5 Streaming Services Trying To Unseat Netflix In High-Stakes Media Showdown
In coming months, 10-plus major rivals will seek to upend the top streaming service. Amid a sea of headlines about new shows and deals, here are five big-picture updates.
A Guide To Navigating TV’s Biggest Fall Yet
In an effort to alleviate option paralysis as best we can, here are some top picks for shows to watch this fall, perhaps the industry’s biggest season yet.
Why ‘The Dana Carvey Show’ Is TV’s Future
This ’90s sketch comedy show only aired 7 episodes before it failed, but a changing TV landscape reveals this series was simply ahead of its time.
How Veronica Mars’s Refusal To Be Vulnerable Propels Her Into Tragedy
In Hulu’s reboot, Veronica Mars is older, wiser, and as jaded as ever. The plot is just convoluted enough to keep viewers guessing too.
Prestige TV Reigns In 2019 Emmy Nominations, But Will It Last?
This year’s Emmy nominees, announced on Tuesday, offer helpful insights on small-screen trends.
The Abortion Storyline In Lindy West’s ‘Shrill’ Shouts An Important Truth
Good abortion storylines should be judged by the degree to which they accurately reflect reality––politically inconvenient reality included.
Hulu’s ‘Shrill’ Is Unfunny Woke Comedy That Celebrates Female Entitlement
If ’empowerment’ means ‘entitlement’ and feeling justified when you make consistently irresponsible decisions, Hulu’s new show ‘Shrill’ is very empowering.
Up From The Ashes Of Fyre Fest, A Bad Meme Come To Life
Fyre Fest lends itself to easy symbolism: the vapidity of millennial decadence, the crumbling of a fantasy. But there may be a silver lining in all the loss.
The Petty Feud Over ‘Roma’ Shows Hollywood Is Still Grappling With Streaming Services
While the Academy is happy to crow about diversity, another kind of intolerance remains at play regarding films like ‘Roma.’
It’s No Shock That Hulu Canceled Sarah Silverman’s ‘I Love You America’
On Wednesday, streaming service Hulu announced that they were cancelling their only political talk show, ‘I Love You America with Sarah Silverman,’ after one season.
5 Ways The Left Has Already Brought ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ To Life
Like in ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ American lawmakers are actively trying to punish us for thinking wrong thoughts and curtail our right to speak freely.
‘Over The Garden Wall’ Is The Best Fall TV Show You’ve Never Heard Of
As you’re browsing for something to watch on a chilly evening, do yourself a favor and choose to watch the Emmy-winning ‘Over the Garden Wall.’
The No-Sleeves Congressional Dress Code May Be Dumb, But It’s No ‘Handmaids Tale’
We need to talk about sleeve-gate.
How ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ May Be Too Close To Reality In California
What if it already has happened here, and we didn’t notice because we focused on ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’s’ religious hang-ups rather than its comments on the intersection of politics and sexuality?
The Surprising Pro-Life Message In Hulu’s Adaptation Of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’
Even though I expected from ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ a battle cry for the resistance movement, instead the program supports an inheritance of life that enhances the plot.
‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Isn’t About Christianity Or Conservatives, It’s About Fundamentalism
Margaret Atwood’s novel condemns the fundamentalist vices of the Right, just as Aldous Huxley’s ‘Brave New World’ addressed perilous tendencies of the Left.
Hulu Wins April Fool’s Day With Its New Dating Service HuluDatr
Hulu, the online video streaming service, pulled off a truly great April Fool’s Day gag with the rollout of HuluDatr, its fake new dating service.
Get Into ‘The Mindy Project’ In Time For Season 4
‘The Mindy Project’ is the best sitcom you’re not watching. Thanks to Fox and Hulu, you can remedy that.
Mindy Lahiri And The Dumb Loves of Real, Smart Women
In a commentary culture constantly on a quest for multifaceted female characters in mainstream entertainment, here’s Mindy Lahiri of ‘The Mindy Project.’
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