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.
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 Harrison
This 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 Turner
Warning: 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 Farnor
20 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: Daredevil Season 2 (Episodes 9, 10, 11)
March 26, 2016 | Matthew Turner
Warning: 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 Farnor
The 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 Turner
Warning: 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
UK TV review: Daredevil Season 2 (Episodes 1 to 4)
March 17, 2016 | Matthew Turner
This is a spoiler-free review – read on at the bottom for spoilery discussion of the first four episodes.
“Hell’s Kitchen is about to explode.”
The first season of Marvel’s Daredevil was initially intended to be a single season that … Read More
Why The Fades should be your next box set
March 12, 2016 | Selina Pearson
“They are the dead and they’re trapped here. When people die, they go up or stay here. Those that stay here, we call them the Fades… The problem? You imagine being trapped in a world you can’t touch, can’t taste. … Read More
A first-timer’s guide to The X-Files (or, the 21 best episodes to watch)
January 26, 2016 | David Farnor
“What do you mean, you haven’t seen The X-Files?” That’s what everyone I know has been saying to me since Fox announced it was bringing back its sci-fi series for a limited six-episode run. The shock would continue for several … Read More
