In the fourth episode, Merlin brings us everything we love from the series. Banter! A guest star! Jousting! Mysterious strangers with dubious allegiances! Shape-shifting! Slightly unclear waffle about knights and codes of honour! Ritual humiliation of the lead character! Incremental advancement of … [Read more...]
Him & Her – Dork Review
If you don’t study Twitter or TV guides diligently, the BBC’s Him & Her might have passed you by. And even if you did notice it, you may have moved on quickly after realising it’s a sitcom about twenty-somethings in a flat, on BBC Three. But I’ve watched the four episodes to date, and thought … [Read more...]
Spooks: Series 9, Episode 2 – Dork Review
As if Spooks didn’t already suffer from conspiracy storylines that make little sense, this week’s tangled web is presented from multiple perspectives, in a loose homage to Rashomon. Of course, it’s always worthy of praise when an established series tries something a little bit different. Creative … [Read more...]
Merlin: Goblin’s Gold – Dork Review
After two weeks of high drama in Merlin, in which many fought but little was resolved, the third series presses on with a sharp contrast. Yes, this is one of the occasional comic relief episodes, in which building a sense of threat comes a distant second place to the need to keep the kids … [Read more...]
Merlin: The Tears Of Uther Pendragon Part Two – Dork Review
Last week on Merlin, Morgana turned evil and betrayed Camelot to Emilia Fox. This week, there is a massive siege. Seriously, it’s huge. You’ll wonder how they can afford it on a BBC budget. You’ll hope that the government don’t cut the Beeb’s funding, otherwise all subsequent series will look … [Read more...]
Merlin: The Tears Of Uther Pendragon Part One – Dork Review
Merlin is back! Already! It seemed like only yesterday that I was posting my wishlist for the new series, and now I’ve seen the new episode. And this wasn’t one of those debuts which gives us a gentle reintroduction to the series, nope. All action, all angst, all Arthurian. But was it good? Or … [Read more...]
Vexed on BBC – Dork Review
Admittedly, the BBC’s Vexed doesn’t contain any aliens, super-powers or other geek talking points. It’s a cop show, about a pair of mismatched partners and their attempts to solve crime, swinging towards the blacker comic end of the comedy-drama scale. If I had to compare it to any existing geek … [Read more...]
Sherlock – The Great Game: Dork Review
The short, intense affair of Sherlock came to an end on Sunday. After the first episode, we all threw an internet parade and someone at the Beeb announced excitedly that a new series was coming. Then the second episode happened, everyone was a bit disillusioned and that BBC source must have been … [Read more...]
Sherlock – The Blind Banker: Dork Review
After the first episode of Sherlock, audience reaction was hysterical. Twitter had an orgasm and reviewers spilled so much praise onto their keyboards that they exploded in a shower of plastic. (Seriously, I’ve only just picked the S key out of my hair.) So perhaps it was inevitable that when the … [Read more...]
Sherlock – A Study In Pink: Dork Review
After a long wait, Sherlock bounds onto BBC1 to solve mysteries and seem quirky. Although devoid of aliens or goblins, it has attracted the geek eye due largely to co-creators Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss, both writers on the all-conquering Doctor Who. The first episode, written by Moffat, has … [Read more...]
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