Myles McNutt
@memles.bsky.social
Media Scholar at Old Dominion University and Editor-in-Chief of TV criticism newsletter Episodic Medium
I know this is just AMC’s way of marketing screenings that aren’t new releases but the idea of Fruitvale Station (good movie!) as a fan favorite is very funny.
February 1, 2026 at 8:25 PM
I know this is just AMC’s way of marketing screenings that aren’t new releases but the idea of Fruitvale Station (good movie!) as a fan favorite is very funny.
What a time to be alive.
CONNOR STORRIE SNL HOST. Not a drill!!!!!
a man in a striped shirt is holding a cell phone
Alt: a man in a striped shirt is holding a cell phone
media.tenor.com
February 1, 2026 at 5:00 AM
What a time to be alive.
We love an article that embraces the way academic perspective reshapes a journalist’s narrative they came into the story with.
i was interviewed for this piece about bad fan behavior around Heated Rivalry slate.com/culture/2026...
We Need to Talk About the Toxic Fans Ruining TV’s Breakout Hit
Heated Rivalry psychosis is real, and it’s been glorious—except for one glaring issue.
slate.com
January 31, 2026 at 2:29 PM
We love an article that embraces the way academic perspective reshapes a journalist’s narrative they came into the story with.
Catherine O'Hara could have lived another 20 years and we still would have felt she had more to give and more laurels to receive. As much as the last five years brought awards and appreciations worthy of her talent, it was never going to be enough.
January 30, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Catherine O'Hara could have lived another 20 years and we still would have felt she had more to give and more laurels to receive. As much as the last five years brought awards and appreciations worthy of her talent, it was never going to be enough.
The one thing I’ll add to this is that Nielsen doesn’t count phone viewing and the show is viral among a generation who watch an alarming amount of their TV on their phones.
HBO Max says “Heated Rivalry” is averaging 9 million viewers per episode to date, but it hasn’t yet made a streaming top 10 chart. That’s probably due to how Nielsen classifies the show - I break it down here.
HBO Max Says ’Heated Rivalry’ Is Huge — So Why Hasn’t It Registered With Nielsen?
The answer may come down to how the ratings service classifies the show in its streaming ratings.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
January 29, 2026 at 1:03 AM
The one thing I’ll add to this is that Nielsen doesn’t count phone viewing and the show is viral among a generation who watch an alarming amount of their TV on their phones.
We saw the Kids' Menu-style riddles in Season 41, so we knew this. But the idea that he learned nothing from the dissonance that created is wild.
January 28, 2026 at 8:28 PM
We saw the Kids' Menu-style riddles in Season 41, so we knew this. But the idea that he learned nothing from the dissonance that created is wild.
Amanda Seyfried’s Talk Show Musical Performance trend continues to rip, but I want to also highlight the discursive power of Seyfried doing celebrity business with a nonsense nickname Instagram handle, vis a vis her authenticity.
January 28, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Amanda Seyfried’s Talk Show Musical Performance trend continues to rip, but I want to also highlight the discursive power of Seyfried doing celebrity business with a nonsense nickname Instagram handle, vis a vis her authenticity.
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Continuing our Pixar miniseries with Cars.
We get into the strange logic of its world, anthropomorphized vehicles, and why this movie quietly opens a lot of questions Pixar never answers.
@memles.bsky.social
@pmiscove.bsky.social
@emilystjams.bsky.social
#FilmDiscussion #CarsMovie #Pixar
We get into the strange logic of its world, anthropomorphized vehicles, and why this movie quietly opens a lot of questions Pixar never answers.
@memles.bsky.social
@pmiscove.bsky.social
@emilystjams.bsky.social
#FilmDiscussion #CarsMovie #Pixar
January 28, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Continuing our Pixar miniseries with Cars.
We get into the strange logic of its world, anthropomorphized vehicles, and why this movie quietly opens a lot of questions Pixar never answers.
