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Thursday, December 4, 2025
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Topic: TV series

HBO’s ‘The Last of Us’ boosts Sony gaming sales

Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan said that every time an episode of the show dropped, the game’s sales shot up.

Better Call Saul on Netflix is right up there with Breaking Bad. Its finale is for the ages

Conclusion of Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould's masterpiece is fittingly sombre. It's built on stand-out cinematography and Bob Odenkirk’s flair.

Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman is Doctor Who for adults. What hurts it is Netflix’s release strategy

Netflix's TV series based on the fantasy novelist’s comic book The Sandman isn't afraid to take you through multiple time jumps without making it confusing.

Modern Love: Mumbai is all about ‘ishq, mohabbat, pyaar’. But it’s not that ‘modern’

Modern Love: Mumbai's attempt to create a desi version of the US series is worth it. But choosing to not show how Covid changed love is too big a miss.

Moon Knight, the Disney+ miniseries is a refreshing departure from usual Marvel template

Director Mohamed Diab's six-episode-long Moon Knight covers themes of dissociative identity disorder, Egyptian mythology, love, and the eradication of evil from the world. 

Grim, scary, warped — the world of Ozark beyond psychological trauma and physical violence

The medley of several eccentric characters, backed by a superlative script and direction, makes Ozark one of the best thriller-drama web series of the last decade.

Why are sitcom dads still so inept? Look at Homer Simpson

We studied how often sitcom dads were shown together with their kids in three key parenting interactions: giving advice, setting rules or reinforcing their kids’ behaviour.

TV serials, shows will be back on 13 July after 100-day break, but with a Covid plot twist

Socially-distanced scene settings, limited staffing, pay cuts and longer shoots — Covid has changed what happens both in front and behind the camera.

Netflix, Amazon Prime series are not against cinema. They have just repackaged it

In a world where visual media is being increasingly viewed on phones and laptops rather than in actual cinemas or on TV sets, perhaps the terms “cinema” and “television” no longer even make sense.

Authoritarian & Aryavarta: Why Deepa Mehta’s new Netflix series Leila rings a bell

Netflix series Leila presents a dystopian world where an authoritarian regime wants you to follow your own rules, behind walls guarded by thugs.

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India’s Russian oil imports are showing up in cryptic new places. The crude map stands redrawn

December oil imports from Russia may drop nearly 50%, but Indian buyers already shifting to non-designated Russian entities and opaque trading channels to keep Russian oil flowing.

From nuclear cooperation to defence, trade to oil, what is expected from Putin’s two-day India visit

New Delhi is interested in firming up bilateral agreements for increased trade, mobility, upgrade of Su-30 MKI fighters and the increased range of BrahMos supersonic missiles.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.