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It's The White Lotus meets Crazy Rich Asians. If that sort of description helps...
It has been a very slim week of TV and movies this week.
2 hrs ago • Dan Barrett
Cowabunga, dudes! You can now eat like a totally tubular Ninja Turtle!
On Saturday the doors are opening to what may be the most important restaurant opening of 2026: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Pizzeria.
8 hrs ago • Dan Barrett
For Your Consideration: Ineligible Emmys strategies
A THR article caught my attention today, pointing out the obvious strategy of Widow’s Bay releasing its last few episodes after Emmy nominations had…
Jun 17 • Dan Barrett
The Wombles are returning, Kiki's Delivery Service is going live-action, and YouTube reinvents late night chat
It’s a “let’s just get to the news and trailers” kind of a day at Always Be Watching headquarters.
Jun 16 • Dan Barrett
Fox just landed one of the biggest media deals of the year
One of the most consequential media deals of the year has Fox set to buy Roku in a deal worth US$22 billion.
Jun 15 • Dan Barrett
TV is starting to reinvent itself, one special presentation at a time
Hulu has quietly been upending television these past few months.
Jun 14 • Dan Barrett
A wrongcom, a Mexican stop-motion family film, and a rebooted glam vampire dominate your options this weekend
Back in 2015 there was a short-lived US TV series starring Adam Brody called Billy & Billie. Written and directed by playright Neil LaBute. The show was…
Jun 12 • Dan Barrett
Job cuts at Seven signal a weakened appetite for spending on sports in Australia
As if the job market wasn’t looking grim enough for media, yesterday came news in Australia that broadcaster Seven is going to take the greatest hit as…
Jun 11 • Dan Barrett
Is this the end of Doctor Who? Almost certainly. For a few years, at least.
Production has come to an end on Doctor Who with no new episodes planned
Jun 10 • Dan Barrett
The 90s reunion no one asked for, but is maybe the one we deserve
Patrick Renna, who I mostly know from your favourite Pauly Shore movie and mine Son In Law, is better known to the world as a cast member of the…
Jun 9 • Dan Barrett
I didn’t care about WWDC and its lame Apple TV announcement until…
When Steve Jobs took to the stage in that iconic Macworld iPhone announcement where he revealed that humanity finally had a reason to use fingers, he…
Jun 8 • Dan Barrett
We cared about Giles specifically because it was Anthony Head
It’s always interesting to consider which actors in a role resonate.
Jun 7 • Dan Barrett
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