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 Staff Writer at CableTV.com, Bill is a syndicated streaming TV columnist forSalt 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.
How to Watch Friends
by Bill Frost | Jan 3, 2025 | Entertainment, TV FAQs
Friends is one of the most popular American sitcoms of all time, airing for 10 seasons on NBC from 1994 to 2004, which adds up to 236 episodes—that’s a lotta lattes. Did we mention that the show mostly takes place in a Manhattan coffee shop?
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Sling Orange vs. Sling Blue: What’s the Difference?
by Bill Frost and Randy Harward | Dec 17, 2024 | Brand Reviews, Reviews, Versus Reviews
How do you choose between Sling TV’s same-priced, color-coded livestreaming plans? It depends on what you’re looking for: Blue gives you more channels and streams, but Orange carries a handful of gotta-have networks like ESPN and Disney. And neither is great for local programming, FYI.
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What Channel Is TCM On?
by Bill Frost | Dec 17, 2024 | TV FAQs
Turner Classic Movies, commonly known as TCM, launched in 1994 as a cable home for classic films dating back to the ‘20s—the 1920s, to be clear. These days, TCM is part of Warner Bros. Discovery, but it remains commercial-free and uncensored (for now).
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8 Best Christmas TV Episodes
by Bill Frost | Nov 27, 2024 | Entertainment
TV Christmas episodes are better than Christmas movies in at least one aspect: They’re shorter—do you have time to watch a two-hour film during the holiday season? Ho-ho-nope. Here are some great modern-classic TV Christmas episodes to squeeze in this yuletide season, including a couple that may spike your familial anxiety. (You’ve been warned.)
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Get Cozy with 25 New Christmas Movies This Holiday Season
by Bill Frost | Nov 21, 2024 | Entertainment
CableTV.com has covered the avalanche of new Hallmark and Lifetime Christmas movies premiering this season, but what’s happening outside of the Christmas Cable Industrial Complex? We’ve unwrapped fresh holiday (and holiday-adjacent) movies you won’t find on Hallmark or Lifetime.
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What To Watch This Week: Relax With Top 9 TV and Movie Picks (October 21–27)
by Bill Frost | Oct 21, 2024 | Entertainment
This week’s What To Watch recs include the final season of What We Do in the Shadows, new comedy Poppa’s House, Kate Beckinsale spy thriller Canary Black, the return of Somebody Somewhere, and the tip-off of the 2024–2025 NBA season. Where’s the remote?
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Countdown to Christmas 2024: Unwrap 50+ New Hallmark and Lifetime Movies
by Bill Frost | Oct 17, 2024 | Entertainment
It’s not even Halloween yet, and we’re talking about Christmas movies? You bet your ascot we are. Hallmark Channel’s Countdown to Christmas marathon kicks off on October 18, and Lifetime’s It’s a Wonderful Lifetime celebration begins on November 16—it’s time to make a list and check it twice.
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Binge or Cringe: English Teacher
by Bill Frost | Oct 16, 2024 | Entertainment
On Labor Day 2024, FX casually dropped the first two episodes of English Teacher, a high school workplace comedy about, you guessed it, an English teacher. The eight-episode series follows Evan Marques (show creator and star Brian Jordan Alvarez), a chronically late and overly principled Austin high school teacher. He’s also gay, which is simultaneously irrelevant and central to the story.
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Prime Horror: The Best Horror Movies on Amazon Prime Video
by Randy Harward and Bill Frost | Oct 10, 2024 | Entertainment
The Amazon Prime Video library is massive, with 20,000+ movies—and 3,000+ are in the horror category, which sickos like us find delightful. We’ve combed through Prime Video’s horror section to bring you 11 recommendations—but these are only some of the best horror movies on Amazon Prime Video.
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What To Watch This Week: Chill Out With Top 9 TV & Movie Picks (October 7–13)
by Bill Frost | Oct 7, 2024 | Entertainment
This week’s What To Watch picks include the final season of Superman & Lois, the return of Abbott Elementary, new sci-fi thrillers Citadel: Diana and Teacup, the debut of anime series The Do-Over Damsel Conquers the Dragon Emperor, and Motul Petit Le Mans sports car racing action. So much TV!
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