It looks like the hit first-person shooter Battlefield is heading to the small screen, with Electronic Arts announcing that Paramount TV and Anonymous Content are partnering up for a TV adaptation. “Battlefield has a tremendous built-in, engaged fan base, making it a highly coveted piece of IP primed for long-form adaption,” said Michael Sugar of […]
Preacher Season 1 Episode 6 Review – ‘Sundowner’
Martin Carr reviews the sixth episode of Preacher… If you wanted an opening ten minutes from left field then ‘Sundowner’ supplies it in spades, body parts and screaming slapstick decapitation. Scrawny Irish kick ass action combines with female abuse, literal heavenly intervention and more wheedling of an axe than most shows have a right to […]
Scream: The TV Series Season 2 Episode 6 Review – ‘Jeepers Creepers’
Martin Carr reviews the sixth episode of Scream: The TV Series season 2… Name checking torture porn slasher flicks has now become par for the course in Scream. Text messaging gifs, red herrings thrown into the mix in order to flummox your audience and creepy locations are all expected. Tongue in cheek voice over, subtle […]
You Should Be Watching… Inhuman Condition
Tony Black on why you should be watching Inhuman Condition… Let me fess up from the beginning – Inhuman Condition was made by a friend, someone I’ve known for quite some time, so I’ll do my best not to let bias creep in during my thoughts on his brand new web series, released on YouTube via […]
The Week in Spandex – Suicide Squad images galore, Justice League and The Flash casting, Batman’s kill count, Thor: Ragnarok begins filming, Gambit to shoot next year and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Suicide Squad, Justice League, The Flash, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Gotham, Supergirl, Arrow, The Flash, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Batman: The Killing Joke, Batman Unlimited: Mechs vs. Mutants, LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes – Justice League: Gotham City Breakout, Teen Titans Go!, […]
John Barrowman’s Malcolm Merlyn promoted to series regular across all of The CW’s DC shows
John Barrowman fans rejoice, as it looks like we’ll be seeing a lot more of his Malcolm Merlyn on The CW, with the British actor signing a deal to appear as a series regular across all of the network’s Arrowverse shows. Barrowman’s deal is similar to that signed by Wentworth Miller back in May, and […]
Sameer Ali Khan reportedly joins Marvel’s Iron Fist
It looks like Marvel’s Iron Fist may have a new addition to its cast, with Bollywood actor and stuntman Sameer Ali Khan (Rock the Kasbah) seemingly revealing on Instagram that he’s joined the currently-in-production Netflix series. The Afghan actor, who has a martial arts background, joked that he will miss his beard as he has […]
Jeffrey Dean Morgan and others promoted to series regulars for The Walking Dead season 7
It looks like we’ll be seeing a lot of Negan in the seventh season of The Walking Dead, with AMC announcing that Jeffrey Dean Morgan has been promoted to a series regular alongside Tom Payne (Jesus), Austin Amelio (Dwight) and Xander Berkeley (Gregory). That takes the show’s roster of series regulars up to twenty, with those […]
24 Legacy: Could Jack Bauer be its finest hour?
Tony Black on 24: Legacy… If you were to name a TV character who helped define modern pop culture in the last decade or so, who would you say? Walter White maybe? Tony Soprano? All great shouts. Mine would be Jack Bauer. Oops sorry, JACK BAUER!!!!!! The hero of long running, real time action series […]
Ray Donovan Season 4 Episode 1 Review – ‘Girl With Guitar’
Mark Clark reviews the first episode of Ray Donovan season 4… For those not in the know, Liev Schreiber’s Ray Donovan is a problem fixer in the rarefied heights (and lows) of Hollywood, but the irony is that his personal life, and in particular his family, causes as much trouble as his clients. If you […]
