Bill Frost
Bill Frost has been a journalist and TV reviewer since the 4:3-aspect-ratio ’90s. His pulse-pounding prose has been featured in The Salt Lake Tribune, Inlander, Coachella Valley Independent, Las Vegas Weekly, and many other dead-tree publications (see BillFrost.tv). In addition to being a Senior Contributing Writer at CableTV.com, Bill is a syndicated streaming TV columnist for Salt Lake City Weekly and other alternative weeklies, and host/producer of TV Tan Podcast. By night, Bill cranks a Flying V with his band at the bar.
What to Watch This Week | March 11–17
by Bill Frost | Mar 11, 2024 | Entertainment, What to Watch
This week’s What to Watch recs include the new Liane Moriarty miniseries Apples Never Fall, Lindsay Lohan rom-com Irish Wish, the return of first-responder dramas 9-1-1 and Station 19, the premiere of Max series The Girls on the Bus, and NWSL Challenge Cup soccer action. To the TV!
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Where You Can Stream This Year’s Oscar-Nominated Movies: Barbie, Oppenheimer, Poor Things
by Bill Frost | Mar 7, 2024 | Entertainment, How to Watch, Streaming
This year’s Oscar nominations for Best Picture are a wildly varied lot, ranging from heavy dramas (Oppenheimer, Killers of the Flower Moon) to nostalgic heartstring-tuggers (The Holdovers, Past Lives) to WTF? eye candy (Barbie, Poor Things). It’s going to be a tough call at the Academy Awards.
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Where You Can Watch Every Christopher Nolan Movie
by Bill Frost | Mar 6, 2024 | Entertainment, How to Watch, Streaming
Director Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer has been nominated for over a dozen Academy Awards this season, including Best Picture. Longtime fans of Nolan’s work wouldn’t expect anything less, but newbies to his more-is-more style of filmmaking might be curious as to what came before the juggernaut historical drama of summer 2023.
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Cable vs. Streaming TV: Which is Better?
by Bill Frost and Logan Jones | Mar 5, 2024 | Reviews, Streaming, TV
Should you spend your hard-earned bucks on good ole reliable cable TV, or new-ish internet-based streaming TV? Both deliver live and on-demand television to your eyeballs, but there are subtle, and some sharp, differences between the two. (Psssst: most of our cable notes also relate to satellite TV.)
Read more What to Watch This Week | March 4–10
by Bill Frost | Mar 4, 2024 | Entertainment, What to Watch
This week’s What to Watch picks include Netflix’s new Millie Bobby Brown fantasy epic Damsel, the returns of FOX hits The Cleaning Lady and Animal Control, the premiere of Chelsea Perretti comedy First Time Female Director, The Oscars, and USL Championship soccer action. Stream away!
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TV Premieres 2024: Exciting New Shows Arriving
by Bill Frost | Feb 29, 2024 | Entertainment, TV, What to Watch
It’s March, which means we’ll finally get to see new seasons of 9-1-1 (now on ABC instead of FOX), Girls5eva (now on Netflix), and Family Guy (now on Wednesdays—what’s going on?). Also premiering this month are Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour, Wonka, and the 96th Academy Awards. Spring into some fresh TV!
Read more What to Watch This Week | February 26–March 3
by Bill Frost | Feb 26, 2024 | Entertainment, What to Watch
This week’s What to Watch recs include the new period epic Shōgun, Adam Sandler sci-fi drama Spaceman, Good Wife/Good Fight spinoff Elsbeth, dark Kate Winslet comedy The Regime, and FIA Formula One racing action. TV is good for you—dig in!
Read more What to Watch This Week | February 19–25
by Bill Frost | Feb 19, 2024 | Entertainment, What to Watch
This week’s What to Watch picks include new AMC spinoff The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live, Noomi Rapace conspiracy thriller Constellation, Netflix’s live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender, standup special Jenny Slate: Seasoned Professional, and WWE Elimination Chamber pro-wrestling action. Let’s get watching!
Read more What to Watch This Week | February 12–18
by Bill Frost | Feb 12, 2024 | Entertainment, What to Watch
This week’s What to Watch recs include new seasons of Syfy’s Resident Alien and Hulu’s Life & Beth, Valentine’s Day rom-com Players, the primetime returns of Ghosts and The Equalizer, Jon Stewart’s Daily Show comeback, and NHL Stadium Series hockey action. Will you be our TV Valentine?
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What Is Streaming TV?
by Bill Frost | Feb 9, 2024 | Equipment, Streaming, TV
Streaming TV is simply video content delivered over the internet instead of a cable in the ground or a dish on the roof. Watch on a TV, tablet, phone, laptop, or wherever you want, no muss or fuss—if you have a decent internet connection, you’re ready to stream.
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