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3 Movies That Changed Your Life: Emma Smith, Director of East Midlands Film Office — All Eight Harry Potter Films, Y tu mamá también & Romeo + Juliet
In this episode of 3 Movies That Changed Your Life screenwriter Stuart Wright talks with Director of East Midlands Film Office Emma Smith about: All Eight…
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VD Day | The Black Lincoln Collective Podcast
Episode 254 opens with “Shiver If Day,” Hot Trip Salad, platform plugs, ChatGPT jokes, and Bruce Buffer confusion.The crew discusses the Tupac case, Keith D…
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Adult Swim Turns 25: The Night Cartoon Network Stayed Up Late
I found Adult Swim before Adult Swim existed. Twenty-five years later I'm still writing about it. This is both our stories.
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HBO’s “Lanterns” Review: The Green Lantern Series Gets Much Better
Three episodes into HBO‘s “Lanterns,” and here’s the thing nobody expected: this is turning into one of the more emotionally honest…
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Tales from the Brick: Episode 35 – Brickhuntress
In Episode 35 of Tales From The Brick, Jon (8 Bit Bricks) is joined by Kate, AKA BrickHuntress, an award-winning LEGO mosaic artist and high school mental…
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Will Smiling Friends Get Another Season? The Answer: Maybe
On February 25, 2026, the creators of the beloved animated hit Smiling Friends, Zach Hadel and Michael Cusack announced on social media that the series would…
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3 Movies That Changed Your Life: George Kane director on s2 Ludwig — Back To The Future, Monkey Business & Faces
In this episode of 3 Movies That Changed Your Life screenwriter Stuart Wright talks with TV director George Kane about: Back To The Future, Monkey Business…
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The Robot Chicken: Adult Swim Special Breakdown: Every Easter Egg, Death and Deep Cut
Who made the boat, who went down with it, and what the credits wouldn't tell you. Our full breakdown of the Robot Chicken: Adult Swim Special... spoilers, all…
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Anime NYC 2026: The Rest
This year’s Anime NYC, one of the largest anime conventions in America, comes off of what is so far an insane year for anime. I thought last year was already…
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Sparks of Tomorrow Lights Up Anime NYC
Sparks of Tomorrow art director Mao Takayama and Ginger Root (Cameron Lew), who sings the show’s ED theme, did a panel on the anime series, which is based on a…
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Play Comics: Yu-Gi-Oh World Championship with William Morgan (The Geek Gauntlet Podcast)
Read transcriptEvery kid who ever begged a parent for money to hit GameStop on release day understands the Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship series in their bones…
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GEEK OUT: August 2026 Edition
Five things living rent-free in John's head this month... including a victorious (if hellish) Happy Meal run, the prodigal Activision cartridges, and a…
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ASC + ACPN is Recruiting a Few Good Humans
The machine is running — it just needs more hands. Writers, video makers, con crew, collectors: the fan-run ASC + ACPN is recruiting. (We're not Adult Swim…
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Tales from the Brick: Episode 33 – Briefly Bricks
In Episode 33 of Tales From The Brick, Jon (8 Bit Bricks) is joined by Al and Steve of Briefly Bricks, LEGO stop-motion animators from Melbourne, Australia…
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3 Movies That Changed Your Life: Helen Tompson — You’ve Got Mail, The Map Of Tiny Perfect Things & The Truman Show
In this episode of 3 Movies That Changed Your Life screenwriter Stuart Wright talks with screenwriter Helen Tompson about: You've Got Mail, The Map Of Tiny…
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Play Comics: TMNT with Jeremy Powers (Zenspath Entertainment Network)
Read transcriptLet’s talk about the year 2007, when Ubisoft looked at Konami’s TMNT license, going up for grabs after three straight beat-em-ups, and said…
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CheapShow: Content House (Not For Public Broadcast)
NOT FOR PUBLICATION Content House. 2026 Brandoff Industries Data Mining Police Inquiry Do Not Listen
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Adult Swim Releases First Look at The Terrors of Jordan Mendoza
The first look at Jordan Mendoza's dreamscape sketch series is here — and the guest list is already a flex.
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Tales from the Brick: Episode 32 – Randall Wilson
In Episode 32 of Tales From The Brick, Jon (8 Bit Bricks) is joined by Randall Wilson, LEGO Masters Season 2 contestant, professional LEGO artist, and founder…
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3 Movies That Changed Your Life: Steven E De Sousa talks COMMANDO — The Treasure Of Sierra Madre, North By North West & Citizen Kane
In this episode of 3 Movies That Changed Your Life screenwriter Stuart Wright talks with legendary screenwriter Steven E De Sousa (DIE HARD, RUNNING MAN)…
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Play Comics: Naruto Path of the Ninja with Merrilee O’neil (Fear Coded)
Read transcriptBy the mid-2000s, Naruto had pulled off something most manga-to-anime properties never manage: it wasn’t just popular, it was everywhere…
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CheapShow: Ep 499: Door To Door (Mono)
Mono Edition For over a decade, Paul and Eli have tackled a number of long, weird and tiring walks for their “walkabout” episodes. This week, for our four…
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Ep 499: Door To Door (Stereo)
Stereo Edition For over a decade, Paul and Eli have tackled a number of long, weird and tiring walks for their “walkabout” episodes. This week, for our four…
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More Robot Chicken: Adult Swim Info – Voice Cast + Synopsis
The cast list is out — every outlet ran the same 25 names. Here's what the names mean, who plays whom, and who's hiding on the key art.
