Channel 4’s conspiracy comic mega-drama Utopia has finished off its first series, among a range of confused reviews, especially from me. It started okay, picked up a bit, dragged horrendously in the middle, then last week seemed to be improving. So, what cap did this finale put on the whole … [Read more...]

During my recent, quite grumpy Utopia reviews, I’ve expressed hope it could still have a good ending – the sluggish pace might pick up as they race through the last couple of weeks to a conclusion. Well, that time is now - the penultimate episode has aired. So, did they take their last chance at … [Read more...]

It must be a rollercoaster reading my Utopia reviews. In the first week, I declared it vague and style-over-substance, but last week, everything changed and I thought, actually this is building nicely, I am starting to get a feel for the characters, fair enough. Now I’ve mentioned the … [Read more...]

After two weeks, we’re getting into a comfortable groove with Utopia. We know who everyone is, have a feel for how they relate to each other, and there’s this girl wandered out of The Matrix. Oh, and a mention of a rabbit – hopefully it will be a major cast member next week. Spoilers may follow, … [Read more...]

On Tuesday, Channel 4 debuted Utopia, a trendy conspiracy thriller from Spooks producers Kudos, and their slick, high-concept fingerprints are all over this one. So, there's this comic book called The Utopia Experiments, and it turns out it might be a clue to some big global disease thing. A … [Read more...]