Typically the latest Star Wars spin-off would, by default, be this August’s biggest name going. It’s the world’s most beloved non-Vulcan sci-fi franchise, with the deranged runaway clout of Disney backing it up. The only thing that could possibly dethrone it is an adaptation of honest-to-God anime royalty – and a proper adaptation too, one with the original creator’s input and stamp of approval, not something farmed out to people who initially think they’re doing the life story of a […]

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I’m going to let you in on a secret: reviewing TV shows usually isn’t all that hard. Sure, I occasionally fret over how well I’ve understood the creators’ intent or agonize over what score to give, but with rare exception, it’s not that difficult to determine if something is good or not. Silo is one of those exceptions. On paper, the first season of this Apple TV+ sci-fi dystopian drama (based on Hugh Howey’s novel series of the same name) […]

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In true form of the long hot summer, July’s shows touch on people behaving very badly indeed – be this kidnapping, running cults, or even a cheeky bit of cannibalism. But curiously, for the most part, the people engaged in this misbehaviour aren’t the big hammy villains but rather our heroes, the people we’re meant to sympathise with. This isn’t some wacky new development, granted, but it strikes on a recurring theme of mine – that we’re frequently better able […]

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As if television itself is trying to quietly jet off for its summer holidays, June’s roster of shows encompass a real smorgasbord of far-flung, exotic destinations – such as Sheffield. Perhaps you, too, will find somewhere that looks like the holiday of a lifetime, although I must add the caveat up front, for one of them, they’re only pretending they’re on Mars. Here are the biggest new TV shows of June 2023.   New TV In June 2023 1. Deadloch […]

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The Frog And Toad books by Arnold Lobel are some of my favorite things on the planet. Yes, they’re great books for kids, but for adults, I’d argue they’re even better. Yes, they’re short and written simply, but their lessons on friendship are lessons adults greatly need reminding of, since research has shown that people are reporting fewer close friends than ever. I believe a huge reason why is that society teaches us from a young age that romance is […]

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In the slow crawl towards Christmas you expect TV to turn its eyes to your winter warmers, rather easily-paced productions that comfort without being overly taxing, full of the kind of plenty and tinsel which you will hopefully soon be enjoying too. This December does have that – but it also has ludicrous ultraviolence. So, you know, something for everyone, and it is the thought that counts after all. Here are the biggest new TV shows of December 2022.   […]

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Apart from the grand-scale, big-budget adaptation you’re probably already well aware of, September sees television bringing us, among others a fictionalisation of a real person’s life and the story of a reboot of a fictional TV show. If it feels like it’s been a long time since it was just a matter of ‘here’s a story, you don’t need to already know anything’, don’t worry! There’s some of those in there too. Here are the biggest new TV shows of […]

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Weekends are precious. After the slog of the working week has taken its toll, aspirational magazines and inspirational influencers will tell you to don your hiking boots to trek up the side of a mountain or dig out a smelly wetsuit so that you can submerge yourself in the icy waves off the coast. All any of us really want to do when 5pm Friday rolls around (besides either gaming, getting drunk, or combining the two) is settle down with […]

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Horror has been part of the television/series landscape for a long time. However, while the first known depiction of a horror story within the medium can be traced back to roughly 1954, it would be a little while before true terror inhabited television on a regular basis. Shows like The Twilight Zone and Alfred Hitchcock were known for being a grab-bag of genres, but these shows proved in no uncertain terms that audiences were willing to be scared. Dark Shadows […]

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Wouldn’t you know it, Disney’s got a new Star Wars spinoff out this month. Amazing, huh? August 2022 also sees a number of days that end in ‘y’, living beings are set to keep on respiring, there’s the Pope’s ongoing Catholicism – well, you get the picture. Anyway, despite Big Mouse’s spirited attempts to devour all the world’s media there are still other TV shows out there. Here are the biggest new TV shows of August 2022.   What’s New […]

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Rick and Morty is great. There have been a lot of naysayers coming out of late looking to denigrate the show’s entire canon thanks to some somewhat underwhelming recent seasons, but, overall, Adult Swim’s intergalactic epic is excellent, even if it is currently suffering from a bit of an image problem. Rick and Morty has been one of the best things on TV for a while, and there’s no shame in wanting to find other creations with similar comedic beats […]

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Back in April, I noted the new shows of that month – including the excellent We Own This City – had been very silly when they decided to try their luck on TV at the same time as the return of the much-anticipated Better Call Saul. But July’s crop have it even worse, since they have to contend with the cliffhanger’d second halves of Better Call Saul, and Netflix’s other darling, Stranger Things. Weep for July’s TV, my friends, o […]

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The Essex Serpent had its final episode a few days ago, and yet there was barely a murmur of interest on social media. Even when the show began, there was no buzz, despite having the likes of Tom Hiddleston and Claire Danes onboard. If we consider TV shows like Midnight Mass, Mare of Easttown or The Queen’s Gambit, these are limited series that viewers couldn’t stop talking about. In contrast, discourse regarding The Essex Serpent is practically non-existent. The main […]

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There was once a time when you had the summer blockbuster: big, beefy, unashamedly crowd-pleasing popcorn flicks. Has this role entirely been usurped by the TV? No, obviously not, what kind of a silly question is that – but the increasing conglomeration of all media companies into a few umbrella brands has created a strange symbiotic effect between the small and large screens, as our first entry from this month will show. Here are the biggest new TV shows of […]

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Two massive great sci-fi franchises see their latest outings this May, but if we’re looking at this month’s TV in terms of parallels like that, what’s more interesting is that at the back of the month we have two shows named for their lead characters, both of whom are modern icons of masculinity – yet couldn’t be more different. They even come out on the same day, too, so that evening’s TV-watching will be a very heady cocktail. Here are the […]

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