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 | January 9–15
by Bill Frost | Jan 9, 2023 | Entertainment, What to Watch
This week’s What to Watch recs include the return of the Golden Globes, the premieres of The Last of Us and Velma, the visceral Netflix action of Vikings: Valhalla and Sky Rojo, the sophomore seasons of Hunters and Mayor of Kingstown, and the 2023 College Football National Championship. It’s TV time!
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January 2023 TV Premieres
by Bill Frost | Jan 1, 2023 | Entertainment
Is it 2023 already? Hope you rested up over the holidays because January is jam-packed with new shows and current series coming back from break, including Season 27(!) of The Bachelor, an origin story for Scooby-Doo’s Velma, and the new Natasha Lyonne comedy-mystery Poker Face.
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The Best TV Shows of 2022
by Bill Frost | Dec 14, 2022 | Best of the Best, Entertainment
Narrowing down a list of the best TV shows of 2022 is pretty much impossible—yet here we are, attempting to do just that. It’s the end of the year; Media Law demands it. Here are our top 30 new and returning dramas and comedies that knocked it out of the TV park in 2022.
Read more What to Watch This Week | November 28–December 4
by Bill Frost | Nov 28, 2022 | Entertainment, What to Watch
This week’s What to Watch picks include country biopic George & Tammy, Big 12 Championship football action, the returns of Firefly Lane and Gossip Girl, the premiere of Disney+ revival Willow, and the first-ever Reno 911! Christmas movie. Stream the holidays!
Read more What to Watch This Week | November 14–20
by Bill Frost | Nov 14, 2022 | Entertainment, What to Watch
This week’s What to Watch picks include Amy Adams Disney sequel Disenchanted, the FIFA World Cup kickoff, the return of Dead to Me, new thriller 1899, and Ryan Reynolds/Will Ferrell Christmas comedy Spirited. Get thee to the remote!
Read more What to Watch This Week | October 31–November 6
by Bill Frost | Oct 31, 2022 | Entertainment
This week’s What to Watch picks include the biopic Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, the return of sci-fi drama Manifest, the explosive documentary God Forbid, the new Jennifer Lawrence film Causeway, and the debut of workplace comedy Blockbuster. Stream away!
Read more What to Watch This Week | September 26–October 2
by Bill Frost | Sep 26, 2022 | Entertainment
This week’s What to Watch picks include the return of hit comedy Ghosts, Singapore Grand Prix racetrack action, long-awaited Marilyn Monroe drama Blonde, the season premiere of Saturday Night Live, and ’90s throwback-reboots Hocus Pocus 2 and Interview with the Vampire. Stop dreaming, start streaming!
Read more What to Watch This Week | August 15–22
by Bill Frost | Aug 15, 2022 | Entertainment, What to Watch
This week’s What to Watch picks include the much-anticipated Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon, MMA action at UFC 278, b-ball docuseries Legacy: The True Story of the L.A. Lakers, the fashionable return of Making the Cut, and the big green debut of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law. Yay, TV!
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Philo Adds 3 New Channels
by Bill Frost | Aug 11, 2022 | Entertainment, Industry News
Philo, CableTV.com’s editorial pick for cheapest live TV streaming service, added three new channels to its skinny-bundle $25-a-month plan this week: MeTV, Heroes & Icons, and Story Television. Along with June 2022 additions Decades and Start TV, this beefs Philo’s channel count to 80+, as opposed to its advertised 60+.
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“Female” Discovery+ Meets “Male” HBO Max
by Bill Frost | Aug 8, 2022 | Entertainment, Industry News
Lost in last week’s surprise shelving of the $90 million Batgirl and other movies at HBO Max was this: celebrating the summer 2023 merger of HBO Max and Discovery+ into a single app platform, Warner Bros. Discovery has thrown an internal gender reveal party.
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