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 start. Like most decisions made at a young age, my sports-rooting interests were predetermined by...
Students receive access to stream portable cable television
By Rachel Glasser | News Editor
September 7, 2017
Campus Television is now portable and pocket-sized at Pitt. Comcast Corp. partnered with the University to bring on-campus residents Xfinity on Campus, a service that allows students to watch and record live television and thousands of Xfinity On Demand shows on their laptops, mobile devices or persona...
Warm up to new and returning TV shows with their trailers
By Britnee Meiser / Staff Writer
January 7, 2015
The first weeks of January can be a dumping ground for dozens of pilots that won’t make it to February. But here’s a preview of some of the most-anticipated returning shows (and one new show) — based solely on the so-far-released trailers.“Portlandia”Returns Thursday, Jan. 8 on IFCThe sketch...
Netflix breathes new life into TV
By Shawn Cooke / Staff Writer
October 21, 2013
From its title, “Orange Is the New Black” sounds like a hot new TLC reality program that urges viewers to “say yes to the jumpsuit.” Lucky for the highbrow television viewer, its title is more than a little deceiving.Netflix rolled out all 13 episodes of the show’s excellent first season fr...
Esquire TV’s lineup puts stylish spin on basic TV rundown
By Matt Singer / Senior Staff Writer
September 30, 2013
Its initial programming launch now completed, it’s already clear that Esquire Network is continuing to do what its eponymous magazine has already succeeded in doing: showing that class, culture and cash can make men think something is cool and — most importantly — new.This “new” factor is ...
TV’s next great anti-hero has arrived
By Andrew Fishman
September 16, 2013
It’s Sunday night. Almost 3 million fans around the country are about to tune in to cult TV show “Breaking Bad” on AMC. I am not one of these 3 million people. To the shock of some and the horror of others, I can honestly say I have never seen an episode of this show.When I tell people this, on...
Kaiser: Until gender equality is achieved, female comedians will carry the torch
By Kirk McKoy
January 22, 2013
Fey (left) and Poehler (right) might be a bit more glamourous than most, but they still speak truth about women in society. / MCT Campus