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.
Philo Adds 3 New Channels
by Bill Frost | Aug 11, 2022 | Entertainment, Industry News, Streaming
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, Streaming
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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What to Watch This Week | August 8–14
by Bill Frost | Aug 8, 2022 | Entertainment, What to Watch
This week’s What to Watch recs include a reimagining of A League of Their Own, the returns of Never Have I Ever and Resident Alien, Jamie Foxx vampire action-comedy Day Shift, new anthology series Tales of the Walking Dead, and true-crime thriller Rogue Agent. Where’s that remote?
Read more What to Watch This Week | August 1–7
by Bill Frost | Aug 1, 2022 | Entertainment, What to Watch
This week’s What to Watch picks include Premier League soccer action, Neil Gaiman’s long-awaited Sandman series, the returns of Reservation Dogs and Beavis & Butt-Head, Predator prequel Prey, and LGBTQIA+ horror flick They/Them. Crank the A/C and get watching!
Read more What to Watch This Week | July 25–August 1
by Bill Frost | Jul 25, 2022 | Entertainment, What to Watch
This week’s What to Watch recs include a new standup comedy special from Whitney Cummings, the return of Harley Quinn, new comedy-mystery The Resort, time-traveling sci-fi series Paper Girls, and WWE SummerSlam pro-wrestling action. Stop dreaming, start streaming!
Read more What to Watch This Week | July 18–24
by Bill Frost | Jul 18, 2022 | Entertainment, What to Watch
This week’s What to Watch picks include the MLB All-Star Game and the ESPYS, the returns of Virgin River and American Horror Stories, Netflix’s $200 million The Gray Man, the hip-hop duo of Almost Fly and Rap Sh!t, and the long-awaited new season of Primal. Get watching!
Read more What to Watch This Week | July 11–17
by Bill Frost | Jul 11, 2022 | Entertainment, What to Watch
This week’s What to Watch recommendations include the finale homestretch for Better Call Saul, the returns of What We Do in the Shadows and Chad, Netflix’s Resident Evil and Persuasion reboots, and a double shot of comedian Nikki Glaser. Remotes at the ready!
Read more What to Watch This Week | June 20–26
by Bill Frost | Jun 20, 2022 | Entertainment, What to Watch
This week’s What to Watch picks include the long-awaited return of Westworld, the 2022 NBA Draft, a new season of The Umbrella Academy, a farewell Motherland: Fort Salem, and—is it the ’90s again?—a new Beavis & Butt-head movie. Stream on!
Read more What to Watch This Week | June 13–19
by Bill Frost | Jun 13, 2022 | Entertainment, What to Watch
This week’s What to Watch recommendations the returns of Rutherford Falls and Flatbush Misdemeanors, the 2022 US Open, Chris Hemsworth action flick Spiderhead, esports mockumentary Players, and another round of Birdgirl. Let’s get watching!
Read more What to Watch This Week | June 6–12
by Bill Frost | Jun 6, 2022 | Entertainment, What to Watch
This week’s What to Watch picks include the debut of new MCU hero Ms. Marvel, UFC MMA action, gay romcom Fire Island, the premiere of Dark Winds, and the return of Evil. It’s TV time, people!
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