This week, as the classic sketch goes, I have mostly been watching double acts. Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon have teamed up for the second time following on from the mostly excellent A Cock and Bull Story (dragged a bit, didn't it?); Wallace and Gromit are putting their window cleaning and humane … [Read more...]
Spooks: Series 9, Episode 8 – Dork Review
After eight nailbiting episodes, the BBC’s Spooks has ended its ninth series. Former lead spy Lucas North has finally flipped, and when someone goes round the bend in Spooks, they don’t just sit in their room making obscene paper dolls. No, Lucas leaps straight from handsome hero to rogue agent … [Read more...]
Merlin: Love In The Time Of Dragons – Dork Review
It’s been a short while since the last time a Merlin character fell for someone untrustworthy, so here we go again. This week, physician and father figure Gaius is smitten when a woman from his past turns up, but she has gone through some changes since the good old days. Sorry if that counts as a … [Read more...]
The Walking Dead: Days Gone Bye – Dork Review
Possibly the most eagerly awaited TV series debut of the year, certainly in dork circles, it’s The Walking Dead. Based on the popular Image Comics series by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore and Charlie Adlard, it’s a classic zombie apocalypse chronicle. And with showrunning by Frank Darabont (him of … [Read more...]
Misfits – Series Two Is Coming
The new series of Misfits is almost here, starting on E4 on Thursday 11th November. Which means more unvarnished super-power abuse, twisted humour and, somehow, weirdly touching moments. I personally enjoyed the hell out of that show, as indicated by the impassioned ode to Misfits that I posted … [Read more...]
Sarah Jane Adventures: The Empty Planet – Dork Review
There have been a few cast trimmings in The Sarah Jane Adventures this year, but they take the cull to extremes this week, when Clyde and Rani find themselves not only Sarah Jane’s last remaining kid sidekicks, but the last people on the planet. So can the kids carry the story? Or will the curse … [Read more...]
Why you shouldn’t watch The Walking Dead
Next week the television adaptation of Robert Kirkman’s epic zombie comic series, The Walking Dead, hits our screens courtesy of FX (via AMC). You probably knew that already. You’ve probably seen the huge billboard posters with Andrew ‘Egg’ Lincoln’s stubbly, resolute face staring out of them. … [Read more...]
Mark Gatiss, The Event, Psychoville and The Daily Show: What We’ve Been Watching
There are certain people in television who tend to act like a guarantee of quality, of something a little different and something genuinely inventive and interesting - and I think Mark Gatiss, whether as writer, performer or presenter is certainly one of them. From The League of Gentlemen to … [Read more...]
Spooks: Series 9, Episode 7 – Dork Review
This is what we’ve been building up to for the whole ninth series of Spooks. Lucas North’s nervous breakdown finally hits critical mass, and Harry has to wrestle with the fact that “John” simply isn’t an exciting enough name for his section chief. Meanwhile, incredibly, there’s time for a whole … [Read more...]
Psychoville Halloween Special – Dork Review
Last year, the BBC debuted Psychoville, a delicious new comedy-horror series by Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton, two of the madmen behind the League Of Gentlemen. Combining surrealism and outright psychosis, it became a cult success. An unusually successful internet campaign for renewal … [Read more...]
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