Posts Tagged ‘Staying In’

STAYING IN – Is Game Of Thrones Bringing ‘Feminism’ To Fantasy?

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I haven’t read the books. So sue me. On the plus side, though, it means I won’t be dropping any book spoilers! But I will be dropping a tonne of spoilers about every episode of Game of Thrones... more

Staying In: Why We Can’t Resist Bad TV

Staying In - It's good to be bad
TV is totally the new film. Budgets are through the roof, all the best characters actors are migrating there and it’s a writer’s medium. I’m currently watching Game of Thrones, Mad Men and... more

Staying In: The Reason Women Now Love Fantasy TV

Staying In - Arrow
It is a question TV producers have been asking themselves for years: Just how do you get women watching sci-fi and fantasy? How do you show women that a traditionally male bastion can be for them... more

Staying In: The Being Human Finale

Staying In Being Human
It’s over. The finale has come and gone. Being Human has ended, after an excellent – but too short – fifth series. And Toby Whithouse pulled off the sort of bait-and-switch ending that he’s... more

5 TV Heroes Who Turned Evil – ‘STAYING IN’ Special

Staying In - Angelus
As Being Human zeroes in on its last ever episode (sob) it looks like Hal’s going Dark Side. Again. But then, that is a hazard of the job when you’re a vampire in a TV show. Those bitey little... more

Staying In: Dexter Series Seven – Serial killers Are So Hot Right Now

Staying In Dexter
Dexter is so violent, sweary, stylish and smart that it’s been adopted as a nerd show, despite zero spaceships or demons (apart from Dex’s Dark Passenger, which is sort of like Angelus, I guess.... more

Staying In: Black Mirror Brings Proper Sci-Fi Back To TV

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It’s surprisingly rare to see Proper Sci-Fi on TV these days. Proper Sci-Fi is, to my mind, based on scientific advancements that you can actually see happening in the not-too-distant future. So,... more

STAYING IN: Being Human Ends With Fifth Series

Being Human Harry
Just as I was about to post my review of the glorious return of Being Human, the news broke that the fifth series would also be its last. The news wasn’t a surprise – my original review ended... more