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Outlander "The Search" Review

6/26/2015

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by Cookie N Screen

Another week goes by and yet another filler episode has descended on Outlander. As we move further into red coat territory again, it becomes apparent that either the television show has no idea where it is heading or it is blighted by trying to adapt everything from the book. Stringing the plot and fleshing it out to fit twenty plus episodes means that, rather than focus on the drama, we get a pained and strained second half of a series that should have sprung into some sort of action. It’s disappointing that we’ve galloped back to dullness once more.

Have You Seen... Catfish?

6/25/2015

by Helen Langdon

Today in the USA, it’s National Catfish Day, celebrating “the value of farm-raised catfish”. Apparently that’s a big deal. Yeah, we don’t know either. But here in TV, and on the internet, the word Catfish means celebrating something entirely different. It’s the MTV show about people on the internet who might not be all they claim to be. Following on from the original documentary film, four seasons have thus far aired. But exactly why do audiences keep coming back?

True Detective "The Western Book of the Dead" Review (Spoilers!)

6/23/2015

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by Robbie Jones

For years now, HBO has constantly put out quality entertainment, even some of the best TV shows of all time. Last year saw the first season of their new show True Detective, starring Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey as two detectives on the hunt for a serial killer in Louisiana. The show was about as close to perfection as TV has come since The Sopranos ended, with its exceptional performances, beautiful cinematography and incredible writing garnering praise from just about everyone. So when it was announced that show would return with a new cast and plot, audiences became sceptical. Could they possibly top what they had already done? Do we want a show without Rust and Cohle? It lead to some worrying thoughts, but lo and behold, Season Two has arrived, to an incredibly underwhelming start.

Humans "S1 E2" Review

6/22/2015

by Cookie N Screen

There is a lot of criticism about how much we use technology. It’s every day and it sweeps, ironically, the internet in waves of criticism - as a generation, are we spending too much time with computers and the like? Humans pictures a world where menial tasks are replaced by Synths, including sex, and it brings up these themes again - are we becoming lazy in our advancement, or is this just progression?

TV Intros: True Detective

6/22/2015

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by Robbie Jones

True Detective is back on our screens, albeit, sans McConaughey and Harrelson. Instead we have Colin Farell, Rachel McAdams and Vince Vaughn. To celebrate the new season, it’s about damn time we had a look at the mesmerising titles that started every episode of Season One.

Happy (not necessarily genetic) Father's Day!

6/21/2015

by Helen Langdon

There’s gonna be a lot going around today about the best fathers in the world. But here’s the thing – sometimes the best dads aren’t necessarily the ones that give you part of their DNA. Maybe they’re related, and maybe they’re just convenient male figures in your life. Today we’re taking a look at some of the best surrogate father figures on TV.

Orange is the New Black Season 3 Overview (Spoilers!)

6/20/2015

by Cookie N Screen

So, are you a binger or have you been pacing yourself? Have you been healthily snacking on Orange is the New Black or are you woozy from 13 course banquet of prison, lesbians and wholesome writing?

I’m guessing that most people have been sat there, frothing at the mouth and overcome by the awesomeness that is Orange is the New Black. Season Three has come with a lot of promise after two stellar seasons before it, so it’s natural that there was a lot of pressure. After an emotional pilot episode, exploring motherhood whilst stuck in prison, and the new emotions that come boiling over with visits from loved ones that are so fleeting.

So let’s have a look at those epic storylines in a show so totally unforgettable.

Orange Is The New Black "Trust No Bitch" Review (Spoilers!)

6/19/2015

by Cookie N Screen

How do you end a television series? Do you, with risk of cancellation and bad figures, perch storylines and characters at the edge of a cliff? Let the audience wait a year, salivating over the threads unwoven? Or do you give them resolution? Allow the next season to be open with no set storyline? Well, Orange is the New Black has found an answer - both.

Hannibal "Secondo" Review (Spoilers!)

6/19/2015

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by Cookie N Screen

The problem with following, in similarity not story, the aspects of Hannibal and the series prequel Hannibal Rising is that they are the heftiest and sometimes the dullest. In fact, most of the time they were dull and unnecessarily so against the backdrop of the thrilling Silence of the Lambs and Red Dragon. See, they were weighted with back story and preposition that changed the dynamics of our cannibalistic murderer. After all, wasn’t he more chilling when there wasn’t a sob story to sympathise with? That he only killed the rude and unapologetically so! Those were the good old days.

Outlander "The Watch" Review

6/18/2015

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by Cookie N Screen

I’ve thrown a lot of praise at Outlander recently. None of it is unwarranted, mind, but I am very aware of how much I’ve given to Outlander in term of performances, storyline and evocative themes. Similarly to series such as Hannibal and Orange is the New Black, nothing is perfect and the episodes are certainly going to have wavering levels of excellence as they plod along. For some reason, the return to Lallybroch has squandered a lot of the tension in this episode and the whole hour is placated - sleepy even - which is surprising because it kicks off with someone waving a gun in Jamie’s face...

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