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NHK
3 hours ago
- Entertainment
- NHK
Japanese TV personality Kokubun Taichi to be removed from popular weekly program
Tokyo-based commercial broadcaster Nippon TV says personality Kokubun Taichi will be removed from a popular weekly program due to multiple compliance-related problems. Kokubun is the keyboard player for the pop group TOKIO. He is a regular member of NTV's weekly variety show "THE TETSUWAN DASH," or " The Iron Dash." NTV President Fukuda Hiroyuki held a news conference from 1 p.m. on Friday. Fukuda said NTV had confirmed that Kokubun engaged in multiple problematic acts and decided it would be inappropriate for him to continue appearing on the program. NTV said it cannot reveal any details of the incidents that occurred from the viewpoint of protecting privacy. The TV station says it does not intend to file a criminal complaint.
Geek Girl Authority
7 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Geek Girl Authority
Top 10 Underrated Sci-Fi TV Series You Should Watch
Science fiction has long captured the attention of audiences around the world. The imaginative concepts, advanced technology that seems unbelievable in many ways, and the exploration of the human condition are all reasons why sci-fi shows on Netflix and other platforms are so popular. But while titles like Star Trek have seen their due limelight, there are plenty out there that remain underrated. Our list of the best underrated sci-fi series contains some hidden gems that push boundaries and offer new perspectives. These may not be shows that you see featured in slot games at sites like Pistolo Casino , but they might just end up being better than anything you've seen before in the genre. Criteria for Selection Before jumping into our sci-fi shows list, let's go over the criteria based on which it was crafted: Critical acclaim or cult followings Innovative storytelling, strong characters, and imaginative world-building Viewer ratings across platforms like IMDB and Rotten Tomatoes Online availability A unique contribution to the genre Top 10 Best Sci-Fi TV Shows Counterpart (2017-2019) For those who enjoy mind-bending narratives, Counterpart is an excellent thriller starring J.K. Simmons. The story follows two versions of the same man living in parallel worlds. It's a tale revolving around espionage, identity, and fate, with intense performances and very layered storylines. The show is available on Prime Video and Starz, and ended after just two seasons, making it an excellent, underrated science fiction series to binge. Dark Matter (2015-2017) The show follows six people who wake up on a spaceship without any recollection of their identities or how they got there. As they start piecing together what has happened, layers of secrets and changing alliances come to light. With a balance of drama and elements of space opera, Dark Matter is among the top sci-fi shows on Amazon Prime, Netflix, and Apple TV. Fringe (2008-2013) Five seasons of unexplained phenomena is what you can expect when you watch this top Sci-Fi series. The show is about a special FBI division that investigates such events, all within a world where alternate realities and time travel is possible. If you've been a fan of The X-Files, Fringe might just feel like the next best thing out there. The Expanse (2015-2022) The Expanse makes it on our underrated Sci-Fi TV series list because of its compelling storyline where Earth, Mars, and the Asteroid Belt are about to go to war. This unique take on intergalactic war combined with politiics makes this show a definite must-watch. Travelers (2016-2018) If you're into immersive theater that takes people on a journey beyond the usual, watching Travelers is going to kick off a journey like none other. In the series, consciousness from the future is sent back to the 21st century in an attempt to prevent a catastrophic event. The problem is that all these travelers inhabit the bodies of those who are about to die. This is one of the best Sci-Fi shows streaming on Netflix, and must be watched by serious science fiction lovers. Continuum (2012-2015) A police officer from 2077 who's sent back to present-day Vancouver alongside a group of terrorists? What's not to like about that storyline? As the officer tries to stop the terrorists from changing the future, she starts questioning the system she's a part of. Most Sci-Fi TV series reviews rave about this show and its action sequences mixed with philosophical questions, making it an excellent choice. Utopia (2013-2014) The original Utopia is visually stunning, making it a worthwhile watch only for the visuals. It's a tale about a graphic novel that predicts global disasters. Whether you're looking for Sci-Fi shows on Hulu or Prime, Utopia's storyline involving pandemics, shadowy organizations, and population control, all encased in bold visuals and excellent writing is second to none. Orphan Black (2013-2017) A