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Editorial | TV writers should get paid fairly

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • April 11, 2023

As the TV industry continues to grow into different mediums such as streaming, the contracts of those behind the scenes need to grow with them — even if this means that television has to halt. The well-being of the writers matters more than the storylines on our favorite shows.

Pitt sophomore Noah Stockwell hits jackpot on ‘Wheel of Fortune’

By Julia DiPietro, Staff Writer • November 28, 2022

The game show “Wheel of Fortune” showcased Noah Stockwell, a sophomore nursing major, on Nov. 24. Stockwell took home $69,440, along with a trip to Hawaii and a $1,000 Tower Records gift card.

Editorial | Voice actors deserve more respect

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • September 27, 2021

Fans of the franchise feel that the choice of actor to voice Mario in the live action movie was unfair. It reflects a larger issue in the film industry of a lack of respect for voice actors.

Opinion | Glee’s homage to Britney Spears changed my life

By Megan Williams, Contributing Editor • October 15, 2020

Seeing gay women on screen in 2010 was like spotting a fox in the wild.

Opinion | Every TV show should have a musical episode

By Alex Dolinger, Senior Staff Columnist • October 7, 2020

There are days when nothing can make me feel a genuine human emotion, with the exception of one single phenomenon, and that phenomenon is musical episodes of television shows.

Opinion | What ‘Rick and Morty’ can tell us about American masculinity

By Genna Edwards, Senior Staff Columnist • May 19, 2020

The showrunners, Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland, have 70 episodes left. They should use them to change their philosophical tune.

Opinion | “BoJack Horseman” is as real as it gets

By Ethan Tessler, For The Pitt News • February 11, 2020

By the end of the show, you won’t be wondering why you feel emotionally attached to this cartoon alcoholic horse man.

Weekend Watchlist: Spooky shows

By The Pitt News Staff • October 17, 2019

It’s spooky season! With Halloween less than two weeks away, here are our favorite spooky shows available to stream.

Screen Time: Our best & worst TV finales

By The Pitt News Staff • October 14, 2019

All good things must come to an end. This includes long-running television series, though sometimes they may not end the way we would like them to. In this week’s edition of Screen Time, TPN staffers share what they believe are some of the best and worst television finales.

Column: Watching sports forges connections, unites in history

By Abbot Zuk | For The Pitt News • September 20, 2017

Whether it was my mother or father taking me to a ball game, or everyone in Catholic grade school sporting Steelers jerseys on Fridays before pivotal games — sports have been ingrained in me since the...