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.
What Channel Is TCM On?
by Bill Frost | Dec 11, 2023 | 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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Roku Express Review
by Bill Frost | Dec 11, 2023 | Equipment Guides, Reviews
Roku Express is a tween—not quite an over-the-top streaming box or an HDMI stick but somewhere in the middle. The distinction matters less than the price: it’s just $24.99, which makes the Express the cheapest full-featured streaming device on the market.
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What to Watch This Week | December 11–17
by Bill Frost | Dec 11, 2023 | Entertainment
This week’s What to Watch picks include new Mark Wahlberg action comedy The Family Plan, the finale of Archer, the streaming premiere of Barbie, the returns of Reacher and Chicken Run, and Ring of Honor pro-wrestling action. If you can dream it, you can stream it!
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Netflix vs. Hulu
by Bill Frost | Dec 8, 2023 | Entertainment, Versus Reviews
The twin titans of on-demand content, Netflix and Hulu, both began streaming in 2007 and have been battling for dominance ever since. So, which does it better?
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Amazon Prime Video vs. Netflix
by Bill Frost | Dec 7, 2023 | Reviews, Versus Reviews
Should you go with Prime Video or Netflix? Depends on what you’re looking for. Prime Video offers a higher quantity of TV shows and movies (over 15,000), and even more content through one-time rentals and premium channel subscriptions. Only a few Prime Video original shows and movies have dented the TV zeitgeist, however—hello, Mrs. Maisel.
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New Christmas TV Specials 2023
by Bill Frost | Dec 7, 2023 | Entertainment
Where would we be without glittery Christmas TV specials? Watching too many holiday movies, probably—it’s good to take a musical break occasionally. The biggest celebrations of 2023 feature Olivia Rodrigo, Demi Lovato, Barry Manilow, Trisha Yearwood, and Ted Lasso’s Hannah Waddingham singing and ringing in Christmas.
Read more What to Watch This Week | December 4–10
by Bill Frost | Dec 4, 2023 | Entertainment
This week’s What to Watch recs include the return of cable detective Monk, Julia Roberts thriller Leave the World Behind, British crime drama Culprits, the festive A Very Demi Holiday Special, and MLS Cup Final soccer action. Only three weeks until Christmas!
Read more What to Watch This Week | November 27–December 3
by Bill Frost | Nov 27, 2023 | Entertainment
This week’s (two weeks’ worth, actually) What to Watch picks included the long-awaited return of Fargo, competition series Squid Game: The Challenge, dark Irish comedy Obituary, Keenan and Kel reunited in Good Burger 2, and Football on Thanksgiving NFL action. Pass the turkey and the remote!
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TV Premieres December 2023
by Bill Frost | Nov 21, 2023 | Entertainment
TV isn’t taking the holidays off this month, because there’s plenty of new stuff coming your way. There’s the final season of Letterkenny, a slate of Doctor Who movies, a Demi Lovato holiday special, a feature-length Monk special, the last round of Archer, and even more Christmas flicks.
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How to Watch Freeform’s 25 Days of Christmas: Schedule, Streaming, and More
by Bill Frost | Nov 14, 2023 | Entertainment
The 25 Days of Christmas movie marathon has been a cable staple since 1996, beginning on The Family Channel, which became FOX Family, then ABC Family, and now Freeform. The network may have changed hands more times than your aunt’s holiday fruitcake, but the December 1–25 Yuletide flick blitz(en) grows more popular every year.
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