and Episode 2 introduced us to Ian the lover, Episode 3 completes his credentials as a Bond-like figure by introducing Ian the action hero.
The chapter starts with … Read More
Netflix TV review: House of Cards Season 2, Episode 3 (Chapter 16)
February 25, 2014 | Chris BryantTense. Very tense.
Lucas contacts a shady cyber-genius who claims he can obtain proof of Frank’s crimes in Chapter 16 of House of Cards. Raymond Tusk’s hold over the President is tested when the party has a choice between … Read More
Prime Instant Video review: Vikings – A look back at Season 1, Episode 7, 8 and 9
February 24, 2014 | David FarnorWhen Vikings first sailed onto LOVEFiLM Instant’s shores, the comparisons to Game of Thrones were inevitable. Swords, mountains, beards, surely they were similar? But while the History Channel’s epic, written by Michael Hirst, unfolded on a smaller scale, by the … Read More