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The Kurtzman Era of Star Trek Boldly Goes Into the Trashcan

July 23, 2026July 20, 2026 William Schwartz 2 Comments Alex Kurtzman, Captain Kirk, Captain Pike, Deep Space Nine, Enterprise, episodic television, fandom, franchise filmmaking, Jeri Ryan, Klingons, media criticism, Michael Burnham, Mirror Universe, Paramount, Paramount Pictures, Patrick Stewart, Robert Picardo, science fiction, Section 31, serial storytelling, Spock, Star Trek, Star Trek Picard, Star Trek Prodigy, Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: Lower Decks, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Starfleet Academy, Streaming Television, Television, The Next Generation, TV criticism, Voyager, William Shatner

How to understand the demise of NuTrek

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Louis CK Gets ‘Ridiculous’ and Grumpy

July 9, 2026July 9, 2026 Dan Friedman 0 Comments #metoo, aging, American comedy, cancel culture, comedians, comedy special, humor, Louis C.K., mortality, Netflix, Netflix comedy, New York City, Pop Culture, Ridiculous, social commentary, Stand Up Comedy, Streaming, Television Review

First Netflix special for 9 years is entertaining but limited

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Calling all Byrd Watchers

July 7, 2026July 9, 2026 Robert Dean 0 Comments AIDS crisis, Annie Sprinkle, Bang My Box The Robin Byrd Story, Channel J, creator economy, documentary, free speech, gay rights, HBO, Jyllian Gunther, LGBTQ history, LGBTQ+, Max, New York City, public access television, public access TV, Reagan era, Robin Byrd, Sarah Jessica Parker, sex positivity, Shelly Byrd, social media, Stephanie Schwam, Television, transgender visibility, TV documentary

A Sarah Jessica Parker production portrays the sex-positive influencer who preceded social media

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‘Star City’ Depicts the Space Race as Run by the Evil Empire

July 2, 2026July 2, 2026 William Schwartz 0 Comments Agnes O'Casey, alternate history, Anna Maxwell Martin, Apple TV, Chernobyl, Cold War, For All Mankind, Joe Barton, KGB, Leonid Brezhnev, NASA, Rhys Ifans, Richard Nixon, science fiction, Sergei Korolev, Soviet Union, space exploration, space race, spy thriller, Star City, Television, TV review, Venera program, Venus mission, Yuri Gagarin

‘For All Mankind’ Gets the ‘Chernobyl’ Treatment

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Flip Your Wig for ‘Amadeus’

July 1, 2026 Robert Dean 0 Comments 18th century Vienna, adaptation, Amadeus, Antonio Salieri, biographical drama, Black Doves, Bridgerton, classical music, Constanze Mozart, Gabrielle Creevy, Historical drama, Joe Barton, miniseries, Opera, Oscar-winning film, Paul Bettany, period drama, Peter Shaffer, STARZ, Television, The Crown, TV review, Will Sharpe, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Starz has an entirely new take on Peter Shaffer’s composer rivalry

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Everything That’s Streaming in July 2026, Now With BritBox!

June 29, 2026 Jake Harris 0 Comments A Woman of Substance, André Holland, Anya Taylor-Joy, Apple TV, Batman: Caped Crusader, BritBox, Criterion Channel, Criterion Collection, David Morrissey, Disney, Ed Harris, Elle, Emmy Rossum, Enola Holmes 3, Exit 8, Faces of Death, Furious, Gone, Hannah Waddingham, Harry Dean Stanton, HBO Max, Heartstopper, Henry Cavill, Hulu, Jake Johnson, Jennifer Garner, Jonathan Demme, July 2026, Kevin Sussman, King of the Hill, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Legally Blonde, Little House on the Prairie, Lucky, Mike Judge, Millie Bobby Brown, Netflix, Octavia Spencer, Paramount, Peacock, Prime Video, Quarterback, Ransom Canyon, Ride or Die, Sachharine, Shark Week, Shudder, Silo, Snoopy Presents, Snowpiercer, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Streaming, Streaming Guide, streaming releases, Stuart Fails to Save the Universe, The Big Bang Theory, The Dink, The Five Star Weekend, The Hawk, The Prisoner, The Real Wolf of Wall Street, They Fight, Trying, TV preview, Will Ferrell, X-Men 97

From Big Bang spinoffs to a Harry Dean Stanton celebration, plus Shark Week, Enola Holmes and more

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‘Gang War: Bandidos’ Paints a Portrait of Danish Bikers at War

June 19, 2026June 29, 2026 Robert Dean 0 Comments

What happens when a country wants to outlaw a group of brothers?

