The selection of Jodie Whittaker as the new incarnation of Doctor Who and the noisy – but unfortunately false – speculation surrounding Idris Elba as the next James Bond mark a significant attitudinal shift regarding non-traditional casting. For those unaware … Continue reading Is Non-Traditional Casting the Future of Television?
●●●●○ The second – and final – season of Netflix Original American Vandal was released in September this year following its successful first season, which amassed a cult-like online following. The show is a mockumentary, filmed and presented as a … Continue reading American Vandal: Season Two Reviewed Ren O’Hare takes a look at round two of the Netflix cult favourite.
●●●●○ One of sci-fi’s many glass ceilings shattered with the arrival of Jodie Whittaker as the new Doctor in The Woman Who Fell to Earth. Caught in the now-standard confusion that follows regeneration from one Doctor to another, Thirteen crash-landed … Continue reading Doctor Who – The Woman Who Fell To Earth // review
●●●●○ Single mom Penelope (Justina Machado) faces the challenges of raising two teenagers and a grandmother once again in the third series of convivial sitcom One Day at a Time. The bright, busy Alvarez family apartment is back, complete with … Continue reading One Day At A Time // review TN2’s resident historical drama fan takes a peek at the present with this sitcom
●●●●○ Otis (Asa Butterfield) becomes Netflix’s answer to the sex and love columnists of teen magazines from the early noughties as he attempts to resolve his peers’ sexual struggles with the occasional help of his sex therapist mother (Gillian Anderson) … Continue reading Sex Education // Reviewed Grace Kenny takes a look at Netflix’s newest taboo-busting hit
●●●●● Netflix’s recent efforts to revive the rom-com bleed into one of its latest TV offerings with The Hookup Plan. The messy city lives of Friends meet the contemporary feel of The Bold Type in this French-language series about a … Continue reading The Hookup Plan // REVIEW This fresh, French-language series proves a heady mix of romantic comedy-drama
Veronica Mars was the noughties’ answer to Buffy the Vampire Slayer. It follows the life of teen private eye Veronica Mars, who works for her dad’s agency. The cult favourite ended after just three critically-acclaimed seasons when it was officially … Continue reading Suited and Rebooted: Veronica Mars The noughties hit we just can’t let go of.
●●●●○ If killing off Keeley Hawes halfway through a series wasn’t enough to tell you that there’s little the BBC considers sacrosanct anymore, then just look at Upstart Crow, a near-blasphemous Shakespeare sitcom which has somehow become one of the … Continue reading Upstart Crow // Reviewed The smartest Shakespearean sitcom you’ve never seen
●●●●○ The titular hero of Marvel’s Daredevil may prefer to ‘die as the devil than live as Matt Murdock,’ but this season he is going to need all the support he can get in both guises as he faces off … Continue reading Daredevil: Season 3 Reviewed
The days when anyone could claim women aren’t funny are long gone. From those plucky Derry Girls to Hannah Gadsby’s tour-de-force stand-up show Nanette, funny women are killing it on stage, on TV, and in movies at the moment. Here … Continue reading 5 Lady Comedians From Around the World Who Should Be On Your Radar
●●●○○ The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina only basically resembles the 90s sitcom Sabrina The Teenage Witch, using most of its central characters and its ‘half-witch half-mortal’ storyline. From its trailer we were promised scares, slaughter and sorcery, but the proposed … Continue reading The Lukewarm Adventures of Sabrina Netflix’s most recent reboot doesn’t quite have the magic touch.
●●●●○ A memorable combination of comedy and tragedy, Bojack Horseman has never shied away from difficult themes. Its most recent season, released in September, continued the show’s tradition of animating experiences in painful detail. An ensemble of harsh and relatable … Continue reading Bojack Horseman Season 5: Reviewed An insight into Netflix’s colourful black comedy