Recently, UCLA’s Center for Scholars & Storytellers released their Teens & Screens Report, which stated that of the over 1,600 adolescents they polled, over 63% preferred stories focused on platonic relationships/friendships, as opposed to romantic ones, with movies remaining a top choice for entertainment, and a preference for live-action over animation. Respondents still rated animation, […]
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Content Purges and Password Sharing Crackdown: Streaming Self-Sabotage
The Streaming Market has recently seen two major changes. There are streaming services like Disney and Warner Brothers removing large amounts of their exclusive content. Or in some cases don’t even release it, i.e. Batgirl. Whilst Netflix has moved ahead with its plans to crack down on password sharing. There has been a negative reaction to both these […]
My Dad the Bounty Hunter Review
My Dad the Bounty Hunter is a coming-of-age animated sci-fi adventure series by Everett Downing Jr. and Patrick Harpin. Both have worked in the animation industry for many years, often as storyboarders or writers. However, this is their first series they have created on their own. This review will have spoilers. This animated series centers […]
Things Get Better?: LGBTQ Representation in Animation in 2022
In January 2022, I wrote that there was a possibility that in 2022 things would “get better” in terms of LGBTQ representation, with new fandoms developing from shows which take risks by telling diverse stories. Although 2022, in some regards, more than lived up to this possibility and went beyond, there were challenges. In the […]
Pop Culture Maniacs Podcast #31: Is Netflix Doomed?
Kieran Freemantle and Jean Henegan discuss the recent troubles Netflix has experienced and ask what the future holds for the streaming giant.