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The following contains vague spoilers for Squid Game: The Challenge episodes 1-9. The finale releases on Netflix December 6. Like nearly everyone on the...
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One of my favorite shows is the sketch comedy I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson. The segments are full of absurd twists...
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In the landscape of streaming content, where storytelling prowess is paramount, Netflix’s original series “Maid” emerges as a shining example of the power of...
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A few weeks ago the FX staple It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia finished airing its 16th season. Even though most seasons are 8-10 episodes,...
TV & Movie News
Who is ready to get excited by some movies? Expectations and hype can be strong forces in the cinematic experience. The trailers, the rumors,...
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Welcome to the reformatted Scribeing TV! It’s impossible to watch all the TV shows out there right now. With some many choices, it’s hard...
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2023 is a year of transition for television. It started slow for new shows, finally picking up the pace starting in March. The Writers...
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Welcome to my series, Top of the Queue! This series is meant to highlight some of the best television has to offer and the...
Television & OTT
Welcome to my series, Top of the Queue! This series is meant to highlight some of the best television has to offer and the...
Television & OTT
Welcome to the reformatted Scribeing TV! It’s impossible to watch all the TV shows out there right now. With many choices, it’s hard to...
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Warning: the below contains spoilers for the show And Just Like That… Max’s And Just Like That… is back for season 2, but is...
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Here’s a review of the show Black Mirror because of the release of season 6 on June 15. Black Mirror is the mind-bending anthology...
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I’ve been rewatching the show Euphoria recently and I wanted to write a review of how well-made it is. “Euphoria,” the groundbreaking HBO series...
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If you missed part 1 you can find it here. This is part 2, focused on my picks in the realm of LGBTQ+ representation...
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For 12 years, Bravo fans have watched sisters-in-law Teresa Giudice and Melissa Gorga duke it out on The Real Housewives of New Jersey. At...
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The title of this article is a play on McKenzie Wark’s book Capital is Dead: Is this Something Worse?. Published in 2019, the book...
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I have a piece coming out on the site soon about my generally negative feelings toward the odd thing that streaming TV has become...
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Welcome to my series at Scribe entitled So What’d I Miss? There’s too much television out there to check out, and there’s only a...
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Jubilee provides a glimpse into early Bollywood. Starting just prior to independence and covering the years to the early 50s, following a bunch of...
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Not a lot of shows ever get to the point where they are the topic of national conversation and rabid fanbases. Since I’ve been...
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Welcome to my series, Top of the Queue! This series is meant to highlight some of the best television has to offer and the...
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Star Wars is at a bit of a crossroads right now. Since Disney acquired Lucasfilm, they’ve doubled down on content. What was tentpole movies...
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Last summer my colleague Mike Hilty wrote this great review about season 3 of HBO’s Barry. In it, he goes over all the major...
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High school dramas have been done to death in so many different flavors. Whether you’re looking for a conventional high school show like Boy...
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When I was in middle school, the WB was one of those channels that just starting to get some traction. It had a lot...
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Editor’s Note: The following review contains spoilers for “Succession” Season 4, Episode 3, “Connor’s Wedding.” The most recent episode of HBO’s Succession, “Connor’s Wedding,” is one...
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Very few studios manage to get both TV and film right. It’s an amazing feat that you don’t see often. That studio lately has...
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I’ve talked a bunch about how certain directors have my number. Directors like Christopher Nolan, Ryan Coogler, and Denis Villeneuve are individuals that I...
TV & Movie News
On this Coming Attractions, it’s time for season 2 of Schmigadoon!. This is one of my favorite hidden gem shows of the last few...
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Every now and again, I see the term Girl Boss on a t-shirt or sign. It’s an empowering term that should most definitely be...
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I’ve always been a bit of a history buff. Throughout school, I tried to actively seek out history classes whenever it was convenient. In...
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Throughout April and May, HBO’s Succession is going to air its final season. Since the midpoint of season 2, I’ve considered it the best...
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March 8th was International Women’s Day and subsequently, March is a time to celebrate International Women’s Month. I’ve thought a lot about the women...
