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67th annual Emmy Awards could be one for the history books

By Walter Howard / Staff Writer August 30, 2015

This year’s Emmy awards could prove to be the most historic in decades. In response to the rising popularity of streaming sites like Netflix and Amazon, The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences has...

Thirteen-hour sentence: Netflix makes prisoners of us all

Thirteen-hour sentence: Netflix makes prisoners of us all

By Nick Mullen / Staff Writer July 7, 2015

Fans of Netflix’s hit original series “Orange Is The New Black” were imprisoned by the desire to binge-watch all 13 episodes of the new season before the finale on June 11.Binge-watching has changed...

Who wants to be a Ninja Warrior: Competition sucks — but “Vampire Professor” back for more in “American Ninja Warrior”

Who wants to be a Ninja Warrior: Competition sucks — but “Vampire Professor” back for more in “American Ninja Warrior”

Pitt’s “Vampire Professor” Joel Brady upped the stakes for his “American Ninja Warrior” audition this year — by about 30 feet.“I got up and got a chance to do a dive off of the 30-foot platform...

Gustin to be back in a flash on the CW

Gustin to be back in a flash on the CW

By Matt Maielli / Staff Writer May 26, 2015

The FlashSeason 1: Recap/ReviewGrade: B+Starring: Grant Gustin, Danielle Panabaker, Carlos ValdésCreated by: Greg Berlanti, Andrew KreisbergFor those who are tired of the mainstream superhero, the CW’s...

‘Mad Men’ advertised vintage appeal to 2015

‘Mad Men’ advertised vintage appeal to 2015

By Nick Mullen / Staff Writer May 19, 2015

The story of the seemingly picture-perfect life of advertising executive and anti-hero Don Draper came to an end this past Sunday with the airing of the series finale of “Mad Men”on AMC.The show is...

Netflix to ‘Save our Bluths’ with new season of ‘Arrested Development’

By Nick Mullen / Staff Writer May 5, 2015

“Taste the happy” “Arrested Development” fans, because producer Brian Grazer has confirmed on Bill Simmons’ B.S. Report podcast that the show would return for a 17-episode fifth season on the...

Dirty Cartoons: How children's television secretly caters to stoners

Dirty Cartoons: How children’s television secretly caters to stoners

By Jack Trainor / Staff Writer April 19, 2015

Cartoons these days are getting seedy. Millennials can remember spending their childhood Saturday mornings watching beloved, more innocent shows that now only exist in reruns, like “Dexter’s Laboratory,”...

Monday Night Live: Kenan Thompson entertains Pitt

Monday Night Live: Kenan Thompson entertains Pitt

By Andrew Fishman / Staff Writer April 13, 2015

Most current college students grew up in the ’90s and vividly remember the days of VHS tapes, Dunkaroos and significantly funnier television shows on Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network. On Monday, students...

'Last Man on Earth' a breezy, strange post-apocalyptic comedy

‘Last Man on Earth’ a breezy, strange post-apocalyptic comedy

By Matt Maielli / Staff Writer April 1, 2015

"The Last Man on Earth"Sundays at 9 p.m. on FoxGrade: B+What would you do if you survived the apocalypse? No rapture, no zombies, no aliens, no vampires created by a supposed cure for cancer. Nobody else...

Deadline’s ‘Pilots 2015: The Year of Ethnic Casting’ a tone-deaf take on TV diversity

By Kelechi Urama / For The Pitt News March 30, 2015

For the first time in Hollywood’s history, casting directors are turning actors away from roles because of the way they look, according to Deadline’s TV editor Nellie Andreeva.In a recent article “Pilots...

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