Daniel Cohen, Author at Book and Film Globe

LeVar Burton

Gaming TELEVISION

The Rise of Matt Amodio

August 2, 2021August 20, 2021 Daniel Cohen 3 Comments Dr. Oz, Jeopardy!, Katie Couric, LeVar Burton, Matt Amodio

LeVar Burton had a surprisingly lousy week as the host of ‘Jeopardy!’, drawing focus from one of the best players in the show’s history

Top Chef

Gaming TELEVISION

Who Will Win Pandemic ‘Top Chef’?

April 15, 2021April 19, 2021 Daniel Cohen 0 Comments Avishar Barua, Byron Gomez, Chris Viaud, Dawn Burrell, Gabe Erales, Gabriel Pascuzzi, Jamie Tran, Kiki Louya, Maria Mazon, Nelson German, Sara Hauman, Sasha Grumman, Shota Nakajima, Top Chef

We lay the odds

Jeopardy!

Gaming TELEVISION

Who Will Be the Permanent Host of ‘Jeopardy!’?

April 14, 2021August 2, 2021 Daniel Cohen 28 Comments A Coney Island of the Mind, Aaron Rodgers, Alexander Nanau, Bill Whitaker, Brockmire, Dr. Oz, Hank Azaria, Jeopardy!, Katie Couric, Ken Jennings, LeVar Burton, Mayim Bialik, Sanjay Gupta, Savannah Guthrie, Tom Brady

Hint: Dr. Oz is a big longshot

Ready Player Two

Ready or Not, it’s ‘Ready Player Two’

November 24, 2020December 2, 2020 Daniel Cohen 17 Comments Depeche Mode, Ernest Cline, Jordan Peterson, Prince, Ready Player One, Ready Player Two, Steven Spielberg

Bad sex scenes, virtual-reality nonsense, and 80s trash-culture pastiche

NBA Bubble

Sports TELEVISION

Don’t Call It a Restart

August 13, 2020August 16, 2020 Daniel Cohen 0 Comments Breonna Taylor, Charles Barkley, Damian Lillard, Devin Booker, Ernie Johnson, Gregg Popovich, Inside the NBA, Kenny Smith, LeBron James, NBA, Phoenix Suns, Shaquille O'Neal, TJ Warren

The NBA Bubble has been tremendously compelling television

Outer Banks

Hot Teen Treasure Hunt

May 20, 2020 Daniel Cohen 0 Comments John B., Outer Banks, The O.C.

The characters on ‘Outer Banks’ solve mysteries while wearing as little clothing as possible

Tiger King

Netflix TELEVISION

Why is ‘Tiger King’ the Surprise Pop-Culture Hit of the COVID-19 Crisis?

March 30, 2020April 2, 2020 Daniel Cohen 0 Comments Doc Antle, Joe Exotic, Tiger King

We’re all trapped at home with Joe Exotic

Betting In The Age of Coronavirus

Betting in the Age of Coronavirus

March 24, 2020March 26, 2020 Daniel Cohen 0 Comments American Airlines, Clorox, Delta, Jeopardy!, Jetblue, NASCAR, NASCAR iRacing, Netflix, Poker, Pornhub, Tiger King, United, Westworld

Without sports, what’s a degenerate gambler to do?

Ken Jennings

Gaming TELEVISION

Ken Jennings is the GOAT

January 15, 2020January 15, 2020 Daniel Cohen 0 Comments Alex Trebek, Brad Rutter, James Holzhauer, Jeopardy!, Ken Jennings, Lenny Dykstra, Philly Boy Roy

How the ‘Jeopardy!’ Greatest Of All Time Tournament Was Won

Gaming TELEVISION

How to Bet the Jeopardy! Greatest Of All Time Tournament

January 7, 2020January 15, 2020 Daniel Cohen 0 Comments Alex Trebek, Brad Rutter, James Holzhauer, Jeopardy!, Ken Jennings

Retroactive Hint: Lay Odds on the Underdog

Gaming TELEVISION

A Gambler’s Guide To Jeopardy!

April 25, 2019April 25, 2019 Daniel Cohen 0 Comments EV+, Golden State Warriors, James Holzhauer, Jeopardy!, Steph Curry

The Holzhauer Destruction May be Only Just Beginning

Escape At Dannemora

Escape From The Accents of ‘Escape At Dannemora’

January 3, 2019January 3, 2019 Daniel Cohen 3 Comments Adirondacks, Ben Stiller, Benicio del Toro, Chateaugay, Escape At Dannemora, Patricia Arquette, Paul Dano

A Show About Upstate New York Made By Summer People

Trivia App

A Player’s Guide To Competitive Trivia Apps

October 9, 2018October 9, 2018 Daniel Cohen 0 Comments Black Mirror, Confetti, Elmo, Facebook Live, FleetWit, Full Frontal, HQ, Kevin Hart, Natalie Portman, ProveIt, Samantha Bee, Scott Rogowsky, The Rock, trivia

How To Make Money–One Answer At A Time