The Witcher is a step backwards for fantasy

2019 was an important year for fantasy. It saw the end of an era in the final season of HBO’s Game of Thrones, easily the most influential fantasy show of the decade, a show that succeeded in bringing the previously niched genre of high fantasy to mainstream audiences. And while the last season of Game of Thrones was almost universally…

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Interview: Ariane Suveg (Warner Media Africa)

We caught up with one of Warner Media Africa heads, Ariane Suveg  ( Programming director and head of Kids Content Africa ). We had a great chat on current trends and the future on tv in SA. The focus, of course, is on animation for now. When will the local toons air? The shorts will officially launch on January 11th at…

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Cartoon Network presents: SHESHAFEST (part 1 of 5)

We all have watched Cartoon Network. We all grew up with cartoons, I remember waking up every morning and having my cereal in front of the tv just before school. It was a short but just what we needed before heading off to school. Like most, I wanted to create my own show. Sadly it never came to be. It…

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Star Wars: Before the Rise of Skywalker

Like most people who are eagerly awaiting the next Star Wars movie, I began to prepare by watching all the older movies. Again, like most, I found it most rewarding when watching with close friends. This time though we had one group member who had never watched them. Most fans would gasp at the horror, me, on the other hand,…

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