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STAR TREK: PICARD TRAILER
WILL SEND SHIVERS DOWN YOUR SPINE

by Will | May 24, 2019 | COMING SOON | 0 Comments

Put down that Earl Grey, Jean Luc Picard - you're coming out of retirement for Star Trek: Picard and the teaser trailer has just landed.

HIS DARK MATERIALS TV SHOW
FINALLY, LYRA BELACQUA LIVES!

by Will | May 18, 2019 | COMING SOON | 0 Comments

The BBC's His Dark Materials TV show is right around an Oxford cloister and it looks like the team behind it have finally done justice to Philip Pullman's excellent coming-of-age novels...

CHERNOBYL: EMOTIONAL MELTDOWN
IS THIS THE BEST TV SHOW OF THE YEAR?

by Will | May 14, 2019 | REVIEWS | 1 Comment

Everything about HBO and Sky Atlantic's Chernobyl is a breath of fresh air. The five part mini-series from American Craig Mazin and directed by Swede Johan Renck

WATCHMEN TEASER IS HERE
I GUESS WE HAVE OURSELVES A RECKONING

by Will | May 8, 2019 | COMING SOON | 0 Comments

HBO My God! No sooner do I mention to a friend that there's no Watchmen teaser trailer and an hour later, they only bloody go and release one!

AGENTS OF SHIELD SEASON 6
HEADS BACK INTO SPACE THIS FRIDAY

by Will | May 5, 2019 | COMING SOON | 0 Comments

Marvel's Agents of SHIELD roars back onto our screens as it ups the ante for its sixth and surely final season, which begins on Friday night. That means just a few more sleeps until we head back into space in S06E01 entitled Missing Pieces....

GHOST RIDER & HELSTROM TV SHOWS
ROBBIE REYES & DAIMON HELSTROM SHARED UNIVERSE

by Will | May 2, 2019 | THIS IS THE NEWS | 0 Comments

Marvel's Agents of SHIELD roars back onto our screens as it ups the ante for its sixth and surely final season, which begins on Friday night. That means just a few more sleeps until we head back into space in S06E01 entitled Missing Pieces....

FEAR THE WALKING DEAD:
CREATING AND WRITING ANTAGONISTS

by Will | Sep 11, 2018 | WRITING | 0 Comments

Hulu is launching their own iteration of beloved comic book character Ghost Rider. The fiery, hell brand anti-hero will again be played by Gabriel Luna who played the Robbie Reyes version of the character in Marvel's Agents of SHIELD just a couple of seasons ago. I...

WHO WATCHES THE WATCHMEN?
WE DO! HBO ORDERS LINDELOF’S SERIES

by Will | Aug 18, 2018 | COMING SOON | 0 Comments

Season 3 of Fear The Walking Dead was a masterclass in creating and writing antagonists. So let's look at these conflicted characters, their relatable motivations and their backstories

WILD, WILD COUNTRY:
IS THIS DOCUSERIES 2018’s MAKING A MURDERER?

by Will | Apr 16, 2018 | THOUGHTS | 0 Comments

It took a while, but HBO has officially ordered Damon Lindelof’s Watchmen. I actually thought it had already been ordered to series, but it seems not even Damon's name is enough to greenlight a whole series, and it took a pilot to impress HBO execs. Since there's been...

ANDREW SCOTT’S HAMLET
COMING TO BBC2 NEXT WEEK

by Will | Mar 25, 2018 | COMING SOON | 0 Comments

Every once in a while, a documentary comes along that literally drops your jaw. Wild, Wild Country is one of those documentaries, and like Making A Murderer before it, it's not necessarily the quality of the filmmaking that leaves you reeling... it's the real life events.

DECEPTION S01E01:
ABC’s BONKERS CRIME MAGIC SERIES IS FINALLY HERE!

by Will | Mar 13, 2018 | PREVIEWS | 0 Comments

Andrew Scott's Hamlet arrives on our screens next week and, as the Irishman is one of the most gifted and exciting actors of our generation, I can't wait!

JESSICA JONES S02E01:
WILL FEMALE-LED SEASON TWO FIX MARVEL’S PROBLEMS?

by Will | Mar 10, 2018 | THOUGHTS | 0 Comments

When a superstar magician career is ruined by scandal, where does he practice his art of deception, influence and illusion? At the FBI... of fucking course!

