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Stranger Things Radio... AKA 'The Squark'... is a little bit brilliant
I really thought Carly Rae Jepsen’s Call Me Maybe was going to be my song of the summer (as it has been for the past 13 years now), but a Stranger…
8 hrs ago • 
Dan Barrett
Stranger Things is back just hours from now... why don't you care?
I’ve written in this newsletter this morning about my enthusiasm for Stranger Things. I first watched it as a media screener a few weeks before release…
Nov 25 • 
Dan Barrett
Why Gen Z hate modern TV. Also: Sydney's Fallout s2 launch. And: When will Industry be back?
Yesterday evening in Sydney saw the Australian premiere event for season 2 of Prime Video’s Fallout.
Nov 24 • 
Dan Barrett
The case for NOT buying Warner Bros Discovery is compelling
It seems like every media columnist/blogger/newsletter writer has spent the past few weeks writing articles about the Warner Bros Discovery bidding…
Nov 24 • 
Dan Barrett
How long do you give an unpleasant show before turning it off?
Much of my TV viewing this week has been chewed up watching through last week’s Last Samurai Standing (which I loved).
Nov 21 • 
Dan Barrett
HBO looks to its future. Also: How the International Emmys keep missing its opportunity
Happy World Television Day to all who celebrate
Nov 20 • 
Dan Barrett
Previously on… Prime Video introduces AI recaps
ALSO: Wheel of Fortune accidentally evokes a national tragedy
Nov 19 • 
Dan Barrett
No, Paramount isn't bidding for WBD with sovereign wealth funds.
ALSO: Stranger Things joins the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Nov 18 • 
Dan Barrett
The Last Samurai Standing speaks. AND: A very international news desk
I have been hugely entertained in recent days by new Netflix drama Last Samurai Standing. It is unashamedly Shōgun meets Squid Game with its premise…
Nov 17 • 
Dan Barrett
Trump says he'll sue the BBC for up to US$5b. Good luck with that.
Over the weekend the short-fingered President Donald Trump spoke to reporters about his impending lawsuit against the BBC and said that he planned to…
Nov 16 • 
Dan Barrett
This film, only available on US Netflix, has me... breathless
It’s another full week of new shows on the streaming services today.
Nov 14 • 
Dan Barrett
Poker Face: Cancelled. But... if it somehow comes back, there'll be a twist
ALSO: Netflix is getting real serious about games
Nov 13 • 
Dan Barrett
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