When Disney announced that it would not renew its deal for the international streaming rights to Doctor Who, the BBC assured fans that the long-running series would continue. As part of the agreement, Disney had contributed to the show’s production budget, suggesting the series could face new challenges moving forward.
Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel has found a new milestone in celebrity self-importance: comparing a brief six-day television suspension to a “near-death experience.”
Winning an award used to be about… winning the award. But for Jimmy Kimmel, even a victory at the Critics Choice Awards couldn’t stay focused for long as the late-night host turned his acceptance speech into yet another public fixation on Donald Trump. This latest TDS meltdown by Kimmel makes his win less about television excellence and more about settling political scores.
The post-finale damage control tour for Stranger Things continues — and somehow The Duffer Brothers keep making it worse.
In the latest attempt to explain away the backlash surrounding the show’s controversial ending, Matt Duffer has now admitted he regrets answering questions about the finale at all, while simultaneously asking frustrated viewers to cut him “some slack.” The problem? That plea lands about as well as the finale itself did for a large portion of the audience.
For a show that once prided itself on emotional stakes, clear consequences, and a willingness to put its characters through the wringer, the Stranger Things ending lands with a dull thud. Not because it was quiet. Not because it was sentimental. But because it refused—again and again—to actually commit.
Remember when Disney was steeped in Americana? Being welcomed to Disneyland by hearing “Walkin’ right down the middle of Main Street, USA” sung with glee by The Dapper Dans felt as American as baseball, hot dogs, and apple pie! Well, in what seems like for the first time in forever, Disney is bringing back that Americana with their entry in this year’s Tournament of Roses Parade: a brand new, grand float to be called “Disney Celebrates America”.
The Duffer brothers are speaking out to defend the controversial Stranger Things scene where Will Byers comes out as gay. But coverage of these comments has become less about what the show’s creators actually said — and more about how entertainment media chose to frame it.
A new report examining LGBTQ representation in Netflix children’s programming concludes that a substantial share of the platform’s kid-rated content now includes same-sex or gender themes—prompting renewed scrutiny of age ratings and parental expectations.
For years, Hollywood executives insisted audiences were the problem. Viewers were told they were behind the times, resistant to progress, or simply misunderstanding what creators were trying to say. When films failed, the blame was rarely placed on the product itself. Instead, it was shifted onto the audience. “A small but vocal minority” was their favorite refrain.
2025 put an end to that narrative.
The long-awaited conclusion of Stranger Things was meant to be a victory lap for Netflix, but instead it was briefly overshadowed by yet another high-profile streaming platform crash.
A 23-year-old YouTuber may have just uncovered what could be the biggest financial fraud of the century. Now, the legacy media is scrambling to regain control of a narrative that has already gone viral. Nick Shirley alleges that several Somali-run Minnesota daycares received millions of taxpayer dollars through the state’s Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) while providing no services.
The final episodes of Stranger Things continue to divide audiences, and new comments from Vecna actor Jamie Campbell Bower about a so-called “emotional connection” between his character and Will Byers are adding fresh fuel to an already heated debate.
As Stranger Things approaches its long-awaited conclusion, the central question surrounding the Season 5 finale isn’t whether the Upside Down will be defeated — it’s who, if anyone, is actually going to pay the ultimate price. Now the Stranger Things creators are weighing in on fan expectations of major deaths in season 5.