Randy Harward
Randy Harward is a Senior Staff Writer at CableTV.com with 25+ years of experience covering music, film, and TV. A former editor for HARP, Blurt, and Salt Lake City Weekly, Randy has contributed to more than 20 publications, including Guitar World, Salt Lake Magazine, and CMJ New Music Monthly. He currently curates CableTV.com’s "What to Watch This Week" column and serves as the site’s resident horror expert—a specialized guide for fellow "couch creatures" looking for their next binge-watch (or a good scare).
Favorite Rom-Coms by State: Discover Yours
by Randy Harward | Feb 2, 2024 | Entertainment, Internet, Outreach
Hello, lovers. More specifically, hello lovers who live in states. You know who you are. You know where you are. But do you know your state’s favorite romantic comedy, or “rom-com?” CableTV.com does. We understand if you aren’t ready to meet the love of your cinematic life. But love comes when you least expect it. [...]
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Best Smart TVs of 2023
by Randy Harward | Jan 29, 2024 | Equipment, TV
We’ve compared several new smart TVs, considering these questions and more, and found four to recommend to you. The Samsung QN90B is our overall favorite, the LG C2 OLED is our pick for best picture, and bargain hunters will love the Hisense U8H ULED Google TV and TCL 5-Series Roku TV.
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Verizon Fios TV Outperforms Most Streaming Services as the Rest of Cable TV Continues to Decline
by Randy Harward | Jan 25, 2024 | Industry News
We asked 7,150 cable and satellite TV customers to rate their TV providers. Verizon Fios again emerged as the TV provider with the highest overall satisfaction rating (75%) and earning the highest ratings on 19 of 20 questions. Read on to see what’s so great about Verizon Fios—and how your TV provider fared.
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NVIDIA SHIELD TV Pro Review
by Randy Harward | Jan 24, 2024 | Equipment, Internet, Reviews, Streaming, TV
The NVIDIA SHIELD TV Pro isn’t just a set-top streaming TV box—it’s also a powerful gaming system. The SHIELD TV Pro has 4K resolution, supports an array of TV and music apps, acts as a PLEX media server, and can be installed in minutes. It’s easily one of the best TV streaming experiences we’ve had.
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Best Dorm-Room TVs for Students
by Randy Harward | Dec 18, 2023 | Best of the Best, Equipment, Reviews
Don’t settle for a tiny laptop or smartphone screen when you’re unwinding with shows and movies after a long day of classes. We recommend outfitting your dorm with Samsung Q60B because of its bright picture and loads of features. But there are plenty of great TVs out there that are affordable, even on a student budget.
Here are our top five student TV recommendations.
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Top 5 DVRs of 2023
by Randy Harward | Dec 15, 2023 | Equipment, Reviews, TV
Do you love TV but don’t have a schedule that lets you watch your favorite shows when they air? You need a DVR. With the recording and storage power of a good DVR, you can keep up with everything you like to watch, and then some. And you won’t need a half dozen streaming subscriptions to do it.
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6 Christmas Horror Movies to Stream Now
by Randy Harward | Dec 1, 2023 | Entertainment, Holiday, Horror, Listicles
Here are six Christmas horror movies to stream, plus 34 more holiday frightmare recommendations because you’ve been good little cherubs this year. Merry Christmas to all, and to all a bucket of blood.
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How to Watch Eli Roth’s Thanksgiving
by Randy Harward | Nov 3, 2023 | Entertainment, Holiday, Horror, How to Watch
Have you been simmering in your own juices waiting for Eli Roth’s fake Grindhouse trailer Thanksgiving to become a family-size feature film? Well——the turkey’s done! And, boy, are we grateful for that. Here’s how to watch the holiday slasher movie when it drops Nov. 17.
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Chucky Season Three Chopped in Two
by Randy Harward | Oct 3, 2023 | Entertainment, Horror, How to Watch, Streaming
The writer’s strike is over—but not before it chopped season three of SYFYs Chucky in two. The first four episodes air live on SYFY and USA tomorrow (Wednesday, October 4), and the eps hit the Peacock streaming service the next day. Alas, we’ll have to wait for the last four eps, which will come sometime in 2024.
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Best New Horror Movies of 2023 (So Far)
by Randy Harward | Sep 15, 2023 | Entertainment, Horror, Listicles
At CableTV.com, we consume horror movies like big handfuls of popcorn or, if you prefer, great big globs of greasy, slimy neighbor guts. In this guide, we tell you about six of the best horror movies of 2023 so far (and sneak in a pick from late 2022). They’re numbered for navigation—we’ll save the ranking for the end-of-year list.
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