TV

  Well that didn’t quite go to plan now did it? When last we saw Dr. Cassandra “Cassie” Railly (Amanda Schull) and James Cole (Aaron Stanford) – SPOILER ALERT! – the central characters of 12 Monkeys (based on Terry Gilliam’s excellent movie of the same name), they were separated by almost Continue Reading

  We’ve all been there. Bills to pay. Deadlines at work. Relationship pressures. A million seemingly unsolvable demands and no way to wind down, to relieve the stress and tension that seem to be our ever present companions. But now there’s Dalek Meditation, which is guaranteed, yes guaranteed I say Continue Reading

  *SPOILERS … AND SWIMMING ZOMBIES … AND EEL FOR DINNER AHEAD*   As season 2 of Fear the Walking Dead opens, humanity, and more specifically the polyglot “family” headed by Madison (Kim Clark) and Travis (Cliff Curtis) are still dealing with the immediate after effects of the world going to Continue Reading

  VIDEO SNAPSHOT What happened in season 1 and where did we leave our frazzled bunch of survivors? Check out this recap video courtesy of AMC and find out …     So no doubt there is one thought that keeps you up at night, as it does me – Continue Reading

  *SPOILERS AHEAD … ALONG WITH HUBRIS AND ITS INEVITABLE TWIN HUMILITY … AND MORE ROADBLOCKS THAN PEAK HOUR HAS CARS*   It’s good to know that some things never change; even in the zombie apocalypse. For instance, the idea that pride most often comes before a fall, nowhere on Continue Reading

  When I was a kid, I really didn’t get musicals. Not at all. While they were bright, fun and sing-a-long-ish to a ridiculous degree, full to bursting with love sweet love, prevailing justice and everything working out right – I’m talking the golden age of Hollywood musicals here, not Continue Reading

  Usually when you’re headhunted for a new job, you’ll get a call from a high-powered recruitment consultant, have a few meetings (hopefully at wine bar somewhere) and seal the deal with handshakes and a band spanking new contract. If you’re one of the heroes or villains recruited by a Continue Reading

  One of the enduring rituals of my 1970s childhood was sitting down with my family to watch The Two Ronnies, a program of satirical musical performances and sketches. With my mother and father standing ready to explain any references that flew over my head – I did my best Continue Reading

  There are TV series you love, and then there are TV series you LOVE. The Gilmore Girls, which is being revived thank the good, quirky people of Stars Hollow, for four more movie-length episodes on Netflix, is one of those shows with that magic combination of perfectly sublime setting, brilliantly-good, Continue Reading

  * SPOILERS … AND CAROL HYPERVENTILATING … AND PEOPLE GETTING CAPTURED … YES, AGAIN * Peace, or its relative facsimile given that the next Big Bad off the production line, Negan is circling off in the near-distance with his Saviours hovering devotedly close by, does not seem to agree Continue Reading