“THANK THE MAKER”
JON FAVREAU’S NEW STAR WARS SERIES IS A NEW HOPE

by Will | Mar 7, 2018 | THIS IS THE NEWS | 0 Comments

Jessica Jones S02E01 has landed on Netflix today along with the other twelve episodes to complete a female-centric second season of Marvel's best show

EKO’S WARGAMES TV SERIES:
WILL INTERACTIVE TV BE THE C21ST DEFINING ART FORM?

by Will | Mar 4, 2018 | COMING SOON | 0 Comments

Every once in a while, a documentary comes along that literally drops your jaw. Wild, Wild Country is one of those documentaries, and like Making A Murderer before it, it's not necessarily the quality of the filmmaking that leaves you reeling... it's the real life events.

WACO S01E06 “DAY 51”
WHY IT’S A WRITERS JOB TO TELL THE TRUTH

by Will | Mar 1, 2018 | THOUGHTS | 0 Comments

1983's Wargames ushered in a new era of hi-tech spy thriller and now, as cybersecurity rules the world, British game designer Sam Barlow brings us a Wargames TV series.

SCIENCE, BITCH!
IS JESSE PINKMAN RETURNING IN BETTER CALL SAUL?

by Will | Feb 28, 2018 | THIS IS THE NEWS | 0 Comments

After a meandering start, Paramount Network's six-part mini-series, Waco really kicked into gear once the actual siege began to play out. The series went from strength to strength, culminating in a powerful finalé entitled Day 51.

MIRROR WORLD-BUILDING:
WHAT’S WRONG WITH COUNTERPART’S UNIVERSES?

by Will | Feb 25, 2018 | THOUGHTS | 0 Comments

When we last saw Jesse Pinkman speed off into the night, we may not have seen the last of the character. Vince Gilligan, the creator behind Breaking Bad and spin-off series Better Call Saul revealed that he’s open to bringing Jesse back.

THE DANGEROUS BOOK FOR BOYS:
BRYAN CRANSTON RETURNS IN AMAZON SERIES

by Will | Feb 22, 2018 | COMING SOON | 0 Comments

Marvel's Agents of SHIELD roars back onto our screens as it ups the ante for its sixth and surely final season, which begins on Friday night. That means just a few more sleeps until we head back into space in S06E01 entitled Missing Pieces....

BETTER CALL SAUL SEASON 4:
VINCE GILLIGAN SHARES SOME WRITING TIPS

by Will | Feb 20, 2018 | THOUGHTS | 0 Comments

Hulu is launching their own iteration of beloved comic book character Ghost Rider. The fiery, hell brand anti-hero will again be played by Gabriel Luna who played the Robbie Reyes version of the character in Marvel's Agents of SHIELD just a couple of seasons ago. I...

FULLER EXITS YET ANOTHER SHOW:
WILL HOLLYWOOD STOP EMPLOYING THE SHOWRUNNER?

by Will | Feb 18, 2018 | THIS IS THE NEWS | 0 Comments

HBO My God! No sooner do I mention to a friend that there's no Watchmen teaser trailer and an hour later, they only bloody go and release one!

AMC’s THE TERROR TRAILER:
SHALL MAKETH YOU SHIT ICICLES, DEAR READER!

by Will | Feb 16, 2018 | COMING SOON | 0 Comments

The BBC's His Dark Materials TV show is right around an Oxford cloister and it looks like the team behind it have finally done justice to Philip Pullman's excellent coming-of-age novels...

ASH vs EVIL DEAD S03 TRAILER:
ASH IS BACK, BABY!

by Will | Feb 15, 2018 | COMING SOON | 0 Comments

When a superstar magician career is ruined by scandal, where does he practice his art of deception, influence and illusion? At the FBI... of fucking course!

WACO S01E03 OPERATION SHOWTIME:
WRITING & DIRECTING ARE 2 VERY DIFFERENT DISCIPLINES

by Will | Feb 12, 2018 | WRITING, DIRECTING, THOUGHTS | 0 Comments

Hulu is launching their own iteration of beloved comic book character Ghost Rider. The fiery, hell brand anti-hero will again be played by Gabriel Luna who played the Robbie Reyes version of the character in Marvel's Agents of SHIELD just a couple of seasons ago. I...

AGENTS OF SHIELD SEASON 5:
HOW LIMITED LOCATIONS LIMIT YOUR STORY

by Will | Feb 9, 2018 | DIRECTING, WRITING | 0 Comments

"No man is an island," they say. Except for one man - Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul creator, Vince Gilligan. He's an island... Gilligan's Island.

