Trend Intel: Chinese microdramas have Filipinos in a chokehold – are you watching?
What drives Filipinos’ consumption of these bite-sized and often emotionally exaggerated shows?
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34 Years Ago, Nickelodeon’s Darkest TV Show Introduced a Character That Terrified A Generation
In 1992, Nickelodeon premiered a horror anthology series, Are You Afraid Of The Dark?, aimed at younger viewers. Framed as the stories told by members of the Midnight Society, a group of friends meeting after dark to exchange spooky tales, each episode of Are You Afraid Of The Dark? followed everyday children thrust into age-appropriate […]
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5 Powerful Arrowverse Villains The TV Shows Did Better Than Any Other DC Franchise
Though the Arrowverse has come and gone, its role in bringing the DC Universe to the small screen shouldn’t be forgotten. For many viewers, shows like Arrow and The Flash served as their introduction to many of DC’s greatest characters — including their villains. As someone who watched these shows religiously when they came out, […]
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George Lucas’ Final Star Wars Project Will Finally Be Released, With a Major Catch
San Diego Comic Con has only just begun, so we are no doubt in for countless additional thrilling reveals and shocking announcements, but no one could have guessed that the con would confirm that George Lucas himself will release one final Star Wars project, 14 years after he sold the franchise to Disney. Yet, that […]
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Marvel’s Best TV Show Has Just Been Canceled, So What’s Next?
After Wonder Man’s cancellation, is Marvel officially done with television shows?
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Payday TV Series, Based on Heist Video Games, Takes Big Step Forward Thanks to 50 Cent
Artist 50 Cent has attached himself to the high-octane crime-action TV series Payday.
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Batman: Caped Crusader Just Wasted One of The Dark Knight’s Oldest Villains, and I’m Not Talking About The Joker
Adaptations can play a large role in making a character iconic. When it comes to comics, the more a character is exposed to audiences, the more recognizable they become. Such is the case with Batman’s rogues gallery, in which villains like The Joker have been made iconic through continued adaptations and reimaginings. But for every […]
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On TV 27 Years ago, The Final Episode of a Cult Comedy Series Premiered (But the Show Returned Thanks to Fans Years Later)
The rise of social media has allowed everyone to be a critic. Nowadays, sites like Letterboxd offer movie fans a chance to review and talk the films they love — and in some cases, snark the movies they hate. Indeed, laughing at bad movies has almost become a genre in itself, especially on the internet. […]
