In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Justice League, Aquaman, Flashpoint, Shazam, The Batman, Nightwing, Batgirl, Supergirl, The Flash, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Arrow, Gotham, Watchmen, Harley Quinn, Avengers: Infinity War, Thor: Ragnarok, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Black Panther, Captain Marvel, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, The Punisher, Luke Cage, […]
Tom Baker returns to Doctor Who to complete abandoned serial ‘Shada’
Some 36 years after his departure, Tom Baker has reprised the role of the Fourth Doctor to complete the abandoned 1979 Doctor Who serial ‘Shada’, penned by legendary author Douglas Adams. Halted due to a strike and never finished, the BBC has now completed ‘Shada’ through a mix of the original footage, state of the […]
New trailer for The Alienist starring Luke Evans, Daniel Bruhl and Dakota Fanning
TNT has released a new trailer for the upcoming small screen adaptation of Caleb Carr’s novel The Alienist. The psychological thriller series features a cast that includes Luke Evans, Daniel Bruhl, Dakota Fanning, Brian Geraghty, Douglas Smith, Matthew Shear, and Q’orianka Kilcher; watch it below… The Alienist is set in 1896, when a series of gruesome murders of […]
Peaky Blinders Series 4 Episode 2 Review – ‘Heathens’
Liam Hoofe reviews the second episode of Peaky Blinders series 4… Peaky Blinders returned to our screens last week with what I consider to be one of the best episodes of television in 2017. The episode was full of awesome moments and it shocked us all with its devastating ending. This series’ second episode, ‘Heathens’ picked […]
Skybound CEO isn’t concerned about The Walking Dead’s ratings slump
While it’s still pulling in healthy numbers, ratings for the The Walking Dead have been on a fairly steep decline since 2016’s controversial season seven premiere, and this trend has continued into the current eighth season with the latest episode suffering the show’s lowest ever midseason finale numbers. After a season eight premiere of 11.4 […]
The Walking Dead suffers lowest midseason finale rating in the show’s history
The ratings slide for The Walking Dead continued with this past Sunday’s season eight fall finale suffering the lowest ratings of any midseason finale in the show’s run. The 90-minute episode ‘How Its Gotta Be’, pulled in a 3.36 rating in the key 18-49 demo, 4% down on the season two fall finale ‘Pretty Much […]
Promo for The Walking Dead Season 8 Episode 9
With The Walking Dead season 8 now on a break until February, a promo has arrived online for the returning episode of AMC’s zombie drama series; check it out here… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qh_kPQRg8ws SEE ALSO: Follow all of our coverage of The Walking Dead here The Walking Dead season 8 airs on Sundays on AMC in the US […]
The Walking Dead ratings hit a six-year low
After scoring the third lowest season premiere in the show’s history last month with its 100th episode, The Walking Dead has now fallen to its lowest ratings in six years with its latest episode on season eight. Sunday’s ‘The Big Scary U’ pulled in a 3.4 rating among the key 18-49 demo and 7.84 million […]
CBS developing a Stripes TV series
It looks like the 1981 comedy Stripes could be the latest movie to find itself making the transition to the small screen, with Deadline reporting that CBS is developing a single camera comedy series based upon the film. According to the site, the series will revolve around a rebellious outsider who finds his calling when […]
Supergirl Season 3 Episode 14 Review – ‘Schott Through the Heart’
Martin Carr reviews the fourteenth episode of Supergirl season 3… After the enforced hiatus which saw Supergirl disappear off our screens due to a scheduling clash, it is nice to have things back where they belong. Cheesy karaoke, shrink wrapped superheroes and marauding prehistoric animals run rampant in this return to form. Laurie Metcalf who […]
