Kieran Freemantle and Jean Henegan discuss the relationship between sports and TV
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Pop Culture Maniacs Episode #19: Derry Girls
Kieran Freemantle and Jean Henegan shared their love for Derry Girls.
Missing Great British Bake Off? Then Check Out The Great Pottery Thrown Down
I’m a massive fan of The Great British Bake Off (or The Great British Baking Show, due to copyright issues in the US), the UK’s greatest television export of the last decade. And, if social media and my conversations with friends and family have taught me anything, pretty much everyone else is, too. But, as the […]
Missing The Expanse? Check Out Its Sci-Fi Precursors
As someone who grew up watching sci-fi TV shows (and was very careful about never revealing that I watched such shows because that was a sure-fire way to be made fun of in the 90s), I’ve loved seeing so many people on my social media timelines expressing their love for Amazon’s excellent series The Expanse. […]
Pitch Time: Sonic the Hedgehog Animated Series
Sonic the Hedgehog is a character who needs little introduction. He has been Sega’s mascot since 1991, been in numerous games, cartoon shows, comic books, and a live-action movie. To celebrate Sonic’s 30th anniversary Sega have announced that the Blue Blur is set to lead an animated series for Netflix in 2022. As someone who grew […]
Fan Control: Why Giving Into Fandom Outrage is Bad for Hollywood
On Thursday, March 18, HBOMax (and by extension, Warner Brothers) released the “Snyder Cut” – writer-director Zack Snyder’s recut version of Warner Brother’s 2017 disappointment Justice League, the culmination of a years-long campaign by a very vocal segment of the internet who hated the original version of the film and demanded that the studio allow […]
Pop Culture Maniacs Podcast #16: Film, TV, and Politics
Kieran Freemantle and Jean Henegan discuss the links between film, TV, and politics
Pop Culture Maniacs Podcast Episode #15: WandaVision
Kieran Freemantle and Jean Henegan discuss and review the hit Disney+ show WandaVision P
Pop Culture Maniacs Podcast Episode #14: Physical and Digital Media
Kieran Freemantle and Jean Henegan discuss the current state of physical and digital media.
Pop Culture Maniacs Podcast Episode #13: Brooklyn Nine Nine
Kieran Freemantle and Jean Henegan discuss the popular sitcom series Brooklyn Nine-Nine.