Soap Operas

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On this week's On-Screen Live!, the guys were chatting about this weekend's box office numbers, including Sony's new film Missing which entered the Top 5, watching and reacting to the trailers for Scream VI and the new season of The Mandalorian, and reviewing some current film & ... Show More

Hey there! A.Ron here. I bet you’re wondering, “Where’s the Night’s Watch?” Well, I have good news, and bad news. The bad news is that the Night’s Watch is kaput, dead, donezo. The good news is that Jim, who you may know as my co-host for Breaking Good, Watching Dead, Mad Men, et ... Show More

On this week's On-Screen Live!, the guys are reporting from the theater as they share their thoughts on the box office bomb Shazam! Fury of the Gods and the limited release Willem Dafoe one-hander Inside, catch up on the dreadfully-titled dino action flick 65, react to the traile ... Show More

On this week's On-Screen Live!, the guys are looking over the weekend box office (will Spider-Verse continue its run on top or will the Maximals reign supreme?), chatting about new releases (Netflix's Arnold doc, anyone?), picking their fave sketches from this season of I Think Y ... Show More

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On this week's On-Screen Live!, the guys are chatting about Nic Cage as Dracula in Renfield, Russell Crowe wearing a hat as The Pope's Exorcist, Joaquin Phoenix freaking out in Beau Is Afraid, reacting to the trailers for The Marvels and The Last Voyage of the Demeter, going over ... Show More

These Are My Children premiered on NBC on 31st January, 1949; the world's first televised soap opera. It lasted only four weeks on air, was broadcast live, and had a tiny budget, but influenced the production of the genre for decades.  As dramas primarily created by and for women ... Show More

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