unique pick among our favorite science fiction TV picks, Orphan Black is the story of a woman who realizes she's just one of many clones. This leads to a web of conspiracies and questions regarding identity, autonomy, and genetics, among much more. The acting by Tatiana Maslany is excellent as she plays multiple roles and showcases her range. The OA (2016-2019) Even though The OA got canceled after just two seasons, it's a story about a blind woman who mysteriously reappears after seven years with her eyesight restored. The episodes bring together science fiction, fantasy, and metaphysical drama in a way that no other show really does. Despite its limited episodes, it's one of the best Sci-Fi series to watch on Netflix. Raised by Wolves (2020-2022) What would happen to humanity after Earth's collapse? Raised by Wolves is one of those top underrated TV shows that explores the question from a rather different perspective. On a distant planet, human children are raised by androids, raising questions about faith, artificial intelligence, and evolution. The stunning visuals are just the cherry on top of the engaging storyline. Conclusion Blockbuster TV releases obviously garner a lot of attention, there are so many lesser-known names out there that deserve more love. A lot of the time, underrated and low-budget titles have unique storytelling worthy of large audiences. So, if you're on the lookout for new Sci-Fi TV shows 2025 releases, it might be worth it to try out some older titles we've listed in this guide. You never know, you may just happen upon a cult classic that offers something mainstream releases don't. MURDERBOT Recap: (S01E06) Command Feed RELATED: On Location: The Lighterman in Apple TV+'s Slow Horses
Yahoo
14 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
'White Lotus' Star Has Candid Response to 'Very Low' Payday Reports
White Lotus star Jason Isaacs made it known how he really feels about being paid 'a very low price' for his starring role in the third season of HBO's juggernaut drama. Isaacs revealed during an interview with Vulture that, due to the show's equal pay initiative, he and the rest of his co-stars earned just $40,000 per episode. That means they made around $320,000 each for the season, but while that might sound like a hefty payday, Isaacs noted that's actually 'a very low price' for such a high-profile gig. 'I didn't know that was public knowledge. That's absolutely true,' Isaacs said when asked about the equal pay initiative. 'Generally, actors don't talk about pay in public because it's ridiculously disproportionate to what we do—putting on makeup and funny voices—and just upsets the public. But compared to what people normally get paid for big television shows, that's a very low price. But the fact is, we would have paid to be in it. We probably would have given a body part.'When asked if he felt it was unfair that he and veteran co-stars like Parker Posey and Walton Goggins were making the same amount as the show's newcomers, like Sarah Catherine Hook and Aimee Lou Wood, Isaacs made his position clear. 'Do I mind that I wasn't paid more than other people? I never work for money,' he said. 'I've done all right. People will think I have huge stockpiles of money, but sadly, what I've done rather immaturely is expand my outgoings to match my incomings and pretty much spent everything I've earned over the years.' Season three of The White Lotus is available to stream on HBO Max.'White Lotus' Star Has Candid Response to 'Very Low' Payday Reports first appeared on Men's Journal on Jun 17, 2025
The Sun
14 hours ago
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Leftie comics like Jo Brand on new ITV DNA show are a special horror – pillars of woke masquerading as ‘alternative'
TELEVISION is filled with all sorts of human horrors. In my experience, the worst of the lot, though, are comedians, who tend to be nasty, morose, selfish, short- tempered, needy, back-biting, point-scoring egomaniacs. 6 6 There are some honourable exceptions, obviously. The real nightmares, however, are the left-wing stand-ups who still see themselves as 'alternative' but are actually pillars of TV 's woke, middle-class establishment and confuse their foul-mouthed political tirades and posturing with A) Compassion and B) Comedy. Jo Brand and Julian Clary are hardly the worst of them, but they'll have to do because they've just entered the wow zone on DNA Journey, an ITV rip-off which operates in much the same way as BBC One's Who Do You Think You Are? Only significant differences, in fact, are the ITV celebs appear in tandem and finish with an underwhelming reveal where a sweet, old woman from County Down called Gabrielle Rush suddenly had to come to terms with the news she was Jo Brand's second cousin (not nearly enough times removed). Poverty porn Before we arrived at that dead end, though, the pair had to lay out their dreams for the Journey with the phrase 'shooting for