A mitten state expat and child born of the automotive industry’s greasy womb, I have always found myself preoccupied with cars. The only one I ever owned met a sticky end just before I moved to the land of public transportation, but my love has never diminished. In fact, it’s grown. Moving […]

The BBC America debut of Torchwood was the most successful launch in the network’s history. They responded by giving their audience a treat that’s more foreign than the programming itself – a near-simultaneous broadcast of the new season on both sides of the Atlantic. If you’ve ever been a fan of UK […]

Once the turkey-coma had finally subsided, the DVR was almost as full as I was. I promise the rest of the week won’t be catch-up, but for today, we have to spend a moment reminiscing on BBC America’s first run of the tasty Hotel Babylon which ended this past Wednesday. Babylon has been […]

Three weeks into the football season and one week shy of the return of our network favorites, this weekend might be your last chance to check out some of cable’s recent offerings before both of your box’s tuners are otherwise ocupado. I’m referring to two shows in particular: BBC America’s run of Torchwood and […]

Earlier this week, former Buffy scribe and all around awesome lady Jane Espenson wrote a piece for The New Republic on the odd phenomenon of science fiction failing on television while dominating cinema. She explains why she feels certain sci-fi connects with the masses when most representations of the genre can’t escape their niche, […]

The folks over at BBC America recently realized that our nation’s interest in British television is not limited to Benny Hill. In turn, they have been kind enough to start airing a hefty crop of shows currently airing in the UK. Their latest offering, Hotel Babylon, is actually based on a book by […]