All those ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ critics are right, says director J.J. Abrams
Like so many new additions to the pop culture landscape these days — everything from Netflix’s new series The Witcher to various Apple TV+ shows, …
Andy Meek is a reporter based in Memphis who has covered media, entertainment, and culture for over 20 years. His work has appeared in outlets including The Guardian, Forbes, and The Financial Times, and he’s written for BGR since 2015. Andy's coverage includes technology and entertainment, and he has a particular interest in all things streaming.
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‘The Witcher’ showrunner shuts down critics and responds to ‘Game of Thrones’ comparisons
Anyone who sets out to bring a fantasy series to the small screen, one that draws from a beloved series of books for source material …
The 10 most popular TV shows this week across every major streaming service
With the final episode of its first season just days away, that Disney+ show everyone can’t stop talking about with that cute side character whose …
See if you agree with this list of the most popular Christmas movies, state-by-state
I’m not sure I understand the average American anymore. No, this is not a post about politics or about how people feel about the latest …
Here’s your chance to get Apple Music free for six months
2019 was a year that saw the streaming music wars heat up in a major way — a competition that, of course, is essentially between …
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Surprise: Facebook just leaked data from more than 267 million US users
Two bits of Facebook news that both popped at week’s end should underscore how much awesome power the biggest social network in the world still …
Scary NYT report on leaked location data claims it was easy to track President Trump
The New York Times lit up the Internet in recent days with a scary report on how easy it is to track people via the …
‘The Witcher’ review: Everything you loved about ‘Game of Thrones,’ minus the terrible writing
“Toss a coin to your Witcher / O’ Valley of Plenty” Netflix’s answer to Game of Thrones is finally here, and now that I’ve screened …
Believe it or not, Donald Glover is the reason we were all surprised about Baby Yoda
Pretty much all of us were in the same boat in the final moments of the first episode of the now-massively successful Disney+ series The …
Disney+ has been such a big hit that people are jumping to the wrong conclusions about Netflix
You could be forgiven for trying to sift through news headlines from recent days, trying to make sense of the effect Disney+ is having on …
These incredible Southwest Airlines flight deals starting at $39 will be gone tomorrow
Southwest Airlines is doing it again. Right now is arguably one of the best times of the year for travelers, because airlines like Southwest are …
The duo that created (and then ruined) ‘Game of Thrones’ has a new project coming to Netflix next month
Dracarysssss, comedian Leslie Jones bellows in the opening seconds of the trailer for her first Netflix stand-up comedy special Leslie Jones: Time Machine — with …
AT&T is finally cracking down on robocalls to select Android phones
AT&T on Wednesday unveiled a new tool in the eternal struggle against spammers and robocallers — a call display that, if you ask anyone frustrated …
Spotify’s ‘Tastebuds’ feature lets you find new music by creeping on your friends
App researcher Jane Manchun Wong (@wongmjane on Twitter) is out with her latest discovery of an as-yet-unreleased feature of another popular mobile app, this time …
‘Rise of Skywalker’ is getting terrible reviews, but ticket pre-sales are hot anyway
The first reviews of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker are starting to hit the web, and — let’s just say, it might be a …
Foxconn workers made $43M selling iPhones made from stolen parts
Apple’s Taiwan-based manufacturing partner Foxconn has apparently caught wind of a fraud ring that it’s now investigating, with the participants having involved some managers at …
Bill & Ted fans, behold the long-awaited sequel’s most excellent first photos
For years, fans of the beloved Bill & Ted movies have been treated to the Hollywood equivalent of Lucy always promising that this time would …
Google’s iMessage rival finally comes to the US, but it’s still got a long way to go
Compared to the simplicity and feature-rich nature of Apple’s iMessage, the texting and messaging situation confronting Android users has been a certifiable mess for years …
Former NASA engineer is back with a new glitter bomb booby trap for package thieves
Christmas is only a week away, which means we’re in the final throes of the holiday shopping frenzy. It’s the busiest time of the year …
FBI busts two illegal streaming sites so massive they dwarf Netflix, Amazon, and Hulu
In spite of the fact that consumers now have an abundance of choice when it comes to streaming video services to pay for, there are …
AT&T figured out a sneaky way to hide its slower home internet speeds from test results
We’ve written often here about the different tests that attempt to measure your home broadband speed, which includes crowd-sourced apps from companies like Ookla. And …
Feast your eyes on this stunning concept video showing Samsung’s Galaxy S11 series
December is a fallow point of the year for mobile hardware, when new releases basically all but disappear until after the holiday shopping craze and …
Leaked memo reveals some of the things you hate most about airlines are coming to Amtrak
Come January, Amtrak is reportedly going to start borrowing even more from the playbook of airlines and importing some of that industry’s hated practices like …
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Google reveals the breathtaking amount of Earth it has now mapped and photographed
For 12 years now, Google’s Street View cars have traversed roadways around the globe with that unmistakable camera rig affixed to the roof which bit …
Good luck finding a credit card that beats this Capital One welcome offer of 200K bonus miles
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The 10 most-watched TV series on Netflix right now
The Netflix original series The Crown is basically an awards-generating machine at this point for the streaming service. The lavishly-produced, compulsively watchable show about the …
Samsung refutes its own executive’s claim of one million Galaxy Folds sold
Well, it seems there’s one more bit of news related to Samsung’s much-maligned Galaxy Fold handset that we’re likely going to end the year on. …
GameStop kicks off a 10-day sale this Sunday with big discounts on games, consoles and more
The window is closing fast on the amount of time we have left to shop for presents for our loved ones. If you’ve got a …
