Pop Culture Maniacs Podcast #21: Sports and TV Rights

Tough As Nails (Spoiler-Free) Review

We’ve known for quite some time that what often makes the best reality TV is our fascination with watching ordinary people deal with (somewhat) extraordinary situations. That’s the formula that works well for shows like Survivor or Amazing Race, where ordinary folks get stranded on an island or have to travel the world and compete […]

Doctor Who: Flux – Chapter One: The Halloween Apocalypse Review

Chris Chibnall and Jodie Whitaker return for one final season of Doctor Who. Series 13 had a strong start with one of the most entertaining episodes during the Chibnall/Whitaker era. Many forces are drawn to Earth. These include the Lupari, a dog-like alien race, the Weeping Angels, the Sontarans, and worst of all, a space cloud […]

The Best Show You Aren’t Watching: Derry Girls (An American Perspective)

Traditionally, stories about The Troubles aren’t comedies. But, aside from its historical setting in the early to mid-1990s, there isn’t much traditional about the exquisite Derry Girls, a series that follows four Catholic school girls in Northern Ireland (and one English school boy – I’ll get to that explanation later) as they navigate their teen […]