This week we remember comedy legend Ronnie Corbett who passed away, and pick our favourite sketches from his career. We also discuss the return of the beloved claymation character Morph, Netflix’s first official series from Spain and more. This week we’ve been watching Bordertown, Mythbusters and Daredevil season 2. #Bordertown #Mythbusters #Daredevil #OnTheBox #Television #TheGeekShow #News #Reviews #TV #Comedy #Podcasts
It’s getting political in TV land as the U.S. state of Georgia coming under fire from some of the big guns in the entertainment industry. In other news, Dirk Gently gets an American remake, Mr. Ripley gets a TV series and The Hoff wants to return to Knight Rider. This week we’ve been watching the first season of Icelandic drama Trapped and DIY SOS: The Big Build. #Trapped #DIY SOS #The Big_Build #OnTheBox #Television #TheGeekShow #News #Reviews #TV #Comedy #Podcasts...
Television is a strange place, and making it stranger is Sky’s announcement that they’re hoping to add virtual reality. In other news, Xena will be openly gay in the reboot and we were extremely sad to learn that magician and TV present Paul Daniels had passed away. This week we’ve been watching River Monsters, Penn & Teller: Fool Us and Legends of Tomorrow. #River Monsters #Penn & Teller #Fool Us #Legends of Tomorrow #OnTheBox #Television #TheGeekShow #News #Reviews #TV #Comedy #Podcast...
In a week where the death of the legendary Beatles producer George Martin managed to scare the pants off the fans of Game of Thrones, we take a look at trailer for the sixth season of the TV series. In other news, Kiefer Sutherland takes up folk music, you don't get a crystal for winning the Crystal Maze Experience, and we take a look at some very real show descriptions. This week we've been watching Bear Grylls: Mission Survive, NHK World and Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle. #Bear Grylls #Mission ...
It’s TV time again, so join us as we discuss Apple’s entry into on-demand streaming, the absence of Netflix from Sky Q, the new name for not-in-Demand 5, dancing with Bez and more. This week we’ve been watching The Great British Comic Relief Bake Off, Better Call Saul, The Secret Life of Bob Monkhouse and The Night Manager. #The Great British Comic Relief Bake Off #Better Call Saul #The Secret Life of Bob Monkhouse #The Night_Manager #OnTheBox #Television #TheGeekShow #News #Reviews #TV #Comedy ...
We’re back for another dip into the television pool with a “live” episode of The Simpson, a TV reboot for the Angelina Jolie movie “Salt”, Norman Reedus’ new show and more. We also discuss the passing of BBC 3 as a terrestrial channel and the legacy it has left. This week we’ve been watching Frozen Planet, The People Versus O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story, Lipsync Battle UK and Deutschland ’83. #Frozen Planet #The People Versus OJ Simpson #American Crime Story #Lipsync Battle #Deutschland_83...
We dive right in this week with the news that Top Gear will have seven presenters, Star Trek gets a new TV series, Battlestar Galactica gets a movie reboot and more. This week we’ve been watching Master Of None, Call The Midwife, Cold Case and Grand Designs. #Master of None #Call the Midwife #Cold Case #Grand Designs #OnTheBox #Television #TheGeekShow #News #Reviews #TV #Comedy #Podcasts
We kick things off this week with the announcement that Dara O’Briain and Angela Scanlon will present the new series of Robot Wars – along with the welcome return of Jonathan Pearce as commentator. We also discuss Matt le Blanc joining Top Gear, One Million Mums versus Lucifer and more. This week we’ve been watching War & Peace, Star Wars Rebels, Grease Live and George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. #War & Peace #Star Wars #Rebels #Grease #George Clarke #Amazing Spaces #OnTheBox #Television #T...
Things get weird this week as we find out more about the return of Stretch Armstrong, the price of Sky Q, Sky Arts’ controversial new road trip comedy and more. We also discuss the good and bad of TV reboots. This week we’ve been watching Virtually Famous, Lucifer, The Great Train Robbery: A Robber’s Tale and A Copper’s Tale and Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. #Virtually Famous #Lucifer #The Great Train Robbery #A Robbers Tale #A Coppers Tale #Marvel #Agents of SHIELD #OnTheBox #Television #TheG...
This week we discuss Idriss Elba’s visit to Parliament, the return of both Prison Break and 24 to TV screens, Philomena Cunk’s documentary about Shakespeare and more. We also run through the winners of the National Television Awards. This week we’ve been watching Citizen Khan, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Death In Paradise and Top Coppers. #Citizen Khan #Star Wars #The Clone Wars #Death In Paradise #Top_Coppers #OnTheBox #Television #TheGeekShow #News #Reviews #TV #Comedy #Podcasts...
