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“Dang it!” said my son, Wells, tossing the Nintendo Switch controller on the couch. Those five words had earned the same grimace from him that they had from me three decades earlier. For many millennials, a blocky pixelated computer game called The Oregon Trail taught a young generation about westward expansion through an alarming amount…

Science fiction has always been an innovative genre, stretching the limits of human imagination to explore concepts such as time travel, extraterrestrial life, artificial intelligence, and alternate universes. However, well before the first-ever television was even invented, the best sci-fi always cared more about the present than the future. When science fiction is done right,…

There’s a reason that HBO is considered in the minds of many to be synonymous with prestige television. After taking off with hit shows like “The Sopranos,” “Band of Brothers,” and more in the late 1990s and early 2000s — not to mention the cultural phenomenon that was “Game of Thrones” for eight seasons from…

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Westerns have historically dominated television in a way that no other genre has. Before “Gunsmoke” or the small screen adventures of “The Lone Ranger,” there was “Hopalong Cassidy.” Though now largely forgotten, “Hopalong Cassidy” holds the distinction of being the first TV Western, and it’s now available to stream for free on Tubi.

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Some television shows build massive worlds, layered mysteries, and sprawling character arcs that feel exciting while they are unfolding, but far harder to resolve satisfyingly. As the story expands, more plot threads, timelines, and unanswered questions accumulate, eventually creating pressure that even the strongest writing teams struggle to resolve cleanly. In many cases, the ambition…

Artificial intelligence can generate music, create videos and simulate conversations with remarkable sophistication. But as the technology becomes more deeply embedded in entertainment, one question remains: can it replicate the connection audiences feel with another person?