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Most Americans hadn't heard of Noel Fielding prior to 2017, when he was hired by Channel 4 to host The Great British Baking Show in place of Sue and Mel when the series moved house from the BBC. But Fielding had a cult following among fans of British
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An enticing and accurate review of Our Flag Means Death could start and end with two words: gay pirates. But the genre-defying show from the mind of People of Earth showrunner David Jenkins is exactly that and so much more. It ranges from silly to serious, covering everything from workplace
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Batten down the hatches and prepare to set sail! Our Flag Means Death has set a course for the release of its second season with a swashbuckling new trailer. The long-awaited second season from the genius minds (and surprisingly tender hearts) of David Jenkins and Taika Waititi will premiere this
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As noted for a year now, Discovery Networks' merger with Warner Brothers was a significant move in the streaming wars. HBO Max, the poorly named rush job of an inclusive streamer designed to compete with Disney+ and Netflix, was now under the eye of the company which launched Discovery+
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As we say goodbye to the year 2022, TV for 2023 is already pounding at the door, shivering and stamping the snow off its boots, waiting to be let in. The good news is that next year will almost certainly not be quite as overwhelming, as the backlog of delayed
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When Taika Waititi announced his new project was Our Flag Means Death, most assumed he was going to do the same thing for pirates that his other series, What We Do In The Shadows, did for vampires, creating a comedy classic. That it was based on an actual historical figure,
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Spring is here, and with it, a bonanza of brand new series debuting in March. British imports are busting out all over with a giant crop arriving on PBS from Masterpiece, Walter's Choice, and more. Meanwhile, big debuts are everywhere, from HBO Max to BritBox to Netflix. So,
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Taika Waititi has become synonymous with a particular brand of irreverent comedy based on specific genre brands. His What We Do In The Shadows was a modern vampire comedy that launched an American spinoff on streaming. His Thor: Ragnarok revitalized the Marvel comic book hero's stand-alone brand after