It’s the first normal show (and we use that term very loosely), of 2016 and we begin with discussions about a possible two-hour reunion of Friends and the glorious return of Robot Wars! We also take a look at the winners of the TV categories at the Golden Globes. This week we’ve been watching Making a Murderer, Benidorm, Room 101, Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Dickensian. #Making A Murderer #Benidorm #Room 101 #Brooklyn Nine_Nine #Dickensian #OnTheBox #Television #TheGeekShow #News #Reviews #TV #Comedy...
This week we take a break from our normal routine to look back at the best and worst that TV had to offer in 2015. OnTheBox #Television #TheGeekShow #News #Reviews #TV #Comedy #Podcasts
Christmas is coming up so this week we take a break from our usual routine to talk about the shows we’re going to be watching. We also discuss the TV documentary based on the memoirs of a long-time roadie for The Grateful Dead, Caracal TV’s 60 episode mega-production “White Slave”, Disney Life and more. Over the Christmas period we’re going to be watching Sherlock, And Then There Were None, The Doctor Who Christmas Special, Mrs. Brown’s Boys and the QI Christmas Special. #Sherlock #And Then Ther...
Only one more show until the end of 2015, but before then we discuss Noah Hawley’s deal with FX to develop several new series, a Fox series about racial tensions and police shootings in the US, the TV nominations for the Golden Globes and more. This week we’ve been watching Jessica Jones, Monkey Life, Doctor Who (again), and Robot Wars (with Craig Charles). #Jessica Jones #Monkey Life #Doctor Who #Robot Wars #OnTheBox #Television #TheGeekShow #News #Reviews #TV #Comedy #Podcasts...
Things get weird this week as Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s production company plans a documentary about a marching band – and the man himself will be getting behind the camera! Our main fanbiy moment is the news that Samurai Jack will return for a new series. Oh, and Tom Kerridge will present Bake Off: Crème de la Crème. This week we’ve been watching Fargo, Gotham and Doctor Who. #Fargo #Gotham #Doctor_Who #OnTheBox #Television #TheGeekShow #News #Reviews #TV #Comedy #Podcasts...
On this episode the sofa vegetables discuss a new reboot of Lost in Space, the closure of terrestrial BBC3 Amazon's subway adverts for The Man in the High Castle, Kevin Bacon's role in the Tremors TV series and more. This week we’ve been watching The Battle of Chernobyl, Doctor Who, Jessica Jones and The Flash. #The Battle of Chernobyl #Doctor Who #Jessica Jones #The Flash #OnTheBox #Television #TheGeekShow #News #Reviews #TV #Comedy #Podcasts
We get a bit serious on this episode as we discuss Charlie Sheen's confirmation that he is HIV+, and the effect this has had on his life. We also take a look at Sjy's new "Q" service, a Barbie advert featuring a boy for the first time (it's so fierce), a continuation of classic BBC sitcom "Porridge" and more. This week we’ve been watching The Last Kingdom, Scream Queens, Josh, Scorpion and Masterchef: The Professionals #The Last Kingdom #Scream_Queens #Josh #Scorpion #Masterchef #OnTheBox #Telev...
Things get a bit random this week as we discuss Jeffrey Dean Morgan’s role in the Walking Dead, an ABC mini-series about Bernie Madoff, a film crew’s close encounter with a polar bear and more. This week we’ve been watching First Dates, American Horror Story, Doctor Who, Life After People, The Big Bang Theory and The Last Kingdom. #OnTheBox #Television #TheGeekShow #News #Reviews #TV #Comedy #Podcasts #First Dates #American Horror Story #Doctor Who #Life After People #The Big Bang Theory #The La...
TV land is always changing, and this week we discuss BBC's new "Store", a possible TV adaptation of Philip Pullman’s “His Dark Materials” trilogy, the return of Mitchell and Webb in a "middle-aged Peep Show”, the resurrection of Alan Partridge and more. This week we’ve been watching Doctor Who, Have I Got News For You, Michelle Roux’s Kitchen Impossible, Supergirl and Ash Versus Evil Dead. #Doctor Who #Have I Got News For You #Michelle Rouxs Kitchen Impossible #Supergirl #Ash Versus Evil Dead #O...
Strange things are happening in the news this week. Sky release a mysterious trailer, Juliet Ladau wants to make the definitive vampire documentary, Rupert Grint’s new fantasy TV series will be about a comic book. Oh, and Romeo and Juliet has a sequel young adult novel (this is not a joke), and it’s getting a TV adaptation. You have been warned. This week we’ve been watching lots of things including Jekyll & Hyde, Detectorists and Impractical Jokers. #Jekyll & Hyde #Detectorists #Impract...
