#50 – Joan is Awful, Paramount+ is Purging, and Black Mirror is Back!

Black Mirror is back, but in a truly shocking twist: One of us has never watched it! We’ll rewind time to 2011 and compare the original season 1 premier (“The National Anthem”) with the star-studded season 6 kickoff (“Joan is Awful”). Plus: Chris shares some of his favorite episodes from past seasons (no spoilers!) to help you find the perfect Black Mirror entry point for everyone in your streaming life. But first! A dizzying trip through the headlines: Paramount+ pulls a “Max” and purges everything from Amy Schumer to Star Trek… … and purges their cheapest ad-free plan along the way (But hey, at least you get whatever’s left of Showtime included now!) Netflix tells new Canadian customers “No cheap ad-free tier for you, either!” Warner Brothers Discovery casually threatens to murder classic films And Wheel! Of! Fortune! ☀️ All that and more on a particularly summery Streamageddon. ☀️ ——— 📺 Review: Black Mirror 🚨 Spoiler Alert: All Episodes through Season 6, Episode 1 (But it’s an anthology, so don’t panic!) (starting at 25:06) 🚨 Number of Seasons Overall: 6 (All Episodes Available) Where to Watch: Netflix ——— 🔗 Links: Fran Drescher Talks SAG-AFTRA Strike On ‘GMA’: Making Headway “In Some Areas”, But “In Some Areas We’re Not” – David Robb, Deadline Wheel Of Fortune keeps on turning, gets new U.S. and U.K. hosts – Mary Kate Carr, A.V. Club Graham Norton to Host 'Wheel of Fortune' U.K. Reboot on ITV, ITVX – Naman Ramachandran, Variety Netflix drops its cheapest ad-free plan in Canada – Emma Roth, The Verge Paramount Plus just increased the price of its cheapest plan – Emma Roth, The Verge TCM Fans Are Right to Worry – Josef Adalian, Vulture Scorsese, Spielberg, P.T. Anderson on Turner Classic Movies – Zoe Guy, Vulture Warner Bros. Signs Deal for AI-Driven Film Management System (Exclusive) – Tatiana Siegel, The Hollywood Reporter Warner Bros. Discovery reportedly looks to unload half of its music catalog – Matt Schimkowitz, A.V. Club Star Trek: Prodigy, Rise Of The Pink Ladies, and more series canceled, to be removed from Paramount Plus – Saloni Gajjar, A.V. Club Star Trek: Prodigy Has Been Cancelled—and Will Be Removed From Paramount+ – Cheryl Eddy, Gizmodo Inside Amy Schumer among second round of series gutted by Paramount Plus – Mary Kate Carr, A.V. Club Showtime gets its HBO on, removes exclusive shows from its streaming platforms – Matt Schimkowitz, A.V. Club ——— Subscribe and share at streamageddon.com