Already in the 1st quarter of the year, a streaming company took a hit. Sports streaming giant FuboTV reported it ended the quarter with 1.47 million paid subscribers in the United States. A decline compared to the third and fourth quarter of 2024, spurning out 1.61 million and 1.67 million,...
With HBO airing the latest season of “The Last of Us” this week, the common question that old and new viewers ask is: Could this really happen? The series begins with Professor of Medical Mycology identifying the fungal species Ophiocordyceps unilateralis, an ant-infecting fungus that manipulates the behavior of its...
If you’ve gotten tired of streaming sites having subtitles that read out audio cues such as “door slams”, “eats chips”, or “combs hair”, then I’ve got good news for you. Last Thursday, Netflix announced a subtitle option that is strictly dialogue only. A response to the growing popularity of subtitles...
The adult animation scene for television has seemingly felt bloated with too many showrunners trying their hand at making the next “Family Guy”. Most of the newer shows display a large amount of crude humor and language in the hopes of appealing to their demographic, only to be shunned for...
When a company has a monopoly and no signs of competition applying pressure on its service, that company starts to get complacent and ends up making outright questionable decisions. In shorter terms, the company gets arrogant, resulting in public backlash. Crunchyroll is the latest example of this tried and true...
In case things didn’t need to be more specific, Amazon has announced that a “Pacific Rim” TV series is currently in development. It will be a love action project produced between Legendary Television and Amazon MGM Studios. Although details are scarce, the show is said to be a prequel to...
On April 12, Saturday Night Live released a sketch making fun of the Trump Administration as if they were in the TV show “White Lotus.” During the sketch, Sarah Sherman mocked “White Lotus” actress Aimee Lou Wood for her teeth and received major backlash. While the sketch itself brilliantly criticized...
The final showdown for the rag-tag team of outcasts will soon be upon us, as it seems like the last season will drop sometime this year. We are still unsure of how this finale will go down, but the long wait has given us time to reflect on how far...
The TV adaptation of one of the most critically acclaimed video games of all time has done wonders for itself. Anyone who has played the game before got to enjoy the characters and world they fell in love with, while people new to the franchise got to experience it for...
SPOILERS AHEAD! “The White Lotus” finale is out, and it has gotten mixed reviews. Some fans were shocked, some disappointed, but I found the exploration of whether people can truly move beyond their worst selves and past mistakes to be really important this season. Almost every major character in the...
In the wave of Netflix releases, there have been some quality shows on the platform this past month. Some of them are international – it’s interesting to witness global programming with in-sync subtitles. A show that’s been on my streaming rotation is “The Lady’s Companion” Created by Bambu Producciones, the...
Oftentimes, shows can feel like a kind of commitment, especially if they are multiple seasons long. You get pulled into watching it after the first episode and it begins to take up your watch time for other things. It is a tall order for television, in general, to keep the...
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