“WE’RE DOOMED”
WHO ARE THE NEW STAR WARS WRITERS?

by Will | Feb 7, 2018 | THOUGHTS, WRITING | 0 Comments

After a stupendous fourth season of Marvel's Agents of SHIELD, introduced antifa subtexts to a brilliantly immersive illusory Agents of HYDRA dystopia, I was expecting great things from writers D.J. Doyle, the Zuckerberg sisters et al...

WESTWORLD SEASON 2 TRAILER:
SUPERBOWL AD CONFIRMS LAUNCH DATE

by Will | Feb 5, 2018 | COMING SOON | 0 Comments

Just when you thought it was safe to go back to a galaxy far, far away, Kathleen Kennedy has announced that Game of Thrones head writers, David Benioff and D.B. Weiss will write and produce a new series of Star Wars films.

AMERICAN GODS NEW SHOWRUNNER:
AND IT AIN’T WHO YOU THINK

by Will | Feb 3, 2018 | COUCHPOTATO, WRITING | 0 Comments

After a stupendous fourth season of Marvel's Agents of SHIELD, introduced antifa subtexts to a brilliantly immersive illusory Agents of HYDRA dystopia, I was expecting great things from writers D.J. Doyle, the Zuckerberg sisters et al...

WHO DIRECTS THE WATCHMEN?
LINDELOF ALWAYS GETS HIS MAN

by Will | Feb 2, 2018 | DIRECTING, THIS IS THE NEWS | 0 Comments

Just when you thought it was safe to go back to a galaxy far, far away, Kathleen Kennedy has announced that Game of Thrones head writers, David Benioff and D.B. Weiss will write and produce a new series of Star Wars films.

HBO ORDERS DEMIMONDE SERIES:
JAR JAR ABRAM’S SCI-FI FANTASY FINDS A HOME

by Will | Feb 1, 2018 | THIS IS THE NEWS | 0 Comments

Damon Lindelof has found his man to direct the pilot of his new show, HBO’s adaptation of Watchmen - Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ seminal graphic novel... and it's not a man, it's Nicole Kassell.

DIG IN, WACO SETS UP ITS STALL:
IT TAKES A HELL OF A STORYTELLER…

by Will | Jan 30, 2018 | THOUGHTS | 0 Comments

From one Lost alum to another as J.J. Abrams' finds a home for his epic sci-fi fantasy series Demimonde at HBO meaning he and my other hero, Damon Lindelof (currently penning Watchmen for HBO) may share nearby office space and cross paths again.

WHAT’S PAST IS PROLOGUE:
THE BEST STAR TREK: DISCOVERY EPISODE SO FAR

by Will | Jan 28, 2018 | REVIEWS | 0 Comments

Damon Lindelof has found his man to direct the pilot of his new show, HBO’s adaptation of Watchmen - Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ seminal graphic novel... and it's not a man, it's Nicole Kassell.

BETTER CALL SAUL S04 NEWS:
GOOD & BAD NEWS, WHICH DO YOU WANT FIRST?

by Will | Jan 26, 2018 | COUCHPOTATO | 0 Comments

From one Lost alum to another as J.J. Abrams' finds a home for his epic sci-fi fantasy series Demimonde at HBO meaning he and my other hero, Damon Lindelof (currently penning Watchmen for HBO) may share nearby office space and cross paths again.

DAMN YOU TO ALL TO HELL!
USA NETWORK HAS CANCELLED DAMNATION

by Will | Jan 24, 2018 | THIS IS THE NEWS | 0 Comments

Better Call Saul S04 news has arrived from the ether, and it will leave you cold, shivering, naked and digging your own grave in the New Mexico desert.

FARGO SEASON 4
REPORTS OF FARGO’S DEATH HAVE BEEN EXAGGERATED

by Will | Jan 22, 2018 | THIS IS THE NEWS | 0 Comments

USA Network announced yesterday that it has cancelled its depression-era strikebreak drama Damnation due to low ratings.

DAMNATION SEASON 1:
SHOWS EXACTLY HOW TO BUILD YOUR TV WORLD

by Will | Jan 20, 2018 | THOUGHTS | 1 Comment

Better Call Saul S04 news has arrived from the ether, and it will leave you cold, shivering, naked and digging your own grave in the New Mexico desert.

