Reviews and Commentary

The 6th Doctor Did Peter Capaldi's Doctor Who Casting Trick First

Peter Capaldi was cast as the Twelfth Doctor after he played another character in Doctor Who, but this casting trick was done first by Colin Baker's Sixth Doctor. On August 4th, 2013, the BBC revealed that the twelfth incarnation of The Doctor would be played by Peter Capaldi, known for his portrayal of corrupt politician Malcolm Tucker in The Thick Of It. However, Capaldi had also previously starred in Doctor Who as Pompeiian man Lobus Caecilius in season 4, episode 2, “The Fires of Pompeii."

Why The Walking Dead Should’ve Ended Five Years Ago

Why The Walking Dead Should’ve Ended Five Years Ago

If you’d asked me what my favourite TV show was back in 2015, the answer would’ve been a no-brainer.

From the first 90 minutes of this grizzly zombie apocalypse horror series, I’d decided that AMC’s The Walking Dead was the best thing I’d ever seen.

So, when AMC announced in September that the Season 11 finale of the series will be its final episode, you’d think my reaction would be to call for a national day of mourning. But in fact, it was

Why Netflix’s Dark is a breath of fresh air

Why Netflix’s Dark is a breath of fresh air

As one of the 16 million households who signed up to Netflix during lockdown, a lot of my time indoors was spent watching television.

Over the past few months, everything from American comedies to Danish dystopian dramas has filled the small screen in my living room. But there was one show that stood out from any TV series I’ve seen before.

This was German sci-fi thriller Dark. Running from 2017 to 2020, Dark follows (primarily) the life of Jonas Ka

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