The Four: Battle For Stardom
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From the producers behind some of the biggest talent-driven shows on earth, comes, "THE FOUR: BATTLE...
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A Song of Shadows
Book
Grievously wounded private detective Charlie Parker investigates a case that has its origins in a...
Sarah (7798 KP) rated Machines Like Me in Books
Sep 12, 2020
Adam too is a fascinating character and any part of the book that featured him was a winner. The problem with this book is the two main characters Charlie and Miranda. They are completely unlikeable and self absorbed, and the way they treat Adam (and Mark in some respects) is absolutely awful. There's something Alan Turing says towards the end of the book that really sums up how much of a horrible person Charlie is. Whilst having unlikeable characters isn't necessarily a bad thing for some books, in this I just found them rather irritating and annoying. And Charlie's constant internal rambling monologuing got rather boring and really dragged on.
I really wanted to love this because the general idea is fantastic, and there are parts of this where I did love it. It's just a same it was let down by the characters.
LeftSideCut (3778 KP) rated Dead Set in TV
Aug 18, 2019 (Updated Oct 25, 2019)
It's also from the mind of Charlie Brooker - the creator of Black Mirror, and the results are pretty good.
The opening episode deals with an eviction night of the British Big Brother series, where everyone involved both on camera and behind the scenes go about their usual business.
As a virus takes hold and chaos quickly ensues, the Big Brother housemates are trapped inside the house - which happens to be pretty secure.
The way that Dead Set is shot is frantic when the action starts. It's nasty and gritty whilst keeping a British dark humour sort of charm without ever going full comedy. In fact, the series is really quite bleak throughout.
The episodes run at 20 minutes each with an extended pilot, clocking in at just over 2 hours and it managed to hold my attention throughout.
Of course, being a Charlie Brooker project, there's an underlying message - as the zombie horde surrounding the house grows and grows, even in death, the public are drawn towards trashy reality shows.
Considering Dead Set is a TV show aired on Channel 4, it's pretty impressive. Well worth checking out for anyone who enjoys horror.
meg (46 KP) rated Ready Player One in Books
Apr 19, 2019
Yoshi (40 KP) rated The Perks of Being a Wallflower in Books
Oct 29, 2018
The book is okay, but you're better off reading Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson or Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher.
The Mighty Book of Boosh
Julian Barratt, Noel Fielding and Dave Brown
Book
Join Howard Moon, Vince Noir, Naboo, Bollo, Bob Fossil, Old Gregg, the Moon, and all your other...
The Philosophy of Snoopy
Book
The world's most beloved beagle shares his philosophy on life in this beautifully produced gift book...
The Complete Peanuts 1995-1996: Vol. 23
Charles M. Schulz and RiffTrax
Book
'Peanuts was, is, and will continue to be the finest comic in the world. Bravo' RAY BRADBURY In The...
Technobabylon
Video Game
City of Newton, 2087. Genetic engineering is the norm, the addictive Trance has replaced almost any...