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2024 Emmy Awards recap: worth the wait

Jessie Atlas, Eastside Staff • January 22, 2024

After a four-month delay, the 2024 Primetime Emmy Awards finally took place. Although the Emmys traditionally air in September, this year they did not until January. Due to the actor and screenwriter strikes in Hollywood, the main organizers of the Emmys...

“Squid Game” delivers haunting, candy-colored portrayal of socioeconomic inequality and human nature

Sophia Liu, Eastside Online STEM Editor • November 24, 2021

Rating: ★★★★ (5/5) Warning: There are some spoilers about "Squid Game" ahead. Surprise, it’s not about squids. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve likely heard of "Squid Game", the Korean survival-thriller series that recently...

Shows create pandemic specials

Natalie Finkelstein, Eastside Staff • February 6, 2021

Throughout 2020, production in the television industry has been put to a serious halt due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Social distancing restrictions have suspended production for many shows, such as Stranger Things, Shameless, and The Handmaid’s Tale....

TV shows return from the dead

Caroline Babula (’09)/ Eastside Staff • March 20, 2008

Now that the 14-week long Writer’s Guild of America Strike is over, the TV world is in limbo in regards to new episodes. But some shows such as NBC’s Chuck and Heroes, ABC’s Pushing Daisies and Private Practice and FOX’s 24 will not return until the fall. Even though the networks have opted for these shows to forgo new episodes until the new season begins, many other shows will continue their seasons as early as this month, with most series returning in April. Greek, the hit show about sorority and fraternity college life, on ABC Family, will return on March 23.