@memles.bsky.social
@pmiscove.bsky.social
@emilystjams.bsky.social
#FilmDiscussion #CarsMovie #Pixar
We get into the strange logic of its world, anthropomorphized vehicles, and why this movie quietly opens a lot of questions Pixar never answers.
@memles.bsky.social
@pmiscove.bsky.social
@emilystjams.bsky.social
#FilmDiscussion #CarsMovie #Pixar
#Shrinking is back and it remains very good but I need you to understand that there is a casting decision in next week's episode that is UNCONSCIONABLE.
January 28, 2026 at 2:45 AM
#Shrinking is back and it remains very good but I need you to understand that there is a casting decision in next week's episode that is UNCONSCIONABLE.
I’m less than five minutes into Netflix’s #FindingHerEdge and like…if you can’t hire a double who can actually deliver Olympic-quality skating, you can’t claim your character is an inevitable Olympic champion.
January 25, 2026 at 5:10 PM
I’m less than five minutes into Netflix’s #FindingHerEdge and like…if you can’t hire a double who can actually deliver Olympic-quality skating, you can’t claim your character is an inevitable Olympic champion.
When they held the 1992 Juno Awards, they knew one day they'd appear in a list after Lightning McQueen slash fic. They just KNEW.
This week on @podcastlikeits The 2000s @emilystjams.bsky.social and I continue our Pixar miniseries by talking Cars with @memles.bsky.social! We discuss anthropomorphized cars and the rules of this world (or lack thereof), Lightning McQueen slash fiction and the 1992 Juno awards.
January 23, 2026 at 5:53 PM
When they held the 1992 Juno Awards, they knew one day they'd appear in a list after Lightning McQueen slash fic. They just KNEW.
I have been actively and consistent Team What Chaos, and this is very validating.
feels both depressing and inevitable, and the thing i find most fascinating about it is the decision and then commitment to performing wild enthusiasm anyhow. you hate this, and yet you understand the very real monetary benefit of championing it
www.outsports.com/2026/1/22/24...
www.outsports.com/2026/1/22/24...
Empty Netters host called Heated Rivalry 'trash,' producers 'losers' - Outsports
As he publicly praised 'Heated Rivalry,' one 'Empty Netters' host privately trashed the show. Outsports has seen the texts.
www.outsports.com
January 22, 2026 at 5:57 PM
I have been actively and consistent Team What Chaos, and this is very validating.
Gen Z discovering Veronica Mars on Netflix and all the TikTok comments pleading with them to ignore the Hulu season?
Cinema.
Cinema.
January 22, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Gen Z discovering Veronica Mars on Netflix and all the TikTok comments pleading with them to ignore the Hulu season?
Cinema.
Cinema.
The baseline of #WWEUnreal is pretty by-the-numbers, but let me tell you: the way it becomes INFINITELY more interesting as soon as it focuses on Chelsea Green.
January 21, 2026 at 4:03 PM
The baseline of #WWEUnreal is pretty by-the-numbers, but let me tell you: the way it becomes INFINITELY more interesting as soon as it focuses on Chelsea Green.
Nothing transitions me into Old Man Yells At Cloud while teaching more than when students admit to watch movies or TV shows in segments on TikTok, so this capitulation made me sad.
January 21, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Nothing transitions me into Old Man Yells At Cloud while teaching more than when students admit to watch movies or TV shows in segments on TikTok, so this capitulation made me sad.
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come enjoy the essay someone in the comments describes as the most offensive thing they've ever read on our website
on the particular genre of watching straight men watch heated rivalry
www.vulture.com/article/heat...
www.vulture.com/article/heat...
Watching Straight Men Watch Heated Rivalry
The romance phenomenon has captivated the dudes and bros.
www.vulture.com
January 20, 2026 at 1:43 PM
come enjoy the essay someone in the comments describes as the most offensive thing they've ever read on our website
Because I take all of my critical cues from the upstanding denizens of the Golden Globes, it’s CLEARLY time to take celebrity podcasts more seriously, so We Need To Talk About the Temporal Chaos of The Opening Of Good Hang With Amy Poehler.
youtu.be/AHNxcQo01Us?...
youtu.be/AHNxcQo01Us?...
