How 70s Japanese Spider-Man helped create the Power Rangers
A 70s collaboration between Marvel and Japanese studio Toei was central to creating the Power Rangers concept. Here’s how… It may be a great time to be a Spider-Man fan right now, but the budgets...
View ArticleThe Day Today: standout moments from a classic TV comedy show
Arguably the high watermark of spoof/satire television in the UK, The Day Today is unquestionably an important slice of British comedy history. Spawning from the similarly genius radio show On The...
View ArticleRed Dwarf: revisiting the first series
My love of Red Dwarf was at its peak around ten years ago. I bought each series on DVD and watched them over and over again, before eventually getting a bit fatigued and moving on to something else....
View ArticleRed Dwarf: revisiting the second series
Before its twelfth series lands on Dave in October, I’m rewatching all of Red Dwarf from the beginning. This week it’s time to tackle rebellious androids, virtual reality and false memories in Red...
View ArticleRed Dwarf: revisiting the fifth series
To prepare for its twelfth series landing on Dave this month, I’m rewatching all of Red Dwarf from the beginning. This week it’s time to take some luck virus and avoid making Mr Flibble cross in Red...
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Merlin: The Cast Beyond the Show
To celebrate the syndication of the beloved BBC show on SyFy, here’s a look at what some of the programme’s stars have been up to since the magic ended in 2012. Colin Morgan Playing our Protagonist,...
View ArticleRed Dwarf: revisiting the sixth series
With Red Dwarf back on our screens recently for its twelfth series, I’m rewatching it all from the beginning. This week it’s time to be “better dead than smeg” in Red Dwarf VI. In the time between Red...
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The year that David Tennant dominated Christmas TV
Television viewing habits have changed an enormous amount since the end of 2009. Now, we’re as likely to watch programmes on catch-up services, or eschew broadcast television altogether. And with that...
View ArticleStar Trek: TNG production doc shows that casting could have been very different
For fans of Star Trek, we’d reckon that @trekdocs is something of a must-follow Twitter account. It concerns itself with old documentation from the archives of the show and the people concerned with...
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‘Being Human’ (2009-2013): A retrospective
One of the British sci-fi/fantasy success stories of the 2010s, Being Human ran on BBC Three for five seasons between 2009 and 2013, gaining a large and devoted fanbase in the process. Its cast ranged...
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