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When Ali G Meets the Stanford Prison Experiment

November 11, 2026November 11, 2026 Robert Dean 0 Comments Aaron Parnas, Abuse Of Power, Ali G, Ali G: Who Iz I?, American politics, anti-immigration politics, attention economy, Buzz Aldrin, celebrity interviews, comedy criticism, comedy documentaries, conformity, Da Ali G Show, documentary ethics, Donald Trump, Erran Morad, film reviews, group identity, hidden camera comedy, human cruelty, influencer culture, Internet culture, Jane Lipsitz, manufactured reality, media criticism, media literacy, media manipulation, Milgram experiments, Millennial nostalgia, misinformation, mockumentaries, Netflix, Netflix documentaries, nostalgia, obedience to authority, online spectacle, performance culture, Pew Research Center, Philip Zimbardo, political comedy, political extremism, political polarization, political satire, prank comedy, Prime Video, psychological experiments, psychological manipulation, public humiliation, public trust in government, reality television, Reality TV, reality TV ethics, research ethics, Sacha Baron Cohen, satire in 2026, social media, social media influencers, social psychology, social satire, Stanford Prison Experiment, Stanley Milgram, streaming culture, Television Criticism, The New Stanford Prison Experiment, Thibault Le Texier, viral content

Reality satire has to contend with the everyday cruelty of Meta and X

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Netflix and the Lost Churros

October 30, 2026October 29, 2026 Dr. Carlos Flores 0 Comments Academy Awards, Animals, audience engagement, Bela Bajaria, Below, Ben Affleck, Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, Bridgerton, content strategy, corporate entertainment, creative quality, crime thrillers, Dark, Elon Musk, Emmys, entertainment industry, film criticism, giant squid, Gillian Anderson, Golden Globes, Hollywood, Joe Rogan, Joe Rogan Experience, Josh Hartnett, Kerry Washington, La Casa De Papel, Luis Elizondo, Lupin, maritime horror, Mindhunter, monster movies, movie reviews, Netflix, Netflix advertising, Netflix and the Lost Churros, Netflix layoffs, Netflix leadership, Netflix miniseries, Netflix movies, Netflix originals, Netflix stock, Nielsen ratings, original programming, Peter Rice, Robert De Niro, science fiction horror, Squid Game, Stranger Things, streaming competition, streaming economics, streaming industry, streaming reviews, streaming services, streaming wars, Television Criticism, television viewership, The OA, The Whisper Man, UFOs, Wednesday, YouTube

What ‘Animals’ and ‘Below’ tell us about the streaming giant

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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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Assymetric Tunics Are a Mark of Status in the 32nd Century

January 18, 2026January 21, 2026 Dan Friedman 0 Comments costume design in TV, Federation rebuilding, Genre Television, Jean-Luc Picard, Paramount Plus, Patrick Stewart, science fiction culture, Science Fiction TV, Star Trek, Star Trek canon, Star Trek future, Star Trek legacy, Star Trek television, Star Trek uniforms, Starfleet, Starfleet Academy, Television Criticism, The Burn, The Next Generation, TV aesthetics, TV reviews, worldbuilding

Starfleet Academy gets off to an uneven start

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Increasingly Familiar and Annoying Things

January 2, 2026January 8, 2026 Robert Dean 0 Comments 1980s Nostalgia, Brett Gelman, Duffer Brothers, Eleven, Genre Television, IP Franchises, Joyce Byers, Linda Hamilton, Netflix, Pop Culture, Series Finale, Stranger Things, Streaming Television, Television Criticism, Vecna

The sad disintegration of the ‘Stranger Things’ franchise is a warning to all audiences

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Save Us, Godzilla!

November 8, 2026November 11, 2026 Neal Pollack 0

Takachi Yamazaki’s ‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ sets the stage for a renewed franchise

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‘Wild Horse Nine’ Is Full of Hysterical but Horrible Remorse

November 6, 2026November 11, 2026 Stephen Garrett 0

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16 New Books To Read in November

November 1, 2026November 4, 2026 Art McPhail 0

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Norm Was a Vibe

October 31, 2026November 4, 2026 Rob Kutner 1

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