The streaming-service app launched on April 6th, amid a nation-wide lockdown encouraging self-isolation to stem the onslaught of the coronavirus. Quibi’s mobile-only premise caters to a world on-the-go, where everyone wants to consume their entertainment in apéritif sized chunks. Episodes are all 10 minutes or fewer. Perfect for commuters, or people trying to check-out for …
With the Star Trek: Picard reboot wrapping up its first season, you can turn your attention to the eight other binge-worthy series in the Star Trek universe. The original Star Trek series requires a certain love of kitsch to watch William Shatner as Captain James T. Kirk chewing the scenery. I’ve always loved the critically …
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Have you already worked your way through all of Netflix’s offerings during your quarantine? Maybe it’s time to turn your attention back to old reliable network television. There’s more than enough content, decades worth, actually. Some news shows, like Meet the Press, the longest running television show of all time, has been on the air …
In retrospect, the 90s feel like a bit of a fever-dream. The hair, the fashion, the over-plucked eyebrows. We didn’t know it then, but better things were coming. Just one aspect of the surreal dream of the 90s were the cartoons. Thanks to MTV, cartoons were no longer just for kids. Bevis and Butthead, Daria, …
Spend enough time on Netflix and it feels like your childhood neighborhood. You know all the streets, secret shortcuts, and weird neighbors. It’s super exciting when someone new moves in, but you binge an entire season and you’re left cruising the same places on your 10-speed. At least until The Office departs in 2021. I’d …
Streaming services are destroying traditional television, and our attention spans are dwindling to nothing, so television ads need to step it up to grab our focus. These are the top 10 weirdest ads ever made, including a throw-back to the weirdest toy of the seventies. Here’s hoping that the advertising geniuses behind these marketing fever-dreams …
Thanksgiving is a day of eating, and after all that eating, there’s sleep. But before sleep, you should watch one of these weird, yet entertaining, Thanksgiving movies. Trains, Planes, and Automobiles If you’ve never seen this movie, you have to. It’s from the 80s and more importantly, it’s easily my favorite Thanksgiving flick. The premise …
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When “The Blair Witch Project” first premiered in 1999 (basically, the olden days) I was convinced it was real. Back then the internet required a phone line to surf the World Wide Web, and I had to “Ask Jeeves” if the found footage was real. Seeing the lead actress, Heather Donahue, on Letterman was the …
Leaves are changing color, so it must be that time of year again; dust off the old VHS for a screening of the cult classic “Hocus Pocus.” Or, catch it streaming. Few movies get elevated to the status of yearly Must Watch or get interactive screenings across the country every October. Even the cast reunited …
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Do you like wacky shows? If you need some entertainment, in the wackiest way, you have to check out some of these shows. Wipeout This wacky show is so fun to watch, but certainly wacky. The premise has people competing to see who can get the furthest in the obstacle course. Sometimes the challenges are …
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