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  1. ‘Alpha House’ Is TV’s Newest, Not Its Best, Political ComedyThe bar for political comedy on TV has been set pretty high by The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, and Veep, so it has to be an intimidating […]
    By Bradford Evans
  2. tv review
    TV Review: Alpha HouseAmazon’s first TV show, created by Doonesbury’s Garry Trudeau, stars John Goodman as a U.S. senator.
    By Matt Zoller Seitz
  3. across the streaming-verse
    The Best of Netflix: Alex Gibney DocumentariesWikiLeaks, Hunter S. Thompson, and Enron.
    By Matt Patches
  4. Amazon’s First Shows ‘Alpha House’ and ‘Betas’ to Premiere This Month; […]Amazon announced today the premiere dates for its first two original comedies. The John Goodman-starring Alpha House, about a quartet of […]
    By Bradford Evans
  5. now streaming
    Amazon’s First Original Shows Will Premiere This MonthAlpha House and Betas, as picked from their slew of pilots.
    By Lindsey Weber
  6. Amazon Bought a Comedy Pilot From Roman Coppola and Jason SchwartzmanAmazon Studios is launching its two new series, Alpha House and Betas, next year, but the streaming service has already ordered three new […]
    By Elise Czajkowski
  7. across the streaming-verse
    Best of Netflix, Hulu: The Very Drunk EditionGo see The World’s End and Drinking Buddies, or get tipsy with these choices.
    By Matt Patches
  8. across the streaming-verse
    Best of Netflix, Hulu: Civil Rights EditionIf you want to fill in those Butler holes.
    By Matt Patches
  9. across the streaming-verse
    What to Stream This Weekend: Breaking Bad Prep EditionMovies, documentaries, and bite-size morsels that will all inform different aspects of your viewing of Walter White’s return.
    By Matt Patches
  10. Jeffrey Tambor to Star in Another Amazon PilotArrested Development’s Jeffrey Tambor is set to star in his second pilot for Amazon’s streaming service. Tambor previously starred in Onion […]
    By Bradford Evans
  11. field of streams
    4 Lost Treasures to Stream on Amazon Prime Instant VideoObscure films by Roberto Rossellini and George Cukor are ripe for the plucking.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  12. Fun Thing to Buy of the Day: Del Close’s ‘How to Speak Hip’What better way to honor improv guru Del Close than with a post about a spoken word record he released in 1959? With an entire three-day […]
    By Arielle Gordon
  13. don’t panic
    Under the Dome and TV’s New Ad-less Ways to Make CashThe hell with ratings drops: TV networks and studios are finding new revenue streams. 
    By Josef Adalian
  14. Amazon Officially Picks Up ‘Beta House’ and ‘Alphas’ and Not ‘Onion News […]Last month, online retailer Amazon.com unveiled its first-ever slate of original TV shows, promising a bright future for streaming television […]
    By Bradford Evans
  15. Amazon Orders ‘Alpha House’ and ‘Betas’ to Series, Passes on ‘Browsers’Amazon debuted eight original comedy pilots on the online retailer’s streaming service last month, and they’re currently in the process of […]
    By Bradford Evans
  16. Amazon Rejects ‘Zombieland’ SeriesAmazon is deciding which of its eight comedy pilots are getting picked up this week, and it looks like Zombieland won’t be one of them. “Our […]
    By Bradford Evans
  17. hated out of existence
    Amazon’s Zombieland ‘Hated Out of Existence’It’s dead.
    By Zach Dionne
  18. Amazon Is Announcing Which Pilots It Picked Up SoonLast month, online retailer Amazon released its first batch of original TV pilots online, allowing viewers to have a hand in deciding which […]
    By Bradford Evans
  19. Talking to the Grawlix Guys About Making ‘Those Who Can’t’, Their Pilot […]After meeting at an open mic several years ago, Denver-based comedy trio, Adam Cayton-Holland, Benjamin Roy, and Andrew Orvedahl have become […]
    By Blair Socci
  20. Looking at Amazon’s 10 New Comedy Pilots Currently in DevelopmentLast month, Amazon launched eight comedy pilots as part of their efforts to create a number of new original TV series. While many of these came […]
    By Tom Reynolds
  21. televison democracy
    Which Amazon Pilots Should You Stream?A speedy guide as to what’s worth watching, depending on your tastes.
    By Lindsey Weber
  22. Ranking Amazon’s 8 New Comedy Pilots, from Worst to FirstAmazon.com kicked off its expansion into creating original TV series on Friday with the debut of eight comedy pilots. While some of the shows […]
    By Bradford Evans
  23. Watch Bill Murray’s Cameo in the Amazon Pilot ‘Alpha House’ Amazon unveiled eight comedy pilots on its streaming service this morning, and one of them, Alpha House, features a cameo from Bill Murray. […]
    By Bradford Evans
  24. multitasking
    Watch a Clip of Bill Murray Cursing a Lot, Shaving, and Brushing His TeethIt’s from the pilot for Alpha House, and it’s the best.
    By Jesse David Fox
  25. pilots
    Watch Amazon’s Fourteen Pilots Right Now and Help Decide Their FatesBill Murray sighting!
