Another dip into the retro TV archive as part of that odd period in lockdown when all I could do for my watching fix was find old shows with full episodes on You Tube. My favourite show when I was a teenager happened to be one of those, with most of seasons 1 and 5 … Continue reading Moonlighting
Another catch up on a bit of Netflix that I watched pre lockdown, based on Charles Forsman's graphic novels. I watched this quirky gem hard on the back of the very enjoyable I Am Not OK With This, which is like a wee American cousin to this British set drama, with a dark humour vein … Continue reading The End of the F***ing World
A mockumentary is a hard thing to get right. If the documentary aspect of it is too intrusive or contrived, it can weigh too heavy on the suspension of disbelief aspect, as you have to remember at all times that there is a camera crew following these people. Why would they say and do the … Continue reading This Country
Between the end of March and the end of May, I found myself in an enforced retro mode, due to the fact my old new emergency phone could connect to You Tube but no other TV platform. And even then, it seemed to depend on what type of video it was as to whether I … Continue reading Retro TV Sci-Fi Flashback!
Proof that Netflix can rule your life, in an OK way, I guess. Every time I have dropped in for the last two weeks, this is the show they went out of their way to push on me. I watched the trailer and thought hmm, I don't get it... but after relentless publicity I ended … Continue reading I Am Not OK With This
Shown exclusively on BBC2, this evergreen show of consistent entertainment, childish chuckles and quite interesting but largely useless information, remains one of the few solid reasons to check the BBC iPlayer for something worth watching. I have been an avid fan since season 1, or the letter A, since 2003, and have not missed a … Continue reading QI: Series Q
Following up on my review of the stand alone feature length experiment that is Bandersnatch, I was inspired to go back through the back catalogue of Charlie Brooker's Black Mirror, which now consists of 5 uneven series, since December 2011. Seasons 1 & 5 only have three episodes, season 2 has four and seasons 3 … Continue reading Black Mirror
The phenomenon of "true crime" as entertainment is disturbing. What we are saying when we subscribe to watch these compellingly morbid shows is that, of course, we don't "enjoy" or condone the crimes themselves. But, we do increasingly expect that without the grotesque detail of primary crime scene evidence, documented visually, we can switch over … Continue reading True Crime Trio.
As Ricky Gervais cheekily crow-barred in to his opening speech at the 2020 Golden Globes a few weeks ago, it is possible to watch all of After Life series one in less time than it takes to watch The Irishman. And that is exactly what I did; binged the whole thing on autoplay until it … Continue reading After Life
Over a year on from this novelty being the first fully interactive film released by Netflix there is still no evidence of a similarly user controlled show out there. The streaming service had promised, after scooping a primetime Emmy for outstanding TV movie, that it was commissioning many more like it. But as of January … Continue reading Black Mirror: Bandersnatch
The Wasteland 