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Torchwood Goes Out With a Bang
The second series of Torchwood finished last night in the US, so I’m going to pretend that I deliberately avoided writing about it after its UK airing in order to not spoil anyone (rather than admit that I forgot about it). Of course, after nearly giving up on the show mid-season, the final episode was excellent. [...]
Continue reading...Checking In With the Doctor
17. April 2008 Posted by Anna
Doctor Who, S04 E01-02: Partners in Crime and The Fires of Pompeii Okay, I was wrong. Not once but several times did I declare, on this very site, that Catherine Tate (whom I described as “shouty and annoying”) would be a disaster when she returned to Doctor Who as the Doctor’s new companion. And yet…well, after [...]
Continue reading...Third Time’s the Charm for the Doctor
9. April 2008 Posted by Anna
With season 4 already kicked off in the UK (and about to start in the US), it seemed like a good time for Anna to look back at the season that was. It seems so long ago. Back in 2005, when the BBC relaunched Doctor Who after an absence of more than a decade, few could [...]
Continue reading...Pushing Daisies Loves You, Loves You Not
25. March 2008 Posted by Samantha
With its panel at the Paley Festival last week, Pushing Daisies has been in the news recently. Since guest poster Samantha finally got around to watching the first nine episodes, she has a few concerns to share, although she fears she’ll need witness protection after writing unflattering words about people’s favorite show. A few years [...]
Continue reading...Werewolves, Vampires and Ghosts, Oh My
28. February 2008 Posted by Plattie
It seems that the BBC has adopted the American practice of making pilots of its new dramas before going on to produce a full series. One such pilot currently being shown on the new and fabulous BBC iPlayer (sadly not available to those reading outside the UK) is begging to be picked up for [...]
Continue reading...Ashes to Ashes, Funk to Funky
21. February 2008 Posted by Marcia
Life on Mars was arguably the best British drama of the decade. It was thoughtful and thought-provoking, engaging and entertaining, and was capped off with a near flawless finale. Everything seemed to be wrapped up as neatly as possible when dealing with the story of a time-traveling cop who may or may not be in [...]
Continue reading...Thursday Night Fight: Lost and Supernatural
30. January 2008 Posted by Marcia
I would like to have a word with those who did the television scheduling this year. Despite the fact that the television studios are now completely dark and we are down to approximately 38 minutes of original programming to see us through the year, they have gone and scheduled two excellent shows on the same [...]
Continue reading...Torchwood: Welcome back, Captain Jack
17. January 2008 Posted by Marcia
The season premiere of Torchwood on BBC2 posed the question everyone has asked from time to time: what happens when fandoms collide in the presence of alien tech, emotional whining and anthropomorphic blowfish? The answer, fortunately, is a pretty good time. In season 1, Torchwood could be rather erratic in terms of quality, but gosh darn [...]
Continue reading...Tidbits for January 10, 2008
Oh, dear. I already knew that James Marsters (Spike from Buffy the Vampire Slayer) would be guest starring on Torchwood this year. Now, MeeVee reports that the actor will be sharing a hot, passionate lip lock with series star John Barrowman (Captain Jack). Back up all your computer files now; there is a good chance [...]
Continue reading...The Terminator Lives On in The Sarah Connor Chronicles
9. January 2008 Posted by Marcia
Remember the days when The Terminator was just an action movie starring the future governor of California? Now, it’s an entire mythology based on the original film, two sequels (with a third in development), and — starting Sunday — a television series. I never saw Terminator 3. At the end of the second film, Arnie himself [...]
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21. April 2008 Posted by Marcia
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