There’s a lot of TV happening right now so we’ll forgive you for not being on the ball here, but in recently years the summer has seen new series debuting that are just as good as anything in the Fall line-up. No longer is it the dumping grounds for repeats and burning off old unloved…
United States Special Forces raid a terrorist safe house in Iraq and, by chance, discover a Marine sniper who had gone missing eight years ago. American POW, Nicholas Brody (Damian Lewis), has been tortured but seemingly not broken, and he returns home an instant American hero. At the same time, CIA analyst Carrie Mathison (Claire…
Television in this region makes almost no concession to the fact it’s the Christmas season, so here’s a list of TV episodes (with series and episode number) you might want to get hold of to put you in the mood. In this case, a good mood — sorry EastEnders fans. And, of course, we’re not…
If you ask people who’ve fought in a war, they’ll often tell you that it’s not like it’s portrayed in the movies. For a start, the noise is different. Hollywood creates the noise people think war sounds like and gives them that audio experience, rather than what you really hear among the bodies and bullets.…
Californication: Season One This summer he’ll reprise the role of Fox Mulder (albeit only in a one-off film of The X-Files) but David Duchovny proves here that he’s more than an alien obsessed FBI agent. This dark comedy follows writer Hank Moody (Duchovny) living in California and pining over his ex-wife, disliking her new husband-to-be…
After overcoming the provincial skepticism of adapting the award-winning British sitcom, The Office (US) has proved a success in its own right and is back on our screens for a second series. Words Matt Pomroy There’s a good chance many of you will have seen series two of The Office already, given that it’s been…
From the creator of Lost comes Six Degrees, a romantic drama that follows the intertwining lives of six people in New York. And this time, there’s no plane crashes, polar bears or hidden conspiracies. Words Matt Pomroy There’s a belief that a chain of six people or fewer connect everyone on earth. Six degrees of…
The Muppet Show There was a place where great actors like James Coburn, Peter Ustinov and Peter Sellers would hang out with a green frog and talk about their craft, while fending off the amorous attentions of an over made-up attention-seeking pig. And no, it’s not Ivana Trump’s condo. It’s a place where musicians like…
Nagging reality TV makeover shows have been wagging their collective finger at viewers elsewhere for years now. And one by one they’re coming over here too. You Are What You Eat is the latest series to tell us what we’ve done wrong this time. People on television just can’t seem to stop telling us what…
From the creator of The West Wing comes one of the most anticipated series of the last decade – Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip. But can a drama set in a TV studio live up to life in the Oval Office? Words Matt Pomroy Some people say Aaron Sorkin is a genius, the saviour…
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