Share: Amazon’s live-action adaptation television series “Fallout,” doesn’t fail to impress new viewers or old fans with its faithful rendition of the post-apocalyptic video game series. The show satisfies what one should expect from Fallout: nuclear wastelands, cynical humor, jazzy music, ominous mutants, and bloody violence. Premiering on Prime Video with 8 episodes for its first season, “Fallout” doesn’t directly adapt from any of the existing games but rather expands on them as a chronological continuance of the series. Starring Ella Purnell, Aaron Moten, and …
The spotlight is finally on the women this March Madness
Share: The most electric tournament in all of sports returns for its annual display of Cinderella teams, buzzer-beating heartbreaks, and historic upsets. March Madness is the annual single-elimination basketball tournament in place to crown the NCAA national champion. The competition is held for both mens and womens basketball programs, though it seems the men’s teams are always in the spotlight, while the women are often overlooked on the national scale. This year though, has been a different story. This season has seen a boom in …
‘One Piece’ sets sail for success in vast seas of live-action TV
Share: The long-awaited live-action adaptation of the world’s top-selling manga, “One Piece,” has hit Netflix as of last week (August 31). But as with any adaptation, it begs the question of whether or not this is any good, or if it’s a waste of time like many attempts at live-action anime adaptations. The eight-episode season put out by Netflix squashes the negative expectations held by fans of the series and/or other anime consumers. At the moment, it is ranked 3rd in this week’s Netflix TV …
‘The Mandalorian’ returns, albeit a little confused
Share: After a wait of about two years and four Disney+ shows later, Lucasfilm’s “The Mandalorian” has returned, once again reuniting viewers with their favorite space western featuring Pedro Pascal. Episode one titled, “The Apostate”, opens with what seems like a flashback but turns out to be bait as the show immediately welcomes the return of Din Djarin and his adorable companion Grogu following their reunion in 2022s “The Book of Boba Fett”. The show swiftly reminds viewers of the main plot of this season. …
‘You’ uncovers a murder mystery that lacks substance
Share: Following the success the Netflix series “You” has had since its first season debut in 2018, each season has made the show grow more popular. The recent release of its fourth season is entertaining, though falls flat in comparison to previous seasons. For those that are not familiar with this series, the story follows a literature fanatic named Joe Goldberg, played by Penn Badgley, who holds an unhealthy obsession with stalking women that could be potential lovers in his eyes. His obsession becomes lethal …
‘The Last of Us’ deviates from game and elevates into prestige TV
Share: With half of its episodes yet to be released, “The Last of Us” is one of the best shows TV has to offer. The new HBO series opened to universal praise solely from the first two episodes. The much-talked-about third episode, “Long, Long Time,” showed the series is adept at adapting the original story and creating new compelling plotlines in the best episode yet. Now at the halfway point, the show has already proven to be essential viewing. After Joel and Ellie nearly escaped …
Streaming service price hike forces students to give up services
Share: In 2023 there is no shortage of streaming services to choose from. Between HBO Max, Netflix, and Hulu the hours of bingeable shows and movies are endless but, the days of using your old roommate’s Netflix password are officially coming to an end. Netflix has recently announced its new plan to limit how people use the streaming service. Sharing an account password with someone outside of your immediate household will not be possible as early as March. Netflix’s plan has been met with immediate …
Schitt’s Emmys, Zendaya’s ‘Euphoria,’ and Tyler Perry’s quilt?
Share: The camera pans between numerous celebrities sitting in the audience as Jimmy Kimmel goes through his opening monologue. From Keegan-Michael Key to Meryl Streep to even Kimmel himself sitting in front of Ted Danson, all laughing along with Kimmel’s jokes. The host then feigns confusion as to why he sees himself in the audience only for the camera to zoom out to a wide shot to reveal a hollow auditorium vacant of attendees. “Of course we don’t have an audience,” Kimmel said. “This isn’t …
PCC One: Campus news in a minute holds auditions for new host
Share: Three weeks ago, 27 courageous Lancer students stepped in front of a camera and teleprompter on campus to audition for the chance to be the next PCC One host. And weeks of stressful campaigning and voting, the race came to an end Wednesday with the TV news show gaining three new animated hosts. Follow: