In 2017 HBO released the limited series based on the book by Liane Moriarty Big Little Lies, it became a hit with critics and audiences. It’s female centric story, covering themes of friendships, abuse, secrets, motherhood and relationships set in a sea side town with mostly upper-class women whose children go to the same school … Continue reading
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Villainlicious: Black Jack Randall [Outlander TV series] by Bea Harper
So far, Starz has done quite well for itself as a broadcaster for television, though it’s quality does tend to differ, however, one of their shining beacons is Diane Gabaldon’s adapted for television show, ‘Outlander’ starring Caitroina Balfe, Sam Hueghan, Graham McTavish and Tobias Menzies. In an era of which Game Of Thrones is … Continue reading
DVD Review: Terra Nova The Complete Series [M15]
Starring: Jason O’Mara, Stephen Lang, Shelley Con, Landon Liboiron, Naomi Scott, Alana Mansour The Show: Terra Nova was a huge television event last year, it was advertised quite a lot and the marketing suggested it was an action adventure about dinosaurs. The show did not get a Second Season, the ratings were just not there … Continue reading
Blu-ray Review: Dollhouse Season 1 [M15]
I have wanted to watch Dollhouse for a long time now, and I could never catch it on TV to watch it from the start. I was very happy to hear Australia was finally getting Season 1 on DVD and Blu-ray Continue reading
[Feature] The Dinosaurs Of Terra Nova
To celebrate Terra Nova The Complete Series coming to DVD this week, we have a very cool feature to share with you which is all about the Dinosaurs of the show! Terra Nova tells the story of The Shannon Family, who are residents of Earth in a parallel Universe 85 million years in the past. … Continue reading
DVD Review: New Girl Season 1 [M15]
Starring: Zooey Deschanel, Max Greenfield, Jake Johnson, Lamorne Morris, Hannah Simone The Show: New Girl is a show that took me a few episodes to really get into, but once I did it was really worth sticking with. It is fun, funny, quirky and actually very delightful. The characters are all very different to each … Continue reading
DVD Review: Offspring Season 3 [M15]
Offspring really is one of the best Australian TV series, at least for the past few years but it certainly holds a special place in our TV history. Continue reading
DVD Review: Offspring Season 2 [M15]
Starring: Asher Keddie, Kat Stewart, Eddie Perfect, Debra Mailman, Don Hany and John Waters The Show: Offspring is without a doubt one of the best and most successful recent Australian shows. And it deserves to be, it is a great and appealing show on every level and it isn’t just for a select group. The … Continue reading
Funk’s Top 10: People the Doctor Should Meet
Doctor Who is a fantastic show for geeks. There’s plenty of space for discussion, fan-fiction and list making. So that’s what I’ve done. Taking inspiration from episodes in which The Doctor crosses paths with significant historical figures, such as Shakespeare, van Gogh and Queen Victoria, here are the ten people from history that I would … Continue reading
Top 10 10th Doctor Stories
Yes, that title looks like a typo but a typo it is not. The character of Doctor Who is now in his eleventh incarnation, each played by a different actor. Each incarnation has their fans, and a recent poll ranked the Tenth Doctor, played by David Tennant, as the most popular. Being a recent convert … Continue reading
Funk’s Top 10: Television Shows that Would Make Great Movies
TV and cinema have a rocky relationship. Although both the same on the surface – both audio/visual mediums – they have their own formats, narrative styles and genres that are sometimes incompatable. Whilst many assume that making the jump between the two should be easy, but the results are more often than not terrible (I … Continue reading