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Video games jumping to other mediums don’t have the best track record. They’re notoriously cursed. You know there’s a bit of an issue when...
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Welcome to Top of the Queue! This series is meant to highlight some of the best television has to offer and the reasons why...
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There have been a lot of crossovers lately between movie directors and TV shows. The mediums are starting to blend more and more lately....
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Welcome to my new series, Top of the Queue! This series is meant to highlight some of the best television has to offer and...
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February is historically Black History Month in the United States. It’s the month when we recognize the achievements that African American members of society...
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Recently, Batman: The Animated Series celebrated 30 years since its debut. It’s astonishing, considering how well-received and revered the show is currently by fans...
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Valentine’s Day is coming soon and what better way to celebrate than with some of the best that television has to offer when it...
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Happy 2023 everyone! January is upon us and it’s not typically a strong month for television premieres. It’s tough to find shows worth talking...
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So, If haven’t known this already, there is a Scooby-Doo spin-off/reboot called Velma that came out earlier this year. Upon release, it received negative...
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Happy 2023 everyone! January is upon us and it’s not typically a strong month for television premieres. It’s tough to find shows worth talking...
TV & Movie News
The Manic Pixie Dream Girl is perhaps the most well-known and widely criticized misogynist media trope. Add in the Cool Girl monologue from Gillian...
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TV shows are increasingly trying new ways of telling stories. As if 3D wasn’t enough, shows are trying things like interactive TV and having...
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TV is in a weird spot as many TV shows from the past are either being rebooted, reimagined or have spiritual sequels. This is...
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Welcome to my new series, Top of the Queue! This series is meant to highlight some of the best television has to offer and...
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I understand it’s nearly impossible for someone to be completely perfect for awards picks. There’s usually a handful of categories that are toss-ups or...
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This past summer, having finished full or partial rewatches of my go-to sitcoms—The Office, Parks and Recreation, New Girl, and Arrested Development—I went looking...
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I have a so-so relationship with video games. As I get into my late 30s, my tolerance and bandwidth for video games have dwindled...
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When Emily in Paris first premiered in 2020, it was a breath of fresh air for viewers who had been trapped in their homes...
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2022 was an interesting year for television. Several great shows premiered while many shows with legacy followings came to an end (by their choice...
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There are some shows or movies that have become so ingrained in my mind, I end up quoting them frequently. Maybe it’s the way...
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It’s been a while since I wrote about a TV topic for this column and the reasons for that are complex. For one there...
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The end of the year is a tricky time for me because I’m trying to catch up on movies and shows I missed throughout...
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My wife and I don’t often overlap on TV shows. She usually watches police procedural shows, period piece shows, and almost anything on Netflix....
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Welcome to a new series I’ll be starting at Scribe entitled So What’d I Miss? There’s too much television out there to check out,...
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As streaming services ramp up their content, the race to scoop up the rights to books, comics, novels, and everything in between is in...
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When is the golden globe awards 2023? The 2023 golden globe awards season is right around the corner and the Golden Globes make their...
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Tom Clancy has never been an author I’ve read that much. I don’t know why, it just never got on my radar when it...
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The holiday season is upon us and there’s a lot of joy to be spread around. December is filled with family, generosity, and tradition....
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In the last year or so I’ve been reviewing TV, I have watched a lot of television. I spent almost a quarter of this...
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Welcome to my new series, Top of the Queue! This series is meant to highlight some of the best television has to offer and...
Television & OTT
Welcome to a new series I’ll be starting at Scribe entitled So What’d I Miss? There’s too much television out there to check out,...
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From day one, we’ve all wanted a real look inside Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s high-profile relationship; something deeper than the surface-level outings and...
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I don’t normally watch trailers for TV shows. Since I don’t have cables and since most of my streaming services are ad-free, I don’t...
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It’s been three years since we’ve seen a collaboration between director Tim Burton and composer Danny Elfman. The pair is responsible for hits like The...
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Disney+ is really laying it on thick with the Star Wars properties since its inception. Like most properties, the results have been mixed. I...
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It’s been almost three years since 20th Century Fox was purchased by the Walt Disney Company. The obvious key addition in the acquisition was...
