It’s time for your weekly guide to finding out what to watch online. If you’re new to this series, there’s a podcast below that lets you know what’s been newly added or coming up soon. Sometimes we include trivia, sometimes we just try to pack in as much info as you can in a minute …
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October for Netflix is a mixed bag. A staggering 29 Netflix originals, both films and shows, will be plugged into the service. If you have a pulse, you’re excited for “Stranger Things 2.” The show returns just before Halloween — perfectly timed. Then there’s the fourth season of “Voltron: Legendary Defender,” arriving on lucky Friday the 13th. If you’re into …
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A dozen Godzilla movies are being added to Hulu in October. In that pile, there’s the terrible 1998 version, but don’t worry. There are a lot of classic Godzilla films being added as well, including “Godzilla Vs. Mothra.” You can also catch several Quentin Tarantino films like “Kill Bill” and “From Dusk till Dawn” on Hulu. Tarantino has said that …
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TV’s biggest night is upon us. The 69th Emmy Awards take place on Sunday in Los Angeles. The shows starts at 5 p.m. PT. Stephen Colbert will host. CBS will broadcast (Disclosure: CBS is CNET’s parent company). And you can check out TV Guide’s Emmy Awards guide to see all of the nominees. If you don’t have cable or satellite …
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Maybe you keep remembering “La La Land” as the Academy Award winner for Best Picture, but you’d be incorrect. Either way, it was nominated and is generally well-liked by lots and lots of critics. The film makes its way to HBO’s streaming services on September 16. Let’s talk about some things that are not in the podcast because if you’re …
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File this one under: I wish I had this when I was in college. Spotify and Hulu are teaming up to give US college students access to both companies’ premium services for $4.99 a month. The new service is aptly called “Spotify Premium for Students, now with Hulu.” Spotify’s announcement hints that this package is just the first of many …
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Welcome back to your weekly podcast that lets you know what’s new to watch in the next few days. Netflix has a tendency to release a lot of TV shows on Fridays and this time is no different. Full seasons of new series like “The Confession Tapes” and “Greenhouse Academy,” plus a new season of “BoJack Horseman” all arrive on …
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The fall season sees the return to Hulu of lots of popular shows like “Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” “The Mindy Project” and “Law and Order: Special Victims Unit.” Fox’s reality-cooking show “Hell’s Kitchen” also returns for its 17th edition. Spoiler: Some chefs will be hopelessly outclassed and Gordon Ramsay will yell at whatever he perceives as incompetence. Some older shows are coming …
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Amazon added Alexa to its popular TV-connected streaming devices, the Fire TV box and Fire TV stick, way back in 2015, but it wasn’t the Alexa most people know and love. Instead of being able to say, “Alexa, what’s the weather?” into thin air, you had to speak into the remote while holding a button, walkie-talkie style. It worked, but …
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Watch out cable TV, YouTube is coming to get you. And now it’s after your paying subscribers in Boston, Tampa, Seattle and 11 other cities. YouTube TV, Google’s live TV streaming service that costs $35 per month, is available in 14 more US cities starting Thursday. Combined with the 15 cities already served, half of the households in America can …
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