Jennifer Lawrence | Good Hang with Amy Poehler
YouTube video by Good Hang with Amy Poehler
youtu.be
January 20, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Because I take all of my critical cues from the upstanding denizens of the Golden Globes, it’s CLEARLY time to take celebrity podcasts more seriously, so We Need To Talk About the Temporal Chaos of The Opening Of Good Hang With Amy Poehler.
youtu.be/AHNxcQo01Us?...
youtu.be/AHNxcQo01Us?...
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over on Crave, still 2nd. Last week moved back to first after a few days after The Pitt released and stayed until a new ep of The Pitt dropped.
January 19, 2026 at 4:24 PM
over on Crave, still 2nd. Last week moved back to first after a few days after The Pitt released and stayed until a new ep of The Pitt dropped.
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Fifteen years ago this month, we got our first glimpse of #GameOfThrones on a special HBO behind-the-scenes featurette.
Only fitting HBO debuts the latest effort to capitalize on the phenomenon it became tonight.
My review of the A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms premiere is up at Episodic Medium.
Only fitting HBO debuts the latest effort to capitalize on the phenomenon it became tonight.
My review of the A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms premiere is up at Episodic Medium.
Review: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, "The Hedge Knight" | Season 1, Episode 1
HBO launches its latest quest for more of the same (but different)
www.episodicmedium.tv
January 19, 2026 at 4:17 AM
Fifteen years ago this month, we got our first glimpse of #GameOfThrones on a special HBO behind-the-scenes featurette.
Only fitting HBO debuts the latest effort to capitalize on the phenomenon it became tonight.
My review of the A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms premiere is up at Episodic Medium.
Only fitting HBO debuts the latest effort to capitalize on the phenomenon it became tonight.
My review of the A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms premiere is up at Episodic Medium.
For the first time since the finale, #HeatedRivalry has fallen to third place on HBO Max’s Top 10 TV shows, although notably still outperforming HBO’s actual Sunday drama, Industry (which is up 20% on last season).
January 19, 2026 at 4:05 PM
For the first time since the finale, #HeatedRivalry has fallen to third place on HBO Max’s Top 10 TV shows, although notably still outperforming HBO’s actual Sunday drama, Industry (which is up 20% on last season).
Fifteen years ago this month, we got our first glimpse of #GameOfThrones on a special HBO behind-the-scenes featurette.
Only fitting HBO debuts the latest effort to capitalize on the phenomenon it became tonight.
My review of the A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms premiere is up at Episodic Medium.
Only fitting HBO debuts the latest effort to capitalize on the phenomenon it became tonight.
My review of the A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms premiere is up at Episodic Medium.
Review: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, "The Hedge Knight" | Season 1, Episode 1
HBO launches its latest quest for more of the same (but different)
www.episodicmedium.tv
January 19, 2026 at 4:17 AM
Fifteen years ago this month, we got our first glimpse of #GameOfThrones on a special HBO behind-the-scenes featurette.
Only fitting HBO debuts the latest effort to capitalize on the phenomenon it became tonight.
My review of the A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms premiere is up at Episodic Medium.
Only fitting HBO debuts the latest effort to capitalize on the phenomenon it became tonight.
My review of the A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms premiere is up at Episodic Medium.
After making the terrible (if somewhat self-care justified) decision to start #HadesII on the weekend before the semester starts, I have fortunately reached my self-determined stopping point so now my Game Industry class might actually have a syllabus.
January 18, 2026 at 11:06 PM
After making the terrible (if somewhat self-care justified) decision to start #HadesII on the weekend before the semester starts, I have fortunately reached my self-determined stopping point so now my Game Industry class might actually have a syllabus.