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io9TelevisionNew Disney+ Documentary Series Goes Behind the Scenes of Your Favorite Rides
The Walt Disney Company is famously secretive about the creation of many of its most popular rides, but if anyone can get to the bottom of it, it’s the Rock. Dwayne Johnson’s production company, Seven Bucks, is teaming up with Disney for a new documentary series called Behind the Attraction, which hits Disney+ on July … Continued
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Tech NewsInternetParamount+ Launches $5 Tier With Ads to Undercut HBO Max
HBO Max just debuted a more affordable pricing tier with ads, and now Paramount+ is following suit with a new Essential plan that starts at just $5 per month. The launch of the Paramount+ low-cost tier comes alongside a new slate of content for summer, with the first batch of 1,000 new films slated to … Continued
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Tech NewsInternetAMC’s CEO Apparently Didn’t Bother to Put on Pants for This YouTube Interview
AMC is the latest meme stock darling for hordes of online investors, and CEO Adam Aron has been leaning heavily into the company’s newfound virality. However, I doubt he ever expected to become a meme himself, as was the case this week after he appeared to be pantless during a live interview with a YouTuber. … Continued
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io9TelevisionThe Y: The Last Man TV Show Is Really Happening This Time, And It’s Happening Soon
FX and Hulu just announced a swath of launch dates for series coming to the network later this year, and while there are certainly some surprises among them, the biggest surprise of all? The long-awaited, re-tinkered take on Y: The Last Man is really, truly happening at last. Announced by the network on Twitter, FX … Continued
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io9TelevisionChristopher Eccleston’s Doctor Who Return Is a Solid Vehicle for a New Side of the Ninth Doctor
Despite the fact that his first audio drama in the role has been out for a few weeks now, it still feels kind of shocking to live in a world where Christopher Eccleston is back in the proverbial leather jacket as Doctor Who’s Ninth Doctor. But we indeed are, and it’s mostly fascinating: if only … Continued
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io9A Rick and Morty Spin-Off Leads a Bevy of Adult Swim Mini-Webseries
Supernova. Max Rails. Crocoubot. Million Ants. These are names everyone knows… assuming they’ve watched the Rick and Morty episode “Vindicators 3: The Return of Worldender” and have a decent memory. Now the Rickiverse’s premiere superhero team is returning for their own web series, which is pretty impressive given that most of them are dead. The Vindicators … Continued
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Tech NewsHBO Max Will Now Let You Pay Them $10 to Watch Ads
Following rumblings earlier this year that HBO was planning to launch a cheaper ad-supported tier of HBO Max, HBO has officially announced HBO Max with Ads. Starting at $10 a month and going live the first week of June, HBO Max with Ads comes cost $5 less than the full ad-free tier of HBO Max … Continued
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Tech NewsGadgetsGoogle’s Project Starline Promises to Make Video Calls Frighteningly Realistic by Turning Everyone Into 3D Models
As much as video-calling technologies like Facetime and Zoom have helped the world stay connected over the past year, they’ve also demonstrated their severe limitations, as it’s hard to feel emotionally connected to someone through a low-quality video feed. Today, Google revealed a technology that’s not quite ready for primetime but promises to make the other … Continued
