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"We are a part of the story." What Chibnall is accomplishing in these first three episodes of the new era of Doctor Who can only be described as daring, meaningful, and meticulous. While the season itself has the ongoing narrative of the Doctor trying to return her new
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*This post is inspired by the Test Pattern podcast "Episode 72: Universal Monsters Series - Creature From the Black Lagoon and The Shape of Water" Every good story has a dash of tragedy. Tragedy can be a powerful layer to any story, from the Odyssey to William Shakespeare, and
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"I Scooped You Up." With the departure of Peter Calpadi last year this new season has felt more like a soft reboot than even S5 or S10. New Doctor, Jodie Whittaker, new companions, and new music, truly the first two episodes of the new series has felt more
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The Flash is back with it's second episode this season, and so far the show is doing alright. It is a lot better than last season, they introduced great new mysteries in the season premiere, and this episode takes those and (Pardon my pun) runs with it to
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Horror is an endless genre that keeps terrorizing, evolving, and thrilling viewers for decades. They've invaded the small screens in our own homes via Halloween specials and Gothic soap operas. From anthology horror to pure fun. Horror, more than most genres, has an elasticity that can be applied
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Download Film%20assist%20long%20form%20tv.wav In which Cody, our heroic host, goes a little wacky when defending long form television. He geeks out about Bones, The Flash, and of course Chuck. Great discussions are amassed this episode with what the power of 24 episodes can do to a
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Since Amazon's inception, in original streaming programs to compete against Netflix, they have been searching for their big draw. At first it was the Golden Globe winning comedy-drama Transparent. Just recently they've put all that focus onto their new Jack Ryan series, but in between
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In a world where remakes, reboots, and spin-offs thrive it's a matter of time before your favorite property gets one. For the most part nearly every announcement that falls under this category gets some sort of backlash, and when Scream was announced to be a series on
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The movie novelization used to be big. When films didn't come out for home media to the general public fans had to rely on reissues, music, and novelizations to relive their favorite stories. Novelizations also helped deepen and enrich movies they'd loved by going deeper into
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Broadchurch is a British crime show that focuses on the affecting ripple through a community rather than the case itself. The first season consists of eight episodes, which I'm starting to think is a really good number for shows that have a linear narrative such as this one,
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Download Indiana%20Jones%20n%20Angels%20and%20Demons%20n%20National%20Treasure.wav On this week's episode of the Film Assist podcast, Cody finds himself in a battle for air! Trying to explain the brilliance of the puzzle/history/action genre is difficult when the genre is so niche it