People often store what is known as a ‘flashbulb memory’ after hearing saddening news. A vivid snapshot of where you are and what you were doing at that moment. Hearing about Caroline Flack’s death is etched into my memory down to the clothes I was wearing. A year on, I still remember uttering the words […]Read More
After six seasons and eight years, Vikings, the History Channel’s first original drama series, finally draws to a close. Though it’s due to have a spin off in Vikings: Valhalla next year, this will reportedly be set 200 years later, following an entirely different set of events and characters. Therefore, from the start, the focus […]Read More
Set in the Marvel universe immediately after Avengers: Endgame, WandaVision depicts a grieving Wanda Maximoff and her ‘family’ living a suburban life in a fabricated micro-universe of Wanda’s own making. Liked WandaVision? Read Yasmin’s review here and Andrew’s take here! Growing up on sitcoms, Wanda seemingly desires the traditional happy family portrayed on TV. These […]Read More
Channel 4’s Gogglebox first aired in 2013, the show that features recurring British couples, families, and friends sitting in their living rooms while watching and commenting on TV. As a viewer you’re watching others on television watch television, a concept that may sound both ridiculous and unentertaining, but the show has proven to be a […]Read More
The cancellation of the Chilling Adventures of Sabrina was a blow to its fans. We all sat and wondered: how could a show like Riverdale be renewed for more chaotic seasons, and problematic film series with no substance like The Kissing Booth get multiple sequels? Unfortunately, the series had many things pitted against it right […]Read More
HBO Max have confirmed the production of a ten-episode extension of the original Sex and the City series titled, Sex and the City: And Just Like That. Sarah Jessica Parker, who portrays the female protagonist Carrie Bradshaw, teased her followers with proof that the Sex and the City franchise was heading into an extended narrative, […]Read More
It begins with absence and desire. It begins with blood and fear. It begins with A Discovery of Witches… season two. Picking up right where the first season left off, with our two leads Diana (Teresa Palmer) and Matthew (Matthew Goode) landing in London, it’s certainly a lot more action-packed than its predecessor. As it […]Read More
Netflix and Shondaland's Bridgerton gets the green light for season two.Read More
In 2021, waiting until the nine o’clock news to turn on the TV and find out the events of the day seems like a quaint, outdated activity. With various news apps on your smartphone giving you constant breaking news updates and social media sites like Twitter feeding you every possible fact or opinion on an […]Read More
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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
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