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We say goodbye to The Pitt, but hello to Margo's Got Money Problems
With the Emmy awards eligibility window closing on May 31, we are this week seeing the last gasp of award-friendly shows released for the next few…
Apr 17 • Dan Barrett
Co-founder Reed Hastings is out at Netflix
It will be interesting to see how Reed Hastings fits into TV history.
Apr 16 • Dan Barrett
Meghan Markle makes a surprise addition to an Aus reality show. Plus: Major BBC job cuts. And: News of a new NCIS show.
It's a substantial news day
Apr 15 • Dan Barrett
An OnlyFans performing teen mom leads TV's best new drama
Margo's Got Money Problems captures the economic anxiety and changing cultural landscape with aplomb.
Apr 15 • Dan Barrett
Flex - The micro reality series that isn't as micro as it boasts
Size matters. For a media release.
Apr 13 • Dan Barrett
The Audacity is self-satisfied, but doesn't earn it.
ALSO: Cunk is back. As is the BBC.
Apr 12 • Dan Barrett
The Testaments is like a rewarmed TV dinner, while The Miniature Wife goes too big
Hugely disappointing is The Testaments, Hulu’s new spin-off from The Handmaid’s Tale.
Apr 10 • Dan Barrett
How AI search is nailing the TV recommendation
I love Tubi. But I'm not sure its ChatGPT app is necessary.
Apr 9 • Dan Barrett
From The Pitt, Patrick Ball climbed out of debt: A Hollywood story
One of my key interests in the business of TV and filmmaking is the feast and famine element of it.
Apr 8 • Dan Barrett
Baywatch just wants to shoot at the beach, LA bureaucrats!
The new Baywatch series, which just finished filming its first episode, has experienced an interesting production challenge – one that isn’t uncommon…
Apr 7 • Dan Barrett
CBS announces a dud Colbert replacement. ALSO: Shrinking jumps the couch
CBS has announced the replacement show for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. And it is possibly the lamest, least-compelling choice CBS could be…
Apr 7 • Dan Barrett
Jon Hamm steals my attention, but The Drama makes a strong case to hold it
One of last year’s biggest disappointments is back this week, in the form of Apple TV’s Your Friends & Neighbors. It’s not that the show isn’t broadly…
Apr 3 • Dan Barrett
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