Tom Jolliffe takes a look at when good concepts are badly executed… Occasionally you’ll see a film or a TV show and you wonder why they bothered at all. Everything goes wrong. Sometimes it starts from the very concept. In the case of remakes for example, you know right off the bat that some films […]
Arrow showrunner suggests Deathstroke is no longer appearing in The Batman
Ever since the departure of Ben Affleck from the director’s chair on The Batman, and the subsequent appointment of War for the Planet of the Apes helmer Matt Reeeves (who is overseeing a page-one rewrite), there’s been a lot of speculation as to whether the previously announced Deathstroke will remain part of the project. Former […]
Jim Broadbent reveals his Game of Thrones role
Back in August of last year it was revealed that Jim Broadbent will be appearing in a “significant role” in the upcoming seventh season of Game of Thrones, although his role was being kept tightly under wraps. Despite all of the secrecy surrounding the show, Broadbent has been taking a leaf out of Ian McShane’s […]
Robert Downey Jr.’s Perry Mason reboot gets new writers
In August of last year, it was announced that Robert Downey Jr. was teaming with True Detective creator Nic Pizzolatto for a reboot of the classic legal drama Perry Mason, with Downey set to take on the role made famous by Raymond Burr. However, with Pizzolatto’s focus now on a third season of True Detective, Deadline […]
Is TV Now More Effective Than Film?
Samuel Brace on whether TV is now more effective than film… Television is fun but it could never compete with the power of cinema. That is a statement that was once true and now isn’t. The landscape has changed and we have changed with it. Television for the longest time was a means to bring […]
ABC cancels Hayley Atwell legal drama Conviction
Well, it looks like Hayley Atwell could have fit another season of Agent Carter into her schedule after all, as ABC has opted against a back order for the legal drama Conviction, effectively cancelling the show after just 13 episodes. The network has announced that the eight remaining unaired episodes will be broadcast, although they […]
Jim Broadbent joins Game of Thrones season 7 in “significant” role
HBO has cast its first new addition for the seventh season of Game of Thrones, with Entertainment Weekly reporting that Oscar-winner Jim Broadbent (Iris, Harry Potter) has signed on for a “significant” role. With the producers opting to keep details of said role under wraps, we can only speculate as to who Broadbent could be […]
Arrow Season 5 Episode 1 Review – “Legacy”
Jessie Robertson reviews the season five premiere of Arrow… If someone doubts you, the answer to sway them from now on is always “I used to ditch John Diggle.” Star City was a hopeful place when we last left it; a new Mayor had taken over, “Mayor Handsome”, as he’s known and a new police […]
TNT orders pilot for Let the Right One In TV series
Swedish author John Ajvide Lindqvist’s bestselling vampire novel Let the Right One In is heading to the small screen, with TNT placing a pilot order for a potential TV series. “Let the Right One In combines elements of horror, revenge thriller, and adolescent romance into an unforgettable and truly unsettling tale,” said Sarah Aubrey, executive […]
Pretty Little Liars to end with season seven
Fans of Pretty Little Liars will be saying goodbye to Rosewood next year, with showrunner Marlene King announcing that the show will come to an end next year as season seven wraps up with a final batch of ten episodes. “It’s been an honor to work with such a talented cast and crew over the last […]