It’s time for another dose of TV goodness and this week we’re discussing Stephen Merchant and Anna Lee Tipton appearing on The Big Bang Theory, Sesame Street’s new autistic character, Andy Parsons leaving Mock The Week and more. This week we’ve been watching The Returned, New Tricks and the brilliant Stellan Skarsgård in the BBC drama River. #The Returned #New Tricks #River #OnTheBox #Television #TheGeekShow #News #Reviews #TV #Comedy #Podcasts
We kick things off this week with the surprising announcement that Stephen Fry is leaving QI. In other news, Donald Glover's “Atlanta” is picked up by FX, “In The Flesh” may get a movie, Donald Trump will appear on Saturday Night Live and more. This week we've been watching Homeland, The Apprentice (UK), Flashpoint, The Flash and The Walking Dead. #Homeland #The Apprentice #Flashpoint #The Flash #The Walking Dead #OnTheBox #Television #TheGeekShow #News #Reviews #TV #Comedy #Podcasts...
The eternal battle over the remote control continues this week as we discuss Gogglebox Kids, Time Bandits, the League of Legends World Championship, the return of the Milk Tray person and more. We also take a quiz to see if we’re as smart as the QI elves. This week we’ve been watching Toast of London, Battlestar Galactica: Razer and the final of The Great British Bake-Off. #Toast of London #Battlestar Galactica Razer #The Great British Bake Off #OnTheBox #Television #TheGeekShow #News #Reviews #...
It’s time to get couch-comfy again as we take another journey into TV land with the Thunderbirds 50th Anniversary, Channel 4’s new “Walter Presents” streaming service, a new Doctor Who spinoff series, Brian Blessed in “Toast of London” and more. This week we’ve been watching more Doctor Who, Star Wars: Rebels, Hunted, The Daily Show, Arrested Development and the semi-finals of The Great British Bake-off. #Doctor Who #Star Wars Rebels #Hunted #The Daily Show #Arrested Development #The Great Briti...
This week we assemble a crack team of ... people ... who have all spent too much time watching ... things. Let's just call them "observation experts" shall we? In the news this week, the A-Team is getting a TV reboot, Clive Barker’s Weaveworld will get its own series, Dustin Hoffman will star in Medici: Masters of Florence and more. We also discuss ITV’s 60th Anniversary and the shows that have helped the channel last for so long. This week we’ve been watching Doctor Who, Duck Quacks Don’t Echo ...
We’re back with more news and discussions from the world of the couch potato, including rumours of a “Taken” TV series, the reboot of Hart to Hart, Arnold Schwartzenegger replacing Donald Trump on “The Apprentice” and more. We also get serious for a change and talk about documentaries - are they the new battleground for promoting opinions rather than facts? This week we’ve been watching Hand of God, Seven Wonders of the Industrial World, Game Changers, a docu-drama about the World War II raid on...
Somehow we managed to put down our remote controls just long enough to discuss the possibility of more Black Mirror, the Grand Theft Auto/Rockstar biopic "Game Changers", Rowan Atkinson as French detective Maigret, NFL on BBC and more. This week we’ve been watching more Sons of Anarchy, Hannibal, Dave Gorman’s Modern Life Is Goodish, New Tricks and Rick & Morty. #Sons of Anarchy #Hannibal #Dave Gormans Modern Life Is Goodish #New Tricks #Rick & Morty #OnTheBox #Television #TheGeekShow #N...
The gang return for more irreverent discussions about the new BBC sci-fi TV series based on Chine Mieville’s book "The City and the City", Sue Perkins arguing with the Culture Secretary, Barack Obama appearing on Running Wild with Bear Grylls, Spongebob: The Musical and more. This week we’ve been watching The Strain, Doctor Who Series 9, Suits and The Great British Menu. #The Strain #Doctor Who #Suits #The Great British_Menu #OnTheBox #Television #TheGeekShow #News #Reviews #TV #Comedy #Podcasts...
The boisterous lounge spuds don their horned hats and vegetate as they discuss the latest news from in the world of the idiot box including the possible return of Blackadder and The Krypton Factor, Davina Maccall's "time-travel makeover" show and more. This week we’ve been watching The Saturday Night Story, Parks & Recreation, Vikings, the Belgian Grand Prix, the World Athletics Championship and Match of the Day. #The Saturday Night Story #Parks & Recreation #Vikings #the Belgian Grand P...
Join the couch potatoes this week as they discuss a new TV series called Powerless set in the DC universe, Britain’s Got Talent's OfCom troubles, the possibility of a new series of the British TV show The Avengers, the Absolutely Fabulous movie and more. This week we’ve been watching New Tricks, Safeword, Only Connect, Hive Minds and Once Upon A Time. #New Tricks #Safeword #Only Connect #Hive Minds #Once Upon A Time #OnTheBox #Television #TheGeekShow #News #Reviews #TV #Comedy #Podcasts...
