Category: Television

We are in the golden age of television, there is always something interesting going on with this medium

15th July 2023

The Weeknd’s Glorious Failure | The Idol Review

The Idol starring The Weeknd is a mess of a TV show full of gratuitous nudity and poorly signposted plot twists. We’re looking for any beauty behind the madness.

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4th May 2018

Despite TV Money Season Ticket Holders Are West Ham’s Heart

With the recent news of another multi-billion pound Premier League television deal, we have to wonder how important the fans in the stadium are to owners like David Gold and David Sullivan. In modern football, TV money far outstrips matchday revenue, so how important are the season ticket holders? In mid-February, the Premier League sold its TV packages for 2019...

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19th January 2018

Have We Reached The Star Wars Saturation Point?

Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi is the latest instalment in the increasingly bloated Star Wars film series. As expected, the franchise has become Disneyfied beyond belief, there’s been a new movie in each of the last three years. It won’t stop there, Disney have announced at least five more Star Wars films plus a TV show. With each...

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31st October 2017

Offended by Gunpowder? Don’t Celebrate Bonfire Night

Gunpowder, the historical BBC drama series, has sparked controversy due to its realistic and graphic depictions of torture and executions during 17th century Britain. People shouldn’t be upset by this; the English government sanctioned these brutalities against Catholics and it’d be an insult to airbrush the gory details. As a nation, we celebrate the torture and execution of Guy Fawkes...

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12th September 2017

What Disney’s New Streaming Platform Means for Netflix

Disney recently announced that it will remove its properties from Netflix in 2019, in order to launch a streaming service and secure a bigger share of the streaming pie. Disney’s new service could challenge Netflix’s iron grip on streaming. This is exciting news which will cause a shift in the market: let’s explore this. The Walt Disney Corporation is the...

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25th May 2017

Lethal Weapon: TV Show vs. Film

We love buddy cop movies here at Culture Hash. What’s better than seeing worlds collide, when the mild-mannered ‘by the books’ cop is paired with a rogueish maverick? The film series that is responsible for defining this sub-genre is Lethal Weapon, where Danny Glover’s restrained Roger Murtaugh is paired with Mel Gibson’s reckless Martin Riggs. The wild success of their...

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