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Rickmobile Rides Again Through Downtown Atlanta for Dragon Con Parade
The Rickmobile is marching in the Dragon Con Parade — and Adult Swim wants cosplayers marching with it. Plus: the fan-run history of Adult Swim at Dragon Con…
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“Levitating” Review: Let the Music Take Control
You may think you’ve seen Levitating before, but you haven’t. It sounds familiar, but it’s not. An Indonesian coming-of-age music competition drama, and the…
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Episode 31 – Alice Finch
In Episode 31 of Tales From The Brick, Jon (8 Bit Bricks) sits down with Alice Finch, LEGO Certified Professional, founder of the Women's Brick Initiative, and…
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Cameron Francis, Actor/filmmaker – 3 Movies That Changed Your Life: Persona, Barton Fink & Halloween
In this episode of 3 Movies That Changed Your Life screenwriter Stuart Wright talks with actor/filmmaker Cameron Francis about: Persona, Barton Fink, and…
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Menty B-LC | America’s Favorite Podcast
00:03:50 — Slang School Begins: Parker announces a 2026 slang check so the crew can stay current, which is already the least current sentence possible…
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Spider-Man 3 with Harry Steele (Games On Film)
Read transcriptLet’s talk about Spider-Man 3, the movie where Sam Raimi looked at “menacing single antagonist” and said no thank you, I would like three…
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Ep 498: Everything Must Go!
It’s eyes down for the forthcoming 500th episode! Paul is clearing out the CheapShow cupboards and aiming to craft a nice blank slate for the future. This week…
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Robot Chicken: Adult Swim Special – Trailer Breakdown
We went frame-by-frame through the Robot Chicken Adult Swim Special trailer — a Boston callback nobody was supposed to catch, at least 28 series aboard…
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Episode 30 – Charleen Jones
In Episode 30 of Tales From The Brick, Jon (8 Bit Bricks) welcomes Charlene Jones, author of Brick by Brick: Rebuilding Through Play, for a thoughtful…
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Adult Swim’s SDCC 2026 Panel & Events Recap
The straight Adult Swim news from San Diego Comic-Con 2026: President Curtis scores an early Season 2 renewal, Common Side Effects teases its return, and Adult…
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GEEK OUT: SDCC 2026 Edition
Forget Hall H — here's what actually made me geek out at San Diego Comic-Con 2026: Ghost Rider, the Transformers 40th 'Apology Tour,' Skybound's Energon…
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Rolando Viñas, Screenwriter – 3 Movies That Changed Your Life: Misery, Shawshank Redemption & Pulp Fiction
In this episode of 3 Movies That Changed Your Life screenwriter Stuart Wright talks with Stay Safe screenwriter Rolando Viñas about: Misery, Shawshank…
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Yu-Gi-Oh Nightmare Troubadour with The Gaming Anthropologist
Read transcriptVideo game licensing runs on a very simple equation: if a popular franchise exists, and a handheld system exists, someone will eventually put a…
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Ep 497: Snip Snip
With Special Guest: Ethan Lawrence He’s back again, the cheeky chap who likes to take time out from his telly shows to join Cheapshow for more cheap thrills!…
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SDCC 2026: AS-Adjacent Items of Interest
The most stacked AS-adjacent lineup in years: Titmouse × Meow Wolf, six hours of animation in one ballroom, and a killer unicorn. Your beyond-the-bubble guide…
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Episode 29 – Jason Rittberg (Dr Blockso)
In Episode 29 of Tales From The Brick, Jon (8 Bit Bricks) is joined by Jason Rittberg, creator of Dr. Blocko's Brick Cleaning Snot, to talk about the…
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More From Annecy: Robot Chicken x Adult Swim, Genndy Tartakovsky’s Newest, Common Side Effects S2 and More!
Two days removed from the President Curtis world‑premiere news, Adult Swim kept the momentum going at Annecy with a fresh batch of reveals — the kind of…
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President Curtis Arrives on July 26th
Annecy Festival is in full swing this week, which has quietly become Adult Swim’s real Upfronts now that the traditional Upfronts are basically a relic of a…
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“Micronations” Review [Tribeca Festival 2026]: DIY (Dictate It Yourself)
If you’re of a certain age and invested in internet culture, chances are you remember the invasion of Molossia. In 2010, The Nostalgia Critic, Doug Walker’s…
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Animation at Tribeca Festival 2026 Part 2
Here’s more of my coverage on the animation at this year’s Tribeca Festival, with the first part of the article available here. Whale 52 – Suite for Man…
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Animation at Tribeca Festival 2026 Part 1
This year’s Tribeca Festival had one of the best animated short film lineups I’ve seen in a long time, which makes it all the more unfortunate that this year’s…
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“The Furious” Review
The Furious may be a generic title, but it’s also the perfect one to describe this movie. A ruthless vigilante action film, it’s the one of the most violent of…
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My Adventures with Superman S3 Flying in on June 13th
Adult Swim is keeping its spring programming lineup lively with the return of My Adventures with Superman, officially landing on Toonami June 13 at midnight…
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Rick & Morty are Back on May 24!
There’s a certain point every year when Adult Swim starts hinting that something big is about to drop, and you can usually feel it before the announcement…
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New Joe Pera Animated Series in Development
Feels like its been forever since we’ve seen anything as majestic as Joe Pera Talks With You. It may have ended with an abrupt cancellation, but fans…
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Rooster Fighter Coming Saturday Nights Starting March 14
The past year or two have seen big moves in the Toonami/Adult Swim Action department. We had the debuts of Invincible Fight Girl, Lazarus, Uzumaki, and…