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Binge Mode
''Binge Mode'' is a pop culture podcast produced by The Ringer. It is hosted by the website's editor-in-chief, Mallory Rubin, and former senior creative, Jason Concepcion. The first episode premiered on June 5, 2017. ''Binge Mode'' has been named to "best podcast" lists by ''Time'', ''USA Today'', and ''Adweek.'' History Concepcion and Rubin met when they were employees at the now-shuttered website Grantland. Their mutual enthusiasm for ''Game of Thrones'' made them the unofficial experts of the show in the eyes of the other staffers. After opening The Ringer, CEO Bill Simmons suggested the two start a ''Game of Thrones'' podcast prior to the premiere of the series' seventh season. The podcast premiered on June 5, 2017. The hosts recapped every episode of the ''Game of Thrones'' series in the lead up to the release of the seventh season, and then recapped that season after it premiered. Concepcion and Rubin frequently referenced ''Harry Potter'' in season one of the podcast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mallory Rubin
Mallory Rubin is an American editor and podcaster. She is most well-known for her work at '' The Ringer'', and for the ''Binge Mode'' pop culture podcast which she co-hosted with Jason Concepcion. She is one of the founding editors of ''The Ringer'' and currently serves as Editor-In-Chief. Early life and education Rubin is a Baltimore native. She grew up in Reisterstown and is an alumna of Syracuse University. Career Rubin worked at ''Sports Illustrated'' and as an editor at ''Grantland''. In 2015, she was one of several ''Grantland'' staffers who left with founder Bill Simmons to join HBO; ''Grantland'' shut down soon after. She later began working as a writer and editor at '' The Ringer'' and became a co-host of the podcast ''Binge Mode''. She was also a co-host of the ''Game of Thrones'' discussion shows ''After the Thrones'' on HBO and ''Talk the Thrones'' on Twitter, along with fellow ''Ringer'' employees Jason Concepcion and Chris Ryan. Also in 2019, Rubin was a panelist a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crooked Media
Crooked Media is an American progressive political media company. It was founded in 2017 by Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, and Tommy Vietor, all former top Barack Obama staffers and co-hosts of the '' Keepin' It 1600'' podcast. Dan Pfeiffer, also a former Obama employee, co-hosts their flagship podcast, ''Pod Save America''. The company's offerings encompass a network of podcasts; a news and opinion website; live shows and tours; and a social media and live streaming presence. It aims to foster open conversation between those with center-left political leanings and support grassroots activism and political participation. The company's flagship podcast, ''Pod Save America'', airs thrice weekly and averages more than 1.5 million listeners an episode. In Fall 2018, four ''Pod Save America'' one-hour specials aired on HBO. By November of its first year, the podcast had been downloaded more than 120 million times, and 175 million times by February 2018. By 2024, the podcast cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Wars Rebels
''Star Wars Rebels'' is an American 3D animated science fiction television series produced by Lucasfilm Animation and set in the ''Star Wars'' universe. It takes place 14 years after '' Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith'' (2005) and progresses toward the events of the original ''Star Wars'' film (1977). It depicts the Galactic Empire hunting down the last of the Jedi while a fledgling rebellion against the Empire emerges. The visual style of the series is inspired by the original ''Star Wars'' trilogy concept art by Ralph McQuarrie. The series features new characters, along with some from the original trilogy and from the previous animated series, '' Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' (2008–2014; 2020). The series comprises four seasons. The series premiered as a one-hour television film, ''Spark of Rebellion'', on October 3, 2014, on Disney Channel prior to the premiere of the series on October 13 on Disney XD. The second season premiered on June 20, 2015, with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Clone Wars (2008 TV Series)
The Clone Wars, also known as the Separatist Crisis, is a fictional three-year conflict in the ''Star Wars'' franchise by George Lucas. Though mentioned briefly in the first ''Star Wars'' film (''A New Hope'', 1977), the war itself was not depicted until ''Attack of the Clones'' (2002) and ''Revenge of the Sith'' (2005). The Clone Wars are also the setting for three eponymous projects: a 2D animated series (2003–2005), a 3D film (2008), and a 3D animated series (2008–2014, 2020). They have featured in numerous ''Star Wars'' books, comics and games. Within the ''Star Wars'' narrative, the Clone Wars involve a three-year war fought to prevent thousands of planetary systems from seceding from the Galactic Republic and joining the Confederacy of Independent Systems (CIS), colloquially referred to as the Separatists or Separatist Alliance. The Republic uses an army of clone troopers led by the Jedi Order against the Separatist battle droid army. The conflict was a scheme by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westworld (TV Series)
''Westworld'' is an American dystopian science fiction Western drama television series created by Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy that first aired on October 2, 2016, on HBO. It is based upon the 1973 film of the same name written and directed by Michael Crichton and loosely upon its 1976 sequel, ''Futureworld''. The story begins in Westworld, a fictional, technologically advanced Wild-West-themed amusement park populated by android "hosts". The park caters to high-paying guests who may indulge their wildest fantasies within the park without fear of retaliation from the hosts, who are prevented by their programming from harming humans. Later on, the series' setting expands to the real world, in the mid-21st century, where people's lives are driven and controlled by a powerful artificial intelligence named Rehoboam. Nolan and Joy served as showrunners. The second, third, and fourth season followed in April 2018, March 2020, and June 2022, respectively. Nolan and Joy planned a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ready Player One (film)
