Box Sets
Looking for your next binge? Box Set reviews will tell you whether a show’s worth watching, without spoiling the end for you – a handy guide to the best TV box sets on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, DVD and more.
Top running gags from It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia
May 15, 2016 | Mark HarrisonUpdate: Season 15 arrives on Netflix UK on 1st February 2022
There aren’t many shows that are more than 10 seasons in and still turning out instant classic episodes on a regular basis, but as viewers of FXX’s long-running flagship … Read More
An 8-bit guide to Silicon Valley’s brilliance
May 12, 2016 | Chris BryantWhen Richard and his friends inadvertently create a world-class compression algorithm within their music app, ‘Pied Piper’, while working for Silicon Valley’s big guns, they have to decide whether to sell their work to the man or try and make … Read More
Why W1A should be your next box set
May 8, 2016 | David Farnor“That’s all good, then,” says Ian Fletcher, Head of Values at the BBC after another unproductive group discussion. For anyone who watched mockumentary Twenty Twelve – or saw Season 1 of this Beeb-themed follow-up – Ian Fletcher’s (Hugh Bonneville) defeated … Read More
Why iZombie should be your next box set
May 4, 2016 | Mark HarrisonThis review is based on Season 1.
Early on in the first season of iZombie, The CW’s supernatural procedural show created by Veronica Mars’ Rob Thomas and Diane Ruggiero-Wright, a zombie acknowledges that his kind are a little played out … Read More
UK TV review: Daredevil Season 2 (Episode 12 and 13)
April 2, 2016 | Matthew TurnerWarning: This contains spoilers – if you haven’t seen episodes one to four, read our spoiler-free review of Daredevil Season 2.
As Season 2 of Daredevil heads into its concluding episodes, it’s clear that the showrunners are prepared to leave … Read More
Why it’s worth catching up with Kingdom (2014)
March 31, 2016 | David Farnor20 years ago, if you asked someone what “MMA” was, they’d probably recommend you talk to a doctor. Today, though, Mixed Martial Arts has become something of a phenomenon. February’s UFC London event at The O2 Arena (covered on BBC … Read More
UK TV review: The Night Manager
March 30, 2016 | David FarnorSusanne Brier’s nail-biting adaptation of John le Carré’s thriller feels like it was written yesterday.Read More
UK TV review: Daredevil Season 2 (Episodes 9, 10, 11)
March 26, 2016 | Matthew TurnerWarning: This contains spoilers – if you haven’t seen episodes one to four, read our spoiler-free review of Daredevil Season 2.
As Daredevil moves into the last third of its season, the central plot continues along two separate lines, which … Read More
BBC Three TV review: Flat TV
March 24, 2016 | David FarnorThe words “flatshare” and “sitcom” may not fill you with excitement, but Flat TV, BBC Three’s latest new comedy series, defies your expectations (and its title) throughout: it doesn’t fall flat once.
The show follows Tom and Naz, two twenty-something … Read More
UK TV binge review: Daredevil Season 2 (Episodes 5 to 8)
March 21, 2016 | Matthew TurnerWarning: This contains spoilers – if you haven’t seen episodes one to four, read our spoiler-free review of Daredevil Season 2.
With The Punisher unexpectedly behind bars by the end of Episode 4, the plot for the season shifts into … Read More