Kieran Freemantle and Jean Henegan discuss the recent troubles Netflix has experienced and ask what the future holds for the streaming giant.
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Returning TV Show Round-Up: What’s Back This Month
If you’ve noticed an influx of returning favorite television shows onto your streaming platforms in the last few weeks – with more set to be released in early May – you aren’t alone. Thanks to pandemic delays and various other scheduling quirks – including the upcoming cut-off for Emmy Award consideration – we’re experiencing a […]
Pop Culture Maniacs Podcast #30: LGBT Representation
Kieran Freemantle and Jean Henegan discuss the issue of LGBT representation in film and TV
The Promise of Rad Sechrist’s “Project City”
In November 2021, Rad Sechrist, creator of the well-regarded series, Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts, announced the creation of a platform known as Project City. Writer, comedian, and musician Ethan Becker, director and storyboarder Chase Conley, and character designer, storyboarder, and illustrator Coran Kizer Stone, joined on as co-creators of this platform. Project City […]
The Indie Animation Boom Continues in 2022
In August of 2021, I wrote about the boom in indie animation, consisting of almost exclusively crowdfunded animations. Earlier this month, I expanded on that and wrote about various indie animations, specifically noting Hazbin Hotel and Wild Card which are in development. As storyboarder Amber Avara put it on January 7, “2022 is the year […]
The Best Show You Aren’t Watching: Abbott Elementary
If there’s one question every TV critic hears time and again it’s: “I’ve finished Parks and Rec/The Good Place/The Office/Brooklyn 99/Schitt’s Creek and I need a new comedy. What should I watch?” If someone is looking for a show with a bit of an edge, I tend to recommend The Other Two or Mythic Quest, […]
The Best Show You Aren’t Watching: Yellowjackets
Several years ago, it was announced that an adaptation of the classic novel Lord of the Flies was set to be made into a new film – only this time, instead of a cadre of boys on the island, it would be a group of girls marooned and left to their own devices. Naturally, the […]
Booming LGBTQ Representation in Animation in 2021
In December 2020, I wrote that there is “hope in the future for diverse storylines and expanded representation,” adding that there is “a lot to look forward to in 2021 in terms of animated series…[which] will undoubtedly affect the ongoing war between streaming platforms for more subscribers, profits for themselves, and film distribution itself.” That […]
Top Ten TV Shows of 2021
Another year has flown by, and while we still remain in the clutches of a pandemic, 2021 brought with it a host of new, complex, and interesting television shows – a change from 2020, where the industry started running out of new content by year’s end. As is always the case, my list started out […]
Succession Season Three Post-Mortem
When I started the season three finale of Succession, I was disappointed. After the series dropped two of the show’s biggest series bombshells in its penultimate episode – Kendall’s apparent drowning and Roman’s ill-sent dick pic – it appeared to dismiss them out of hand with two throwaway lines of dialogue. Kendall was physically fine, […]