Mary Beth Ellis There was a great deal of quiet regarding major content from the Top Gear/Grand Tour trio throughout the pandemic, as the shutdowns delayed the release of their most recent special, A Massive Hunt, for months. If you’re wondering what they’ve been up to, James May, at least, has been in the kitchen. May has been
When Real World and Survivor touched off a reality show revolution in the 90s and early 2000s, many in the media industry dismissed it as a trashy fad—but Andy Dehnart saw a new movement in entertainment, and was one of the first journalists to cover the genre seriously. Now, entire networks are programmed with unscripted
Possibly born of pure annoyance from constant questions as to when it would finally appear, The Grand Tour’s second episode of Season 4 was at last released — and a day earlier than announced. Titled “A Massive Hunt,” the special was shot last year, and until today, the only massive thing about it was the
Disney Gallery’s eighth and final episode exploring The Mandalorian, Connections, might well have been titled The Deepest of Cuts. It not only celebrates the many Easter eggs scattered throughout the series but grants a look at how they came to be as well. Some of the treats are more carefully buried than others, and the episode
Disney Gallery’s Episode 7 explores the score of The Mandalorian, a fascinating journey into a mix of traditional instruments as well as guttural industrial noises and 80s synth. Sometimes, the score is nothing more than a deep buzz. A film or television score is the type of thing that an audience doesn’t pay attention to
The stunning visuals and moody settings of The Mandalorian weren’t an accident. To build the successful Disney Plus series, director Jon Favreau reveals in Disney Gallery that he turned to the source’s sources. He loaded up on the samurai movies and Westerns, which inspired George Lucas’ Star Wars, rather than attempting to copy a copy.
The title sounds basic, but the content is not. Episode 5 of Disney Gallery’s exploration of The Mandalorian, Practical, features the galaxy’s latest superstar, Baby Yoda. This is the one you’ve been waiting for. You’ll have to wait just a little more for him as the episode begins, of course. Officially known in Star Wars
Property Brothers Forever Home tracks the transformation of homeowners remodeling their family’s house and also Drew Scott sometimes having a beard and sometimes not. I prefer the Not Beard, because while my name-face recognition is horrific and I have walked straight past my own husband in the grocery at times without realizing he’s there, that
I’ll admit it: When I dove into the fourth episode of Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian, I was hoping on a shot-for-shot creation tutorial for every single Baby Yoda microexpression. Nope, it’s half an hour of computers. But it’s an interesting half hour. The Mandalorian: Special effects One of the most treasured aspects of Disney Plus’
The Scott brothers perform their best when managed least. While adept at producing amiable talking head interviews, Jonathan and Drew are at their most relatable and funniest when their “presenting” veneer is stripped away. A recent marathon appearance on QVC was vastly entertaining even as they flogged the same sheet sets over and over because