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Are we having an archive tv renaissance, asks Issy FlowerRead More
Are we having an archive tv renaissance, asks Issy FlowerRead More
Despite the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, rumours have begun to emerge that season three of fan-favourite Amazon Prime series The Boys has begun filming. Fans of the darkly comic superhero series The Boys, which presents a more likely picture of how arrogant ‘Supes’ (superheroes) might coexist alongside the rest of us, finally have cause to hope […]Read More
As pubs and theatres closed, social events cancelled, and millions of workers furloughed this year, many of us turned to our trusty small screens for entertainment. BBC News viewing figures shot up, as Brits sought out the comforting familiarity of Huw Edward’s dulcet Welsh tones. Streaming services like Netflix and Disney+ saw their membership and […]Read More
Read our review of I May Destroy You here. Naively, these last five to seven years, I thought Black representation in television had gotten better. I even wrote an opinion piece in 2014 about how exciting it was to see streaming services like Netflix and Amazon thrive, due to their inclusivity. I wasn’t completely wrong, […]Read More
Stemming the misery of 2020, if only for a moment, the Disney Investor Day was truly a day to behold, with truckloads upon truckloads of new content announced to look forward to in the coming years. But in the stream of new faces added to the MCU in shows like Moonknight and Ms Marvel, it […]Read More
The popular British sitcom The Vicar of Dibley will be returning to our screens for a miniseries of Christmas specials, with actor and comedian Dawn French reprising her role as everyone’s favourite priest Geraldine Granger. The miniseries, titled The Vicar of Dibley in Lockdown, will be made up of three ten-minute episodes in which Geraldine […]Read More
2000s culture has seen a booming comeback in recent years, with appearances ranging from 00s inspired ‘y2k fashion’ to Instagram-bred Bratz doll makeup trends. Accompanying this nostalgia-fuelled cultural renaissance are some of our previously loved television shows, that have likewise been resurrected for a return to the screen. Following in the footsteps of shows such […]Read More
Emily in Paris is Netflix’s newest comedy series from Sex and the City creator Darren Star. The titular character (played by Lily Collins) is a Chicago-based marketing executive who moves to Paris to bring an “American perspective” to a French luxury marketing company, sharing her experiences of the city with an ever-growing following on Instagram […]Read More
Earlier this week, Netflix announced that it was cancelling its dramedy series GLOW after three seasons. The news shocked fans, as Netflix had previously confirmed a fourth and final season and production was already well underway. In September 2019, Netflix announced the renewal of GLOW for a fourth and final season. Three weeks into filming […]Read More
Earlier this week, Disney released their first official trailer for the upcomingWandavision miniseries. The limited series set within the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) will be released later this year. It is looking likely that this will be the first of the MCU Disney+ spin-offs to come out, as The Falcon and The Winter Soldier has […]Read More
Chronic vulva pain is shrouded in stigma and silence, and until recently, the TV industry was perpetuating this through the glamorisation of perfect, vaginal penetrative sex on screen. Painful sex is typically romanticised in film and TV, where a girl’s ‘first time’ is expected to hurt. This pain of virginity is put on a pedestal, […]Read More
An average first-time viewer, watching the popular Netflix reality show Selling Sunset, probably doesn’t know the first thing about luxurious million-pound homes in LA. Three episodes in, the average viewer feels like they can appreciate the value of an infinity pool, the importance of a ‘him’ and ‘her’ closet and is already googling ‘how to […]Read More
Get your glitterballs at the ready – Strictly Come Dancing is back! Amidst the fears that Strictly wouldn’t be able to go ahead this year, the BBC has confirmed that the iconic show will return. On Tuesday evening, the first three celebrities were announced by The One Show presenters Alex Jones and Amol Rajan. Actress […]Read More
The hit TV show Pretty Little Liars is the latest series set to get the reboot treatment, three years after its end in 2017. The show ran for seven seasons on Freeform and was followed by spin-off Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists which ran for only one season last year. The rebooted version of the […]Read More
Since its inception in 1925, the television has been a big part of our lives. It’s safe to say it’s come a long way since a tiny black and white screen, reaching the point where everyone and their grandma had a TV in their house as the source of an evening’s entertainment for all the family. […]Read More
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