The short answer… no. Unless “Classic Sitcoms” means, Friends, Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, or Sex and the City, you don’t need HBO Max to catch up with classic sitcoms. But you didn’t think that would be the whole post, did you? Of course not. If you want your streaming service to have a bank of classic sitcoms, which one SHOULD you go with? To decide … Continue reading Do You Need HBO Max?: Classic Sitcoms Edition
There are a LOT of streaming platforms now. Some would even argue too many. As the industry becomes more fragmented, there’s no longer a clear winner in terms of where your streaming dollars get the best bang for your buck. Wednesday’s launch of HBO Max only makes the waters more muddy. So I’ve taken it upon myself to analyze what platforms have the best offerings … Continue reading Do You Need HBO Max?: Animated TV edition
Genre: That kind of semi-experimental synthpop that so many people are doing now that it’s arguably just regular pop. Year: 2020 Runtime: 33:27 Total Number of Tracks: 12, including two interludes that are each under a minute long. Songs you might know: – “Comfort Crowd” – “Wish I Was Sober” – “Maniac” – “Checkmate” – “The Story” My prior relationship with the album and artist: … Continue reading Album Anne-alysis: Kid Krow by Conan Gray
Genre: Pop Year: 2020 Runtime: 37:17 Total Number of Tracks: 11 Songs you might know: – “Don’t Start Now” – “Physical” – “Break My Heart” My prior relationship with the album and artist: I remember really liking Dua Lipa’s self-titled debut, though I have trouble remembering specific songs from it. While she makes relatively generic pop music capitalizing on all the same trends as the … Continue reading Album Anne-alysis: Future Nostalgia by Dua Lipa
Continue reading Album Anne-alysis: Future Nostalgia by Dua Lipa
Genre: Pop Year: 2020 Runtime: 39:30 Total Number of Tracks: 13 Songs you might know: – “No Shame” – “Old Me” – “Easier” – “Teeth” – “Wildflower” My prior relationship with the album and artist: Like most people, 5 Seconds of Summer first became a blip on my radar when they started opening for One Direction. (Have I mentioned that I LOoooOOOOve One Direction lately? Because … Continue reading Album Anne-alysis: C A L M by 5 Seconds of Summer
Over the first 100 days of 2020, I watched and reviewed a television pilot each day. They came from all over the television stratosphere. ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, FX, CW, Netflix, HBO, Hulu, and more. Yes, the gang’s all here. I’ve taken the time to break them down into a few categories to help you determine which of these shows might be worth watching next. … Continue reading I Watched 100 TV Pilots So You Don’t Have To
When it was originally on: 2008-2014 Original network: FX Where you can stream it now: Hulu Had I seen it before: No. What IMDb says: A biker struggles to balance being a father and being involved in an outlaw motorcycle club. Why I picked it: Sons of Anarchy is one of those shows that I feel like I heard a lot about, but never actually knew anyone who watched it. … Continue reading 100 Pilots in 100 Days: Sons of Anarchy
I love Pixar. As a child born in the early ’90s, Pixar was just hitting their stride right as I was hitting the target age to enjoy such movies. They had this impeccable way of humanizing things that weren’t human, be it monsters, fish, or toys. They knew how to be fun and imaginative without clinging to the predictable formulas of mainstream Disney, which as … Continue reading Onward is a Return to Form for Pixar
When it was originally on: 2009-2020 Original network: ABC Where you can stream it now: The current season is streamable on Hulu, but otherwise you can purchases individual episodes on platforms like Amazon, Apple TV+, etc. Had I seen it before: No. What IMDb says: Three different but related families face trials and tribulations in their own uniquely comedic ways. Why I picked it: Modern Family is arguably the only non-NBC … Continue reading 100 Pilots in 100 Days: Modern Family
When it was originally on: 2015-2018 Original Network: Hulu Where you can stream it now: Hulu Had I seen it before: Yes! I’d seen the first 3ish seasons and previously blogged about them in my Streaming Exclusive series. I don’t really remember any overarching plots, but according to Hulu, that’s what I’ve seen. What IMDb says: A comedy series about a bachelor brother and his newly divorced sister living … Continue reading 100 Pilots in 100 Days: Casual
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