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Being Human US 1.2 Review

Being Human US 1.2 Review

*Possible Spoilers* Before we can dive into the resolution for last episode’s cliff-hanger ending, it’s time for a pensive voice-over led flashback montage. A few significant things gleaned from these…

Editorial : My short career in football broadcasting

Editorial : My short career in football broadcasting

When I was studying TV production at university one of the pilots I produced was a magazine show about non-league football called Accrington Stanley – Who Are They? It was…

Southland 3.04 ‘Code 4′ Review

Southland 3.04 ‘Code 4′ Review

              * SPOILERS AHEAD. SERIOUSLY.* Near the beginning of the season, those of us who could be called ardent spoiler fiends started to hear…

Quinto’s Margin Call Sold At Sundance

Quinto’s Margin Call Sold At Sundance

Financial drama Margin Call has been bought for US rights by Lionsgate and its subsidiary Roadside after a tense all night negotiation at Sundance. The deal, thought to be just under…

Review : 10 O’Clock Live Episode 1

Review : 10 O’Clock Live Episode 1

Channel 4 has been gagging for a populist news show for a while and in the wake of what was possibly the most TV influenced general election in history, the…

Review : Final Fantasy: Heroes of Light

Review : Final Fantasy: Heroes of Light

Final Fantasy: Heroes of Light is a role playing game made by Square Enix for the DS. The game centres around four heroes who go from saving a princess to…

Review : Southland 3.03 “Whose Turn Is It To Be On Top?”

Review : Southland 3.03 “Whose Turn Is It To Be On Top?”

*Spoilers Ahead*   In the world of Southland, who you ride with is more than just the person you work a case with or walk a beat with–this person can be…

Review : Being Human USA 1.01

Review : Being Human USA 1.01

*Potential Spoilers* So let’s just get this out of the way in the interest of full disclosure: yes I’m American, and no I haven’t yet seen more than a random…

Review : Southland 3.02 “Punching Water”

Review : Southland 3.02 “Punching Water”

*Spoiler Alert* Issues such as race and class difference have always been a catalyst of major crimes on Southland but to see both start to affect the detectives and officers…

Review : Lights Out 1-1

Review : Lights Out 1-1

Within the first ten minutes of the new boxing drama Lights Out there has already been graphic violence in addition to a sex scene with partial nudity. Toss in some…

ABC announce early pickups

ABC announce early pickups

ABC have announced early season pickups for six of its shows. Castle, Cougar Town, The Middle, Modern Family, Grey’s Anatomy and Private Practice will definitely be with us next year. In…

Hardy, Arterton amongst noms for BAFTA Rising Star

Hardy, Arterton amongst noms for BAFTA Rising Star

The British Academy for Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) have announced the nominations for this year’s Rising Star award, which has been renamed the Orange Wednesdays Rising Star Award to reflect…

Review : Southland 3.1 “Let It Snow”

Review : Southland 3.1 “Let It Snow”

After a tumultuous and brief run on NBC, Southland has hopefully found a home on cable television. I say hopefully because this show is a real underrated gem. The premiere…

Heroes Jack Coleman to star in Hallmark Original Movie

Heroes Jack Coleman to star in Hallmark Original Movie

Fresh from a great episode of House and a stint on The Office, Jack Coleman will star in a Hallmark Original Movie about an ageing rocker trying to re-ignite his…

Tim Kring talks Heroes regrets

Tim Kring talks Heroes regrets

In an interview with the Metro Heroes creator Tim Kring has admitted that competition from expanding movie budgets and reliance on shock value was what caused the show’s popularity to…