“Because they realized if all the slaves dressed the same, they would see how many of them there were, and they'd rise up and kill their masters.” If we know one thing about Logan Roy, it’s that he always wins. We’ve heard this repeated idea countless times...
This without question my favourite post of the year. It's another chance to celebrate the best television had to offer. 2021 was another strong year. Standouts It's a Sin, Mare of Easttown, Only Murders in the Building and the long-awaited third season of Succession....
A new term has emerged in the US. The term 'cord cutter' refers to someone who has let their cable provider go and only watches streaming services. There are so many streaming options in the US it's understandable that consumers may feel that traditional broadcast...
There's a lot to unpack in the penultimate episode of the season as Jackson Maher breaks down what might be the best episode of this season. When a TV show is operating at its apex, it has the ability to move us—like, physically. I touched on this in my recap of “The...
A look at one of the best dramas ever to air that you've never probably heard of. First aired Monday 22nd April 2013 2015 on SundanceTV Contributed by James Donaghy Placing murder front and centre of your prestige TV drama is a solid strategy. Nothing gets the blood...
Jackson is away this week so, I've stepped in to cover the seventh episode of Succession's third season, Too Much Birthday. I've had a nagging feeling in the pit of my stomach over the last few episodes, that one or more of the Roy Family won't make it to the end of...
“My hunch is that you’re going to get f***ed because I’ve seen you get f***ed a lot. And I’ve never seen Logan get f***ed once.” Contributed by Jackson Maher. Sometimes in Succession, there’s a weirdly sexual subtext to everything that’s going on. Tom pulls Greg’s...
The second series of Kayleigh Llewellyn's coming of age comedy-drama In My Skin IS the best BBC drama of the year. Available now in its entirety on the BBC iPlayer, the second series is one of the most tender, moving and deeply human dramas to air on the BBC in...
“I just do what my dad tells me” Contributed by Jackson Maher. Well, that was the most stressful episode of Succession I’ve ever sat through. Scratch that, I was pacing for most of the episode. At one point I hid behind my couch, curled up, peeking over the...
Contributed by Jackson Maher. Is he losing his grip? But like, with a question mark at the end. Since his stroke in the first episode, Logan Roy’s mortality has loomed over Succession. It is a looming existential dread that backgrounds every character’s decision....
As broadcasters and streamers scramble to fill the void left by Game of Thrones, we look at how that show has been under our noses since 2015! First aired Thursday 22nd October 2015 on BBC Two Game of Thrones may have ended with a whimper rather than a bang, but its...
"Dalgliesh is a serious attempt by Channel 5 to assert itself as one of the big players in the realm of drama and it succeeds on every score."Contributed by Will Barber-Taylor The gentlemen detective is a genre of fiction that emerged during the late 19th century...
Megan Hyland looks at the brilliance of What We Do in the Shadows and why the series hasn't caught on here in the UK and why that needs to change. My first experience of What We Do In The Shadows was watching the 2014 film halfway across the world with no furniture,...
Contributed by Jackson Maher. Humiliation is the key to much of Succession’s commentary. It avoids supporting the billionaire class by humiliating them—cutting them down to size as they’re failed by their bodies, watching them embarrass themselves in the most...
"You could find yourself reflected in any of these women – or all of them – but what mattered most was that they were all powerful in their own ways, and as someone who saw themselves as more of a Tara than a Buffy, the idea that there could still be strength in...
American Crime Story is back. It's a show that attracts big names and asks them to play possibly bigger names like OJ Simpson, Gianni Versace and President Bill Clinton. It's also a show, in my opinion, that shouldn't be as riveting and exciting as it is. It actually...
Episode 2: Mass in Time of War’ Recapped by Jackson Maher.Succession is a show about many things, but one of its central ideas, with its endless obsession over who will be Logan’s successor, is to compare modern-day corporatism and capitalism to monarchy. With each of...
Over six seasons this espionage thriller dredged the psyche, setting the bar for character development and quietly changing the face of TV. Get ready to root for the “Evil Empire” First aired Wednesday 30th January 2013 on FX *The show's first two series actually...
The truly agonising wait for the third season of Succession is over. The Roys are going to war and we couldn't be happier. Contributed by Jackson Maher. Season 3 of Succession, the dramedy following the wealthy, powerful, and despicable Roy family picks up...
A Look back at one of the bravest, boldest and different crime dramas of the noughties"VIVA LAS VEGAS" - Peter Bowker's Blackpool.First aired Thursday 11th November 2004 on BBC One. Contributed by Michael Lee When Blackpool first launched on BBC...
A Look back at possibly the most important and influential British crime drama of the 90s'"I rehearsed the death of my father for years. I even got a little bored. I knew all my lines but he was still alive!" Eddie 'Fitz' Fitzgerlad Cracker 'The Mad Woman in the...
From Logan's stroke, Kendal's crash, Boar on the Floor to the nail-biting cliffhanger Jackson Maher recaps the key points of Succession to refresh your memory before the third season.It’s been almost two years since we last saw Succession on our TV screens. The world...
Remembering the brilliance of The Twelfth DoctorContributed by MiloDoctor Who has been experiencing a lot of change recently, but my favourite era of the revival show is without a doubt Peter Capaldi’s time as The Doctor. Maybe part of that is...
Netflix's new drama Maid, plunges you into the life of its main character Alex (Margaret Qualley). She's a mother with a two-year-old daughter who we first meet when she quietly flees from her abusive boyfriend Sean (Nick Robinson) in the middle of the night. She...