the moon' not even coming close to covering this pair's fantasies. Because his great-grandfather was Irish, 'where all the comedy comes from,' Julian hoped he might be related to Oscar Wilde, while Jo wanted to find someone caring as she fancies herself as 'one of those people that wants to make things better for people'. Unless, of course, you're one of those people Jo disagrees with politically, when she wants to spray you with battery acid. In the event? Conveniently, Julian did indeed discover a distant ancestor had once taken a picture of Oscar Wilde, and he also learned he had a great grandfather (x2) who, according to a London historian, 'was a policeman who'd served under Inspector Rimmer and Inspector Lecoq.' Here they also established a link to Jack the Ripper (Julian's GGx2 hadn't nicked him) that was almost as vague as the one they established to the serial killer during Alex Brooker's DNA Journey and Gemma Collins' Who Do You Think You Are? Gavin & Stacey star Alison Steadman breaks down in tears at life-changing discovery on DNA Journey For the truth is, of course, if they are desperate enough, ancestral shows can link everyone who lived in late 19th-century London to Jack the Ripper, just as lazily as they can link almost everyone with an Irish relative to the potato famine. In Jo's case, though, it was another of their obsessions. Poverty porn. Her great-grandfather, it transpired, had risen from the depths of a cholera-infested London hellhole to become a first-class dining car attendant on the railways, who rose to 'the very top of his profession'. A triumph of the human spirit that reminded Jo of someone else. Any guesses? 'I always thought that a bit about myself and comedy, because the reality was an Oxbridge education was more of a ticket to get on at the BBC. I had to do it all by myself.' You can see why a middle-class, home counties, grammar school girl like Jo wants to play the prole, obviously. In all of human history, though, there can't be many people as lucky and privileged as Jo Brand and Julian Clary, who may well have been inconvenienced by the fact they weren't nearly as funny as Oxbridge boys like Not The Nine O'Clock News and Python, at the start of their careers, but quickly became part of comedy's new right-on establishment and have both screwed a 40-year living out of TV on little more than innuendo and mildly amusing observations about cake. There's no chance of getting rid of them now either. They're fixtures. So I hope TV takes a slightly more ruthless approach with genealogy shows, which have been nothing but a series of let-downs since WDYTYA discovered in 2016 that Danny Dyer was heir to the throne, and rarely leave you with anything more than one fact you'll remember beyond the closing credits, as was demonstrated last night. 'Analysis has shown Jo Brand is 37 per cent Irish.' And still 63 per cent stout. GAME'S UP FOR PADDY 6 AFTER a month of spin-off shows and Sam Thompson 's bellowing theatrics, I'd been fully expecting to hate every moment of Soccer Aid 's England versus a World XI charity game, on Sunday night. Come the big day, however, something strange happened. England manager Tyson Fury started swearing a lot, for starters. Then, with the World XI trailing 3-0, Carlos Tevez suddenly started playing like the Golden Boot was at stake while the great Leonardo Bonucci forgot himself entirely and nearly put Lioness Steph Houghton in traction with the most brutally executed sliding tackle you've seen all season. Before you knew it, the score was 4-4 and the game was heading to the time-lengthening penalty shoot-out sponsors Unicef had probably been craving all night. Right up until the moment that foghorning oaf Big Zuu barrelled in from nowhere to stick an 83rd minute winner inside England goalkeeper Paddy McGuinness 's near post. At which point, Zuu set off on the wildest goal celebrations since Marco Tardelli's 'Scream for Italy' at the 1982 World Cup final and I could contain myself no longer and laughed until it nearly hurt. Throughout it all, of course, commentator Sam Matterface and the other ITV worthies insisted the 'most important and amazing' thing here was the £15million raised for charity, but they couldn't have been much more wrong. Via trial and a lot of funny errors, Soccer Aid had actually discovered something Paddy McGuinness does more disastrously than host A Question Of Sport. And that's truly amazing. SPEAKING entirely for herself at the Queen's Club tennis tournament, BBC's Anne Keothavong: 'You know what you're going to get with Tatjana Maria, low balls below the knees and you've got to get under them.' UNEXPECTED MORONS IN THE BAGGING AREA THE Finish Line, Roman Kemp: 'Got To Be Certain was an Eighties hit for which Aussie pop star?' Paul: ' Ozzy Osbourne. ' Tipping Point, Ben Shephard: 'Beginning in 1756, in what year did the Seven Years War end?' Pete: '1649.' And Tipping Point for Soccer Aid, Ben Shephard: 'Billy