On Tuesday, Channel 4 debuted Utopia, a trendy conspiracy thriller from Spooks producers Kudos, and their slick, high-concept fingerprints are all over this one. So, there's this comic book called The Utopia Experiments, and it turns out it might be a clue to some big global disease thing. A … [Read more...]
Ripper Street: An Early Autopsy
Desperate for something to watch until Walking Dead and Being Human return next month, I checked out Ripper Street. This is the BBC’s new Victorian Whitechapel drama, featuring Matthew Macfadyen ( the original and best lead spy from Spooks) as a police inspector trying to keep order, in the … [Read more...]
Ten movies that will make you feel old
Another year ends, and many of us will be spending time reflecting on all the things we've done in 2012, all the lessons we've learned, what we're planning for 2013... Actually, I'm not doing any of that. I'm making lists of movies that make me feel really, really old. … [Read more...]
Doctor Who: The Snowmen – Dork Review
It's been a few years since the Doctor Who Christmas special “mattered” to the show's ongoing plots – in fact, not really since 2009's The End Of Time, when David Tennant sniffled his way off our screens. The last two with Matt Smith have been standalone festive stories, but with 2012's The … [Read more...]
Merlin: The Diamond of the Day – Part Two – Dork Review
The last three episodes of Merlin have been teeing up an epic showdown, with Morgana, Mordred and a horde of Saxons on one side, and Arthur, Merlin and the forces of Camelot on the other. They both made dramatic declarations, gave meaningful nods to their sidekicks, then assembled in a quarry to do … [Read more...]
Merlin: The Diamond of the Day – Part One – Dork Review
The end is nigh! The final episode! Etcetera! And so on! The first part of the Merlin finale! Reviewed before your amazed eyes! Battle! Strife! Gunpowder! Treason! Plot! So, do we see any huge moments or deaths in this episode, or are they saving the carnage for their climax on Christmas Eve? … [Read more...]
Merlin: The Drawing Of The Dark – Dork Review
As Merlin draws closer to its ultimate finale, they cast aside all that Evil Gwen guff and give us what we want to see: shit going down. Not all the way down, of course, not right down to funky town, but a fair old way. So, which side will Mordred pick in the war(dred)? And will those prophecies … [Read more...]
Merlin: The Kindness of Strangers – Dork Review
Reviewing Merlin has become an extreme sport now, after the BBC announced that this will be the final series. Anything could happen! Arthur could discover Merlin’s secret! Minor characters could die! Mordred might finally do something! So, only four episodes left including this one –any of that … [Read more...]
The Walking Dead: Made To Suffer – Dork Review
Okay everyone. Settle down. It’s time for the first skirmish between the two survivor groups of The Walking Dead, and it’s the mid-season finale, so mid-level pain could really go down. Will someone die? Will they matter? Will we come out of this excited for season 3.5? And will Michonne finally … [Read more...]
Five of the biggest Must-See Films this Winter
The nights are becoming longer. The days are cold and depressing. Winter is in the air. So what better way to ignore all of that than going to the cinema? I've taken a peek at what's heading towards the silver screen in the next few weeks, and picked some favourites especially for the readers of … [Read more...]
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