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 | May 30–June 4
by Bill Frost | May 30, 2023 | Entertainment, What to Watch
This week’s What to Watch picks include the premiere of HBO’s controversial The Idol, new sci-fi series Vortex and The Lazarus Project, Australian crime comedy Deadloch, the return of The Eric Andre Show, and the 2023 NBA Finals. Let the summer TV season begin!
Read more What to Watch This Week | May 22–29
by Bill Frost | May 22, 2023 | Entertainment, What to Watch
This week’s What to Watch recs include the new Seth Rogen/Rose Byrne comedy Platonic, the finale of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Arnold Schwarzenegger Netflix series FUBAR, Hulu thriller The Clearing, and Indy 500 racing action. Spend Memorial Day Weekend in front of the tube!
Read more What to Watch This Week | May 15–21
by Bill Frost | May 15, 2023 | Entertainment, What to Watch
This week’s What to Watch picks include new comedy-mystery High Desert, Barack Obama docuseries Working, To All the Boys spinoff XO, Kitty, rock doc Love to Love You, Donna Summer, and the tip-off of the 2023 WNBA basketball season. If you can dream it, you can stream it!
Read more What to Watch This Week | May 8–14
by Bill Frost | May 8, 2023 | Entertainment, What to Watch
This week’s What to Watch recs include Jennifer Lopez action flick The Mother, AI thriller Class of ’09, new musical comedy The Muppets Mayhem, mystery drama City on Fire, and the 2023 XFL Championship. Plenty to see here!
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How To Watch Court TV
by Bill Frost | May 2, 2023 | Channel Guide, Entertainment, TV
When long-running cable channel Court TV became truTV in 2008, law junkies lost their main source for courtroom coverage and true-crime content. But in 2018, Court TV relaunched as a digital broadcast network that’s now far easier to access than it was on cable.
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Queen Charlotte, Silo, and the Biggest New and Returning Shows to Watch
by Bill Frost | May 1, 2023 | Entertainment, Streaming, TV, What to Watch
What has us excited TV-wise this month: The return of The Other Two on HBO Max (which will become just Max on May 23), the final season premieres of Fear the Walking Dead and Mayans M.C. (on AMC and FX, respectively), and Pete Davidson’s new Peacock series Bupkis (let’s see if he can carry his own Curb Your Enthusiasm-type show).
Read more What to Watch This Week | May 1–7
by Bill Frost | May 1, 2023 | Entertainment, What to Watch
This week’s What to Watch picks include the return of The Other Two, Bridgerton prequel Queen Charlotte, historical satire White House Plumbers, Pete Davidson’s Bupkis, and WWE Backlash wrestling action. Let’s watch!
Read more What to Watch This Week | April 24–30
by Bill Frost | Apr 24, 2023 | Entertainment, What to Watch
This week’s What to Watch recs include the premieres of Fatal Attraction and Citadel, a farewell to Workin’ Moms, new true-crime drama Love & Death, the return Awkwafina is Nora From Queens, and the 2023 NFL Draft. Fire up the TV box!
Read more What to Watch This Week | April 17–23
by Bill Frost | Apr 17, 2023 | Entertainment, What to Watch
This week’s What to Watch picks include the wild new sci-fi comedies Mrs. Davis and Slip, the premieres of The Diplomat and Dead Ringers, Chris Evans/Ana de Armas movie Ghosted, Broken Lizard fable Quasi, and NHL Playoffs action. Stop dreaming, start streaming!
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HBO Max Is Now Just Max
by Bill Frost | Apr 13, 2023 | Entertainment, Streaming
The long-awaited (and, for some, dreaded) merger of HBO Max and Discovery+ into a single streaming service, Max, will happen on Tuesday, May 23, 2023, a month earlier than previously announced. But, Discovery+ will still be available as a standalone service. Also, Max will offer one less simultaneous stream than HBO Max, but more on a new, pricier tier.
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