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Reviews of TV series available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
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
Why 30 Rock should be your next box set
February 22, 2014 | Chris BryantTina Fey’s sitcom is witty, self-aware and utterly joyful.Read More
UK TV review: True Detective – Season 1, Episode 1
February 21, 2014 | David FarnorThe case isn’t the crime: it’s the men trying to solve it.Read More
UK TV review: A look back at Heroes
February 20, 2014 | Neil BrazierTim Kring’s superhero series paved the way for what was to come – a stepping stone that remains entertaining, if not super.Read More
Sky Atlantic TV review: Fleming Episode 2
February 19, 2014 | David FarnorThere are unwritten rules when it comes to Bond girls that govern the bad and the good, the ones who live and the ones who die. You would expect Sky Atlantic’s Fleming, with all its nods to 007’s canon, to … Read More
Amazon Originals Season 2: Our review of the TV show pilots
February 19, 2014 | David FarnorWhile Netflix is stealing the spotlight with House of Cards, another all-at-once release that bucks traditional TV distribution models, Amazon Prime Instant Video is breaking the mould even further by releasing a new set of pilots for Amazon Original TV … Read More
Netflix TV review: House of Cards (Season 2, Episode 2)
February 16, 2014 | Chris BryantAfter the first episode’s explosive final minutes, Episode 2 of House of Cards Season 2 may seem a little slower, but make no mistake: the events of Chapter 15 are far more worrying.
How often do you see Joe Biden … Read More















