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The Emmys are fixing the one category that has been holding it back
Movies are about to become a big deal at the Emmys
 • Dan Barrett
Yeah, The Pitt is back. But maybe you need to take your Best Medicine too.
There is little to no danger that you will be left short of something to watch this week with so many returning series.
 • Dan Barrett
Screw conformity. The bonus Stranger Things that wasn’t.
ALSO: Can an evening news show find success dumping integrity while pivoting towards viewers on the right?
 • Dan Barrett
Another day, another Paramount rejection by Warner Bros. The dance continues.
The big news today is that Warner Bros Discovery’s board has rejected yet another bid by Paramount to buy the business.
 • Dan Barrett
Tony Dokoupil at CBS is doing it live
CBS anchor Tony Dokoupil began his first scheduled night in the chair on Monday’s CBS Evening News when a teleprompter gaffe led to this moment…
 • Dan Barrett
The Pitt s2 delivers more of the same. This is not a complaint.
ALSO: It is time to rewatch The X-Files. AND: A whole lot of news & trailers
 • Dan Barrett
Hollywood loves you, baby! But only while your show is on TV.
ABW is back to its regular daily schedule.
 • Dan Barrett
The show you SHOULD be watching on an otherwise kinda meh week.
The big TV event of the week was unquestionably the Stranger Things finale. But...
 • Dan Barrett
The Stranger Things finale: The day after.
I have been living in the Upside Down extensively these past few weeks.
 • Dan Barrett

December 2025

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