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Week three of the month is for TV topics. Sometimes these will be deep cuts of shows that I wish more people knew about...
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Every year in November, the United States of America celebrates Thanksgiving. It’s a time when family and friends gather to celebrate with food, American...
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It’s interesting to watch dramatizations of events that I watched unfold as a child. It’s always going to be weird for me to watch...
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When I was young, my dad and I were really into comic books. We would spend some of our Sundays together going to a...
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I give credit to shows that are trying something new. Understand full well that for television, it is very hard to try to come...
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There are not a lot of shows out there that I can honestly say I was there from the very start in terms of...
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The horror anthology series has undergone a lot of different iterations ever since it became popular. Shows like The Twilight Zone and The Outer...
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Defining scary for some people is hard. It’s the nice thing about a genre as diverse as horror. Scary is in the eye of...
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It’s October, so that means it’s a scary movie or TV show month! We are seeing an influx of some of the best horror...
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FX and Hulu have had an incredible partnership over the last few years. There have been several great shows to come out through this...
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My favorite movie of all time is The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers. There was something so amazing about watching this trilogy...
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It’s Time for the Bachelor Franchise to Go Back to the Drawing Board. Is anyone going on this show for “the right reasons” anymore? ...
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As we limp through Marvel’s phase four slate, the jury is still out about Disney+ shows. Their inclusion within the MCU has created a...
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Peacock’s Barney Docuseries ‘I Love You, You Hate Me’ Attempted to Expose the Darker Side of the Children’s Show. Ouch – this docuseries will...
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With October comes the scary movie and TV show season. I’ve never been one who really seeks out horror as a primary thing to...
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Healthy fandom is a beautiful thing. All the talk surrounding fandom as of late has largely been about how toxic it can be. When...
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It’s safe to say that cable TV doesn’t always get its due when it comes to the TV pantheon. Premium channels like HBO and...
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I’ve made it pretty clear that HBO Max is among the better, if not the best, streaming services. I also don’t like what’s currently...
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The Emmys have come and gone! Congrats to all the winners! This is the first year I’ve seen enough Emmy awards so this is...
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When analyzing TV shows, inevitably the topic of the best of all time comes up depending on the genre. When a show can potentially...
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I’ve only really been focusing on TV for the last year or so. It’s been a journey and I’ve seen some amazing shows over...
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I love sports. I’ll watch most any sport out there. Usually, I’m more of a team sports fan with basketball and American football leading...
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Shows canceled after the first season are the ultimate what-ifs. There are lots of shows out there that last only one season and most...
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There are shows that I’ve waited to watch because, honestly, I didn’t think they look good. Even though I have some friends who recommend...
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Certain movies translate to the screen really well. Sure, there are a lot of flubs out there with movies to television adaptations but there...
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There are certain pairs of performers that when they work together, magic happens. Whether it’s their chemistry together, the charm they bring to the...
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Every streaming service has its merits. They have to because how else will they be able to market themselves to people to subscribe? So...
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I’m not one who typically strives to follow awards. One major reason is that they are largely subjective but overall, the real challenge is...
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TV spin-offs are a risky venture. Just because it’s connected to another show doesn’t always mean that the show is going to be successful....
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HBO Max is arguably the best streaming service out there currently. Between their deep bench of content with diverse and different material and strong...
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When I was younger, Nickelodeon was my jam. These were the days when The Disney Channel was a premium channel and Saturday morning cartoons...
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The sitcom is a tried-and-true model for television shows. There has been a gradual evolution of what makes a sitcom great. There was a...
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There’s something to be said about a comic book or novel that others deemed unfilmable. One of my favorite novels/series of all time is...
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When I think of the most recent golden age of television, I think of the late 1990s and early 2000s. Network TV was still...
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Family dramas have become a staple of modern television. It’s easy for us as the audience to watch series like this because we’ve all...
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One of the most underrated and underappreciated genres of TV is the docuseries. A lot of them come out each year and a lot...
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I work at a company that sells food ingredients. We sell a lot of unique ingredients and a lot of different spice blends from...
