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....
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,...
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...
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 turbulence of Y: The Last Man’s production has been long and well-known. October 2015 saw the Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra adaption in the works for FX, with Vaughan, then involved with a producer. Michael Green was on board to write a script a year later, and...
Welcome to a new feature that we're trialling out here on the site. As we move into a new era for The Custard TV we're looking at ways we can deliver the same content in new ways. Our idea for the news is to give readers a rundown of the stories from the last few days...
The BBC's deal with US broadcaster FX is a shrewd move by the broadcaster. FX has about as many hits as HBO and the fact that this deal guarantees their shows will have a UK home is something to be celebrated. Strangely though, the show's are hardly ever given the...
On the business side of things, Devs is the flagship show for the “FX on Hulu” enterprise, launching just under a year after Disney purchased 21st Century Fox and gained a majority stake in Hulu. FX on Hulu is one of the more pleasant outcomes of the growing Disney...
We're finally here. What have we named the THE show of the Decade? In truth, any of these final five could be Number 1. This is personal to me. So here we go. If you've missed the countdown so far you can find out what made 50-20 here and numbers 20 -...
As we prepare to enter a new decade I wanted to compile a top 50 of the best of the last ten years. It's fair to say that this decade has seen television reign supreme with film taking a back seat. It's been a decade that has seen the rise of streaming giants like...
In episodes 3 and 4 of its second season, Pose delves further into the grim realities of life, past and present, for trans women of colour. Being set at the height of the AIDS epidemic, death has been a constant presence throughout Ryan Murphy's...
Contributed by Sophie Davies There’s no denying that Netflix has transformed the way many of us consume TV in a relatively short space of time. I know people whose viewing habits have changed so much in the past few years that they now find new shows to watch almost...
It's been a long wait but FX has finally confirmed details about the fourth season of Noah Hawley's Fargo. Chris Rock was confirmed to lead the cast some time ago but we know now the rest of the cast for the new season which will air on FX and Channel 4 at some point...
It's that time of year when we celebrate the best of TV! 2018 had a bit of something for everyone and whilst it wasn't it wasn't the most consistent year for drama, the highs were very HIGH! So, here's the list of our favourite shows of the year. Inside No.9 (January...
I follow a lot of US TV critics. America produces a LOT of TV. The term the critic's use is 'peak TV.' It's a reference to the sheer amount of TV there is to cover. Without their guidance, I would miss the best of what the American market has to offer and possibly...
I'm not entirely sure why it's taken me so long to write a piece on The Assassination of Gianni Versace. I adore the show, Darren Criss as serial killer Andrew Cunanan delivers a performance that grabs you and doesn't let you go. Much like the real life Cunanan...
The second series of American Crime Story couldn’t be more different from the first, and considering the overwhelming success that was The People v O.J, a change in tone and direction is a bold move for the historical drama. However, as the subject...
It's that time of year again when we look back on the best of the year so here's our chronological list of the best that 2017 had to offer. No Offence (January 2017, Channel 4) Ballsy, brazen and on the outer fringes of bonkers, we've championed Paul Abbott's offbeat...
It's the Autumn, sorry, Fall Season in the US with both Networks and Cable channels wheeling out their big guns as the weather turns and Americans are hunkered in front of the television. Below is a list of shows we're genuinely excited by or interested to see in the...
BBC Two have acquired US drama Snowfall from FX . Set in Los Angeles in 1983, the 10-part drama follows a cast of characters set on an intense collision course, Snowfall explores the infancy of the crack cocaine epidemic and the major impact it had on American society...
It's that time of year where pick the best shows of the year. A lot has been made of what generally awful year 2016 was but when the television was good it was bloomin' brilliant. Here are our picks! Walking The Himalayas (January 2016, Channel 4) We've always enjoyed...
As the US networks set out their new schedules some shows have bitten the dust. Below is a list of shows we know to have been axed or ended. A Agent Carter (FX in the UK) American Idol *Aired its final season this year.* (FiveUS/VIVA in the UK) Angel from Hell...
BBC Two have announced that they are to air the FX limited series American Crime Story beginning next month. American Crime Story takes audiences inside the OJ Simpson trial with a riveting look at the legal teams battling to convict or acquit the American football...
Fargo returns soon to Channel 4. The first installment of the FX show was a mega-hit wherever it played. The series returns soon, and the action moves to the 1970's. Below creator of the series and lead writer Noah Hawley teases what we can expect. Where did the idea...