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...]
Merlin – Our Series Three Wish List
Before the brand new series of Merlin kicked off this weekend, Nick gave us his suggestions for what he'd like to see. Has series three delivered? The third series of the BBC’s Merlin is underway, and you could cut the excitement with a massive jousting implement. The Arthurian version of … [Read more...]
Doctor Who and Sherlock news a-go-go from Edinburgh
The Edinburgh TV Festival this weekend has brought forth some interesting announcements about the 2011 returns of Sherlock and Doctor Who from the BBC. Holmes confirmed for another coat-tastic year? The Doctor to regenerate in two separate halves? Clearly Steven Moffat’s Cardiff-based TV factory is … [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...]
3D TV: The Future Of Home Entertainment?
Cinemas have been offering three dimensional viewing for some time now, so it was inevitable that our living rooms would follow suit. After all, with more and more movies filmed for 3D, eventually the DVD buyer starts to feel they’re missing something. I imagine I’ll own a 3D set one day. So when … [Read more...]
The Guild, Season 4: Dork Review
With relatively little dork-friendly television on the conventional airwaves, it makes perfect sense to turn to the internet. After all, it’s The Future. And as luck would have it, hugely successful web television series The Guild has just started its fourth season. Released online in weekly … [Read more...]
Sherlock: Five things Moffat needs to build a better Holmes
This week, we've got a guest post from Sherlock Holmes superfan and London-based Northern nerdlinger Rob Hinchcliffe. I love Sherlock Holmes. Have done ever since I was a kid. I’ve read all the original stories many times over, dragged my mum and dad to the Young Sherlock Holmes movie (twice), … [Read more...]
South Park Facebook episode: All the funny bits
The Facebook episode of South Park was truly a wonder to behold. If you missed it (or if you want to re-live the magic), here's a handy compilation of all the Facebook gags. … [Read more...]
Dork Review: Misfits Series One
A couple of weeks ago, it was reported that E4 will be producing a Christmas special of Misfits, their 2009 series about young offenders with super-powers. This reminded me that I never actually watched it when originally broadcast. Helpfully, the entire series is available on the Channel 4 On … [Read more...]
The IT Crowd review: Series 4 so far
There isn’t a lot of ‘proper’ geek TV on at the moment, as our Editor bemoaned in a recent post. Many might take this as a sign to run for their DVD stacks, but there is one show which aims for the dork audience, but some forget because it’s a mere sitcom: The IT Crowd. The new batch is half over … [Read more...]
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