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The show fits in the new trend for shows created, written, and directed by women that show their flaws and messes in full glory to darkly comedic affect while highlighting the emotional, psychological, and sexual issues women face.[caption id="attachment_1278371" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Billie Piper in "I Hate Suzie", HBO Max, Sky[/caption]It’s up there with Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s[...]

Not wasting any time before a discussion deep-dive into Robert Jordan‘s works, fans were asked to extend a warm and friendly welcome to Sophie Okonedo (Ratched) as Siuan Sanche, Kae Alexander (Fleabag) as Min, Clare Perkins (Doctors) as Kerene, Peter Franzen (Vikings) as Stepin, and Kate Fleetwood (Brave New World, Harlots) as Liandrin.[caption id="attachment_1253358" align="aligncenter"[...]

Best Drama Series went to Channel 4's The End of the F***ing World, while the Best Mini-Series title went to HBO's Chernobyl.[caption id="attachment_1244733" align="aligncenter" width="600"] 2020 BAFTA TV Awards (Image: BAFTA)[/caption]In a particularly surprising turn, Stath Lets Flats bested Derry Girls and Phoebe Waller-Bridge's Fleabag for Best Scripted Comedy The BAFTA Special Award was given to[...]

Harry Bradbeer (Fleabag) will make his directorial debut with the film It is written by Jack Thorn (His Dark Materials) Netflix continues to gobble up content from all over Hollywood, with Enola Holmes set up to be a possible new franchise for the streamer Slashfilm reported the news.[caption id="attachment_1197119" align="aligncenter" width="600"] L: Millie Bobby Brown[...]

Fleabag is one of the hottest shows in the world thanks to Amazon Prime What began as a modest little show on BBC Three in the U.K It exploded into a global phenomenon when Amazon started streaming it after its U.K premiere It turned its creator and star Phoebe Waller-Bridge into a household name and[...]

Feel Good is the latest British comedy series on Channel Four and Netflix hyped as another Fleabag It features Canadian stand-up comedienne Mae Martin in a quasi-autobiographical story about a stand-up comedienne starting a new romance with a woman while spiraling in her drug addiction For all the reviews that call it a romantic comedy,[...]

Riding high off the series' award-winning success, Fleabag co-star Andrew Scott is venturing into the world of Patricia Highsmith’s bestselling Tom Ripley novels for Showtime's drama series adaptation Ripley The eight-episode order stems from Oscar and Golden Globe winner and Emmy nominee Steven Zaillian (Schindler’s List, The Night Of), who is set to write and[...]

Would've been nice to see Game of Thrones walk away with a final win, but The Crown wave has been growing for some time now.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76bH1b9XreE● Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series [-1]Barry● FleabagThe Kominsky MethodThe Marvelous Mrs Maisel [WINNER]Schitt’s CreekDevil's Advocate: Wow[...]

Maybe The Crown if it rides Olivia Colman's Golden Globes coat tails - maybe Big Little Lies if it rides the Meryl Streep "love train".https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aX2ViKQFL_k● Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy SeriesBarry● FleabagThe Kominsky MethodThe Marvelous Mrs MaiselSchitt’s CreekDevil's Advocate: Do not sleep on Schitt's Creek! Even though the series is getting ready to wrap[...]

Returning to prowl the stage – pint in hand – for the 77th Annual Golden Globes was none other than the (in)famous Ricky Gervais (Humanity, The Office), and for those who didn't get a chance to tune in to NBC here's a look at just how much of the ceremony he scorched from the start, […]

Granted, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) didn't exactly do itself any service by pretty much ignoring women and creators of color - and don't even get me started on on how genre shows like Watchmen got screwed.Putting our righteous indignation aside for a moment, here are our television winners (in bold):https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9TKHvvaMfEBest Television Series –[...]

With this being the HFPA, there any a number of mindsets that could be going into each category so all bets are off this year:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVTZhOLpXjIBest Television Series – Drama“Big Little Lies” (HBO “The Crown” (Netflix) “Killing Eve” (BBC America) “The Morning Show” (Apple TV+) “Succession” (HBO)DEVIL'S ADVOCATE: Never underestimate the HFPA's love for Meryl Streep (Big Little Lies) and[...]

Whitly’s psychotic, manipulative presence - and Sheen's Whitly and Payne's Bright feel like two animals respectfully stalking each other every time they share screen time.Throw in a killer ensemble cast delivering A-level performances and an overall vibe that makes even the commercials feel creepy, and I have to ask:Why not "Prodigal Son"? - Margo Staten#7 "Fleabag"[...]

Riding high off the series' huge Emmy Awards success, Fleabag co-star Andrew Scott will be venturing into the world of Patricia Highsmith’s bestselling Tom Ripley novels for Showtime's drama series adaptation Ripley The eight-episode order stems from Oscar and Golden Globe winner and Emmy nominee Steven Zaillian (Schindler’s List, The Night Of), who is set[...]

While his other two choices were also home runs (Fleabag and Unbelievable), we do take exception with this idea of there being only three shows that were "cinema worthy".[caption id="attachment_1140348" align="alignnone" width="2000"] President Barack Obama[/caption]On behalf of all of us here at Bleeding Cool TV, we hope Michelle, Malia, and Sasha teach him the errors[...]

here, and here), Bleeding Cool's very own Rich Johnston offers his thoughts on why Phoebe Waller-Bridge's comedy-drama is deserving of all the attention (and awards) the series' been getting - and why it deserves to be on our list: #7 "Fleabag" (BBC) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aX2ViKQFL_k [caption id="attachment_1138669" align="alignnone" width="1280"] BBC[/caption]"I used to describe Fleabag to Americans as 'What if Girls was[...]

here's a look at the television nominees for 77th Annual Golden Globe AwardsBest Television Series – Drama“Barry” (HBO) “Fleabag” “The Kominsky Method” (Netflix) “The Marvelous Mrs Maisel” (Amazon) “The Politician” (Netflix)Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy“Barry” (HBO) “Fleabag” “The Kominsky Method” (Netflix) “The Marvelous Mrs Maisel” (Amazon) “The Politician” (Netflix)Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series – DramaJennifer Aniston ("The[...]

Riding high off the series' huge Emmy Awards success, Fleabag co-star Andrew Scott will be venturing into the world of Patricia Highsmith’s bestselling Tom Ripley novels for Showtime's drama series adaptation Ripley The eight-episode order stems from Oscar and Golden Globe winner and Emmy nominee Steven Zaillian (Schindler’s List, The Night Of), who is set[...]

This is no surprise considering Fleabag has been a huge hit and cultural touchstone It and The Marvelous Mrs Maisel have won Amazon Studios multiple Emmys and helped define the identity of the streaming service.[caption id="attachment_1040889" align="alignnone" width="1331"] Phoebe Waller-Bridge / Photo by Featureflash Photo Agency / Shutterstock.com[/caption] “I’m insanely excited to be continuing my relationship[...]

Phoebe Waller-Bridge won Best Comedy Writing and Best Actress in a Comedy for Fleabag tonight at the Emmy Awards The series also won for Best Comedy Series and director Harry Bradbeer won Best Directing for a Comedy Series.That’s four-for-four with Fleabag - "The Little British Feminist Comedy That Could."[caption id="attachment_1091019" align="alignnone" width="1200"] TV Academy[/caption]Not bad[...]