Imagine spending eighteen years of your life in prison for a crime you didn’t commit. You’re eventually exonerated, but many years away from your family, friends and fiancee have taken their toll. The worst is over – or is it? Steven Avery is the subject of Netflix’s latest documentary, Making A…
Streaming Television Under Review
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by Ali Burden | Everybody has to grow up sometime, but with Fosters Home for Imaginary Friends, you can wait just a little bit longer. Now all six seasons are available on Hulu for your nostalgic viewing pleasure. What is Fosters Home for Imaginary Friends? If you grew up in…
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After its first season, Blindspot left viewers in suspense and eager to learn more about the mysterious identity of Jane. With no memory of who she is and no clue how she ended up covered in tattoos wandering in Times Square, she was left in the hands of the FBI…
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by Jeff Fountain | One of the biggest problems that Gotham faces in its first season is the question of how it is going to escape from the shadow of Batman. Sure, Batman is just a young kid in this TV adaptation of the DC superhero’s story, but everyone knows he…
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Where Do Serial Killers Come from? Small, quiet towns. Or, so Bates Motel would have us believe… If you’ve ever watched Hitchcock’s thriller Psycho, you may have wondered what kind of atmosphere breeds a serial killer. What kind of friends did they have as a child? What was their family…
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Initiated as a DVD distribution service, Netflix has established a dominant position for itself as a provider of quality on-demand Internet streaming, including smart, zany comedies like Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. The brand seems to have the Midas touch: besides its string of successful originals, Netflix has picked up series other…
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by Ali Burden | Everyone loves to laugh—these top 10 Netflix comedies will keep you in stitches. 10. F is for Family Creation of comic genius Bill Burr, F if for Family focuses on the Murphy’s—a lower-middle-class family living in the 1970’s. Frank Murphy, voiced by Burr, is an airport employee, Korean…
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This going global thing has Netflix, and Chelsea Handler as its new host-face, acting a bit awkward. Then again, that’s a schtick, right? Rolling out new episodes of this late night style talk show three times a week to subscribers from nearly 200 countries, Netflix is clearly experimenting with the…
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by Ali Burden | Here’s a round-up of the certifiably best thriller series streaming in 2016. 10. Jessica Jones Back in 2001 this fictional superheroine exploded onto the scene on the cover of Marvel’s The Pulse—but now you can find her on Netflix! This Netflix original series starring Krysten Ritter…
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by Gemma King | Over the last few years, a number of clever workplace comedies have cropped up on our screens. Programs like The Office, Brooklyn Nine Nine and even meta culture projects like Community see the humour in the most banal of workplace settings. These shows frequently use single-camera…