and Nanny are names commonly given to the adult male and female of which farm animal?' Chris Hughes: 'Pig.' RANDOM TV IRRITATIONS THE parents of Love Island's Blu naming their son after a toilet freshener. ITN's Robert Peston trying to dress like a Mafia hitman at the G7 summit. EastEnders expecting the sort of herograms for Joel's toxic masculinity storyline it'll only ever get when it has the balls to do a Pakistani grooming gang plot (ie. never). And Love Island reaching the point of no return, on Saturday night's show, when Irish Megan, announced 'I need to shave my minge,' which was the cue for me to floss my wisdom teeth and switch off for ever. TV GOLD 6 THE Contestant episode of BBC4's Storyville detailing the exact moment TV lost its conscience forever. Matthew Goode's starring role as DCI Carl Morck on Netflix's Dept Q. Broadcasting hero Nick Ferrari eating the Government's Economic Secretary to the Treasury, Emma Reynolds, for breakfast, on LBC. Channel 4 's Night Coppers remaining eternally good-humoured in the face of feral Britain. And Neil Forsyth's The Gold, on BBC One, producing memorable performances from Joshua McGuire (Douglas Baxter), Tom Cullen, (John Palmer) and Sam Spruell as Charlie Miller who, contrary to every report I've seen, wasn't a made-up character at all but a nom de plume for a very real and very terrifying South London gangster called John Fleming. THE Chase, Bradley Walsh: ' is a website mainly dedicated to what football. . .' 'Team?' Oh. LOOKALIKE OF THE WEEK 6 THIS week's winner is MI5's Partick Thistle-supporting Director General Ken McCallum and Sue Perkins. Emailed in by Francis Harvey. PAUL MERSON: 'The top four will be Liverpool, Arsenal, Man City, Newcastle and Forest.' Sue Smith: 'Sometimes you don't remember memories.' And Rio Ferdinand: 'When things get uncomfortable Inter Milan are always comfortable.' (Compiled by Graham Wray)
Globe and Mail
16 hours ago
- Business
- Globe and Mail
Comcast Stock (NASDAQ:CMCSA) Slips Despite New Advertising Shift
Communications giant Comcast (CMCSA) is not the kind of operation to leave money on the table. So when it heard that a fairly large bloc of advertisers would be willing to spend more money if there were a way to better connect ad exposure to certain conditions, Comcast got right after it. Oddly enough, this was not good enough for some shareholders, who sent Comcast shares down fractionally in Wednesday afternoon's trading. Confident Investing Starts Here: Easily unpack a company's performance with TipRanks' new KPI Data for smart investment decisions Receive undervalued, market resilient stocks right to your inbox with TipRanks' Smart Value Newsletter A new project, in conjunction with Marpipe and Mastercard (MA), is going to bring a set of new tools to advertisers' hands. With 63% of advertisers in a Comcast Advertising study noting that they would spend more if there was '…more attribution connecting TV ad exposure to specific consumer actions or purchases.' Comcast needed to hear no more, and got to work. Now, Comcast advertisers will have access to new tools, including the Comcast Media Solution feature, which now has support from Mastercard to allow access to 'beta testing sales lift' using a range of categories from automotive to home services. It is, essentially, a change in the way we look at advertising performance on television. Plus, many of these features—which were formerly only available to large-scale national advertisers —will now make their way into the local market. 'Personalized, shoppable ads' also become more available, which should produce better outcomes for advertisers. Given the fragile state of linear television viewership these days, Comcast needs to get more out of the bit of viewership it has left. Pushing Digital With Kids Meanwhile, Comcast is also eager to help the next generation of digital pioneers get started, and is putting money behind that notion. It gave a $20,000 grant to the Boys and Girls Clubs of Delaware, which will be put to the 'My Future' education program to enhance digital skills in the youth served therein. Given that there are over 40 such clubs in Delaware, the grant might not exactly reach very far. But the Boys and Girls Clubs were glad to get it all the same, with executive director of the Western Sussex Branch Jermane Duncan noting, 'Comcast understands the critically important role that digital skills play in accelerating career opportunities. This grant helps set our youth up for success both in and out of the classroom, and will strengthen our ability to support the next generation of leaders.' Turning to Wall Street, analysts have a Moderate Buy consensus rating on CMCSA stock based on nine Buys, 10 Holds and two Sells assigned in the past three months, as indicated by the graphic below. After a 8.77% loss in its share price over the past year, the average CMCSA price target of $41.44 per share implies 20.52% upside potential. Disclosure
