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Star Trek: Picard

Jean-Luc is an elderly gent weathered by grief, regret and anger. Haunted by memories of a career-ending catastrophe at Starfleet, he passes time by tending to the soil at the Picard vineyard in France. But all that is about to change...

Picard

Picard and his crew are thrown into a present day alternative reality. The only way to escape it is to travel back in time. But to do so, they must do a deal with the one being in the universe that Picard fears: The Borg Queen...

Picard Season 3

A spoiler light review of season three with minimal plot details as the season billed as the last of this franchise finally gives fans what they wanted all along - a reunion of the 'The Next Generation' crew

The Sweeney Vs Miami Vice

Mackintoshes vs Linen Blazers: Why Regan would arrest Crockett before breakfast (and why Crockett would look too good to care)

The Legend of Vox Machina - Season Two

After saving the realm from evil and destruction, Vox Machina is faced with saving the world once again—this time, from a sinister group of dragons

Reacher - Season 2

Second season of Amazon's hugely successful series based on Lee Child's novels in which a former military policeman metes out his own particular brand of justice

Warrior Nun season 2

The second season of Warrior Nun achieved the highest ever audience appreciation score for any Netflix show on the aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes. So why has it been cancelled?

The Witcher

Geralt has been essentially drafted as King Foltest's personal bodyguard and the king is engaged in a battle with troops loyal to his mistress, the Baroness Mary Louisa La Valette

The Witcher - Season 3

As monarchs, mages, and beasts of the Continent compete to capture her, Geralt takes Ciri into hiding, determined to protect his newly-reunited family against those who threaten to destroy it

The Witcher: Blood Origin

More than a thousand years before the events of "The Witcher," seven outcasts in an Elven world join forces in a quest against an all-powerful empire

The Green Hornet

Created for the radio in 1936 by 'Lone Ranger' inventor George W. Trendle and writer Fran Striker, the Green Hornet first appeared on our screens in 1940. In this article we chart the history of the series from its early beginnings up to the new millennium.

Oats Studios

Matt Owen delves into the world of acclaimed writer and director Neill Blomkamp's independent film company, which focuses on creating short sci-fi films that tackle a range of subjects, all presented in Blomkamp's distinctive, gritty storytelling style

Ozark - Season 2 review

Marty Bryde and his family continue to navigate the murky waters of life within a dangerous drug cartel who now send in their ruthless attorney to shake things up. The stakes are even higher than before and The Byrdes soon realize they have to go all in before they can get out

Ozark

The riverboat casino is officially open for business and Wendy's the one holding the whole operation together, and she’s decided to go all in despite Marty’s reservations. While Marty is worried about their safety, Wendy thinks that a cartel war could be good for business

Ozark - Netflix series review

After the shock ending to the previous season, the explosive and final series of Netflix's award-winning crime drama picks up the thread from where season three dramatically ended. Old friends become new enemies and the Byrde's are set impossible challenges. But will they survive?

How to Ruin a Show article header

It is surprisingly easy to learn how to write a television show. There are a lot of good courses and books out there on how to do it. The best are often on how not to do it.

Reviewing TV shows

How do you know if you can trust a review to be an accurate reflection of a televised series? John Winterson Richards weighs up the evidence

Warner Brothers: The Last Battle of the Streaming Wars?

Netflix’s proposed takeover of Warner Brothers could signal a seismic shift in Hollywood, raising urgent questions about creative control, studio identity, and how streaming power might redefine the future of film and television production

Robin Hood in Space article

How 'Blake's 7' took its narrative from classic folklore and the fictional adventures of 'the greatest of all English myths'

Survivors

Dr Andrew O'Day investigates how Terry Nation's series 'Survivors' imagined a world plagued by a pandemic and compares it with today's stark reality.

downbeat endings to TV shows

Downbeat Endings - are they preparation for life? Why the British psyche isn't our fault

Grey's Anatomy

A look back at the highs and lows of one of the USA's longest running medical dramas. As it enters its 20th season we ask, is this particular patient in need of an urgent transplant - or should it be left to pass away peacefully?