ben-warr-127-546411 Reviews

The Haunting of Bly Manor (2020)

Really poor.

[2/10 · 9 October 2020]

Poor acting and accents. Slow storyline. Obvs not set in uk. Not scary at all. Strongly suspect the '10' reviews have been paid for.

The Witcher (2019– )

Poor

[4/10 · 20 December 2019]

Watched half of the first episode after all the hype today and high imdb rating. But the characters are shallow, there is no believability in their interactions and no tension created. On top of which the lead character seems to have been plucked out of some soft metal band (e.g. Europe). Comparisons with GoT are way off the mark - maybe some of the settings and scenery but that's about it. Overall not worth watching, there's plenty of better stuff out there atm (mrs maisel, watchmen, unbelievable, succession etc).

Dag (2010–2015)

Brilliant black comedy

[9/10 · 7 July 2016]

This programme is of such high quality that I can't believe I only found it by searching for a new comedy on Sky. The characters are superb and, when combined with the story lines, I am frequently swept away by feelings of horror, humour and fascination and find myself watching the screen open-mouthed. I'm half way through season 2 and it just keeps getting better. The female Russian drug-addict and Muslim convert are particular minor-character favourites. Highly recommended for fans of intelligent, quality, comedy. Yes, the subtitles have got worse in season 2 but it doesn't spoil my enjoyment, it sometimes adds to the humour. The only real problem with them is being distracted from the attractive actresses.