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Ahhh, September. The windows are finally open, the breeze is cooling down, school's back in session, and summer holidays are a memory. Most importantly, television is ready for families to get back to their usual work schedules and, more to the point, their tired evenings on the couch.
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Here in the U.S., the summer weather has been worse than usual, which is to say heading towards our new normal of extreme heat and oppressive humidity. (The air is so thick you can chew it, is what I'm saying.) Most Europeans still haven't clocked
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Music buffs will be familiar with the Glastonbury Music Festival, held every summer in the titular town smack in the middle of Somerset. The festival traces its roots back to the 1910s when it was initially a celebration of modern classical music as part of an imagined, forthcoming utopian society
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July has been an odd month in the entertainment landscape ever since the streaming wars began in the mid-2010s. Before that, despite the prevalence of cable, July and August were still the quietest months on the docket, as long-time television executives had grown up with the idea of a "
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Pride Month is upon us, and it seems there are more high-profile shows centering queer characters than ever, despite the current political climate. The buzz around queer British TV is heating up as American streaming services (especially BritBox) have been bringing over multiple series featuring LGBTQ+ talent and stories. Over
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We've reached June, which is a moment of reset for the world of television. Despite awards shows like The Golden Globes and the TV BAFTAs moving to a calendar year eligibility (January to December) in recent years, as the advent of streaming upended the traditional TV season, the
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It's been a year since we first started seeing the streaming wars begin to take shape after a decade of upheaval, as the wheat started to separate from the chaff. Streaming's British offerings have been a microcosm of the larger overhaul of the business, and a
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April showers bring May flowers, but April TV brings out the May Emmy contenders. While "sweeps" may no longer be a thing in the broadcast world, April and May are still two of the most significant months in the TV season in the U.S. This is primarily
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Weather-wise, March roars in like a lion, but when it comes to television, the first month of spring is traditionally a slow starter. There's a lot of reasons the TV schedule tends to shake out that way — the Academy Awards usually eats up the first or second weekend
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T.S. Elliot claimed April was the cruelest month, but by my watch, that honor should go to February, which is grey, cold, and dreary. The only thing this month has in its favor is that if it's going to be nasty and brutish, at least it'
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January 2025 has already had a very rough start. Destructive California wildfires, the death of creative legends, tech bros gone wild, freezing cold snaps ... Can Punxsutawney Phil just see his shadow now so there’s a mass excuse for us all to hide in our “burrows” for six more weeks?
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It's January 2025, which means the third decade of the 21st century is officially halfway over. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the platform launch that arguably kicked off the streaming revolution: YouTube. Yes, YouTube; the streaming platform was the initial way pirating TV series commercial-free became