My love for The Umbrella Academy was clear from season 1, with its quirky, irreverent take on the superhero genre. Season 2 would finally solve the cliff-hanger ending, but would its appeal wane with the shifting story? Well I'm delighted to report: absolutely not! In fact, there's as much if not more to love here 🙂 … Continue reading The Umbrella Academy (season 2)
Back in the late 1980s, a movie adaptation was made of Umberto Eco's historical mystery, The Name of the Rose. Starring Sean Connery and a very young Christian Slater in one of his first roles, I rather loved it and enjoyed the book on the back of it. So when I saw there was a new adaptation … Continue reading The Name of the Rose (season 1)
When their father is murdered, the three Locke siblings and their mother move back to his childhood home. For some mysterious reason, he'd never taken them to see their ancestral seat, but lost and grieving, the family grab at the chance to learn anything about him. And Keyhouse - the family obviously enjoying a pun … Continue reading Locke and Key (season 1)
Throughout the history of the Earth (not as long as some scientists might have you believe), an angel - Aziraphale (Michael Sheen) - and a demon - Crowley (David Tennant) - come to a bit of an arrangement. Realising that their efforts largely cancel each other out, wouldn't life just be easier if they didn't... … Continue reading Good Omens
There are sooo many adaptations of the Dracula story, different takes on vampires in general. Can the duo behind BBC's excellent Sherlock reimagining do similar with this old myth? Auntie Beeb was more than willing to let them try, giving them a 3-part mini series over New Year's. So, can they do something different? Yes, and … Continue reading Dracula (mini series)
In its first season, Legion established itself as 'a bit weird' (!). However, right from the word go, season two is just... bizarre. We finally see the interior of Division 3, and alongside strange design and twisty architecture, we find it's run by a man with a basket on his head, who communicates via a … Continue reading Legion (season 2)
We meet David Haller as a patient in Clockworks mental institution, where he's been for the past several years after being diagnosed with schizophrenia. But what if the voices he hears aren't mental illness at all - what if he's actually one of the most powerful mutants on the planet? Legion is part of the … Continue reading Legion (season 1)
Since the first season arrived in 2016, Stranger Things has been one of the highlights of TV viewing. The mix of horror and mystery, weird and nostalgia, all hit a sweet spot. Usual warning: even mentioning names could be a spoiler for who survives series 1-2, so read on at your own peril! We already … Continue reading Stranger Things (season 3)
Seth MacFarlane is well-known as the creator (and voice artist) of Family Guy, A Million Ways to Die in the West, and other showcases for his zany, un-politically correct humour. He now turns his attention to space and gives us his version of Star Trek. Initial critics reviews were incredibly harsh, but thankfully a friend talked me into … Continue reading The Orville (season 1)
When the third installment of the Chronicles of Riddick (following the movie of the same name, which itself followed Pitch Black, both of which I rather enjoyed, in different ways) was announced, I remember being excited: here was a sequel I'd really wanted to see, but almost didn't get made, as I might have been one of … Continue reading Riddick (2013)
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