Recent Posts Tagged With 'views from across the pond'

• Review: Merlin – Le Morte D’Arthur

  Posted on Tuesday August 11th, 2009 at 21:48 in merlin, everyone's a critic, views from across the pond

  By Ian M. Cullen In this the thirteenth and final epsiode of the season we get to see a whole load of what could be possible set up for the second season, which has been approved by the BBC. While out hunting a mysterious magical beast Arthur is mort...

• Review: Merlin – To Kill The King

  Posted on Tuesday August 11th, 2009 at 21:47 in merlin, everyone's a critic, views from across the pond

  By Ian M. Cullen Merlin is stunned to discover just how far Morgana will go for revenge. This latest instalment centres on a plot to kill Uther; only sadly there is a little too much exposition and not enough action for my taste. You see one thing I ...

• Review: Primeval Season Three – Episode 9

  Posted on Tuesday July 21st, 2009 at 22:33 in primeval, everyone's a critic, views from across the pond

  By Ian M. Cullen Synopsis: The team deal with a a herd of rhinoceros – like beasts from the Eocene, but can they save everyone from the stampede. The Review: It’s hard to believe that we’re already up to the ninth and penultimate episode of th...

• Review: Merlin – A Remedy To Cure All Ills

  Posted on Sunday July 19th, 2009 at 23:07 in everyone's a critic, views from across the pond, merlin reviews

  Episode six of Merlin lacks the action adventure elements of prior weeks, and instead focuses more on the intrigues within the court of Camelot. The crux of the story centres on Uther, Gaius and the guest actor of the week Julian Rhind Tutt as visiti...

• Review: Merlin – The Mark Of Nimueh

  Posted on Saturday June 27th, 2009 at 22:14 in merlin, michelle ryan, anthony head, colin morgan, bradley james, everyone's a critic, views from across the pond

  Episode three of Merlin gets off to somewhat of a slow start – which is helpful in as much as it allows us to see a little more of Anthony Head and Richard Wilson flex their acting muscles....

• Review: Primeval Season Three – Episode Seven

  Posted on Saturday June 27th, 2009 at 22:13 in primeval, laila rouass, everyone's a critic, views from across the pond

  By Ian M. Cullen Synopsis: An anomaly opens in the middle of a car breakers yard, and a Cretaceous – era dinosaur comes through – followed by a medieval knight on horseback who thinks he’s chasing a dragon. The Review: After the somewhat plot h...

• Review: Merlin – Valiant

  Posted on Sunday June 21st, 2009 at 19:28 in merlin, everyone's a critic, views from across the pond

  By Ian M. Cullen The second episode of the new BBC Fantasy drama Merlin seems to have picked up a little pace since last weeks origin story. The second episode centres on a Knight by the name of Valiant who enters the annual sword fighting Tournament...

• Review: Merlin - The Dragons Call

  Posted on Sunday June 21st, 2009 at 19:25 in merlin, everyone's a critic, views from across the pond

  By Ian M. Cullen As you are all no doubt aware the first episode of BBCs Merlin aired last Saturday and I think it got off to a fairly strong start. As origin stories go it could have been better – but that aside thankfully it wasn’t to bad eithe...

• Review: Primeval Season 3 – Episode Six

  Posted on Sunday June 21st, 2009 at 19:06 in primeval, everyone's a critic, views from across the pond

  By Ian M. Cullen Synopsis: When Christine Johns makes her power play, and takes over the Ark. The team are forced to hide out precariously close to an anomaly. The Review: Wow. That’s about the only word I can think of to sum up the pacing of this ...

• Review: Primeval Season Three – Episode Five

  Posted on Tuesday June 16th, 2009 at 02:22 in primeval, everyone's a critic, views from across the pond

  By Ian M. Cullen Synopsis: The team face a race against time when a deadly flesh eating fungus comes through an anomaly, which could pose some rather nasty results if not dealt with fast. The Review: This is another strong episode and continues to pr...

• Review: Primeval Season Three - Episode Four

  Posted on Sunday June 7th, 2009 at 00:17 in bbca, primeval, everyone's a critic, views from across the pond

  Synopsis: When the team attempt to rescue a 747 and its crew from a dangerous G-Rex, they receive some help from an unlikely source....

• Review: Primeval Season Three - Episode Three

  Posted on Saturday May 30th, 2009 at 11:00 in reviews, bbc america, primeval, everyone's a critic, views from across the pond

  Synopsis: Cutter must return the cute but dangerous diictodons to the permian era while dodging a tenacious journalist. And the team faces an attack from Helen and her clone army....

• Review: Primeval Season Three - Episode One

  Posted on Wednesday May 20th, 2009 at 09:34 in review, primeval, everyone's a critic, views from across the pond

  Written by Ian Cullen Synopsis: An anomaly opens in the British Museum and a terrifying creature that resembles an Egyptian God emerges. Cutter’s team  must race to hunt it down. The Review: Unlike with previous seasons we don’t get a re...