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Having never read the GRAPHIC NOVELS but heard loads about them over the years I was very keen to watch this, and mostly enjoyed the British emo/stoner vibing lead character. Took me a minute to pick up that as a comic book the pace of it wouldn’t necessarily be episodic story arc, but could be…
Comedic-but-tackling-the-real-life-issues series with protagonist Neil Patrick Harris being left by his long-term boyfriend unexpectedly, and the completely relatable stories that unfold for someone who’s a high-end property agent, existing in the New York gay society scene. This is DEFINITELY not The Wire. Clearly we’ve become a lot more comfortable with gay men on TV since…
The quasi-biopic of Presedential Candidate Dwayne Johnson continues – bringing in a little adversity and a few lessons but maintaining the ludicrous tone and cartoonish charm. What a way to mythologise a backstory! I feel like in this season his Dad, Rocky Johnson, is starting to get away less-easily with being a self-absorbed dickpiece. 👍👍
Newsroom drama set in 1980s Australia, hinging on the Lindy Chamberlain story – once again I find myself surprised at still being surprised to see Anna Torv acting with her native accent. Did we do 1950s Australiana on TV in the 80s? The look and attitudes of the time were very well-captured, although I wondered…
Utterly compelling and well-referenced techno/political thriller featuring Simon Pegg and Mark Rylance in supporting roles. I loved the visual metaphors employed for computer hacking (clear fantasy extensions, as opposed to furious typing & bystander peering), and also that they’d gone to the trouble of having realistic Tech Stuff on the screens (as opposed to the…
Holy crap, having been massive fans of Borgen since day 1 and finding Birgitte Nyborg’s floundering around in latter seasons a bit less satisfying, we were delighted that this instalment was a blistering return to excellence. In Borgen Power & Glory we not only saw the gritty innards of coalition politics (and the uneasy alliances…
This show. My god, this show. I found myself describing in breathlessly to a workmate and realised that I absolutely love it. Flawed characters… flawed SUPERHEROES… and the set pieces – even after 2 eye-popping seasons, they can *still* pull surprises out of the bag. And, of course, there’s the delicious swearing. Proper compelling TV….
I really think Ewan McGregor was giving this all he had, but it’s not possible to overcome the laziness of the Star Wars franchise and its 21st Century architects. A patronising parade of fan-appeasing lip-service stretched over a jeopardy-free plot, punctuated with plenty of “REALLY?” eye-roll moments. The one interesting character avenue that the story…
Lots of the design ideas were interesting and that ALMOST got me to see past the infuriating elements of the show (for example, who the hell refurbishes a shop in 2 days with a budget of £3k?!). Overwhelmingly though I just found myself increasingly grinding my teeth about all the campness. Is it REALLY necessary? …
Season 1 of this really, really grabbed me – so it’s a bit of a shame that this followup instalment seemed to wander a bit. I don’t know if there was an element of plot-padding, or maybe my mind just wasn’t fully on it. Still good, but not 2-thumbs-up good. At least compelling enough to…