Last night, Sralan Sugar, as he kept his two finalists – Simon and Kristina – on tenterhooks, he told them that over 10,000 people had applied to be on the programme. I’m willing to bet what remains of my reputation and pride on the fact that they’ll get more going for series four. Far more. How many people sat there last night, dumbstruck, when Sralan gave the job to the bloke who’d seemingly bumbled through the last two or three weeks, and thought if that’s what you have to do, then maybe I can win it too?...

So then, just a quick ground rule. Whenever I’ve covered The Apprentice in the past, I’ve generally been greeted by a comment along the lines of ‘why is Den Of Geek covering The Apprentice?!?! WTF’, or something of that ilk. It’s a fair question, and my reasoning has always been that it’s a show that’s really interested me from day one, both in its US and UK formats. That said, it’s hard to shake the conclusion that it’s getting less and less interesting....

This review contains spoilers. There are several reasons I don’t envy the writing team behind The Big Bang Theory, and one of them is because they’re the people who have to concoct brand new situations for their situational comedy every week, filling more than twenty-two half-hours every season. Now, you might sensibly argue that this is their job and they’re being paid handsomely for it, but I also find myself racking my brains for what I’d do with each of these characters and coming up with very little....

Now, Nanjiani is starring in the Judd-Apatow-produced feature The Big Sick, which is based on his own life. He’s effectively playing himself, and, cards on the table, it makes for a wonderful piece of cinema. It’s a comedy that juggles belly laughs and genuine emotions with precision. It’s not all laughs, though: the premise is a devastating one. Kumail and Emily (Zoe Kazan) are going somewhat steady, but one big falling out breaks them apart....

This is the first feature from writer-director Charles Barker, and, just in time for VR technology’s (apparent) second wind, The Call Up wades into the topic of gaming and the warping of reality. That is: what happens when a videogame becomes a little too realistic for comfort? Set in an apparently deserted office block in New York, The Call Up sees a disparate group of strangers take part in a competition with an enticing star prize ($100,000) but rather fuzzily defined rules....

Of all the British Second Features of the post-war years, the Edgar Wallaces seem to have enjoyed the most extensive afterlife, being shown on late night ITV and Channel Four well into the 1980s. Between 1960 and 1965 no fewer than 47 one hour B-films based (albeit very loosely on many occasions) on the works of Mr. Wallace were produced at Merton Park Studies (tel. LIBerty 4291) for Anglo-Amalgamated, a production/distribution company founded in 1945 by Nat Cohen and Stuart Levy....

The Flash season 2 episode 14 I’ve gotta hand it to this show. “Welcome to Earth-2” and “Escape From Earth-2” packed enough (alternate) world-building into two episodes to launch an entirely new series. And it packed enough of an emotional punch to satisfy most season finale requirements. I suppose I could try and get annoyed about all of the little pieces of misdirection they’re throwing our way. Why is “the man in the iron mask” tapping out J-A-Y?...

1.7 The Other Side Stories that don’t need to be told, one and all. Here’s another to add to the list: what Luke was up to while June was going through hell in The Handmaid’s Tale. By all means, tell us Luke’s alive. End another destabilising, laser-sharp hour on gender politics with a shot of him getting a Canadian latte or taking out the bins, sure. But devote a whole episode to the sub-Walking Dead crew that got him over the border, and that week he, June and Hannah spent eating chocolate chip pancakes on the lam?...

The first was while I was still hiding out in the Polish forest and a bunch of American Red Cross workers turned up and told us the eye-popping news. The second event occurred on my mother’s birthday. The news spoiled the party we had laid on. And the day the cherry dropped off my ice cream and lost itself in the folds of my white dress, making a nasty mess, was the day I went to the White House to see my first husband receive a medal....

And how ace would it be to party with George Clooney? He’s the kind of Hollywood star you could kick back and have a drink with. In all his handsome roguishness he’s like a real life version of Han Solo, except instead of the Millennium Falcon and a Wookiee sidekick he’s got a pet pig and a palace in the Italian lakes. In my view, at least, you can’t hate Clooney....

One day, no doubt, I will plug that gap in my pop culture knowledge and run around in aviator shades screaming, “How did I live without you, Maverick?!” but right now I have more pressing priorities, like learning to drive. As far as life skills go, that’s more important than total familiarity with every single Jerry Bruckheimer production. I got a provisional licence years ago, but never took a single lesson or got around to deciding that this is a definite, firm project I should devote myself to....

Barack’s big day was, unsurprisingly, big news and as was appropriate for an event of such magnitude, the mass media descended upon Washington D.C. with the waves of well-wishers and jubilant Obamalites to gauge the atmosphere and bear witness to the forging of history, ready to beam it around the globe and give their own on-the-scene analysis. As such, the inauguration dominated the news agenda for the next few days and the Obama-related content continues to command column-inches as the 44th President makes his first moves in the Oval Office....

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This review contains spoilers. Sophie Giroux to take her revenge against Adam Gettrick. The real Alice Webster to be reunited with her family (and it all to go swimmingly this time). Daniel Reed to have survived his wounds and learn that his father was a good man who didn’t kill himself. Julien to return home with Celia and have that potentially life-saving operation. The Websters to move back to England and live happily ever after....

Beyond was criticised as feeling like a step backwards, with the game more about activating cues for the next cut scene as opposed to being truly interactive. There is truth in these claims; for the vast majority of the time, it’s more ‘find the right thing and do it properly’ as opposed to letting you do your own thing. There is one level, however, that delivers on Cage’s desire to make you think and feel more deeply about his characters....

And if you did, this is your book. A fascinating, broad and beautifully presented collection of arguments, articles, diagrams and disputes that leap from the airwaves of Wittertainment (aka The Kermode & Mayo Film Review on Radio 5 Live/Radio Five/Five Live/we keep forgetting what they’re officially called these days) and onto the printed page, there’s plenty that others could learn from this. That may sound like a simple, shallow comment, but I do believe it’s pivotal here....

2.5 Red Door It’s not the same love triangle, but it might as well be. It actually shows The Originals in a good light, all things considered, as its immediately clear how much more clever and interesting the show is than two brothers fighting over one girl. Alas, this was the reason I didn’t enjoy the flashbacks in this episode – it felt like a story we’d already been told more than once, and could have been covered with a quick expositionary speech....

The Simpsons: Season 27 Episode 10. Most people think when The Simpsons have a long opening and an extended couch gag that it foretells great things, it actually only means that they are covering up something, the couch gags are just reupholstering. A wife’s worries never end, especially with the husband is a Homer. The whole setup comes as Marge rushes out to save her starving husband, who left his lunch box filled with football-shaped sandwiches and peta chips at home....

The Son Episode 10 The Son season 1, episode 10, “Scalps,” takes a little off the top to lay waste to an entire playing field. The McCulloughs and the Garcias are the twin pillars of the Texas border town about to be awash in blood and oil, and both families suffer divided loyalties, but come together in unexpected ways. Eli had actually decided against going after the Garcia land and was brought to the standoff by a betrayal of his son Phineas (David Wilson Barnes), who thought he was doing the old man a solid....

We here at Den of Geek feel your pain, so we’ve put together a Spotify playlist crammed with tracks both familiar and obscure that will musically enhance your con-going experience. Whether you listen to this while idling away the hours until you hear what the future holds for your favorite genre show or simply want to enjoy some great tunes while walking the convention floor, the Den of Geek SDCC Playlist has got you covered....