TV Blogs for UK?

March 27, 2009 9:57 PM

Best TV Blogs for UK?

In connection to IZ's question, What are the best blogs or sites for TV series to find the latest reviews for UK TV series? Or to put it more simply do you know any blogs like Clique Clack, TV Squad with a British accent?

posted by caelumluna to Media & Arts (7 answers total)

Are you in the UK, or outside? If outside, you may want to join UKNova and check out their show reviews. As a bonus, you can also download torrents of UK shows.
They're probably not officially legal, but they're pretty above-board, because only shows that aren't available for purchase/on DVD are available, and new shows are only available for a certain time limit. Since most of them are recorded from TV or online broadcasts of some sort, there are often logos and stuff at the bottom, so it's really like sharing VHS tapes of shows).
posted by fructose at 11:31 PM on March 27, 2009

I read tvscoop and find it a pretty good site.
posted by jaybeans at 1:46 AM on March 28, 2009

Best answer: There's Off The Telly which can be pretty informative but it updates relatively infrequently

I always read Charlie Brookers Screen Burn and the Guardian is good for television in general. There's also the Independent and the Times.
posted by fearfulsymmetry at 2:02 AM on March 28, 2009

Best answer: I have this in my Google Reader subscriptions: The Custard.
posted by NordyneDefenceDynamics at 4:18 AM on March 28, 2009

Aerial Telly writes about British TV, in between the obsessive boxing commentary and creepy sex fantasies.
posted by permafrost at 5:17 AM on March 28, 2009

I like TV Today at The State. Every few days they give a review of highlights that will be playing in the next few days. They also do some more in-depth reviews and also highlight anything good that'll be on the radio. I read it to keep up with British shows that I might want to torrent wait and wait for endlessly hoping that they might show up on American TV one day (although probably won't) because they won't let me pay for a British TV license.
posted by thebazilist at 7:23 AM on March 28, 2009

Unreality Primetime - unmistakably written by average British people, they post synopsis' of the major soaps, prime time picks and other shows worth watching, as well as their own opinions. If you're an expat or just living outside of the UK, combining this blog with the aforementioned UK Nova is all you'll ever need.
posted by saturnine at 8:50 PM on March 29, 2009