Reviews of television/streaming series based on, inspired by, or featuring a character from previously published written work (book, graphic novel, play, articles, etc.).
Premise: The series is speculative fiction describing an alternative history in which native African people had gained a technological and organisational advantage over the European people, rather than the other way around, with Africans having made Europeans their slaves. The series takes place in an alternative 21st-century Britain. At the time of the series, slavery … Continue reading Noughts + Crosses | S1 Pilot review
Developed and produced by Justin Halpern, Patrick Schumacker, and Dave Lorey this adult animated television series from DC Universe follows Harley Quinn, a fictional character created by Paul Dimi and Bruce Timm, and features a lot of comic book characters from DC Comics. Premise: The series is about Harley Quinn's adventures as she strives for emancipation … Continue reading Harley Quinn (S1 Review) | When voice-acting outshines live-action.
Adapted from the supernatural horror graphic novels of the same name by Joe Hill (Horns) and Gabriel Rodriguez, Locke & Key is brought to the small screen by Netflix and stars Emilia Jones (Brimstone, High Rise), Connor Jessup (American Crime), Jackson Robert Scott (It, It Chapter 2), and Darby Stanchfield (Scandal, Mad Men). Premise: Three … Continue reading Locke & Key (S1 Review) | Beautiful & Creepy
Steve Niles and Damien Norm's comic series October Faction is now a TV series in Netflix starring Tamara Taylor (Bones), J.C. MacKenzie (Madam Secretary), Aurora Burghart, Gabriel Darku, and Megan Follows (Reign). Premise: Follow the adventures of a retired monster-hunter and his family, which includes a thrill-killer, a witch and a warlock. Review: I like … Continue reading October Faction (Season Review) | When Writers Just Give Up
Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss have proven themselves time and again as show creators and this time they bring us an adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula.
Netflix has just released the first trailer for the TV Series of Locke & Key. https://www.tumblr.com/wornoutspines/785803766468395008/locke-and-key-trailer
This psychological thriller television series lead developed by Sera Gamble and Greg Berlanti is inspired by Caroline Kepnes' novels "Hidden Bodies," and lead by Penn Badgley. Last season: A dangerously charming, intensely obsessive young man goes to extreme measures to insert himself into the lives of Beck, a young woman he is transfixed by, and … Continue reading TV Review: You (S2) | More Psychological and Grounded
In 2007 I know watched The Golden Compass with Dakota Blue Richads (Skins), Nicole Kidman (Paddington, Railway, Sleep) & Daniel Craig (Spectre) - who in my mind was Hugh Jackman. I remember liking the film enough but at the same time I knew that there wouldn't be a sequel. This time around Enola Holmes' screenwriter … Continue reading TV Review: His Dark Materials (S1) | Deft and Skill in Book Adaptation
A none spoiler review of the first season of #TheWitcher
Two years after their chaotic road trip, The End of the F**ing World* returns darker, stranger, and more heartfelt than ever. Season 2 deepens James and Alyssa’s story while introducing new twists, layered characters, and that perfect blend of awkward humor and gut-punch emotion.
Worn Out Spines 