Tv Archive

Max’s Scavengers Reign captures the beauty and terror of a truly alien world

Andrew WebsterOct 12, 2023

SAG-AFTRA’s strike continues after last round of contract talks breaks down

Charles Pulliam-MooreOct 12, 2023

FCC proposal would force cable companies to issue rebates for channel blackouts

Umar ShakirOct 11, 2023

Kate CoxOct 11, 2023

Netflix: the final frontier.

Star Trek Prodigy has completed its voyage home, landing safely on Netflix. The adorable kid-friendly Star Trek series aired one season on Paramount + and Nickelodeon starting in late 2021, but got the axe this June despite having its second season largely in the can.

Trek fans, being not new to this problem, launched a fan campaign over the summer begging other streamers, including Netflix, to take up the mantle — and, apparently, won. Prodigy’s first season will hit Netflix later this year, and my 10-year-old can continue shipping Dal and Gwyn with new episodes launching sometime in 2024.

‘Star Trek: Prodigy’ Season 2 Moves to Netflix After Paramount+ Cancellation

[Variety]

Marvel is already ‘rebooting’ its upcoming Daredevil Disney Plus reboot

Charles Pulliam-MooreOct 11, 2023

Alex CranzOct 11, 2023

The BBC is coming to Amazon Freevee.

Which means a lot of BBC shows like the classic superhero dark comedy Misfits and the very funny sketch comedy The Catherine Tate Show will be available for free to watch provided you can sit through the ads.

Its kind of wild how when these shows aired in the late 2000s and early 2010s they were virtually impossible to get in the U.S. unless you forked over money for cable TV and patiently waited for BBC America to air them. Now you can get them for free via FAST TV.

BBC FAST channels on Amazon Freevee US

[Advanced Television]

The Fall of the House of Usher is Mike Flanagan’s most ambitious horror story yet

Flanagan’s latest Netflix series returns to horror-tinged family drama, but with a larger scope.

Andrew WebsterOct 10, 2023

WGA’s new labor contract is finally a sealed deal

Charles Pulliam-MooreOct 10, 2023

Wes DavisOct 8, 2023

DreamWorks Animation has laid off four percent of its staff.

Deadline reported that DreamWorks Animation made the cuts because of business downturn, increased costs, and the strikes that went on for much of this year.

A spokesperson for the company told Deadline that “approximately 70 positions” were cut, spread across its corporate infrastructure, as well as films, TV, and technology departments.

DreamWorks Animation Hit With Layoffs, Cuts 4% Of Its Staff

[Deadline]

Andrew WebsterOct 7, 2023

Lots to do this weekend.

The busy month of October has begun.

On the streaming side, it’s a big week on Disney Plus, with the premiere of Loki season 2 and the finale of Ahsoka. Meanwhile, the slasher spoof Totally Killer is on Prime Video, Our Flag Means Death has a new season on Max, and the third season of Only Murders in the Building just wrapped up on Hulu.

As for games, Assassin’s Creed is back with Mirage, Detective Pikachu returns in... Detective Pikachu Returns, and if you bought the premium edition you now have early access to Forza Motorsport.

A still photo from the TV series Ahsoka.

A still photo from the film Totally Killer.

A still image from the TV show Our Flag Means Death.

A still image from the TV show Only Murders in the Building.

A pikachu wearing a detective’s hat, and standing with his paws on his hips in front of a couple of overturned apple crates.

Racing and high-performance cars parked on a track in the game Forza Motorsport.

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Loki.

Image: Marvel Studios

Castlevania: Nocturne is coming back for a second season

Charles Pulliam-MooreOct 6, 2023

Mark Hamill explains space in new video series for State Department

Andrew J. HawkinsOct 6, 2023

Andrew WebsterOct 6, 2023

“If I were highly skilled enough to use PowerPoint, I could retire and become a professor full-time.”

That’s Tom Hiddleston, speaking to The Verge just ahead of the premiere of the first season of Loki on Disney Plus in 2021. It’s an interesting conversation — touching on everything from Loki lectures to the existence of free will — and it’s especially fun to revisit it as the show’s second season starts streaming today.