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.
Over the years, he’s interviewed legendary figures in entertainment and tech that range from Stan Lee to John McAfee, Peter Thiel, and Reed Hastings.
Russia is not a normal country. That’s the obvious and inescapable conclusion one comes to after considering everything from the country’s rigged elections to its …
The second quarter of 2024 is kicking off on Monday with a fairly decent lineup of Netflix new releases to check out — everything from …
If you’re like me and don’t have a lot of time these days, deciding which new show to get into can feel like something of …
I might be looking at the glass half-empty here, but given that Netflix’s 3 Body Problem set a record for the most expensive first season …
There was a time when the BBC commanded near-universal respect, when the government-backed corporation was still synonymous with the highest standards of journalism and broadcast …
Among the lifelong obsessions that comedian Jerry Seinfeld admits to is one that might come as a surprise to many people: Pop-Tarts. “When I was …
In the streaming era, what’s old is new again. HBO Max is poised to debut its own version of NBC’s classic medical drama ER — …
In the annals of all-time great fictional drug lords, it doesn’t get much better than Giancarlo Esposito’s performance as cartel distributor Gustavo Fring in AMC’s …
Apple TV+ certainly isn’t the biggest streaming service around, nor does it crank out a consistent lineup of buzzworthy franchises and movies that get everyone …
In hindsight, I’m glad I never finished reading Liu Cixin’s sci-fi masterpiece The Three-Body Problem, the critically acclaimed novel on which Netflix’s similarly named 3 …
Is it just me, or does it seem like a little bit of the shine is starting to wear off of Apple TV+? From the …
Netflix’s newest true crime documentary starts off with a frantic 911 call. On Nov. 8, 2010, a young woman named Jennifer Pan had been at …
There’s always been something about Steve Martin that you can’t quite put your finger on. He’s funny, and he comes off as a warm and …
Netflix’s epic sci-fi drama 3 Body Problem has brought newfound fame to a 62-year-old book about environmental science — one that’s now an Amazon bestseller …
Streaming audiences can’t seem to get enough of buzzy new TV shows like Guy Ritchie’s gangster romp The Gentlemen and FX on Hulu’s Shogun, a …
For all the expectations I had about Netflix’s sci-fi epic 3 Body Problem, here’s something I didn’t expect to see once the long-awaited alien invasion …
Spend enough time in the online content creation business, and there’s a good chance you’ll eventually come to regard Google sort of like the alien …
Next week marks the return of a Netflix game show that is so vapid, so indisputably cringe, that I still can’t believe it exists — …
As Netflix’s newly appointed film division chief, Dan Lin will certainly have his work cut out for him once the streamer’s current head of film …
I’m sure this won’t matter to Apple critics who cry ‘fanboy’ in response to any and every defense of the iPhone maker — but, regardless, …
When fans of NBC’s The Office first heard the rumors about a potential reboot or spinoff of some kind being in the works, I dare …
The domestic box office isn’t exactly in the kind of state at the moment that makes me want to rush to my local cinema anytime …
One of the many ways Google has been desperately trying to maintain the usefulness of its increasingly shoddy core search product is by stuffing Reddit …
One of the many courtroom fights President Trump is bogged down with at the moment includes a 34-count criminal trial in New York over allegations …
“An hour of television can change everything.” Those are the words of BBC interview booker Sam McAlister, played by Billie Piper in the new Netflix …
As the biggest streaming platform in the world, Netflix is home to everything from a massive library of movies to TV shows that run the …
Sydney Sweeney, one of Hollywood’s reigning it girls at the moment, has done everything from prestige TV (Euphoria, The White Lotus) to rom-coms (Anyone But …
When it comes to deciding what you want to stream next on a service like Netflix, the staggering amount of content on offer can be …
News and updates keep coming for fans of The Bear on FX/Hulu. It was just a couple of months ago, for example, when we got …
Jensen Huang, the CEO and cofounder of the $2.2 trillion chip manufacturer Nvidia, believes that meaningful, enduring success only comes as a result of two …
