Sky Atlantic

By now, you’ve probably seen the billboards advertising Sky’s new channel, Sky Atlantic. The result of an exclusive deal between Sky and HBO, it’ll be the home to some of the greatest television series ever made. I’m very, very excited about it, for quite a few reasons.

Generation Kill

Earlier this week I watched the last episode of HBO’s Generation Kill, one of the finest television series ever made. Based on the original articles and book written by Rolling Stone reporter Evan Wright about his experiences being embedded with the 1st Reconnaissance Battalion‎ of the United States Marine Corps at the start of the Iraq War, Generation Kill was adapted for television by David Simon and Ed Burns, the men behind The Wire, the greatest TV series ever made, and this is right up there with it in terms of quality.

TV Highlights of the Week

This may or not become a regular thing, but there’s a whole barrage of great new programmes starting over the next week, so I thought I’d point out a few of the gems. Warm up your Sky+ box for these…