Kieran Freemantle and Jean Henegan discuss the effects of COVID on the film and TV industries.
TV Articles
Emmy Awards 2020: Who Should Win, Who Will Win, and Who Got Robbed
This Sunday, September 20th, marks the 72nd Emmy Awards (airing on ABC at 8:00PM ET/7:00PM CT). We’re also still in the throws of a global pandemic, so instead of a glitzy red carpet, television’s royalty (and the occasional film star) sitting in an auditorium pretending to be thrilled with losing a golden statue to a […]
Pop Culture Maniacs Podcast Episode Two: The Marvel Cinematic Universe
Kieran Freemantle and Jean Henagan provide a double discussion about the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and how the X-Men could be brought into the franchise.
Quarantine Binge: Taskmaster
I love British panel shows. 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown. QI. Would I Lie To You? Big Fat Quiz of the Year. I have been known to spend hours in a panel show YouTube deep dive, delighting in the humor, enjoying the quiz elements, and relaxing. You’ll notice I said that I watch […]
Pop Culture Maniacs Podcast Episode One: Streaming Wars and Mulan on Disney+
Kieran Freemantle and Jean Henegan discuss the streaming wars and the release of Mulan on Disney+ in the first podcast episode.
Weather Channel and Accuweather TV prepare for Hurricane Laura
I am a weather geek. You learn to appreciate weather growing up in the cornfields of the Midwest when your father teaches you to study the sky so you can judge how many innings of baseball you can play before the dark clouds on the horizon roll into town and the tornado sirens start blaring. […]
A Case for Physical Media
Since the rise of Netflix and streaming the future of home entertainment was going to be through the internet. For a time, from 2013 to 2018, it seemed possible due to dominates of Netflix, Amazon, and Hulu. But I personally believe the predicted death of physical media has been grossly exaggerated. The claims that physical […]
Impending Issues for the Streaming Market
We are living in a golden age of TV thanks to the streaming revolution. Showrunners and directors have been given more creative freedom and there has been a constant flow of new shows. Yet the rise of streaming has been so fast that it leads to the fears that we are on the edge of […]
Trashy Netflix Shows to Dive Into This Week
Confession: I meant to write this article last year, right after the premiere of Dead to Me in 2019. But life in the Time Before was hectic and it never got written. However, now with seemingly unlimited time on our hands, the time has come to sing the praises of my two favorite trashy Netflix […]
The Coronavirus’s Impact on the Film and TV Industries
The Coronavirus has affected all aspects of life and led to Lockdowns around the globe. The film and TV industries were no different and there will be an impact on the short and medium-term, at least. The Pandemic and Lockdown will affect both the releasing and production of film and TV. The immediate effect has […]