The Sky + Box has become a major fixture in any television-loving household (including my own). Sky's brand new Sky+HD 2TB has been released, with built-in WiFi so you can access their On Demand service even easier. But if that doesn't persuade you to get one in to your house today, then these … [Read more...]
UPDATE: WIN! WIN! Good news for UK Game of Thrones fans!
Blinkbox has announced a deal with HBO offering UK fans an exclusive opportunity to watch Season Two of Game of Thrones before it is released on DVD or Blu-ray early next year! This is the first chance anybody in the UK will have to own the as-yet unreleased season two of Game of … [Read more...]
Sinbad: Fiend or Friend? – Dork Review
After a first series which has spanned from heartbreaking lows to medium displays of okayishness, Sky’s Sinbad is finally coming to an end. This is the penultimate episode, and although it isn’t exactly the first of a two-parter, there’s definite set-up for next week’s ending. Not to mention a … [Read more...]
Sinbad: For Whom The Egg Shatters – Dork Review
Part of me has been enjoying the escalating despair “oh god woe is me” tone whilst reviewing Sky’s Sinbad, I must admit. But this week, much as I’d love to rant and whine for 400 words, they produced an episode that... wasn’t that bad, as these things go. Don’t get me wrong, still not amazing, at … [Read more...]
Sinbad: Episode Eight – Dork Review
Yup, I’m still doing this. Even though last week’s Sinbad episode was awful, comparable in badness only to... the episode before that. Oh, and maybe early Torchwood stories. Still, hope springs eternal. This week, surrealism! … [Read more...]
A Touch of Cloth – Dork Review
A Touch of Cloth is the latest new show from Sky, part of their recent quest to produce worthwhile and noteworthy TV programmes, rather than just US imports and things that look rubbish. (Don’t think about Sinbad when reading this paragraph.) This time, it’s a parody of the entire UK police show … [Read more...]
Sinbad: The Siren – Dork Review
In previous weeks, I’ve referred to Sinbad as “bad” or synonyms of such, and I’m a little concerned I might have lessened the impact of negative language by leaping in with this so soon. Because this week’s episode of Sinbad could be the worst yet. I know I normally use this space to outline what … [Read more...]
Sinbad: Episode Five – Dork Review
This week on Sinbad, most of the sidekicks are imprisoned on their ship by a voodoo priestess, who sends a monster made of coconut shavings after our hero. The man himself, meanwhile, is on the run with farmboy Gunnar. Unfortunately, the big G is suddenly kidnapped by ninjas, who reveal he is an … [Read more...]
Sinbad: Old Man of the Sea – Dork Review
So far, I’ve written two reviews of Sky’s Sinbad, one of the first two episodes and another of last week’s episode three. Those episodes were bad in roughly the same way, and I was worried this was going to get repetitive. I had a back-up plan to write this one in haiku to keep myself … [Read more...]
Sinbad: House of Games – Dork Review
The third episode of Sinbad aired last week, and yes, this review is a little late. Sorry, much like Sinbad himself, I was off voyaging (to Austria, via Ryanair), but thankfully nerd completism demands I get it done. Last time, I said the show was an interesting set-up for a Merlin-esque fantasy … [Read more...]
RSS
Facebook
Twitter
Pinterest