You wouldn’t think there was room left for a fresh take on the sitcom but The Carmichael Show stands out from its peers for having long takes, a small number of recurrent sets, and filming the show multicamera. There’s also the part where the show addresses big topics from multiple perspectives. Last season those included […]
CBS orders James Patterson adaptation Instinct starring Alan Cumming
CBS has placed a season order for Instinct, a new drama series based upon the upcoming novel from James Patterson, which has Alan Cumming attached to star. Dr. Dylan Reinhart (Cumming) is a gifted author and university professor living a quiet life teaching psychopathic behavior to packed classes of adoring students. But when top NYPD […]
Regular Show creator sets new animated series Close Enough at TBS
TBS has snapped up Close Enough, a new animated comedy from J.G. Quintel, creator of the Cartoon Network series Regular Show. According to Deadline, Close Enough is ” described a surreal take on transitioning from twentysomething to thirtysomething. The show revolves around a married couple juggling such everyday challenges as parenthood, friendship, ham theft, stripper […]
Jack Thorne to pen the BBC’s His Dark Materials adaptation
Back in November, it was announced that the BBC is teaming up with New Line Cinema and Bad Wolf for an eight-part adaptation of Philip Pullman’s epic fantasy His Dark Materials, and now Deadline has revealed that the project has secured acclaimed screenwriter Jack Thorne (Skins, This Is England, The Last Panthers). “It is such […]
Katherine Kelly to lead Doctor Who spinoff Class
Back in October, it was announced that Doctor Who would be getting a spinoff entitled Class, and now the BBC has revealed that Katherine Kelly will lead the cast as a Coal Hill School teacher in charge of a group of students played by Greg Austin, Fady Elsayed, Sophie Hopkins, and Vivian Oparah. “We searched far […]
Gotham Season 4 Episode 18 Review – ‘That’s Entertainment’
Martin Carr reviews the eighteenth episode of Gotham season 4… The League of Shadows, counter kidnapping, exploding heads and a kitsch musical homage with festival soundstage overtones help bring things to life this week. Monaghan chews up the screen, is given more time to hone his alter ego to unnerving affect, whilst pastiche drifts closer […]
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 3 Episode 14 Review – ‘Watchdogs’
Danny Hale reviews the fourteenth episode of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 3… After the events of ‘Parting Shot’ it seems only appropriate to open this week with Mack on leave. Out of the entire team it was Mack who was closest to Bobbi and Hunter and so this was a nice opportunity to explore Mack’s […]
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 3 to culminate with four-episode event ‘Fallen Agent’
Marvel and ABC have announced that the third season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. will culminate with a four-episode event entitled ‘Fallen Agent’, and not all of the team are going to make it out alive! Check out the official press release below… In light of Daisy’s shocking prophecy, no one on the team is guaranteed to […]
The Flash Season 2 Episode 17 Review – “Flash Back”
Jessie Robertson reviews the seventeenth episode of The Flash season 2… Oh, nice guy Eddie, you are missed, sir. This week’s episode was all about going back to the past and then realizing that time moves on and you need to leave the past behind you. But, when the past was this good…. I mean, […]
Arrow Season 4 Episode 17 Review – ‘Beacon of Hope’
Jessie Robertson reviews the seventeenth episode of Arrow season 4… That’s Beacon, not Bee-Con -Ok, Curtis has won me over completely; big news tonight, is, and how did I not see this, Curtis is taking over Felicity’s job as the tech person on the team (we presume, he told his hubbie he would not be […]
