Eric Bay-Andersen reviews Red Dwarf XI Episode 4 – ‘Officer Rimmer’… Kryten – According to Freud’s ‘Lexicon of Dream Symbols’, flying is meant to be a metaphor for sex. Rimmer – Absolute poppycock. I dream of flying all the time. It’s certainly nothing to do with sex. It’s always the same dream – I’m in a […]
NBC revving up a TV adaptation of The Italian Job
It looks like we can add The Italian Job to the ever-increasing list of movies heading to the small screen, with Deadline reporting that NBC has given a script commitment to a drama series inspired by the 1969 classic and its 2003 remake. The site reports that the TV series, which hails from Paramount TV, […]
The CW rebooting US soap Dynasty
The CW is set to reboot the classic 80s U.S. soap opera Dynasty, tapping Josh Schwartz (The O.C.), Stephanie Savage (Gossip Girl) and Sallie Patrick (Revenge) to write and executive produce a new series, which also has original creators Richard and Esther Shapiro on board as executive producers. Variety reports that the new series “will […]
The Flash Season 2 Episode 5 review – ‘The Darkness and the Light’
Jessie Robertson reviews the fifth episode of The Flash season 2… If there’s one constant in the Multiverse, its coffee…. Dopplegangers Unite! The appearance of Dr. Harrison Wells (Earth-2 version) last week was a cleverly crafted debut for a character that through last season’s acting and writing of said character, demanded he return; but we […]
American Horror Story Season 6 Episode 3 Review
Kirsty Capes reviews the third episode of American Horror Story season 6… Season 6 continues, and we are now falling in to the familiarity of the My Roanoke Nightmare premise of this latest offering from American Horror Story. It’s clear that the show-within-a-show format is here to stay, to my dismay as you’ll know if you’ve read […]
Daniel Craig to headline TV drama Purity
James Bond star Daniel Craig is returning to the small screen, with Deadline revealing that he’s set to headline a new drama series entitled Purity from producer Scott Rudin (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) and writer-director Todd Field (In the Bedroom, Little Children). The project, which is based upon the book of the same […]
Red Dwarf XI Episode 3 Review – ‘Give and Take’
Villordsutch reviews Red Dwarf XI Episode 3 – Give and Take… After the brilliant ‘Samsara‘ hopes are high that the rest of the Red Dwarf XI, including next week’s episode ‘Give and Take’, will follow suit. Red Dwarf has already returned to form and it was truly brilliant last night as it sang back to classic Dwarf fantastically well, […]
BBC adapting His Dark Materials
The BBC is set to bring Philip Pullman’s epic fantasy His Dark Materials to the small screen, with Variety reporting that BBC One has commissioned an initial eight-part series from New Line Cinema and Bad Wolf. “It’s been a constant source of pleasure to me to see this story adapted to different forms and presented […]
WWE Raw ratings hit a record-breaking 18-year low
Despite the good run of shows over the last couple of weeks, a lack of real star power or nostalgic acts has really hurt WWE’s flagship show Raw recently. With the ratings hitting rock bottom, last Monday’s episode hit a new 18-year low. They had previously hit a new low with the 27/10 show with […]
NBC teams with Tom Hardy for adaptation of Image Comics’ Trees
Deadline is reporting that NBC Universal International Studios has optioned the rights to Image’s comic book series Trees from bestselling writer Warren Ellis (Red) and artist Jason Howard, with Tom Hardy’s production company Hardy Son & Baker set to develop a TV adaptation. Launching in 2014, Trees “is set 10 years after the arrival of […]
