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The Ten Best Scooby-Doo Monsters

By Tara Laskowski

October 3, 2019

One of my and my husband’s favorite things about being parents is getting to introduce our child to all our beloved TV shows and movies. We started watching Scooby-Doo several years ago, when our son Dash was around 3, and he immediately loved it. How can you not, really? Even though it’s weirdly illogical and…

Looking Back at Netflix and Marvel’s Superhero/Crime shows

By Dave Richards

June 14, 2019

Join Dave Richards for a Marvel-Netflix retrospective as he recalls some of the most notable comic adaptations and looks ahead to next steps for the series. On June 14th a fun, fascinating, and often frustrating era of television comes to a close with the release of the third and final season of Marvel/Netflix’s Jessica Jones,…

The Top 5 New Crime Shows Coming This Fall

By Abe Friedtanzer

June 6, 2019

The broadcast television networks unveiled their fall lineups recently, and there’s quite a bit of crime and mystery to be found on each channel. FBI, Magnum, P.I. and The Rookie are the only freshman crime shows set to return for more, while NCIS and Law & Order: SVU enter their seventeenth and twenty-first seasons, respectively,…

Game of Thrones Series Finale Review: “The Iron Throne”

By Joe Brosnan

May 20, 2019

Before we get into the finale, I want to spend some time appreciating the phenomenon that is Game of Thrones. I don’t think it’s hyperbole to say it changed my life. I’ve built friendships around it… And drinking games. I’ve spent countless hours discussing theories and what-ifs. And I’ve been lucky enough to share my…

Game of Thrones 8.05: “The Bells”

By Joe Brosnan

May 13, 2019

As Game of Thrones stumbles to the finish line, I find myself repeatedly coming back to a quote from the series finale of The Office when a profound Andy Bernard says to the camera “I wish there was a way to know you’re in the good old days before you’ve actually left them.” Boy, did…

TV Review: HBO’s Chernobyl (2019)

By Joe Bendel

May 8, 2019

It could have been even more embarrassing for the Soviet Union if the Western Media used the official name of the V.I. Lenin Nuclear Power Station in its accounts of the notorious 1986 nuclear misadventure. Instead, they simply called it “Chernobyl,” referring to the neighboring Ukrainian town. The heroic work of first responders to contain…

Game of Thrones 8.04: “The Last of the Starks”

By Joe Brosnan

May 6, 2019

Warning: I’m going to complain about a fair bit in this article. If you’re looking for rose-tinted glasses, I suggest making like Tormund and getting the hell out while you can. Still here? Okay, here we go. I want to discuss what I think is the overall problem with this season of Game of Thrones,…

Game of Thrones 8.03: “The Long Night”

By Joe Brosnan

April 29, 2019

These first three episodes of Game of Thrones have been like a big Valentine’s Day date. Episode 1 was the dinner, setting the table and our expectations for the night. The meat was perfectly cooked, the wine was flowing, and we all left the table satisfied that everything was only about to get better. And…

Mid-Season Review: Marcia Clark’s The Fix

By John Valeri

April 25, 2019

A confession: I’m an unrepentant Marcia Clark fan. As lead prosecutor in the criminal trial of O.J. Simpson, she showed uncommon class, intelligence, and poise in a circus-like atmosphere that encouraged grandiosity and egotism. After suffering a devastating defeat, Clark—who began her career as a criminal defense attorney—left the Los Angeles District Attorney’s office and…

Four Comics for People Missing Marvel’s Netflix Shows

By Dave Richards

February 22, 2019

Dave Richards suggests comic books for fans of Marvel’s Netflix Shows, some of which are being pulled from Netflix or canceled. Marvel Comics prides itself as being “the world outside your window,” which means it’s a place where the grittiness of the real world collides with the fantastic elements, like superpowers. It’s especially interesting at…

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