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Could Trump quietly be killing The Daily Show off at Paramount's Comedy Central?
An earlier send of Always Be Watching today than usual?
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First look at the final Stranger Things season. And... the death of the press junket?
In around late June of 2016, I pressed play on a Netflix for some show called Stranger Things. There was no prior buzz on the show. Netflix didn’t…
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Emmys snubs and Fantastic Four enthusiasm
I’m not a big believer in “Emmy snubs” or any of that nonsense.
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Bluey #1 in streaming. Again. Kids love that dog.
From January to June in the US, as per Nielsen, January to June, Bluey saw 25.1B minutes viewed.
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What is going on at Paramount right now
There’s a frustration that is echoing through the industry in both the US and internationally right now with the future of Paramount Global up in the…
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Dexter is back! Bosch is (kinda) back! And that annoying lady from Hacks is back! TV is back this week!
After a few quiet weeks volume-wise, there’s an abundance of new shows and original streaming movies this week.
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A bit on Colbert. And if you are going to stream one show this weekend, make it the Eric Bana one.
My last Always Be Watching email aged strangely.
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Dexter is back! Bosch is (kinda) back! And that annoying lady from Hacks is back! TV is back this week!
After a few quiet weeks volume-wise, there’s an abundance of new shows and original streaming movies this week.
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Finally, you can watch those missing Mad About You episodes. If you're not watching Sinners or an immortal Charlize Theron
This is, without an absolute doubt, the quietest weekend I can remember for years in terms of new and returning shows.
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You'll all be watching Squid Game and The Bear, but what you should be watching...
Volume-wise, it’s a quiet week for streaming.
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I'm an adult man - I don't have time for teen drama
There wasn’t much in the way of TV or movies debuting on streaming this week that ticked any of my boxes.
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Interview: Kyle Secor (Homicide: Life on The Street, Veronica Mars, Commander in Chief)
He gets very candid about the wild behind the scenes culture of Homicide and talks about his relationships with co-stars that included Richard Belzer…
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Mythbusters creator Peter Rees says he wasn't fired because he electrocuted Adam. Lots of people were electrocuted that day.
Peter Rees offers his perspective on the creation of the iconic show and what really led to his ouster.
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Simon Miraudo on the wild history of censorship in Australia
Simon is the author of Book of the Banned: Devilish Movies, Dastardly Censors and the Scenes That Made Australia Sweat.
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Ethan Peck on being his own Spock, comedy heroes, and his very famous grandfather
The Star Trek: Strange New Worlds star chats about his newfound fame as an iconic TV legend
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Brandon Routh on codpieces, being a role model, and Kevin Spacey
The one-time Superman actor in interview with Dan Barrett
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