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 | June 19–25
by Bill Frost | Jun 19, 2023 | Entertainment, What to Watch
This week’s What to Watch recs include the return of Hulu’s acclaimed The Bear, the premiere of new Marvel series Secret Invasion, Boots Riley’s surrealist comedy I’m a Virgo, the second season of And Just Like That, and the 2023 NBA Draft. Get watching!
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What To Expect When Paramount+ Becomes Paramount+ with SHOWTIME
by Bill Frost | Jun 15, 2023 | Entertainment, Streaming
On June 27, 2023, Paramount+ will become the streaming home to all things SHOWTIME. The standalone SHOWTIME streaming app will eventually be phased out, or “sunsetted,” as we say in the biz. However, classic SHOWTIME will still be available as an add-on channel package on cable, satellite, and live-streaming TV services.
Read more What to Watch This Week | June 12–18
by Bill Frost | Jun 12, 2023 | Entertainment, What to Watch
This week’s What to Watch picks include new series The Walking Dead: Dead City, the returns of Black Mirror and The Righteous Gemstones, a TV take on The Full Monty, psychological thriller Jagged Mind, and AEW Collision pro-wrestling action. Where’s that remote?
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The Top 5 George Carlin Standup Specials
by Bill Frost | Jun 12, 2023 | Entertainment, Listicles
To coincide with the new HBO docuseries George Carlin’s American Dream, we’ve collected five of our favorite Carlin standup specials, all of which are available on-demand through free streaming services.
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How To Cut the Cord
by Bill Frost | Jun 9, 2023 | Streaming, TV
Admit it: You’ve been putting off dropping your cable or satellite TV service because you’re worried you won’t be able to get all your shows and sports from that “internet TV.” We get it, but streaming TV can deliver the full viewing experience and for less money (in most cases).
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Watch Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Free on YouTube
by Bill Frost | Jun 7, 2023 | Entertainment, How to Watch, Streaming
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, the latest in the venerable Trek franchise, will premiere its second season on Thursday, June 15, on Paramount+. To recruit new viewers to Starfleet TV Academy, the paid streamer launched the entire first season into the free space of YouTube.
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How To Watch The CW
by Bill Frost | Jun 7, 2023 | Channel Guide, Entertainment, Streaming, TV
The CW, a joint TV network venture between CBS and WarnerMedia (the “C” and the “W” of the name), has been broadcasting since 2006 and is carried by over 200 local TV stations in the US. The network currently airs over 25 younger-skewing series, including Riverdale, Batwoman, and Superman & Lois.
Read more What to Watch This Week | June 5–11
by Bill Frost | Jun 5, 2023 | Entertainment, What to Watch
This week’s What to Watch recs include the new Kaley Cuoco true-crime comedy Based on a True Story, the final seasons of Never Have I Ever and Human Resources, the streaming premiere of Avatar: The Way of Water, the return of TV veteran It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and UEFA Champions League soccer action. Get watching!
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10 TV Classics on Crackle
by Bill Frost | Jun 2, 2023 | Entertainment, Listicles, Streaming, TV
Crackle, formerly part of Sony but now owned by the Chicken Soup for the Soul media company, is one of the oldest streaming services out there—it technically launched a year before YouTube, if you can imagine that far back in time. The free on-demand streamer is known mostly as a destination for movies, but there’s also a treasure trove of obscure-but-awesome TV shows on Crackle.
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The Bear Season 2, Black Mirror, and the Biggest New Shows to Watch
by Bill Frost | Jun 1, 2023 | Entertainment, Streaming, TV, What to Watch
To paraphrase Martha & The Vandellas’ “Dancing In the Street,” “Summer’s here and the time is right for watching more TV!” (The joke lands better if you sing it.) June TV’s coming in hot with over 175 new and returning shows and movie premieres, so let’s start watching—and dancing, if you’re into it.
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