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July 2022 marks one year since I’ve been writing reviews for movies and television. Growing up, movies most definitely were my thing. I loved...
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Marvel is well underway with their phase four slate. Ever since Avengers: End Game and Spider-Man: Far From Home concluded the Infinity Stones saga,...
Television & OTT
Before I started hosting pub trivia, I avidly played weekly with a group of friends. Our team, Captain McThunderstruck, was a solid mix of...
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Marvel and DC both have a war chest of great shows that are gaining steam in popularity. Comic book show counter-programming is a hot...
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When I was growing up, I was a Marvel comics guy. There was something about all those characters that I just loved. I really...
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Let’s just dive right into this! If you’d like to read my thoughts for the first part of season 4, read my review. We...
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Last night I ran my very own first session of Dungeons & Dragons (D&D for short) as Dungeon Master (DM for short, there might...
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There are a finite amount of shows that can be considered the greatest television show of all time. Certainly, a lot of criteria need...
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I remember the first time I saw Star Wars and the implications it had for me as someone who loves movies. It had a...
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The first time I had a friend come out to me in high school, I didn’t understand why it was such a big deal....
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Television and film continue to blur the lines together. There’s a growing trend out there now where movies are increasingly becoming TV series. It...
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It’s really hard for me to like a show that has a lot of hype around it. I’m someone who potentially sets unreasonable expectations...
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One of my favorite shows of all time is Watchmen on HBO. I thought the message that they had as well as the performances...
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We’ve all been there before. We’re watching a TV show, everything is going great, and the show ends. You start to panic a little,...
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There are certain channels on cable that have a great war chest of TV shows. Nobody on cable (excluding premium channels) has a better...
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Netflix’s original shows have a deep bench of amazing shows and a good variety of different programs for others to join. If you’re looking...
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My favorite TV show of all time is The Americans. It’s such an amazing show and has become severely underrated since the show ended....
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In light of all the atrocious news in my country of America (the scarily probable overturning of Roe V Wade, countless laws closeting young...
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In 2006, network TV was in a weird, dense state We were needing something to watch that was great CBS introduced a lineup that...
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When I was younger, my family had basic cable. We had a limited amount of channels and we had to figure out what was...
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When I was growing up, I had a friend of mine who liked basketball cards. He was a big basketball fan and the NBA...
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I remember the first time I saw the movie Iron Man back in 2008. I was blown away by Robert Downey Jr.’s portrayal of...
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When I was growing up, a lot of people I knew were reading comics. We had different factions of people reading different types of...
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Superstar and three-time Grammy-award winner Lizzo is known for her unapologetically self, her confidence, and as one of the most inspiring female talents working...
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There are a few TV shows my wife and I watch together. As parents, we don’t get much time to watch TV since the...
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Do you remember SNICK on Nickelodeon? It was a slate of TV shows that they would do on Saturday night for kids too young...
Cinema & Films
When I graduated with my Bachelor’s degree, I decided to move out to California to live with my friends Chris and Amy. We would...
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My wife is from New Zealand. We met while she was working as an au pair for a family that went to the same...
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TV has evolved over the last 20 years. Since DVR became a thing, how we consume TV continues to change. I remember when Hulu+...
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Reboots, Reinventions, and Refocus, OH MY! – How Hollywood is trying to keep franchises like How I Met Your Mother, The Wonder Years, and...
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The Office is one of the great shows of the 21st century. It’s built into the fabric of American culture by attempting to capture...
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The Streaming Wars have gotten out of control in the last 10 years. Every year there seems to be a new service coming out...
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I was born in 1985. I primarily grew up in the 1990s. There were various news events that became a visceral part of my...
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Over the past few years, Mike Flanagan has been building up a repertoire of some great horror work, having his own unique take on...
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Release Date: 4 Sep. 2020Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, ThrillerIMDb Rating: 7.7Director: Shailender VyasCast: Abhay Deol, Pankaj Kapur, Ritika Anand, Piyush Mishra, Rajesh Sharma Written and...
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Hey everyone! I hope everyone has their spirits up. And to increase it, even more, I’m here with a few TV show recommendations. TV...