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in TV NewsNetflix Renews Another Life for Another Season
Netflix has decided to double-down on their hard science fiction content with the decision to renew the series Another Life for a second season. Another Life is a sci-fi drama starring Katee Sackhoff, better known for playing the role of Starbuck in the 2004 Battlestar Galactica reboot. She plays Niko Breckinridge, captain of the spaceship […] More
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in TV News
The Quest To Save The OA & Netflix’s Mysterious Silence
Yesterday’s news of The OA being canceled after just two seasons not only still hurts, but is deeply puzzling. How could one of the most intriguing and exciting shows in the past decade have been axed? Especially given how much more story was left to be told. The collective emotion from The OA community since […] More
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in Series
We Can be Angels (Just for One Day)? — On Part 2 of The OA and Possible Worlds
Long before the Many Worlds hypothesis sprung up in response to quantum mechanics, Gottfried Leibniz imagined God choosing between an infinite number of possible worlds. After all, every choice at every moment represents a point of possible bifurcation. So there’s a possible world where I did not just decide to start writing this essay; one […] More
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in Seasons
Upstaging the Octopus – The OA, Part 2 (or Season 2)
Eight episodes are not enough. Nowhere near. And I cannot be the only one who is horrified at that thought of waiting another two years for the next installment (a guess based on how long it took for this new season to appear)! Part 2 of the series The OA is a different beast to […] More
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in Larks & Recs
Start with This, The OA, Wonder Park, and More!
Welcome to What’s the Buzz, where members of our staff provide you with recommendations on a weekly basis. This week’s entries come from: John Bernardy, J.C. Hotchkiss, Caemeron Crain, Abbie Sears, and Sean Mekinda. John: This week’s podcast recommendation is the Start With This podcast episode “Idea to Execution.” It is the first episode of […] More
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in Episodes
Rocking the Metaphorical Boat: The OA Part 2, Episode 1
Paul Billington shares his thoughts about the first episode of Part 2 of The OA, and is joined by Martin Hearn, Anthony Drivers and Laura Stewart for a brief discussion. This post contains spoilers for Season 2 Episode 1 of The OA (and the first season) only. OK, who knew that alternate dimensions were really […] More
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in Series
The OA: A Look Forward to What is Next
Last time I talked a little about the first season of The OA, its premise and some of the themes running throughout, with a particular view in what made it so unique. It was an incredible eight episodes, with lots to ponder, and it ended with many questions—questions of validity (of Prairie’s story), of destiny […] More
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in Favorites
Favorites: Most Emotional Moments In The OA So Far…
Favorites takes a lighter approach to the material we normally cover. Each week, we will take you through a list of favorites—whether its moments, scenes, episodes, characters, lines of dialogue, whatever!—in bite-sized articles perfect for your lunch break, a dull commute, or anywhere you need to take a Moment of Zen. So, sit back and […] More
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in Seasons
The OA: A Look Back at Season 1
“…no one can be told what The Matrix is. You’ll have to see it for yourself..“ – Morpheus, The Matrix To attempt to describe The OA is to struggle with words themselves. If words were to be the only physical, tangible attempts at communication, then I could write a lot of words and never […] More
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in TV News
The OA: Season 2 Trailer is Here and Doesn’t Disappoint!
After what feels like a lifetime of waiting for a trailer and release date, The OA has finally dropped one for the second season and the date is a lot sooner than you think. It’s been over two years since the first season dropped on Netflix but we can finally see what happens next on […] More
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The TV Awards 2018
It has been a fantastic year of television so we are going to have to make some tough decisions this award season! On the panel we have: Laura Stewart, Matt Armitage, JC Hotchkiss, Martin Hearn, Brien Sponaugle, Paul Billington and Caemeron Crain. So let’s see what their choices are… Favorite New Show of 2018 JC: […] More
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An Uncertain Apocalypse: Part 1 (On Twin Peaks, The Leftovers, and Mr. Robot)
Hello Friends. As a David Lynch and Twin Peaks enthusiast I have spent the last 25 years seeking out content that engages me in the same way that Lynch’s work does while waiting for him to produce more work. This searching has largely taken place in a cinematic space, through the back catalogues of historical […] More
