Actor Luke Hemsworth has teased the return of his Westworld character, Stubbs, for the show’s second season. There are all kinds of questions left to be answered regarding last year’s hit HBO drama Westworld. One of the mysteries remaining after the first season’s climax was just what was the status of Luke Hemsworth’s character, Stubbs, […]
6 Franchises Telltale Games Should Adapt
Thomas Roach with six franchises Telltale should adapt… Telltale Games has created some of my favourite experiences in gaming over the last few years. After playing The Walking Dead a few years ago, I was blown away by how good it was. Telltale doesn’t really deliver traditional gameplay but rather focuses more on storytelling. With […]
Westworld’s Talulah Riley upgraded to series regular for Season 2
One of the recurring hosts we saw in HBO’s critically acclaimed Westworld was Talulah Riley’s Angela, the host who greeted Jimmi Simpsons’ William and many other guests through the doors of Westworld. Now, as Westworld prepares for its second season, we can expect to see much more of Angela as Riley has been upgraded to a series regular. […]
Game of Thrones leads the most pirated TV shows of 2016
The folks at download tracking site Torrent Freak have posted their annual list of the most pirated TV shows of the year, which is once again topped by HBO’s epic fantasy series Game of Thrones. This marks the fifth consecutive year that Game of Thrones has received the dubious honour, while AMC’s The Walking Dead […]
The 5 Best TV Shows of 2016
Samuel Brace with the five best TV shows of 2016… 2016 has been an odd year for television. Netflix has continued its ascension, the golden age has dissipated, and all the trends of 2015 have repeated and progressed. But there is still no doubt TV has figured things out while film simply has not. TV […]
Online Theorising: a blessing, not a curse
Tony Black on why online theorising is a blessing rather than a curse… So have you watched Westworld yet? Don’t worry, I’m not going to spoil the season finale for you if you haven’t. Though to be honest it’s possible you may have already guessed one or two of the major reveals and twists within, […]
Jeffrey Wright confirms 2018 return for Westworld
Those hoping to see what happens next on HBO’s hit series Westworld will have to wait a bit longer than expected, as the next train to Sweetwater won’t be arriving until 2018, series star Jeffrey Wright has confirmed via Twitter: See y'all in #Westworld 2018, baby. — Jeffrey Wright 🥜 (@jfreewright) December 5, 2016 When Westworld was […]
Westworld Season 1 Episode 8 Review – ‘Trace Decay’
Eddy Gardiner reviews the eighth episode of Westworld season one… “Out of repetition comes variation”. This was a line delivered by Bernard in last week’s episode, but it seems to be taking on more and more meaning with each passing minute in Westworld. The hosts have been repeating themselves day after day, year after year, for our […]
Westworld Season 1 Episode 6 Review – ‘The Adversary’
Eddy Gardiner reviews the sixth episode of Westworld…. As Westworld enters the second half of its increasingly excellent debut season, it looks like things are finally beginning to stir up a little faster in one of the more revealing episodes so far. Not that the show has been dull up to now, of course – it’s been quietly […]
Westworld Season 1 Episode 3 Review – ‘The Stray’
Tony Black reviews the third episode of Westworld… Inevitably the pedal eases off in ‘The Stray’, Westworld‘s third episode, which takes a step to the side in order to contextualize and deepen the character beats and motivations of the sprawl of main characters in Jonathan Nolan’s ensemble. It’s becoming clear that the show intends to […]