Category: Entertainment
10 TV Classics on Crackle
by Bill Frost | Jun 2, 2023 | Entertainment, Listicles, Streaming, TV
Crackle, formerly part of Sony but now owned by the Chicken Soup for the Soul media company, is one of the oldest streaming services out there—it technically launched a year before YouTube, if you can imagine that far back in time. The free on-demand streamer is known mostly as a destination for movies, but there’s also a treasure trove of obscure-but-awesome TV shows on Crackle.
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The Bear Season 2, Black Mirror, and the Biggest New Shows to Watch
by Bill Frost | Jun 1, 2023 | Entertainment, Streaming, TV, What to Watch
To paraphrase Martha & The Vandellas’ “Dancing In the Street,” “Summer’s here and the time is right for watching more TV!” (The joke lands better if you sing it.) June TV’s coming in hot with over 175 new and returning shows and movie premieres, so let’s start watching—and dancing, if you’re into it.
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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!
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Fall Network Schedule Impacted by Writers’ Guild Strike
by Alex Kerai | May 26, 2023 | Entertainment, Industry News, Streaming
The writers’ strike has already impacted numerous film and TV productions globally. The fall TV schedule may be next. ABC is the only one of the Big Four networks with a strike-proof schedule. The network is airing unscripted programming and reruns of Abbott Elementary.
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Hey, Free TV (From Telly)!
by Randy Harward | May 25, 2023 | Channel Guide, Entertainment, Streaming, TV
What would you do for a free 55” 4K HDR smart TV with a built-in soundbar? Would you take a six-minute marketing survey, agree to make the Telly TV your main television, and watch nonintrusive ads on the Telly’s smaller secondary smart screen (that also shows news updates, sports scores, stock prices, and weather)?
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8 Shows Like Succession
by Logan Jones | May 24, 2023 | Entertainment, Listicles, Streaming
Already mourning the Succession finale, airing May 28 on Max? Here are eight shows to watch next to help fill that Succession-sized hole in your heart.
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Upcoming Video Game Releases: Summer 2023
by Eric Chiu | May 24, 2023 | Entertainment, Equipment
Check out our guide to summer 2023’s biggest video game releases.
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Max Faces User Experience Issues with Launch of New App
by Alex Kerai | May 23, 2023 | Entertainment, Industry News, Streaming
Max launched today, and viewers ran into issues with the user experience of the redesigned app and interface. Warner Bros. Discovery’s CTO said teams were on standby to help solve any problems customers face.
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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!
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What Is FAST TV?
by Randy Harward | May 19, 2023 | Channel Guide, Entertainment, Streaming, TV
The late writer/director John Hughes, writing as Ferris Bueller, said, “Life moves pretty fast.“ So does streaming TV technology. We had broadcast TV, then cable TV, then satellite TV. Now we have streaming TV and it’s evolved offshoots, like FAST services. In this article, we’ll explain FAST and several other streaming TV terms.
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