Like it or love it, South Park is nothing less than a TV trailblazer. Fearless and daring, the creation of Trey Parker and Matt Stone has never met a sacred cow it isn’t happy to skewer, satirise and mercilessly parody, all in the service of getting all of us, Continue Reading
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The Walking Dead: “Swear” (S7, E6 review)
*SPOILERS AHEAD … AND ALL TARA ALL THE TIME* What isn’t lovely about a trip to the seaside? All that sun, surf, fresh, salty air, building sandcastles, swimming and … bobbing zombies … wait WHAT?! Yes folks even idyllic survivor communities by the seaside are going all Lord of the Continue Reading
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life “Spring” review
Spring is supposed to be a time of renewal, rebirth and new chances but that’s not exactly how things are working out for Rory (Alexis Bledel) and Lorelai (Lauren Graham) in the second of the new instalments of the Gilmore Girls. In fact as “Spring” dawns in A Year in Continue Reading
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life “Winter” review
OK so who said you can never go back? Really? Lots of people? Well tell them they were all wrong, that they have no idea what they’re talking about and that I smell snow. Yes snow. It’s one of the first lines uttered in the Gilmore Girls reincarnation A Continue Reading
Are Breaking Bad and The Walking Dead linked? One fan theory says they are
At first blush, and at pretty every blush thereafter and forevermore, the idea that two disparate shows such as Breaking Bad and The Walking Dead may be linked in any way, may seem more than a little farfetched. Sure, they both take as a central idea the idea that Continue Reading
Road to Gilmore Girls A Year in the Life #10: “Bon Voyage” (S7, E22)
And so it is that we say goodbye to Gilmore Girls (well the original incarnation anyway; there are four new episodes in the form of A Year in the Life currently on Netflix to enjoy). Now saying goodbye is never easy, no matter how exciting the new opportunities and Continue Reading
The Greatest Gift: Nothing beats give your time and presence this Christmas says Sainsbury’s
SNAPSHOT Presenting the new Sainsbury’s Christmas Advert – a joyous Christmas musical created in stop frame animation featuring vocals by James Corden. It tells the story of Dave, a hard-working and devoted Dad, who realises that the greatest gift he can give people this Christmas is his time. (synopsis Continue Reading
The Walking Dead: “Go Getters” (S7, E5 review)
*SPOILERS AHEAD … AND WALKER PARTIES LIKE YOU’VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE WITH LOUD MUSIC, BONFIRES AND ROPED-UP GUARDS* Thank the Diseased Big Walker in the Sky, we have a reprieve from Negan’s swaggering blandness this week. Admittedly we get it still by proxy with Simon (Steven Ogg), The Walking Continue Reading
Tugging at the festive heartstrings. Join #BustertheBoxer in this year’s John Lewis Christmas ad
SNAPSHOT This is the story of a little girl called Bridget who loves to bounce. When her mum and dad buy her a trampoline for Christmas, they soon discover that she isn’t the only one with a passion for jumping. (synopsis via Laughing Squid) Christmas is almost upon us Continue Reading
Missed it by that much: 29 TV and film spin-offs that almost happened
So near … and yet so very far. As Mike Rugnetta from Mental Floss’s List View details, that’s been the fate of many a spin-off proposed for popular TV shows and movies. You’d think that someone proposing a spin-off from say Friends, Cheers or The Wire would be greeted with Continue Reading