Ani Bundel has been blogging professionally since 2010. This is her second major independent site launch. A DC native and Keyboard Khaleesi, she spends all her non-writing time photographing her cats. Regular bylines also found on MSNOW.
BritBox
HBO Max is back, baby! The largest of the current also-ran streamers restored the HBO to its name just after July 4, as the parent company, Warner Bros. Discovery, splits into two "new" companies to be called... Warner Bros. and Discovery. (Groundbreaking.) The first act of business (or
Movies
In the decade since the streaming revolution began, meaty roles for women actors have been on the rise. One of the quiet side benefits of the twin rise of Prestige TV and Peak TV is that the lines that once divided actors into "TV stars" and "Movie
PBS
Streaming has significantly altered the TV season, but PBS remains a linear network at heart, and most of its shows follow the traditional September-May TV schedule. Usually, that means the dog days of August arrive with little in the way of new shows for public television stations; however, with 2025
Paramount+
It took $16 million in bribes and firing Stephen Colbert (pardon me, "the ending of the Late Show franchise"), but Paramount's merger with Skydance has cleared its final hurdle with FCC approval and a date set to close in August 2025. The Paramount-Skydance Corporation, as it
BritBox
There's a saying in the U.K. about the weather: "If you don't like it, wait a minute." This phrasing could also be used to refer to British television: "If you miss it, wait a minute." Not that the era of reboots,
Apple TV
There's a lot to love about Slow Horses as a British comedy-thriller whodunit series. Still, there's one thing that's undeniably annoying about it, and that's how male-oriented the stories are, and (more importantly) the humor is too. It's an unfortunate
Netflix
The first image for Netflix's new Pride & Prejudice is out, and those holding their breath can breathe a sigh of relief. While it won't be certain whether this new adaptation will be as embarrassingly bad as the 2022 Persuasion until it debuts*, the first image
PBS
Cece's Boutique's grand Saturday opening is three days away as Grantchester's penultimate episode of Season 10 kicks off. There are tons of things to do, from painting to lighting to curtains, not to mention cleaning and dusting, as well as signs on the doors,
BBC
The Doctor Who fandom expanded tenfold when the series regenerated on Disney+ in 2024, with new viewers drawn in by star Ncuti Gatwa, the series' first Black man to inhabit the role, and the first openly gay portrayal of the two hearts alien. The series reached a fever pitch
Starz
It was fitting that Outlander received the largest room available for its final appearance at San Diego Comic-Con 2025, as the series has maintained a passionate fan base despite being stuck on Starz, one of the streaming services that is not thriving in the current landscape. Series star Caitriona Balfe
PBS
The delaying of parenthood until one is in one's 30s (or 40s) is a trend that has been decried since it began in the latter half of the 20th century. However, it's usually focused on the age of women -- men can go around becoming first-time
PBS
It has become conventional wisdom in our overstuffed entertainment ecosystem that a show must have name recognition to attract viewers. Have an idea for a science fiction series? Have you considered resetting it in the Star Trek universe? Thinking of a workplace comedy? Could it get its paper from Dunder-Mifflin?