On the night of a State dinner (with Australia), a dead body is found in the White House. Time to call in the world's greatest consulting detective - no, no, not that one! - Cordelia Cupp. There's no crime Cupp can't solve, but then again the politics of America's governmental hub might prove a bigger … Continue reading The Residence (season 1)
I had mixed feelings about the first season of this adaptation of Tolkien's appendices and such, and I'd suggest going into season two was a mix of being a little more prepared for what to expect, and ultimately finding it had the same problems - and strengths! - as the first series. There's always a … Continue reading Rings of Power (season 2)
Alex Cross (Aldis Hodge) is a homicide detective and forensic psychologist. Based on the series of books by James Patterson, we've had a couple of previous adaptations - two movies staring Morgan Freeman, one with Tyler Perry - but this TV series has decided not to follow any of the books in particular. We find … Continue reading Cross (season 1)
John Sugar (Colin Farrell) is a globe-trotting private investigator specialising in finding missing people. We first see him finalising a case in Japan, and first hear his "I don't like hurting people" line right before he shows that he is actually very good at hurting people. From there it's on to Hollywood, where the granddaughter … Continue reading Sugar (season 1)
Science is going wrong - and no one knows why. Is that why a series of top scientists commit suicide? One of those is Vera Ye, and her funeral brings together five friends from Oxford, now gone their separate ways in life. Scientists, teacher, multi-millionaire businessman; all will be central to the coming, impossible, dramas. … Continue reading 3 Body Problem (season 1)
A thousand years before a certain hobbit stumbled across a certain piece of jewellery, Middle Earth was already a land on the brink of turmoil. Although we begin in relative peace, the Commander of the Northern Armies, aka Galadriel (yes, that one!), is hunting for Sauron, lieutenant of the fallen enemy, Morgoth. Her search takes … Continue reading Rings of Power (season 1)
The first series of Only Murders was an unexpected joy, fast becoming a can't-wait-to-binge highlight of my week. Three residents of an impressive, upper-class, old New York apartment building meet during the evacuation following the murder of one of their neighbours. Bonding over a shared love of true crime podcasts, they decide to start their … Continue reading Only Murders in the Building (season 2)
I have more than reached the point of "Urgh, not another Marvel TV show", if I'm being honest. And frankly, Hulk is probably my least-favourite character, smart version or otherwise. But, seeing this was only a half-hour show, I figured I'd give it an episode. And... it's fun. Ooh - there's what's been missing through … Continue reading She Hulk (season 1)
Imagine if you could arrive at work each morning, get into the elevator, and blink - it's home time and you're stepping back out of the elevator ready to go back to life. Aside from the missing hours, as far as you're concerned, work takes up only 2 commutes a day and nothing else of … Continue reading Severance (season 1)
I've loved the Sandman stories since I first stumbled across them in the local library. I'm not the hugest graphic novels fan, but these are easily my favourite and more than that the whole concept just kind of blows me away. The Endless: a family of, more or less, anthropomorphic personifications of the Big Ideas such as … Continue reading The Sandman (season 1)
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