Showing posts with label Instant Gratification Theater. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Instant Gratification Theater. Show all posts
Friday, March 3, 2017

Instant Gratification Theater: What TV can learn from old episodes of "Vinny & Bobby"

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One of my new favorite YouTube uploaders gave the world a treasure trove--OK, I'm using the term somewhat liberally--last week in the fo...
Wednesday, March 1, 2017

Instant Gratification Theater: Greatest Sports Legends on Amazon Prime

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One of the biggest joys I had during my latest brief stint on Amazon Prime (I'd get the annual option, but I'm not a JOINER, man...U...
Monday, January 16, 2017

Instant Gratification Theater: Recommended pop culture documentaries!

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Adjust Your Tracking: The Untold Story of the VHS Collector: I saw this amusing documentary at VHS collectors on Shout! Factory TV. It...
Tuesday, December 13, 2016

Instant Gratification Theater: Prime Time! Prime Time!

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As I mentioned in this weekend's SVOD power rankings, I signed up for a month of Amazon Prime, and that includes Prime Video. Will I cat...
Tuesday, November 1, 2016

Instant Gratfication Theater: Was on PBS, then on Netflix...uh, and then not on Netflix anymore

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One of the best ways to watch PBS programming, if  you can wait a little bit (more like if you miss it the first time because there is no vi...
Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Instant Gratification Theater: Documentaries Return

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It's been a while, but let me return to some quick takes on documentaries I watched on various streaming video platforms: Eight Days a...
Friday, February 5, 2016

Instant Gratificaton Theater: Documentaries Part 2

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A recent Showtime preview weekend offered me the opportunity to catch up on the channel's selection of original programming, feature fil...
Monday, February 1, 2016

Instant Gratificaton Theater: Documentaries Part 1

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Over the next few...uh, whatevers, Instant Gratification Theater will  cover some documentaries I streamed in recent weeks. Kareem: Minori...
Wednesday, August 5, 2015

Cultureshark Remembers...all those TV shows that have left Netflix

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R.I.P., all the older high-profile TV series that left Netflix in the last two months. They include: *Mission Impossible *Amazing Stories...
Tuesday, July 7, 2015

Aaaaand there go the old shows...

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Should we be worried about Netflix? I haven't been too concerned with Netflix's ongoing effort to become HBO. I would much rather it...
Wednesday, June 24, 2015

I hate to say this, but...

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Ever since I read that the entire series of "Seinfeld" was coming to Hulu for streaming, I have been eagerly awaiting the show...
Monday, January 19, 2015

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Earlier this month, stories circulated about British shows leaving Netflix at the end of the month. Then it was clarified that only BBC show...
Wednesday, January 14, 2015

The difference between Netflix and Hulu

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Well, apart from the annoying commercials that pollute Hulu programming... Netflix added "Gilmore Girls" to its service October ...
Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Instant Gratification Theater: Sly Stallone goes OVER THE TOP

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We all have certain gaps in our film scholarship. Some of us have never seen a complete film by Bresson; others may have yet to experience O...
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Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Instant Gratification Theater: "Bedside" (1934): Pre-Code Fun from Warners

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Warner Archive Instant has added quite a few Pre-Codes early in 2014, and not all of them are even available on DVD. George Feltenstein has ...
Monday, February 10, 2014

Yeah, the Warner Archive Instant Roku channel IS improved, but...

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I got an email the other day touting the new and improved Warner Archive Instant Roku channel. This wasn't a surprise for me since I had...
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Tuesday, February 4, 2014

The Party's Over (or has it just begun?): Warner Instant dumps scores of titles

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I have been an enthusiastic supporter of Warner Archive Instant since I added it last year, but part of me has always dreaded the inevitable...
Monday, December 16, 2013

Stuff I scrambled to see on Netflix before it expired

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One of the "fun" things about having a Netflix account is finding out only a week or two ahead of time that something in your queu...
Monday, November 4, 2013

Instant Gratification Theater: Warner Instant roundup

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Some more of what I've been watching on Warner Arhive Instant: Zero Hour: My good buddy Ivan gave this airplane-in-peril flick a shou...
Thursday, October 24, 2013

Stuff I Scrambled to See on Netflix Before It Expired: American Grindhouse

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Hey, folks, for a change, I'm doing you a solid and writing about something while it's still actually available. So do take advantag...