William Shatner spoke on the WGA (screenwriters) and SAG-AFTRA (actors) strikes ongoing in America and how they affected his convention appearance at Fan Expo Boston on Saturday, August 5, 2023. The convention organizers reassured fans that the the celebrity talks, meet-and-greets, autograph signings, photo ops and panels would still occur with this official statement: “As … >
Here’s our July 2023 Podcast Roundup – our favourites from the worlds of CultBox. In no particular order, the picks this month are… Brydon & We’ve just discovered Brydon &, which sees Rob Brydon enjoy a freewheeling chat with someone in the public eye. It’s what you might expect, a mix of gentle questions and … >
We take a look at Amazon’s Freevee streaming service and suggest six shows you might like to watch… for free We recently looked at shows to watch with a trial Apple TV+ subscription, now we look at shows you might watch for free. There’s definitely something for everyone, and plenty more where these came from. … >
Hailing frequencies open, here’s our June 2023 Podcast Roundup – our favourites from the worlds of CultBox. Our picks this month, in no particular order, are… We Can Be Weirdos Ep 6 – The Ghostbuster: Dan Aykroyd and his Close Encounters Presenter Dan Schreiber (of No Such Thing As A Fish) talks to the comedy … >
We’re talking about the HBO Original show Insecure — it seems Netflix might be licensing some rivals content, so what might be next? We read (via Deadline), Warner Bros Discovery are looking to make more money from HBO Original titles, and are in talks with Netflix to make a few shows available, starting with Insecure. This is … >
As season 3 (volume 1) of The Witcher approaches, we take a look at the destinies of four heroes It’s fair to say season 2 of The Witcher picked up the pace (a lot) and gave each of our major characters some significant moments. They were all changed by events, and our four heroes have all grown as … >
Apple TV+ has some great content — here’s our list of six shows to check out if you get a free three-month trial There are too many streamers, too much great content and too little time and money to allow anyone to do more than skim the available content. With recent economic hardening (and the … >
Cheer up Kendall, here’s the Podcast Roundup for May 2023 – our favourites from the worlds of CultBox. Our picks this month, in no particular order, are… Back to One Ep 253 – Jon Voight Host Peter Rinaldi talks to the legendary actor John Voight about his acting career and his approach to roles. It’s … >
There was bad news this week as Netflix cancelled Lockwood & Co — could Shadow and Bone be next We were disappointed but not surprised when we learned (via Variety) of the cancellation of Lockwood & Co. Bottom line it was a decent show, fans liked it but there weren’t enough. In these more constrained and competitive times Netflix is … >
Queen Charlotte is the most watched English show on Netflix for the second week — might this mean more spin-offs? Looking at the Netflix Top 10 of English language shows for the week May 8-14 shows Queen Charlotte at #1 with an audience of 158,680,000 hours. While you absorb that, add in the numbers for the … >