VOD TV recap: 24: Live Another Day Episode 5

This recap of Live Another Day Episode 5 contains spoilers

24 has always been a show about action and reaction. Jack Bauer, of course, is the man of action, chasing terrorists and torturing people to get what he wants and … Read More

Sky Atlantic TV review: Penny Dreadful Episode 3

Death is not serene. This is the truth young Frankenstein learns, looking down at a dog, its body emaciated, its eyes crawling with fat, white maggots.

In Episode 3 of Penny Dreadful we get some of the most explicit … Read More

Community: Looking back at Season 1

When Dan Harmon (The Sarah Silverman Show) debuted his single camera sitcom in September 2009, it was sold as a slacker hang-out comedy. It starred The Soup’s Joel McHale as a sarcastic, cynical jerk studying with a group of roughly … Read More

VOD TV finale review: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Episode 22 (Beginning of the End)

What a way for Marvel’s TV show to end. Episode 22 – Beginning of the End – has everything: heart, emotion, laughs, action, and moments that will have you jumping out of your chair and pumping your fist in the … Read More

UK TV review: Hannibal Season 2, Episode 4 (Takiawase)

Given the slight, erm, miscarriage of justice that occurred at the end of last week, Will’s trial is understandably delayed to give way to a more sombre episode of Hannibal; arguably the most sombre, and definitely most saddening, we’ve ever … Read More

Sky Atlantic TV review: Penny Dreadful Episode 2

It’s not often that TV is genuinely scary. Whether it’s the small size of the screen or the relative lack of time to build up a spooky atmosphere, horror shows (that aren’t about zombies) seem few and far between. Penny … Read More

VOD TV review: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Episode 21 (Ragtag)

Channelling iconic TV show Lost, this week Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. features Ward flashbacking to how he and Garrett came together, with the former becoming the puppy dog in the latter’s handbag.

This does break up the flow of the … Read More

VOD TV review: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Episode 20 (Nothing Personal)

It’s the return of Maria Hill in Episode 20 of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., as Cobie Smulders makes her second appearance of the season and shows no signs she’s lost any of her ability since joining the HR department at Stark … Read More

Why The Fast Show Special is still funny

Photographer: © Tyson Benton

This weekend, we will mostly be watching The Fast Show. That’s something that hasn’t been said for the best part of two decades, when the BBC series first began. Now, there are people growing up who … Read More

VOD TV review: 24: Live Another Day Episode 4

“How are you going to get Jack out?” asks his Serbian colleague at the start of Live Another Day Episode 4. “I’m going to talk him out,” replies Chloe. “That building is full of US marines,” the henchman handily points … Read More