We can finally settle once and for all, through a battle of the bands, whether or not Ohio is as cool as Ohioans say it is. In NBC’s “American Song Contest,” 50 U.S. states, 5 territories, and the nation’s capital will each send one Grammy-level delegate to perform a new, original song. The contest is...
It’s been nearly two months since NBC launched its exclusive streaming platform Peacock, and its flagship original content, a big-budget adaptation of Aldous Huxley’s classic novel “Brave New World,” has been largely and unjustly slept on. The first two episodes of “Brave New World” are free to stream on Peacock, and a five dollar subscription...
The pilot opens with a repetitive melody: fast-paced finger-picking on an acoustic guitar. Somehow it feels comforting. Familiar, even. The show is called “This is Us,” and the song is “Death with Dignity” by Sufjan Stevens. It’s perfectly fitting for a story about life and death—but mostly life. The first shot is a glimpse...