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Black Box to Great White Way: Darren Criss’ Journey from StarKid to Broadway Star

April 17, 2025 Bethaney Randazzo broadway, lgbtq+, music, Musical Theater, musicals, theater, Tony Awards, TV

On a mild yet brisk November evening in 2024, playbill in hand, I stood at the stage door barricades, excitedly

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Reviews TV 

Netflix’s Adolescence & Radicalization

April 5, 2025 G. Teiper Adolescence, Adolescence 2025, Netflix, politics, TV

Adolescence is a four-episode Netflix miniseries that has taken the internet by storm since its release on March 13th. Clips

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Essays TV 

Superheroes, Politics, and Daredevil: Born Again

March 7, 2025March 8, 2025 Adam Buckley Analysis, essay, marvel, Marvel Comics, TV, TV personal essay

On March 4th, the first two episodes of the much-anticipated revival of Marvel’s Daredevil, Daredevil: Born Again, premiered on Disney+,

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Animation Reviews TV 

Did Arcane Season Two Stick The Landing?

January 19, 2025 Nicole Bellows Animation, arcane, Netflix, Review, TV

The final three episodes of Arcane dropped on November 23rd, and suffice to say that many people have very mixed

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Animation Concerts Concerts Film Games Music Reviews TV Uncategorized 

The Toneys 2024

December 31, 2024 Halftone Staff movies, music, Ranking, TV, video games

Welcome to the first Toneys, Halftone’s year-end awards! To ring in 2024, our three editors, Sophia, Adam, and Dillon, have

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Essays Film Reviews 

“It’s Everything You Wanted”: Analyzing The Penguin’s Finale

November 13, 2024 Adam Buckley crimeshow, media analysis, superhero, TV, TV personal essay

It’s hard to articulate why The Penguin works. On the surface, it’s simply a solid crime drama starring a classic

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Uncategorized 

Hot Take Tournament

November 11, 2024November 11, 2024 Halftone Staff film, music, Pop culture, TV

Welcome to Halftone’s first Hot Take Tournament! This Tournament will feature hot takes, unpopular opinions, and pop culture predictions solicited

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Reviews TV 

Leave Your Umbrella Guns at the Door: The Penguin Episode 1 Review

September 25, 2024November 13, 2024 Adam Buckley DC, Superheros, TV, TV Adaptations, TV Review

Can a gangster really be a hero? In a city like Gotham, anything’s possible. Last Thursday, the first episode of

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Essays Film TV 

Great Characters, But Terrible Role Models: Why We Romanticize Anti-Heroes

September 24, 2024 Luke Cobas essay, film, movies, TV

A protagonist is often associated with a hero or good guy, but the word simply refers to the point-of-view character.

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Reviews TV 

House of the Dragon Season 2 Review

September 9, 2024September 10, 2024 Adam Buckley fantasy, Game of Thrones, HBO, TV, TV Review

I’ll admit it: I didn’t watch Game of Thrones. In fact, I’m reading the books so I can be annoying

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Essays TV 

Not-So-Terrifying Metal Tube: Connecting Resident Alien to Travel

July 18, 2024 Cecilia Combs aliens, Cecilia Combs, personal essay, resident alien, residentalien, Sci-Fi, science-fiction, TV, TV personal essay

Babies are right about planes. Yes, they may scream and thrash for hours upon hours on a flight. But who

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Essays Reviews TV 

The Ones Who Live: The Walking Dead’s Return From The Grave

April 5, 2024April 5, 2024 Adam Buckley The Walking Dead, TV, TV Adaptations

  SPOILERS for: The Walking Dead and The Ones Who Live   The Ones Who Live, a 6-episode miniseries follow-up

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Essays TV 

I Want To Believe in the X-Files Reboot

March 6, 2024March 6, 2024 Adam Buckley 90's, crimeshow, reboot, TV, X-Files

Whether or not you’ve seen an episode of The X-Files, you’ve felt its impact. Investigation duos with palpable romantic chemistry,

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TV 

I’m Praying for Daredevil: Born Again

February 11, 2024February 12, 2024 Adam Buckley Disney+, marvel, mcu, Superheroes, TV

Over the past few days, social media has been ablaze with leaks and speculation about Daredevil: Born Again, the much-anticipated

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Reviews TV 

Scott Pilgrim Scores A Three-Hit Combo With New Series

January 19, 2024 Ethan Gross Animation, anime, graphic novel, Netflix, Scott Pilgrim, TV, TV Adaptations, TV Review

Would you fight for those you love? How about for a chance at love? Would you agree to fight every

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TV 

5 Festive TV Episodes to Watch During the Holidays

December 22, 2023 Olivia Phillips Arrested Development, Christmas, Hanukkah, Holiday, New Girl, The Bear, The O.C., The Office, TV

With Christmas only a few days away, it’s the perfect time to get into the festive spirit with some holiday-themed

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TV 

Netflix’s One Piece Made Waves in Adapting Anime

October 30, 2023 Ethan Gross adaptation, anime, essay, Live action, manga, Netflix, One Piece, Pirates, TV

When Netflix first announced they would be doing a live-action adaptation of the manga juggernaut One Piece, fans around the

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TV 

Travel to 19th Century Italy in The Law According to Lidia Poët

May 13, 2023 Robin Dougherty crimeshow, historical, mystery, Netflix, periodpiece, thelawaccordingtolidiapoet, TV, TV Review

Are you looking for a new show to binge? Why not try an international one? The Law According to Lidia

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Reviews TV 

The Must-Watch Comedy Show Cunk on Earth is Out Now on Netflix

February 3, 2023 Kelli Hughes comedy, TV

It’s official! The hit British comedy series Cunk on Earth has arrived on Netflix. Before you’re locked out of your

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Film Games Reviews TV 

Looking ahead to HBO’s newest 2023 drama, The Last of Us

November 11, 2022 Ronald Henefer HBO, Naughty Dog, PlayStation, reviews, The Last of Us, TV, TV Adaptations, video games

Film and television adaptations of video games have always had a big question mark next to them, as they all

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Reviews TV 

Season 48 is a new era for Saturday Night Live

October 26, 2022 Gianna Forgen NBC, Review, Saturday Night Live, SNL, TV

Saturday Night Live is back with a new logo, new opening credits, and four new cast members. The season forty-eight

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Reviews TV 

Jerrod Carmichael’s Rothaniel: “Here’s Everything”

April 30, 2022 Gianna Forgen comedy, HBO, Jerrod Carmichael, Review, SNL, TV

There have been few weekends where I go to turn on Saturday Night Live and am unfamiliar with the host;

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Essays TV 

In a world where online commentary can make or break something, how does Euphoria hold up?

April 5, 2022 Gianna Forgen A24, essay, Euphoria, HBO, TikTok, TV

When Euphoria first premiered on June 16, 2019, it seemed as though it were a guaranteed success. Starring the likes

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Reviews TV 

“The Book of Boba Fett” Focuses Too Much on The Past to Carve Out Its Own Future

March 30, 2022March 30, 2022 Frank Saponare Disney+, Review, Star Wars, TV

  Disney+ has recently released the season finale to its second live action Star Wars series with The Book of

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Essays TV 

Fan Service: How much is too much?

March 17, 2022July 12, 2022 Matt Berrian entertainment, Fan Service, opinion, short essay, space fantasy, Star Wars, The Book of Boba Fett, TV

In late February, the Disney+ series The Book of Boba Fett (abbrev. TBBF) aired its first season finale. The finale

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