A complete archive of The Medium is Not Enough’s reviews of TV programmes since 2005
In the US: CBS, at all sorts of times
In the UK: Not yet acquired
I’ve been getting an eerie sense of déjà vu watching this. It’s not because this is a US version of the UK 2003 show, although maybe some of the animals are the same. It’s because Aardman has been doing this show in various guises for a long time now.
In the US: HBO, Sundays, 9pm ET
In the UK: Not yet acquired.
Repeat after me: “I’m sorry. Did I miss something?”
Go on.
I’m sorry. Did I miss something?
Easy huh?
That’s lucky, because you’ll need to use this phrase a lot if you choose to watch John from Cincinnati, the new show from Deadwood creator David Milch. It could well be the most brilliant hour of television yet devised. Or it could be the most awful. I’m really not sure.
In the US: ABC Family, Mondays, 8/7c
In the UK: Trouble TV at some point
Characters re-cast: 0
Major characters gotten rid of: Several
Major new characters: 2
Format change percentage: 25%
Ah, the Aspy propaganda show returns. Yes, the good-looking genius with poor social skills, muted emotional reactions, monotone voice, obsessive interests and an affinity for computers is once again back and boosting ABC Family’s ratings through its (not especially high) roof.
In the US: Fox, but they’re burning it off at a rate of knots so practically all the time now
In the UK: On Trouble TV at some point
Characters re-cast: 0
Major characters gotten rid of: 2
Major new characters: 2
Format change percentage: 25%
Oh dear. I spy with my little eye, something beginning with “Network interference”. It’s no secret that Fox wasn’t happy with the ratings for the first season of The Loop. But à la Tru Calling, they forked out the cash for a second season all the same. Then cancelled it before it even aired. Now they’re burning off the episodes in their back catalogue as quickly as they can.
I can see why. They’ve been tinkering and messed it up.
Steven Moffat’s always game for a good script. Even on his worst days, he writes at a level Chris Chibnall can only dream of. Now Blink, this year’s Doctor-lite episode, was a very good script. It was scary, funny, cleverly plotted, with some good characterisation and dialogue served as the metaphorical icing on the cake.
But was Blink great? Not quiet.
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