''Ready Player One'' is a 2018 American science fiction action film based on Ernest Cline's Ready Player One, novel of the same name. The film was co-produced and directed by Steven Spielberg, written by Cline and Zak Penn, and stars Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn, Lena Waithe, T.J. Miller, Simon Pegg and Mark Rylance. The film is set in 2045, where much of humanity uses the OASIS, a virtual reality simulation, to escape the real world. A teenage orphan finds clues to a contest that promises ownership of the OASIS to the winner, and he and his allies try to complete it before an evil corporation can do so. Development of the film first began in 2010 when Warner Bros. acquired the rights to the book. In July 2015, Spielberg signed on to direct and produce the film, with casting commencing in September 2015. Filming began in England in June 2016 and was completed in September that year. The visual effects were handled by Industrial Light & Magic, Digital Domain and Ter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billions (TV Series)
''Billions'' is an American drama (film and television), drama television series created by Brian Koppelman, David Levien, and Andrew Ross Sorkin. The series premiered on January 17, 2016, on Showtime (TV network), Showtime, and its seventh and final season premiered on August 13, 2023. Set primarily in New York City, New York and Connecticut, the series depicts hedge fund manager Bobby Axelrod (Damian Lewis) as he accumulates wealth and power in the world of high finance. Axelrod's aggressive tactics frequently garner the attention of United States Attorney Chuck Rhoades (Paul Giamatti). Rhoades is based on Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York in Manhattan from 2009 to 2017, and the series was inspired by real-life federal prosecutions of financial crime. Bharara's 2013 prosecution of hedge fund manager Steven A. Cohen of S.A.C. Capital Advisors loosely influenced the first season, while Salomon Brothers' 1991 manipulation of United St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessica Jones (TV Series)
''Marvel's Jessica Jones'' is an American television series created by Melissa Rosenberg for the streaming service Netflix, based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. It is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), sharing continuity with the franchise's films, and was the second Marvel Netflix series leading to the crossover miniseries '' The Defenders'' (2017). The series was produced by Marvel Television in association with ABC Studios and Tall Girls Productions, with Rosenberg serving as showrunner. Scott Reynolds was co-showrunner for the third season. Krysten Ritter stars as Jessica Jones, an ex-superhero turned private investigator who opens her own detective agency, Alias Investigations. Rachael Taylor, Eka Darville, and Carrie-Anne Moss also star, with Mike Colter, Wil Traval, Erin Moriarty, and David Tennant joining them for the first season, J. R. Ramirez, Terry Chen, Leah Gibson, and Janet McTeer joining the cast for the second season, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annihilation (film)
''Annihilation'' is a 2018 Science fiction film, science fiction horror film written and directed by Alex Garland, loosely based on the Annihilation (VanderMeer novel), 2014 novel by Jeff VanderMeer. It stars Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Gina Rodriguez, Tessa Thompson, Tuva Novotny, and Oscar Isaac. The story follows a group of scientists who enter the Shimmer, a mysterious quarantined zone of mutating plants and animals caused by an alien presence. Released theatrically in the United States by Paramount Pictures on February 23, 2018, ''Annihilation'' was released digitally by Netflix in a number of other countries on March 12, 2018. It received positive reviews from critics and grossed $43 million worldwide. According to ''Empire (film magazine), Empire'' magazine, the film addresses "depression, grief, and the human propensity for self-destruction." Plot Cellular biology professor and former U.S. Army soldier Lena is under interrogation. She is the only survivor of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Good Place
''The Good Place'' is an American fantasy-comedy television series created by Michael Schur for NBC. The series premiered on September 19, 2016, and concluded on January 30, 2020, after four seasons consisting of 53 episodes. Although the plot evolves significantly over the course of the series, the initial premise of the series follows Eleanor Shellstrop (Kristen Bell), a dead woman who is placed in the "Good Place", a Heaven-esque utopia designed and supervised by afterlife "architect" Michael (Ted Danson), although she knows that she does not deserve it and attempts to avoid being found out and sent to the hell-like "Bad Place" by hiding her morally imperfect past behavior while trying to become a more ethical person. William Jackson Harper, Jameela Jamil, and Manny Jacinto co-star as other residents of the Good Place, with D'Arcy Carden as Janet, an advanced artificial being who assists the residents. ''The Good Place'' received critical acclaim for its originality, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friday Night Lights (TV Series)
''Friday Night Lights'' is an American sports drama television series developed by Peter Berg and inspired by a 1990 novel by H. G. Bissinger, which was adapted as the 2004 film by Berg. Executive producers were Brian Grazer, David Nevins, Sarah Aubrey and Jason Katims who also served as showrunner. The series follows a high school football team in the fictional town of Dillon, a small, close-knit community in rural West Texas. It features an ensemble cast led by Kyle Chandler and Connie Britton, portraying high school football coach Eric Taylor and his wife Tami Taylor, a school faculty member. The primary cast includes characters associated with football and high school. The show uses its small-town backdrop to address many issues in contemporary American culture like family values, school funding, racism, substance use, abortion and lack of economic opportunities. ''Friday Night Lights'' premiered on October 3, 2006. It aired for two seasons on NBC. In May 2007, the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electric Dreams (2017 TV Series)
''Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams'', or simply ''Electric Dreams'', is a science fiction television anthology series based on the works of 20th-century writer Philip K. Dick. Written by British and American writers, the series consists of ten standalone 50-minute episodes serving as adaptations of Dick's work—nine short stories and one novelette (" Autofac"). ''Electric Dreams'' premiered on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom on 17 September 2017, and in the United States on Amazon Prime Video on 12 January 2018. Production Development The series was initially planned to run on AMC and Channel 4, before AMC pulled out, leading Channel 4 to announce the series. In February 2017, it was announced that Amazon Video had bought the U.S. rights to the series. The series is produced by Sony Pictures Television with Ronald D. Moore, Michael Dinner, and Bryan Cranston serving as executive producers. Cranston also stars in one of the episodes. The episode writers include Ronald D. M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