J.J. ABRAMS’ DEMIMONDE SCRIPT
IS WRITTEN & BEING SHOPPED TO HBO & APPLE

by Will | Jan 18, 2018 | THIS IS THE NEWS | 0 Comments

USA Network announced yesterday that it has cancelled its depression-era strikebreak drama Damnation due to low ratings.

ATLANTA SEASON 2 TEASER
CHILDISH GAMBINO WILL SPIN YOU RIGHT ROUND

by Will | Jan 16, 2018 | COMING SOON | 0 Comments

After dominating the silver screen by rebooting the two greatest sci-fi franchises, über-talented writer and director, Jar Jar Abrams is heading back to the small screen with Demimonde.

GARETH EDWARDS’ MONSTERS
IS MAKING THE JUMP TO CHANNEL FOUR

by Will | Jan 14, 2018 | THIS IS THE NEWS | 0 Comments

Hollywood's best looking and most talented man, Donald Glover returns to FX with a second season of his acclaimed, innovative and frankly brilliantly weird series Atlanta.

COSMOS: POSSIBLE WORLDS
HALLELUJAH! THE DECADE’S BEST DOCUSERIES RETURNS

by Will | Jan 13, 2018 | THIS IS THE NEWS | 0 Comments

After dominating the silver screen by rebooting the two greatest sci-fi franchises, über-talented writer and director, Jar Jar Abrams is heading back to the small screen with Demimonde.

TOP TWENTY SHOWS OF 2017
NUMBER ONE: THE LEFTOVERS

by Will | Jan 11, 2018 | COUCHPOTATO, DIRECTING, WRITING | 0 Comments

Hollywood's best looking and most talented man, Donald Glover returns to FX with a second season of his acclaimed, innovative and frankly brilliantly weird series Atlanta.

TOP TWENTY SHOWS OF 2017
NUMBER TWO: BETTER CALL SAUL

by Will | Jan 9, 2018 | COUCHPOTATO | 0 Comments

You may have noticed that, after an enthusiastic effort, I stopped posting The Leftovers reviews about half way through season three. This is because I get so involved in Damon Lindelof shows that I cannot write subjectively.

TOP TWENTY SHOWS OF 2017
NUMBER THREE: MINDHUNTER

by Will | Jan 8, 2018 | COUCHPOTATO, DIRECTING | 0 Comments

I wrote back in April, when the show returned to our screens that Better Call Saul was "both such a delight to watch and the antithesis of America right now..." going on a long rant about The Greatest Country on Earth's love of style over substance...

TOP TWENTY SHOWS OF 2017
NUMBER FOUR: MANHUNT UNABOMBER

by Will | Jan 7, 2018 | COUCHPOTATO | 0 Comments

You may have noticed that, after an enthusiastic effort, I stopped posting The Leftovers reviews about half way through season three. This is because I get so involved in Damon Lindelof shows that I cannot write subjectively.

TOP TWENTY SHOWS OF 2017
NUMBER FIVE: FARGO

by Will | Jan 6, 2018 | COUCHPOTATO | 0 Comments

I wrote back in April, when the show returned to our screens that Better Call Saul was "both such a delight to watch and the antithesis of America right now..." going on a long rant about The Greatest Country on Earth's love of style over substance...

TOP TWENTY SHOWS OF 2017
NUMBER SIX: GODLESS

by Will | Jan 5, 2018 | COUCHPOTATO | 0 Comments

Fargo’s third year may not quite have had the suspense of last season but season three of Noah Hawley’s show was the best so far for exploring what’s really going on in America.

TOP TWENTY SHOWS OF 2017
NUMBER SEVEN: DAMNATION

by Will | Jan 4, 2018 | COUCHPOTATO | 0 Comments

Hollywood's best looking and most talented man, Donald Glover returns to FX with a second season of his acclaimed, innovative and frankly brilliantly weird series Atlanta.

TOP TWENTY SHOWS OF 2017
NUMBER EIGHT: TIN STAR

by Will | Jan 2, 2018 | COUCHPOTATO | 0 Comments

Better Call Saul S04 news has arrived from the ether, and it will leave you cold, shivering, naked and digging your own grave in the New Mexico desert.

TOP TWENTY SHOWS OF 2017
NUMBER NINE: THREE GIRLS

by Will | Jan 1, 2018 | COUCHPOTATO | 0 Comments

Sky Atlantic and Amazon Prime's Tin Star was one of the unexpeted surprises of 2017. We all know Tim Roth is a great actor, but rarely have I seen such naturalism in a TV show.