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Questlove’s Earth, Wind & Fire Doc Shows the Glory and the Grit

June 9, 2026June 9, 2026 Jim Allen 0 Comments Afrofuturism, Ahmir Questlove Thompson, American music, band biographies, Barack Obama, Black music history, California Jam, Chess Records, Chicago music, classic rock and soul, concert films, disco music, documentary films, documentary review, Doug Henning, Earth Wind and Fire, flea, funk music, George Faison, I Wish, Lionel Richie, Maurice White, Michelle Obama, music criticism, music documentaries, music history, musical legends, Napoleon Hill, Parkinsons disease, Philip Bailey, Questlove, R&B music, Ramsey Lewis, Reasons, Shining Star, soul music, Stevie Wonder, Summer of Soul, The Wiz, Verdine White

Turns out the celestial soul supermen were mortals after all

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We’re All Players in the ‘Amazing Digital Circus’

June 8, 2026June 9, 2026 William Schwartz 0 Comments AI in fiction, animated films, animated series, animation fandom, animation industry, artificial intelligence, Batman: The Animated Series, Caine, cartoon reviews, Clayface, cult fandom, digital culture, existentialism, Family Guy, Fathom Events, Gen Z culture, Glitch Studios, Gooseworx, Harlan Ellison, I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream, independent animation, Jean-Paul Sartre, Mr. Freeze, online culture, Paw Patrol, Pomni, pop culture criticism, Severance, streaming culture, The Amazing Digital Circus, The Amazing Digital Circus The Final Act, The Truman Show, young adult media, YouTube animation, YouTube creators

Glitch and Gooseworx may be following ‘Obsession’ and ‘Backrooms’ from YouTube to box office success

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‘Spider Noir’ Is the Strangest Spider-Man Yet

June 5, 2026 Neal Pollack 0 Comments 1930s New York, alternate universe, Amazon Originals, Amazon Prime Video, art deco, black and white cinematography, Brendan Gleeson, comic book adaptations, comic book television, Crime Drama, Edward G Robinson, Electro, film noir, Genre Television, Humphrey Bogart, Jack Huston, James Cagney, Karen Rodriguez, Lamorne Morris, Li Jun Li, Marvel adaptation, Nicolas Cage, Nicolas Cage performances, noir fiction, Pop Culture, Prime Video, private detectives, Pulp Fiction, Sam Fuller, Sandman, Spider Noir, Spider Verse, Spider-Man, Streaming Television, superhero television, superhero TV, Television Review, The Black Cat, The Lizard, TV criticism

Nicolas Cage does his best Humphrey Bogart as a webslinger who’s also a hardboiled 1930s private eye

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Everything That’s Streaming in June 2026

June 1, 2026June 6, 2026 Jake Harris 0 Comments Apple TV Plus, Avatar Fire and Ash, Cape Fear, Criterion Channel, Criterion Collection, Disney Plus, Earth Wind and Fire, HBO Max, House of the Dragon, Hulu, James Bond, June 2026, Larry David, Michael Fassbender, movie recommendations, Netflix, Paramount Plus, Peacock, Prime Video, Questlove, Shudder, Streaming Guide, Streaming Television, Sugar, The Agency, TV recommendations

Pride month brings James Bond, Lin-Manuel Miranda, dragons and J Lo falling in love with Ted Lasso’s angry friend

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‘Unconditional’ Shows How Social Media Won’t Save Us

May 25, 2026 William Schwartz 0 Comments Apple originals, Apple TV, Apple TV Plus, espionage drama, foreign policy drama, Hugh Laurie, international television, Israel and Russia, Israeli media, Israeli television, Liraz Chamami, Middle East politics, political television, political thrillers, Putin Russia, Russian thrillers, social media culture, streaming culture, Streaming Television, Talia Lynne Ronn, Tehran, Television Criticism, Television Drama, TV reviews, Unconditional

Whether from Russia, Israel, or America, online mobs obscure the truth

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Is ‘Widow’s Bay’ the best Stephen King adaptation not actually based on his work?

May 21, 2026May 24, 2026 Omar Gallaga 0 Comments Apple TV, Apple TV Plus, Atlanta FX, Castle Rock, Dale Dickey, Genre Television, Halloween, Hiro Murai, horror comedy, It, Jaws, Jeff Hiller, John Carpenter, Kate OFlynn, Katie Dippold, Kevin Carroll, Lovecraft Country, Matthew Rhys, modern horror, New England horror, Parks and Recreation, prestige TV, serial television, Stephen King, Stephen King adaptations, Stephen Root, Stranger Things, streaming culture, Television Criticism, Television Review, The Fog, Toby Huss, Twin Peaks, Welcome to Derry, Widow's Bay

Apple’s creepy comedy benefits from excellent showrunners

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Tom Brady Returns for ‘The Roast of Kevin Hart’

May 20, 2026May 24, 2026 Jon Hart 1 Comment American comedy, celebrity culture, celebrity roasts, Chelsea Handler, comedians, comedy criticism, comedy specials, entertainment reviews, Hollywood satire, Jeff Ross, Katt Williams, Kevin Hart, Live Comedy, Netflix comedy, Netflix events, Netflix originals, Netflix specials, Nikki Glaser, political incorrectness, pop culture criticism, Regina Hall, roast comedy, Rob Gronkowski, Serena Williams, Shane Gillis, sports and entertainment, Stand Up Comedy, Streaming Television, The Roast of Kevin Hart, The Rock, Tom Brady, Tom Brady roast, Tony Hinchcliffe, TV reviews, Venus Williams, viral comedy

Maybe the Williams sisters should have declined the producers four times

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I Wish ‘Rooster’ Would Never End

May 17, 2026May 20, 2026 Robert Dean 0 Comments 2026 television, academic satire, Bill Lawrence, Charly Clive, college comedy, comedy series, creative writing, Danielle Deadwyler, dramedy, Family Drama, HBO comedy, HBO Max, John C. McGinley, Matt Tarses, modern relationships, Phil Dunster, Rooster, Scrubs, Steve Carell, Television, TV creators, TV review, workplace comedy, writer protagonists, writer’s life

Steve Carell and Bill Lawrence are my dream team

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