Constantine has finally reached its end, and what an end it was! The perfect combination of tension, comedy and magic that has kept the show flowing along nicely throughout these thirteen episodes. But has it been good enough to get the show renewed for a second series?
by Graham Osborne
Constantine has finally reached its end, and what an end it was! The perfect combination of tension, comedy and magic that has kept the show flowing along nicely throughout these thirteen episodes. But has it been good enough to get the show renewed for a second series? All men must die? Yes, but all men must buy the Game of Thrones Season 4 DVD or Blu-Ray first. After a long agonising wait, we finally have the DVD and Blu-ray release for last year’s Season Four. Chock full of twisting plots, Game of Thrones saw the aftermath of the Red Wedding and a family-less Arya travelling over Westeros alongside the brutish Hound. It also saw Daenerys Targaryen build herself an army, The Lannisters plan for a wedding and a union with the House of Tyrell whilst Jamie makes his way closer to them, The Watch defend the wall and the introduction of terrifying White Walkers. As the war for the Iron Throne gets more heated, who will triumph? by the IWG TV Team It's Valentine's Day! A time to remember all the love in the world. Or, in my house, a time to be shackled to the altar in the basement, sacrificing a bull to the great god Babau in the hopes that he will enter your body, filling you with his glorious essence to sleep until such a time as the symbols were aligned and he would burst forth. Flames spewing from his gargantuan maw as he began to sing the final notes that will call forth the unholy rapture to devour the souls of the just and consume the Earth. But everyone has their own traditions. We here in the televisual wing of IWG Towers have been feeling somewhat reflective recently. To capitalise on these feelings these brave writer's delved deep into the repressed memories of their formative years and uncovered their first TV crush. In order to reserve some semblance of privacy (and to protect identities if needs be) the names have been altered. by Hayley Charlesworth “Crossing the Rubicon” means going past the point of no return, and that is the case for a number of characters in this week’s The 100. With both triumphs and failures, and a lot more death, significant developments happen across all running storylines to ensure that nobody will ever be the same again. by Graham Osborne Agent Carter continues to enthral, as we’re thrown deeper into the realms of treachery, espionage and good old-fashioned sleuthing. The story only has two more episodes to go, and everything to play for. by Robbie Jones It’s been well over a year since Breaking Bad left our screens, and many of us still aren’t over it. We can re-watch it and debate about it as much as we want, but the days of Walter White and Jesse Pinkman are over. However, it’s not quite over for Saul Goodman, Bob Odenkirk’s fast talking lawyer who acted as the comic relief for the show. We finally get to see his spin off show, Better Call Saul, a series that acts as both a prequel and sequel to Breaking Bad, with apparently some parts even taking place during the show. The show aired its first two episodes at the start of this week, but were they any good? by Catherine Wignall Well. There was an episode. Things took place. Some of these things worked. Most of them did not. It’s a shame last week’s fabulous About a Boy was followed by such a dud, especially as Halt and Catch Fire set out with all the right ingredients for a good time. At least it passed the Bechdel Test. by Cookie N Screen Broadchurch is suffering from a sophomore slump, it seems. After proving that it is one of the more excellent television shows on the planet last year, it seems to have hit a plateau of confusing drama, comedy and mystery. They all mesh into one and there is a sense of urgency to carry on twisting and turning the narrative rather than, with depth, explore the richness of their characters and stories. So with this episode, we certainly feel the weight of both Broadchurch and Sandbrook weigh down on our hearts and there is a dull pain of predictability. by Graham Osborne Star Wars Rebels has been suffering lately from lack of development and little actual threat to the characters. Admittedly, the show is aimed at a younger audience (hence the general proclivity for stunning weaponry) meaning the writers are more likely to pull their punches when it comes to peril, and the chances of a lucky shot/well timed distraction clinching the victory in favour of our derring do-gooders is assured. This episode, however, brings back some of the sense of threat that has been missing for a while, and it is glorious. |
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