Pop Culture Maniacs Podcast Episode Four: The Harry Potter Franchise

The Film That Never Was – Halo

Halo is one of the biggest video game franchises in the world. The majority of the games are sci-fi first-person shooters, which helped to make Microsoft a major player in the console market and set the standard for shooters on consoles. It started a big multimedia franchise that expanded to books, comics, and TV shows. There […]

Bondathon: Casino Royale (2006)

Following on from the big sci-fi spectacle that was Die Another Day, Casino Royale (2006) was proof the franchise has the ability to reinvent itself. The franchise went from one of the worst films to one of the best. James Bond has been promoted to a Double-0. On his first mission Bond is tasked with capturing a bombmaker […]

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 […]