Decent police drama about a wrongful murder conviction, with some thoroughly disagreeable arse-covering cops, some beautifully rich flawed characters, and nailbiting intensity. Peter Capaldi always seems to be about 40% more intense than other actors, although some of that’s GOT
Mr Bates vs The Post Office
Incredibly important story, and horrifically this is the drama that triggered government action on the issue in question – we couldn’t help wondering though if they made it incredibly patronising on purpose to appeal to an ITV audience. It’s a
Banshee – Season 1 to 3
I got drawn into this as the show that Antony Starr (of The Boys) headed up previously, and was taken by the premise – a hardened criminal is released from prison, heads to the sleepy Pennsylvania town where his ex-girlfriend
Vigil – Season 2
Season 1 was so gripping that we were prepared to overlook the fact that Season 2 of this show named after a submarine had nothing whatsoever to do with submarines. Unless it was a metaphor, or something. Drones, a fictional
The Crown – Season 6
I wonder if the final season turning into a turd has anything to do with the number of Game of Thrones actors who appeared in this epic? Or, just that it finally got to contemporary time rather than historical time.
COBRA: Rebellion (season 3 of COBRA)
I only finished watching this out of wanting closure – agonising as it was to sit through the performances and scriptwriting of the last half of this. Hard to know whether this became so risible because of the wooden/mechanical scripts,
Taskmaster – Season 16
Holy shit. I was well-acquainted with the format of Taskmaster, and my earlier forays into watching it had left me feeling it was amusing enough but really nothing too amazing. But Season 16 changed ALL of that. Maybe it’s partly
I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson
Honestly, I don’t remember how I came by this. Or, much of what happened in it. But I *do* remember staring at it open-mouthed trying to work out what I’d just seen an earnestly and urgently messaging half my comedy
Gen V
Superhero High – a predictable trope. But, from the makers & universe of The Boys? Strap in. More of the unexpectedly creative violence amid a bleak, exploitative storyline and chemical hijinks from Voight Corporation. Great spinoff; makes me even more
Doctor Who – The Five Doctors
This was one of those things we had on VHS which as an adolescent I must’ve seen a good 100 times, and therefore wasn’t very surprised to see how much of it I could quote along with, despite not having