    By Jesse David Fox
  26. You Can Watch Amazon’s 8 New Comedy Pilots Online Right NowOnline retailer Amazon is making a big push to develop original TV content a la Netflix, and they’ve debuted a slate of eight original comedy […]
    By Bradford Evans
  27. Watch the Trailer for the ‘Zombieland’ TV Show Online retailer Amazon filmed a TV pilot based on the 2009 horror-comedy Zombieland, and here’s your first glimpse of what it looks like. […]
    By Bradford Evans
  28. Watch Some Clips from the Amazon Pilot ‘Those Who Can’t’ Online retailer Amazon began developing a slate of original comedy pilots last year for their Amazon Instant Video. Here are two clips from […]
    By Bradford Evans
  29. adaptations
    Watch the Pilot for Amazon’s Zombieland SeriesAdapted from and nearly identical to the movie.
    By Jesse David Fox
  30. Here’s What the New ‘Zombieland’ Show’s Gonna Look Like Amazon just released this image and a poster (below) from its pilot for a show based on the movie Zombieland that’ll be premiering on its new […]
    By Bradford Evans
  31. Amazon Made a ‘Zombieland’ Pilot Amazon.com is making a big push to develop original comedy shows to air on its streaming service, and the online retailer announced today its […]
    By Bradford Evans
  32. Jon Daly Will Star in the Amazon Pilot ‘Betas’ Jon Daly, a regular actor and writer on Comedy Central’s Kroll Show and the host of the Earwolf podcast Rafflecast, has been cast in the lead […]
    By Bradford Evans
  33. Jeffrey Tambor to Star in a New Amazon Pilot for The OnionLast year, online retailer Amazon began developing six comedy pilots to be released streaming a la Netflix’s recent push to produce its own […]
    By Bradford Evans
  34. casting couch
    John Goodman and Jeffrey Tambor Each Join Amazon PilotsOne will play a senator, and one a news anchor.
    By Jesse David Fox
  35. John Goodman Will Star in Amazon’s Comedy Pilot ‘Alpha House’ Amazon is getting ready to launch a batch of original comedy shows, and John Goodman has been added the pilot for a new show called Alpha […]
    By Bradford Evans
  36. braaaaaains
    Zombieland TV Show Might Be Heading to AmazonStreaming: the wave of the future.
    By Margaret Lyons
  37. Amazon Orders Six Comedy Pilots from The Onion, Kristen Schaal and More Amazon.com is continuing to develop its slate of original TV series, with a strong emphasis on comedy. The online retailer just announced six […]
    By Bradford Evans
  38. casting couch
    The CW Is Seeking Out Its Wonder WomanFor the origin series Amazon.
    By Zach Dionne
  39. Amazon Buys Two New Original ComediesOnline retailer Amazon is gearing up to launch its first batch of original shows, and it looks like they’ll be making a big push for comedy. […]
    By Bradford Evans
  40. Martha Stewart and Chelsea Handler Sell Comedy PilotsThe networks are still buying up new shows like crazy in hopes of finding new hits for their fall 2013 schedules. Deadline reports Martha […]
    By Bradford Evans
  41. Conan O’Brien Is Producing a New Show Based on a Kindle BookConan O’Brien’s production company Conaco just sold a pilot to ABC, based on the Kindle digital book Keep Swinging by Rick Marin. Deadline […]
    By Bradford Evans
  42. Fun Thing to Buy of the Day: ‘Happy Endings: Seasons 1 & 2’If you read this site, you’ve probably heard that Happy Endings is ah-mah-zing. Maybe you’ve even watched an episode or two. Well, the show is […]
    By Jesse David Fox
  43. superheroes
    The CW Is Developing a Wonder Woman Origins SeriesIt’s called Amazon.
    By Josef Adalian
  44. Fun Thing to Buy of the Day: ‘Community: the Complete Third Season’The fourth season of Community premieres on Friday, October 19 on NBC. But that’s a whole month and a half away! Why not tide yourself over […]
    By Alex SongXia
  45. Fun Thing to Buy of the Day: Louis CK’s ‘Hilarious’ for $8King Louis CK’s excellent standup 2010 special Hilarious is currently on sale on Amazon for a mere $8 for the DVD. That’s a good deal! And it’s […]
    By Adam Frucci
  46. Amazon Wants You To Help Them Make Original Comedy Programming Amazon announced today that it will begin distributing comedy and children’s programming directly to the consumer through their video […]
    By Jesse David Fox
  47. Barnes & Noble Facing Down AmazonAs publishers tremble at the thought of a full Amazon takeover.
    By Andre Tartar
  48. Behold The Nerdist WayChris Hardwick’s The Nerdist Way is set to drop November 1, but if your curiosity for all things nerd must be satiated now, check out the final […]
    By Halle Kiefer
  49. the future
    Amazon Gets Into Book LendingMeet Kindle Library Lending.
    By Amos Barshad
  50. the future
    Amazon’s Cloud Drive to Make Music Piracy Even More ConvenientMusic lockers are here!
    By Amos Barshad
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