(courtesy IMP Awards) You kind of have to feel sorry for Upload. Created by Greg Daniels (Parks and Recreation), Upload has the misfortune to release right in the middle of the first year of the COVID pandemic, and while that was a boon for many shows, and likely helped some Continue Reading
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Funny, tender, goofy – Catherine O’Hara lit up the screen every time she showed up (curated article)
(New York, NY – June 09, 2019: Catherine O’Hara attends the 73rd Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall / via Shutterstock) Article by Ben McCann, Adelaide University (The Conversation) Catherine O’Hara, the beloved actor and comedian who has died aged 71, occupied that rare position in contemporary screen culture: Continue Reading
The mystery is afoot … Thoughts on Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials
(courtesy IMP Awards) In the grand scheme of things that relax, soothe and put your soul at ease, crime, particularly of the murderous variety, should not rate all that highly. Surely after all the murder of someone can not come remotely close to putting anyone into a chilled state? Likely Continue Reading
It’s time to raise the curtain again … trailer lands for The Muppet Show 2026 special
(courtesy IMP Awards) SNAPSHOTIt’s time to raise the curtain on The Muppet Show, a highly-anticipated special event with a special guest star and Executive Producer and guest star Seth Rogen. Kermit, Miss Piggy and the beloved Muppet gang are back with a brand-new special event. Music, comedy, and a whole Continue Reading
Step into your future: Thoughts on Star Trek: Starfleet Academy S1, E1-3
(courtesy IMP Awards) There’s a peculiar thing that happens to some people when they love something for a long time. It doesn’t matter if it’s a religion, a food or, as is pertinent here, a TV franchise, what was once fresh, exciting and new for them, a place to explore Continue Reading
“I was born to play this character.” The meta fun of Wonder Man
(courtesy IMP Awards) SNAPSHOTWonder Man is a meta live-action Disney+ series with a “story about acting and the journey of an actor in Hollywood.” Yahya Abdul-Mateen II stars as Simon Williams, a working actor who auditions for the lead role in Wonder Man, an upcoming reboot of a classic Wonder Continue Reading
Back on the job: Thoughts on Man on the Inside S2
(courtesy IMP Awards) When it comes to sitcom royalty, you would have to consider Michael Schur, who has had a hand in creating and delivering standouts of the genre such as Parks and Recreation, Brooklyn Nine-Nine and The Good Place, as occupying the top of a very hilarious heap. He Continue Reading
Ready to move on? So, after lots of grief and forgiveness, is Shrinking S3
SNAPSHOTShrinking follows a grieving therapist named Jimmy (played by Jason Segel) who starts to break the rules and tell his clients exactly what he thinks. Ignoring his own training & ethics, he makes huge, tumultuous changes to people’s lives… including his own. Shrinking is a streaming series created and written Continue Reading
It’s a big city but the English capital comes alive in Sir David Attenborough documentary Wild London
(courtesy BBC) SNAPSHOTAfter a life spent travelling the globe, the world’s most famous naturalist turns his attention closer to home to explore the wildlife of England’s iconic capital. Having lived in London for 75 years, Sir David has an intimate knowledge of the city’s natural history, and there’s no better Continue Reading
Stream, stream my televisual dream: Top 25 TV-streaming shows of 2025
(via Shutterstock) It may amuse you to learn, and it certainly amuses many of my friends, that I maintain a very long list of TV shows possibilities, which I either tick off if I manage to see them, or cross of as reviews come in and they are deemed not Continue Reading