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I’ve recently started watching a TV program, you might have heard of it? It’s called Seinfeld. Okay I know I’m late to the party; but in my defence I was 35 days old when the first episode aired and 8 years old when the show sadly came to an end after just under ten years [...]

As a Brit it pains me say it… the US version of Being Human is quite simply superior to the original UK show. That’s not to say that the original isn’t a great show, it is; it just happens to be the case that the American version is a tremendous show. Last weeks’ season premiere [...]

The puppet master Gerry Anderson has died at the age of 83 Producer, writer, director and special effects pioneer Gerry Anderson was a man of great vision and imagination. His work inspired generations of children and will be a lasting legacy. He is perhaps best remembered as creator of  Thunderbirds (1965), but he was also [...]

Kevin Smith, the director behind great cult films such as Clerks and Chasing Amy, has announced that his final directorial hockey movie, Hit Somebody, will now be a mini-series and hopes to see it “going into production next year”. The announcement came via one of Smith’s latest podcasts with lifelong co-star Jason Mewes, Jay & Silent [...]

HBO have released a 2 minute Game of Thrones season 3 featurette showcasing members of the cast and crew giving their thoughts on what fans can expect from the arrival of the highly anticipated third season. Game of Thrones television series co-creator David Benioff comments that season three of the HBO series is the one [...]

Contains mild spoilers for season 5 BBC One Saturday night drama Merlin is coming to an end after it’s current fifth series. There will be a two-part finale shown over the Christmas period to say goodbye to Camelot. While many fans will mourn a show cut down in its prime, they can be glad the [...]

When it comes to TV shows I’m tend to like things with an element of the “super”. If a new show with a superhero or supernatural angle is announced, I’m always going to get quite excited about the prospect of watching the pilot. However, I can be a pretty harsh critic; if I’m properly disappointed [...]

Many Doctor Who fans were left in tears with the departure of Amy and Rory, affectionately referred to as The Ponds by the Doctor. Other Doctor Who fans were glad to see them leave and don’t think the show is as good as it used to be. You can’t please everyone. Anyway, Rory’s father Brian, [...]

Last night was the premier of the new series of Red Dwarf! So here is a spoiler-free episode guide and a round-up of reviews of the episode from around the internet. The Episode “Trojan” kicked off the new series of Red Dwarf all sparkling and new. Although the ship is the same, the set has [...]

  Reeling from the conclusion of the latest series of Doctor Who, it is time to re-visit that age old question - Which Doctor Who is the most kick-ass? - with part two of the Who’s Who (har har) of space-time continuum fame… Sixth Doctor: Colin Baker, 16 March 1984 – 6 December 1986 Number of episodes: 27 [...]